Hollidaysburg High School - Chimrock Yearbook (Hollidaysburg, PA)

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llmxm S1 umss K SP M1RIr'Nv13 M M ZC R4I1HI'lARD1'N C S1 To The Alumni V11 the cl: s of 1942 of the Holhd Ib sburg High Qchool hereby dedicate thls pxge of the C humock to 111 gr tdu xtes who are now ln some br meh of the QPFVICO of these Unltr d States X ou ire many you are scfittered, you are remembered, you are respected We like to think that oul 111111 in itel his helped to 113 a foundation for your pres! nt wx ax of facing life If Holhd zysbulg High School, 1n prep Lrlng you to face hfe, has helped you to meet war cour sgeously then she h is done well. As L mother sends her son into bxttle not because she loves Wftr, but because she loves hum unity and her country, even so does Hollidaysburg High School send you not because edueition te iches dc struction but because she teaches freedom. Xl my you do what must be done willingly and bravely. May you, even though you are being taught to understand the dangers of war, still meet them manfully. May you trust in God cw erlflstingly. Our hope is for your safe return. Our prayers are for your presc nt needs. Our blessings rest upon your heads.

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Tu - E',eW': THE HO CR RGLL Dedicated to the Boys in the Military Service J FACULTY A RALPH HARDEN .... . Navy WALTER NOLAN . . Navy MERLE NYE . . . Navy HARVEY SERFASS .... . Navy SENIORS KENNETH LANGHAM VERNON LEASURE . JOSEPH MIELNICK BARTON SMITH. . EUGENE SMITH . THOMAS SNYDER CHARLES WATERS WILLIAM WINECOFF . Army . Marines . Army . Navy . , . Army . . . Army Army Air Cadets FRANCIS BILLOTTE JOE BRUBAKER . . . . . Army . . Marines ALLEN CHARLESWORTH . . Army JAMES CHRISTY . . Marines PHILIP DAUs . . . Navy JOHN DODSON . . . . . Marines QUAY DUCK . . HARRY FORNWALT . .Merchant Marines . . . . Navy EUGENE GODFREY. . . Army WILLIAM GREINER . . Navy THOMAS GROVE . . Army ROBERT IIAMILL . MERLE HEINBAUGH DEAN HOOVER. . HERBERT KELLER . . Navy . . . Navy . . Navy . . Army This roll was compiled from information furnished by the boys as they left school up to April 1. 1943. No name has been intentionally omitted. Navy CLAIR YINGLING . . Navy ERNEST ZIMMERMAN . . . Marines J UNIORS DEWEY BARDELL .... . Marines WILLIAM BEEGLE . . Navy JAMES MALONE . . Navy JOHN ROONEY . . . Army FRED WALTERS . . Army SOPHOMORES GEORGE HEIDLER . . . . Navy ROBERT MORELAND . . Navy

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Board of litliieailioii, left to right: Shrum, Mitterling, llughes, Davis, Smith, Wade, Hamill, llyde. ADM .NISTRATIO Sefzool Board W0rkJ lld6l' Dgficulzfy Only with a capable adrninistration does :my school have at ehanee to func-tion properly. This year, the executives of the Hollidaysburg publie schools have put forth :in even greater effort than in previous years to meet the school needs in a raipidly changing World. The llollidzlysburg School Board, elected by the eonnnunity, eonsists ol' Homer I. Smith, president, William Wade, vice- president, Dr. Williarn Hughes, Harvey Hyle, Dr. lra Mitterling, Eugene Hamill, and John Shrum. Nliss Blanche Nl. Davis, who can oeeasionailly be seen :it work in the superintel1dent's office, acts as secretary to the School Board. l'l:1.ch month the Board meets to discuss the needs of the sehool system and offers advice to the superintendent and principals. With the present war, many new problems appear everywhere :ind :L school is no excep- tion. Junior and senior high school teachers were constantly leaving to accept positions elsewhere, While some joined the armed forces. Capable instructors with the proper training were hard to find. The Board searched everywhere, rend every zipplication received from prospective teachers, and finally obtained new instruc- tors to fill the gaping ranks in both the junior and senior high schools. Along with this hard task the School Board continued with their other duties, such as providing equipment necessary for the smooth fune- tioning of the school, seeing that the schools provide for all educational demands, and Du. .l. li. l'l.xm'Kl4:Nm:lu:, Superintendent ofthe llollidziysburg Sehools