Jeannette High School - Jayhawk Yearbook (Jeannette, PA)

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TN recognition of the interest and support that has made this hook possible, it is gratefully dedicated to the Board of Directors of the Jeannette Schools. 6 i 91 6 YEAR BOOK PROF. E. W. LONG Superintendent of the Jeannette Borough Public Schools j g i 6 YEAR BOOK 7 Aims and Ideals IN' these days of educational unrest it is well to define a general policy. There is little disagreement regarding the best practice for primary and intermediate grades, but the organization of the grammar and High schools is under discussion throughout the land. (ienerally speaking there is one great principle involved, and this is the struggle between social and state efficiency versus the liberty and opportunity of the individual. Since its beginning, America has been known as The Land of the Free,” a land where society is not stratified into rigid class divisions, where the son of the humblest citizen max rise to the highest position of preferment in the land. e are, as a people, rather proud of this fact and our schools have aimed to give a common culture to all children, in order that every child might have an equal chance to rise to any | osition to which hi'' ambition and energy might carry him. But lately we have been much disturbed by the doctrine of social and,state efficiency, a doctrine which is a product in large measure of k form of government existing in Kurope, and radically different from our own. We are much impressesd with the economic results which this efficiency has secured, and some reformers are urging that we adapt our schools to this new system of things. To have this type of efficiency the children must be trained early in a definite vocation, This early choice of vocation must limit the freedom of the individual to choose his life work in the light of his native ability, for few children at the age of twelve years are capable of forming a correct estimate of vocational v alues, nor are thev sufficiently developed that others may wisely direct them. Nearly all of the educational unrest centers about this struggle between individual freedom and group efficiency. There is one safe and consistent course to pursue. W e must liberalize and broaden our course of study and adapt it to vocational needs of boys and girls only so far as such a course of procedure will not rob them of the cherished American privilege of working out their life’s destiny in their own way. These changes will be made just as soon as suitable room is pr vided for the administration of these much needed studies. And! sv in the c; nfusion f educational counsels, our aim is to follow the ldcn n can, to set a high standard along lines that are tried and aj proved, to be ready at any time to discard anything in education that has outlived its usefulness and to welcome anything that will i ake richer and happier the lives of our boys and girls. K. W. LONG. 8 i g i 6 YEAR BOOK H. B. SAUL, A. B., Principal and History i 916 Y EAR BOOK 9 The High School The American High School, in which are enrolled over one and one-fourth million pupils every year, is the institution of Secondary education in our great country of freedom. The High School itself reflects the democratic principles of our government, for it is a democratic institution in which the educational watchword is: equal opportunity for all the children of all the people. It is, therefore, in a position to render directly a wide and general social service. Our ideals of the true social service are shifting from the vague, general, externally imposed standards of mental discipline and college preparation to those translatable into- twentieth-century individual and social demands: a sane mind in a sound body; the ability to use the intellect upon the problems of ordinary social, civic, and commercial life. These demands are insistent and our High Schools must meet them if they are to fulfill their purpose and function in the everyday life activities of the boys and girls, as the vast majority are unable to acquire no further training for their life work. A word as to how the modern High School may satisfy these demands of society. The first essential in producing any product is first to have an adequate equipment with which to produce finished goods. The equipment, then, of the school plant is the first requisite. From every point of view, existing High Schools present interesting and varying degrees of approximation to an ideal. The poorest equipped High School we have is surely the one or two-teacher High School in a rural community. Aside from the teacher and a few books there is nothing worth mentioning in its equipment. Above this meagerly equipped school plant we have varying degrees of proficiency in equipment until we come near the ideal in the new Washington Irving High School in New York City, which was erected at a cost of one and one-quarter million dollars, and