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

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MEMORIES Gee! But they've gone fast .............. These last four years at G. C. H. S. Many times we seniors have marvelled at that fact, as our last year draws to a close. Happy . . . sad . . . brilliant . . . melancholy . . . sentimental years . . . Yes, they have been all of that and more. They have been the most important years of our lives in helping us to determine just what we may hope to make out of that bewildering and almost intangible thing . . . our future. From the moment we walk out through those brightly painted doors of the little red brick building, all the events of the last four years will be just . . . memories. REMEMBER............ How that look of bliss spread across Crowther's face, when he first tried the Public Address system in the auditorium . . . How Red Skelton used to dash for the funnies every morning, and finish in a dead heat with Mr. Surrena . . . How Smitty struggled and strived, usually in vain, to gather Virgil class under control, without cracking a smile. They, and all the rest, were some of our best friends, even though we might not have known it when they taught us. But the longer we're out the more we'll realize it. How well Dave Workman could fall up and down stairs on the way to class . . . How Molly the Queen was followed here and there by her male harem . . . How proud Henry was when he finally got his deer . . . How those hideous noises came out of that human mechanism named Dick Barnes . . . How Hedy Hamilton used to fuss and fume in Lit. Club and usually came out on top in arguments . . . How Dave sat back in Sr. Hi-Y meetings, sighed and resigned himself to his fate . . . How we enjoyed all the clubs. How, in the Titusville game, when that bad center went over Billy Nix's head into the end zone, and the crowd hollered Get it out of there Nix! and he turned to the fans behind the goal line and said, I'll try , before running it out to the ten yard line . . . How excited lil Bill McCarthy was when he squirmed to his touchdown in the Sharpsville game-----Whatta game . . . How lanky Mike Robertson and shorty Bob Jones poured the points through the hoop on the basketball court. These things helped to make the past year what it was, and they shall remain cradled in their own little corner in our memories for a long time to come. Pin Knot 6

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G. H. CROWTHER 7 OR 41 years principal of our high school, Mr Crowther has announced his resignation effective at the close of this school term. Although we will miss him greatly, his work and inspiration will stay on in Grove City High School. Through the many years he served as principal. Grove City High School grew from a three-year, two-teacher school to a four-year, thirty-eight teacher school; from a one course school with no elective subjects, to one of four courses with thirty-seven electives. This development of education, remarkable for its all-around success, would not have continuously increased if it had not been for the patience and administrative powers that distinguish Mr. Crowther. His abilities to inspire students to put forth their best efforts and exercise their democratic ideals as co-workers, are outstanding. So to Mr. Crowther, our friend, a man of sincerity and kindness, a figure of tolerance and unselfishness, who will forever illuminate our school with his ideals....we fondly dedicate this book. Pin Knot — 5

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CONTENTS We, as students of G.C.H.S., will always remember and appreciate the quality of the administration and instruction we received here. We realize that, although, our facilities may be outclassed and outmoded, our board and faculty rank among the best to be found in any high school. The most important memories we will take with us, when we leave this building, will be of our friends. What a wonderful group of swell eggs they are. A student body you can be proud of anywhere, a student body that makes you give that little extra on the gridiron or on the hardwood court, a student body that will make you glad to look back on while reminiscing. The clubs, to which we belonged, and the committees on which we served, will furnish other enjoyable memories. For it was due to these little bits of play and leisure that we were able to sum up our nerve and continue cramming for that 'snap' Algebra test or reviewing that Spanish lesson. Who could ever forget that G.C.H.S. had another championship football team, and a basketball team that burned up the courts! And surely no one will forget the magnificent job turned in by our athletic instructors. No, the coaches nor the teams will not be forgotten—to say the least. Pin Knot — 7