Homestead High School - Homesteader Yearbook (Homestead, PA)

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HOMESTEAD PAST The First High School Miss Lula Buffington Principal 1890-1893 The Class of 1890 Mrs. L. P. Williams Dr. George Gould Principal 1893-1925 Principal 1925-1930 Miss Ura Williams Mr. Charles K. Piper Miss Susie Pollock Miss Susie Rogers •Miss Nell Allan •Did not finish the year 8

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THE HOMESTEADER Herbert MacDonald’s oration on The Failure of the American Soldier” made one of the hits of the evening. Miss Grace Howard’s paper on Wit and I lumor” contained a great deal of thought, and spoke in a quiet manner that pleased the audience and many others of the school hoard Miss Skirkall had an ex- cellent paper prepared on Faust, showing that it was historical The people then adjourned to the I 1. L. A. C.. where a reception was held in honor of the graduates Dancing was indulged from 10:30 to one o'clock. I’he (Commencement Exercises were the best ever held The class of '99 may be justly proud of this Com- mencement . 1000 COMMENCEMENT Interest in the Commencement I he I lomcstcad I ligh School Commencement exer- cises were held last night in the Carnegie Music Hall and as Mr. King, the President of the Board of Direc- tors stated in his address previous to the presentation of the diplomas, the large and representative audience- indicated the interest taken in the sch(x ls by the people here. The audience was not only notable by reason of its size but also by the interest taken at the exercises, and they. too. were different in several re- spects. Those features presented consisted of no es- says or orations delivered by the pupils, and with the exception of the presentation of the diplomas, no word was spoken by any other sch x»l authority or instructor. The purpose of those having the matter in charge, ap- peared to make it as interesting as possible. Without running the risk of tiring the audience with a preview of speeches, not one authority had any talks. This was successfully accomplished last night and the audience was dismissed before 10 o’clock after a very pleasant evening’s entertainment. The address of the evening was delivered by Frank W. I lays. 0.1).. Presi- dent of Grove City College, who chose for his address A Page From American History . President King of the Board of Education, in his address presenting the diplomas, confined his talk to the local schools and referred to the advancement made in the past 20 years in our school facilities and the g xxj work which had been accomplished in the education of the young people. I le would like to dispose of the 3 R’s to the waste basket and under modern conditions thought it was necessary to have a more elaborate curriculum. He also stated that this was the 20th year of the Homestead High School. There were 54 members of the graduating class, 25 in the Academic and 29 in the Commercial. 1919 COMMENCEMENT Sermon Given to Graduating Class A large audience was present in the First Presby- terian Church. 9th Ave. and Ann Street last night in spite of the hot wave, to hear Rev William Woodfin deliver an instructive baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of Homestead I ligh School, an epitome of which follow: Be yourself and not a simple- imitation of someone else. The man who begins to imitate in sch x l will imitate in life. There is only the one Billy Sunday, and the man who imitates him be- comes a Billy Monday. The great address at Gettys- burg by Lincoln was the outward exposition of the real inward Mr. Lincoln Rely upon yourselves, and not upon others. The fellow who really makes a suc- cess is the fellow who has relied upon himself and no upon others. The danger of imitation in the study of the classics is in the danger of one losing his ability to translate it at all. The man of the hour is the man who works himself up from the bottom. I he things of which you will be proudest in after life w ill be the things that you have done for yourself, and not from others. What is genius’ . asked of Mr Edison, and he replied. 98% work and 2% genius. Develop yourself—the better self. The real self is the better self. ” You will forget many of the things you have learned in this school, but you will never forget the teachers and their influence upon your life. In all of our ways, you must always learn to rely upon yourself and to direct your own path. 31 GET THEIR DIPLOMAS Dividing his attention between 31 young men and women on the stage and the audience during his address on the stage. J. W. McKay, President of Waynesburg College, emphasized his need of a more intelligent curriculum as the essence of the school system. I le was the principal speaker on the occasion of the thirtieth annual Commencement of the Llomc- stcad I ligh School in the auditorium last night. Dr. McKay paid tribute to the glowing America dis- played by the late Theodore Roosevelt in his speech. I le pleaded for patriotism, and appealing to the graduates, he urged the cultivation of friendship as the key to success. Dr. McKay told his auditors that students should be ready to enter on their chosen professions at the age of 18. The rapid advancement of education was predicted. Mrs. L. P Williams. Principal of the Homestead I ligh School was mentioned by the speaker as having gtx d efforts which were instrumental in obtaining an increase in salaries for teachers of the school. He closed with the expression of a fervent desire that heaven be brought closer to the people and that evil may be eradicated. The exercises started promptly according to sche- dule. The school Orchestral unit struck up a tune to have the dignified graduates march to their reser- vation on the stage. Rev. C. E. I lemans of the First Baptist Church pronounced the invocation. Dr. McKay followed on the program A musical number receded the presentation of the diplomas by the resident of the Sch x)l Board, Samuel Boot. Superintendent danger announced the scholastic awards of a college medal by the Rensselaer Poly- technic Sch x)l of New York, for the highest ranking scholar in Mathematics for the prescribed school term, was presented to Lin Ncvin. The University of Pittsburgh’s scholarship went to Kenneth Harkins. Esther Silveus got the unique record worthy of com- mendation by completing her graduate and high sch x l course without being absent nor tardy during the entire course. Rev. C. E. He-mans offered the benediction and the program wound up with a selection by the orchestra. 1 dancing in honor of the outgoing seniors was enjoyed bv many in the gvmnasium following the exercises. 1929 COMMENCEMENT The fortieth Commencement exercises of the Home- stead High School were held in the Carnegie Library last evening. Many people who went to the library to attend the exercises were unable to gain admission because of the crowd. The class was one of the largest in the history of the school 118 graduates received diplomas. The program was carried out in full and the selections played by the school orchestra received great applause from the audience Dr. Ben Graham. Supt . of the Pittsburgh Schools, gave an appealing address to the graduates, introduced by the President of the Senior class. The principal of Homestead I ligh Sch x l then announced the winner of the scholarship to the University of Pittsburgh as John Connelly The scholarship is an award always given to the best in the graduating class taking the Academic course who makes the highest grades in the school year. Miss Ella Coughlin read the names of the graduates and as the class was so large, the diplomas were not presented. The graduates were told that they would receive their diplomas at the Superintendent s ofifee. Previously the exercises have been held in the high school but the classes have grown too large with the result that a larger place had to be secured. 7

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PRESENT AND FUTURE 9 Mr. Dwight H. Conner Principal 1930— The Future High School