is acknowledged by experts to be the finest public school building ever erected. It is an eight-story structure and occupies half of a city block. Some of the interesting features are: Seven-room apartment for study of domestic science, cages for animals to be borrowed from the Zoological Park, bookbinding plant, four gymnasiums with shower baths, typewriting classroom with cco typewriting machines, etc., besides every modern appliance and equipment to be found in any part of the world has been obtained for the school. The latter High School may satisfy our social demands completely. Our High School claims a successful year's work, but with a more complete equipment it could claim a larger success, a better finished product. It has Literary societies, orchestra and athletics as socializing factors, but is in need of many more and better facilities to fulfill its social demands completely, H, 13, SAUL, GRADE TEACHERS Hack row, right to left—Lucy Pooley, Jennie Markel, Mabel Schall, Eva McCreery, Lucy Glass, Gertrude Portzer, May Ruffner, Hazel Elkin, Edna Haberbeck, Mary Vance. Middle row—Helen Zimmerman, Anna Schade, Mary Rovcnsky, Tweet Burhenn, Martha irantz, Bessie Campbell, Bessie Griffith, Ida Deltorchio, Myrtle Bigelow. Elizabeth garetta Bennett. Hamilton, Carrie Ackerman, Mar- GRADE TEACHERS Back I row, right to left—Lucy Pooley, Jennie Markel, Mabel Schall, Eva McCreery, Lucy (Bass, Gertrude ortzer, May Ruffner, Hazel Elkin, Edna Haberbeck, Mary Vance. Middle row—Helen Zimmerman, Anna Schade, Mary Rovensky, Tweet Burhenn, Martha Hamilton, Carrie Hantz, Bessie Campbell, Bessie Griffith, Ida Deltorchio, Myrtle Bigelow, Elizabeth Ackerman Margaret t a Bennett. Seated Anna sorter, Mildred Orgill, Lulu Peters, Anna Inslev, Elizabeth Nestler, Gertrude Cross Grace Lewis. rossman, i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK EDWARD BAUER “President 4”; “Class Play.” “He could on either side dispute, Refute, change hands, and still refute.” 15 1916 YEAR BOOK LEONNA CONRAD “Johnstown High”; “Sunbury High”; “Glee Club”; “Class Play.” “She talks and talks, but that is human; She likes the boys, but she’s a woman.” HOWARD BRICKER ‘Football 1-2-3 Capt. 4.’ ‘Basketball 4.’ “Mixed Chorus.” “Thou hast so much wit, mirth And spleen about thee; There is no living with thee Nor without thee.” HIRAM BUSH “Mgr. Basketball 4”; “Class Play.” “In all thy humors, whether grave or mellow Thou’rt such a testy, touchy, pleasant fellow.” i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 16 JOSEPH CARROLL “Class Play.” “He did his wit on learning fix a brand And rail at arts he did not understand.” MARIE DRIESTADT “Penn High.” Always willing and ready to try She in that respect differs from you and me.” JESSE FUNK “Delmont High”; “High School Orchestra”; “Baseball 4”; “Class Play.” “He has two faults, or maybe three, But what care we, A social honest man is he.” i7 I 1916 YEAR BOOK LLOYD HARSHEY “Penn High”; “Class Play.” “So his storm-beaten heart likewise is cheered With that sunshine, when cloudy looks are cleared ” FRANK JOHNSON “Class Play”; “Basketball 4”; “Football 4” “Baseball, 3, Capt. 4” “To those who know thee not, no words can paint— And those who know thee, know all words are faint.” RICHARD HUGUS “Class Play”; “Mixed Chorus.” “Myself to flattering self-conceit I lend, And what I do not know, to know pretend.” HARRY LEONARD “High School Orchestra”; “Football 4.” A wit’s a feather, and a chief’s a rod. An honest man’s the noblest work of God.” LAURA KIFER “Class Play”; “Mercer High 2 yrs. “Each to his proper fortune stand or faH, Equal and unconcsrned, I look on all.” AMANDA MILLER “Class Play.” “Her voice was ever soft, gentle and low, An excellent thing in woman.” i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 19 CHARLES MILLER “Class Play”; “Class Treasurer 4.” “He did the utmost bounds of knowledge find. Yet found them not so large as was his mind.” GRACE MILLER “Class Play”; “Vire Pres. 3-4.” “She cannot cook and round the house She’s certainly not handy But she can dance the Fox-Trot and The One-Step simply dandy.” MARTHA McCUNE “Class Play. “Martha is zealous, gentle and kind. She’s a friend to everyone as you will hnd.” 20 i q i 6 YEAR BOOK MARY ORCZECK “Class Play.’’ “A student whose ambition we all admire, Whose :-eal and patience others inspire.” MARTHA MORGAN “Class Play”; “Mixed Chorus”; “Glee Club”; “Captain Girl’s B. B. team 4.” “A smiling face—but Oh! beware A manager’s beneath it, A democrat, a suffragette, A body can’t believe it.” MARTHA PLATE “Class Play”; “Honor Student”; “Glee Club.” “Constant thou art But yet a woman, and for secrecy “No lady closer.” 