Houtzdale High School - Jack O Lantern Yearbook (Houtzdale, PA)

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-Hifi www W hu- THQ JACK O' LANTERN I was just falling off into a doze when I heard something about the portals of Houtzdale High School being swung open for the first term inn the new building, in September 1923, to willing students for the new erm. l Here, I learned, the activities of the Junior Class began. WWhat! More new pupils! Clark Gould and Lee Roach both came from Brisbin High School to finish their High School career here. I now knew that altho we were losing students our membership was still leading among the other classes. Yes, the announcer was saying that all but one of last year's class was back. Who could it be? This was getting too much for me. My head seemed to be all in a whirl at the strange news I was hearing. Buzz! Buzz! Would I never hear the news! Then it came: Sophia Dugan, the tiny girl who was certainly a little spit-fire, had gone to the profession of a typist. Another buzz came thru the phone and I heard them saying some- thing about Athletics. The name! I knew it! I was sure. Certainly it was Bert Webb's, who was upholding the name of the Junior Class with his wonderful work on our team. The next was the broadcasting of the different class meetings of the Junior class. Another war was on. But from all results, everyone seemed to come out on top. The next announcement was indeed a great surprise. A radio marriage had taken place. Who was it? No, I had heard aright, Eileene George and Bert Webb had been married by radio. I had hardly recovered from the shock of the marriage when I found myself listening to someone They have arrived. Now wha' lf ad arrived? Yes, it must be the class rings. For they said they were ordered in the last announcement. Suddenly I heard very dignified voices talking over the changes that had been in the school. Mr. Vian B. Silliman was now taking place of Mr. Smith as Supervising Principal, Mr. L. E. Howe as his Assistant and Miss Emma Weber filling the place of Mrs. Jackson VVisner nee Sadie McKenzie. Again I heard the name HOUTZDALE HIGH SCHOOL being broadcasted. They were saying that a few of the members of the Senior Class had failed to respond to th roll call. Michael Craig, who had been elected Editor-in-Chief of the Jack O'Lantern had moved to Pittsburgh. He is not forgotten, for like all of Houtzdalers his memory still exists in the hearts of his class mates and friends he made while here. It was a pleasure to hear these kind words from the school. Yes, the very studious girl in the Senior class, who had been elected Assistant Editor took up the work ofthe Editor-in-Chief. What was her name? Of course it must be Violet Williams. The next announcement was that there were three new members entering the Senior class - Cloyd Broberg - the happy-go-lucky boy from -.. 1 7--.

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THE JACK Oi LANTERN iei roiur fl ,a X 5. 5' ,L,w,i-...,.... One evening, while tuning the crystal on my radio set to see how the weather was in Mars, I suddenly caught station H. H. S., which was just introducing their Freshman class of 1921-22. I thought my ears were deceiving me when I heard Mr. L. C. Smith being introduced as the Supervising Principal, with Mr. V. . Silliman acting as his assistant of the said station. After recovering from my shock, I soon learned that the Freshman Class consisted of twenty members. The next to be introduced was the class president - Ruth Gladden. The class went along smoothly until it lost one of its members - Isabell Galvin, who preferred the career of a nurse to that of a High School pupil. The next was the broadcasting of the events that happened during the Sophmore year of 1922-23. What! I I! Could it be possible? Ruth Benovitz had left school, to embark on the sea of matrimony with Fred Oldham. That wasn't the only surprise, Ruth Gladden, our famous class president, was moving to New Brighton. Our class seem- ed to be diminishing instead of increasing. ' The next announcement was that Lillian Erickson had taken up the profession of typist in Williamsport. What next was going to happen? VVere more going to stop school? Of course I wasn't deceived, another had dropped out. Paul Gordon also dropped out preferring the profession of a salesman rather to that of a good school boy. But I was not to hear of losses alone, a strange name is being mentioned, - Margaret Pollock, a very quiet little girl from Hastings came to fill one of the places. I then heard a class meeting being called to elect a class president in Ruth Gladden's place. The meeting was over and Giles Bonner was to hold the office. Again there came a buzz thru the phone and the next news that startled me was - The Sophmores fthe class that was considered so slowl had sold tags and added one hundred and thirty dollars to the Athletic Association's fund. Hurrah for the Sophmores! Hark! VVhat was that? Many things were happening. The new school was built. What a relief that was to me. For I knew con- ditions that existed in the old building. Other improvements came - Another person was added to the faculty of the H. H. S. As a conse- quence of which the class of '25 is happy to claim friendship with Mrs. J. W. Wisner. --15..

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THE JACK O, LANTERN Ramey, Howard Jones - the tall boy from Brisbin, and Edmund Pollock - the studious boy from Dickenson Seminary. The next announcement was the election of a basket ball captain. Who would tave the place of the last year's captain? Then I heard the shooting of Yeh! Captain! Yeh! Saupp! Yeh! 'Yehl Captain Saupp! I was then greatly pleased for I knew Fid would make a tinecaptain I wondered what next would be announced to surprise me. I still heard them talking of the Senior class. The Class colors had been selected after much debate. Green and White were the colors selected also they had ordered the penants. As it was growing late, I was just getting ready to tune out when I heard the date of Commencement of the 1925 Senior Class being ar- ranged. This was a great surprise as it only seemed like yesterday that the 1925 class had entered as Freshmen, very much afraid of the upper class menf?J Espcially Cath. HughesQ?J Suddenly the type of program changed. I was listening to a musical comedy being broadcasted from the Houtzdale 'Opera House - entitled, Springtime. Most every Senior took a part and helped to make it a success. Although I could not see it with my own eyes, I could see it with my mind. Such singing I had never heard before. I certainly see fame that will follow them where ever they go. Then I heard Mr. Silliman saying:- This it station HHS signing off. We have had an unusual treat in hearing the doings of the class of 1925 of the Houtzdale High School. I think that no class other than the class of 1925 could have rendered such a delightful program Thank you and good night. CATHERINE C. '25 gH. H. S. CLASS PRJOPHECY Last week four Seniors and I went to a soothsayer, to have her gaze into her crystal and foretell the future of the class of 1925. We were about to tell her the names of the pupils in the class when she said Their names are revealed to me. She gazed intently into the ball' and then began to speak. I see a large brick building. It looks to me like a college. There seems to be a man and a woman. The man is Francis Rodgers and the woman is Catherine Chaplin. Mr. Rodgers is the French teacher and Miss Chaplin the physical directress. Mr. Rodgers is married to a French girl whom he met in Paris, while studying advanced French in that city. Catherine seems to be wearing a large diamond ring on the third finger of her left hand. I see a smoky city - Pittsburgh. Finley Saupp seems to be in this city. I see him in a large Farmer's Bank. He seems to be an im- portant personage in the bank. I see him sitting before a large desk. ....18..