Grove City Area High School - Pine Knot Yearbook (Grove City, PA)

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BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION.. . A REVIEW OF LIFE AT GROVE CITY HIGH SCHOOL May We present the 1940 Pine Knot and a bit of life at Grove City High school? ...... We have tried to give you a cross-section of your school career-a picture which Will enable you to retain vivid recollections of these, your happiest years ..... We present, first the faculty and admin- istration, then the .seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen-an in- dividual picture -of each, then the clubs and music organizations, the Pine Knot and Grover Star staffs, the athletic life of our school, and, finally, our mid-vvay section, spon- sored by merchants and business houses of the community. It is this section, folks, and the funds derived from it, that enables us to give you a book which costs considerably more than the purchase price ..... The en- tire yearbook is interspersed With as many casual photographs as our funds would permit ..... The Work that has gone into it is not compre- hended by most people. All members of the staff have Worked diligently in order that We might produce as fine an annual as possible under existing circumstances. A few of us have given, during the past school term, more time to the Pine Knot than to any other activity or type of Work . . . . . But handicaps Were encount- ered, trouble was met-so, perhaps We have made mistakes ..... Being

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He possessed the happy faculty of being able, without resort to nagging and exhortation, to inspire his co-workers to put forth their best efforts, to make them ashamed of any unworthy motive or act, to cause them to place service a b o v e remuneration. His interest in the students' extra-curricular activities-sports, contests, programs-was not with him merely a matter of duty. One had but to watch his face or to hear his comments to know that he took a keen enjoyment in them. He loved nature, he had a real appreciation of the beautiful 5 and the musical ability of many young citizens of Grove City is an enduring monument to his love for good music ..... Mr. Lehn was recognized throughout Pennsylvania for his work in the music-forensic field ..... He brought no flimsy, temporal growth to our school .system. He brought substantial, well-organized results which will serve as foundations upon which we can continue to build ..... His life was, and will remain, an inspiration to every one of us, to teachers and students alike-and so, to his memory ...... We Respectfully and Proudly Declicate this Book W5- 1 l -

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vvvvvsavvvvvvvsaaafvvyavl only human, we know that we are not infallible ..... We will be amply rewarded, however, for an entire year's work, if we see some favorable reactions as you glance through your Pine Knots ..... We have persevered, and have given you everything we possibly could with the funds and means available ..... May we hope that our efforts have not been in vain! Sincerely, C5776 Staff