21 f 1916 YEAR BOOK VERNA RODE “Class Play”; “Honor Student.” M “A modest, sensible and well-bred man Will not affect me, and no other can.” PAUL SHRUM “Class Play”; “Honor Student” “Football 4” “But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight if bore, with greater ease, And with its everlasting clack, Set all men’s ears upon the rack.” HARRY SOLES “Football 2-3-4”; “Basketball 3-4”; “Baseball 3-4”; “Class Play.” “A peach of a booster, a fellow for work, What had to be finished, he never did Shirk,” 22 i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK HARRIET SMITH “Class Play.” “A vivacious, energetic lass— She has her failings—let them pass.” HELEN STUCHEL Class Play.” “Carefree and full of fun is she Always happy, as happy as can he.” MARGARET SMAIL “Class Play”; “Honor Student.” “O music! sphere-descended maid Friend of pleasure, wisdom’s aid.” 23 I 1916 YEAR BOOK JOHN TRESCHER “Class Play”; “Mgr. Football 4.” “Now here’s a young man, the clown of the class, Put don’t say a word—just let him pass.” ETHEL WEISBECKER “Secretary 4’’; “Class Play.” “A girl who never can be still; Always being scolded—but yet she will.” MARTHA TILLMAN “Class Play.” “Whisper it low! This young lady here Will find a young man before the end of the year.” 24 i g i 6 YEAR BOOK The Faculty IN all walks of life there are some who, by their eminent qualities and abilities, instill into others knowledge which is of lasting value. They stand out pre-eminently as great factors in their line of work. Such great personages we find in the Faculty of Jeannette High School. There is no need of wandering widely to catch any incident or adventure concerning our Faculty. They are everywhere about us ; each day is a succession of escapes, and joys; not perhaps, clear to the world but brooding in our thought and living in our brain. Miss Reuter, as she walks to and fro among the students under her care, is like a rose which distributes its fragrance to its companions. She comes into the class room with her face wreathed in smiles and a merry twinkle in her sparkling eyes. In striking contrast to this little maiden is Miss Miller. When she lays down the law about the necessity of memorizing the Latin Grammar, her motto is, “Honesty is the best policy at all times.” and she surely practices what she preaches. While Miss Miller is of ordinary height, our science teacher, Mr. Stump, seems to belong to a race of giants, and is not at all short and “Stumpy.” He is a spare, thin man. and one stands in awe at the mere sight of him. lie is ever-willing to aid the students with their daily tasks, and is well versed on any subject Scripture included. Many people let opportunities pass by unnoticed, but in the mind of Mr. Rountree, our Commercial teacher, the thought which is uppermost is “Opportunity knocks at every man’s door but once.” He is very ambitious, and exhibits great ability in all his work. On Friday afternoon he sacrifices his pleasure of hearing literary society in order to teach arithmetic to those who do not take part in the society. Following our Commercial teacher comes our Mathematics teacher, Mr. Knappenberger. He is a young man, who twinkles his eye in a peculiar fashion and who has a way of marching about the school room with his hands crossed behind him and steps around the desks, glancing occasionally at the books. Most people carry an umbrella on a rainv day, but Mr. Knappenberger, who is an optimist, thinks the sun is always shining and sees the silver lining in every Cloud. 25 ___________________i 9 1 6 YEAR BOOK Our English teacher, Miss Pearsall, has an astounding knowledge of the dictionary and English classics, and has tried faithfully to acquaint us with knowledge during the four years of our sojourn here . Her efforts have not been in vain, if long hours spent laboring over such massive works of eloquence as Burke’s Conciliation with the Colonies,” Ruskin’s “Sesame and Lilies,” and Carlyle’s “Essay on Burns” have given us any such knowledge. She is kind and cheerful and always greets you with a smile. Mr. Saul, the Principal of J. H. S. and of the History department, is much interested in the different forms of government, especially the commission form in cities. He has introduced a new system of giving examinations to his classes allowing the pupils to make up their own questions, which is more difficult to do than to work out ihc answers. Jeannette was fortunate in securing him for Principal and teacher, as he is so enthusiastic and zealous. Thus we have attempted to give a short sketch of our Faculty, and we hope they will continue their good and noble work in the future, as they have performed in the past and be ever prosperous and successful. Our High School days are at an end, And we are soon to part; To leave the friends and teachers So dear to every heart. We love the walls that sheltered us, For four long years or more ; The memory of our High School days, We’ll sing them o’er and o’er. Our hearts with deep affection thrill, Our High School days recall ; We’ll loyal be, yes, true to thee, Dear friends and teachers all. MARGARET SMAIL. J. H. S. CLASS BOOK MAY :: NINETEEN :: SIXTEEN •At -At EDITORIAL -At .At Spirit of Jeannette High School CHOOL spirit as exhibited in Jeannette High School has be:n gradually growing and improving along with the enlargement and steady development of the High School itself. 1 he spirit of the students to their High School is compared tr patriotism of a people to their country. A nation cannot exist without patriotism among its people, nor can a High School prosper without spirit among its pupils. Spirit is manifested not only in athletics, as many believe, but also in pride of school, earnestness in work, lit 'rary society, and in the support of all High School aftairs. The spirit of our High School is most evident in the support cf our athletic contests. During foot-ball seasons no day is tco cold for our boys and girls to come out and help our team to victory. Our side lines are always crowded with cheering students. So it is in our basket-ball and our base-ball games. Spirit of this source is beneficial to our High school, because it shows the visiting High Schools our pride in our school. To our athletes we owe gratitude, because they make this spirit possible. They spend their time and efforts in making us have teams of which we may well be proud. Kach fall our foot ball team increases in efficiency. ' hen in the winter we turn our attention to basket-ball, in which both boys and girls represent our High school. In the spring the boys have a baseball team, and we hope when we get a new High School building and better facilities, that we may have a track team. Another way in which we exhibit our spirit is by pride in our school. We are always glad to boast of what an excellent High School we have. It always gives us pride to have visitors come and see the work we are doing. We feel that our High School compares i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 27 favorably with the High Schools of any town the size of Jeannette. Our earnestness in our work does much to increase our spirit for our school. Of course there are those who are satisfied just to drift along, but the majority of our students are energetic, ambitious, and wishing to make a creditable showing. Our High School is divided into two rival literary societies: a Tcnnysonian and Adelphian. Intcr-societv debates create spirit, and visitors are always welcome to our meetings, especially those from other High Schools, so they can see how our High School excels. The Tennysonian society won the debate last year, while the Adelphian won this year. This will make each society strive harder to be victorious next year. It is not only present High School students who show spirit for our High School, but our alumni and also all citizens of Jeannette. Fhose who have preceded us here always look back with a feeling of pride to the High School, and are always willing to cheer us on to victory and to promote our interests in every possible way. Citizens show loyalty by their good will, and also by thei; financial aid. Without their support our athletics could hardly be made a success We, the class of 1916, during our four years spent in J. H. S.. have always striven to further the spirit in the school, and will always continue to do all in our power to make our school surpass all others, thus showing to those who have earnestly struggled in our behalf that their efforts have not been in vain. The Honor System in Modern High Schools OXOR as defined in the dictionary is a sense of what is right, just, and true, with the course of life corresponding thereto: it is a strict conformity to the duty imposed by conscience. In the Honor System, as used in High Schools and Colleges, each student applies these principles in school life. The System is usually controlled by a Senate, which makes the rules and regulations and investigates the misdemeanors. The members of the Senate are chosen from the Junior and Senior classes, but each of the other classes may have one representative, if they so desire. These members should be capable and interested in the welfare of the school and willing to put aside I heir own trivial personal interests for those of their school. The Honor System is much more pleasing than the old system. FRANK JOHNSTON. 28 I 9 I 6 YEAR BOOK No one rejoices more than the scholars when this system is introduced in a school. The old system necessitated the teacher’s presence at all times, but when this system is in effect she may leave the room at any time. The Honor System also teaches the scholars to rely upon themselves, and to have more confidence in themselves. They know they can receive no help and so must prepare thoroughly for the examinations and daily work. Honor is not only shown in the examinations, but is carried to the daily class room. According to the law every man is innocent until proven guilty ; so in the Honor System, every student who takes the oath is considered honorable until proven otherwise. The Honor System has proven a success in Colleges, and the High Schools are gradually taking it up, as they realize that it is for the betterment of their scholars. Of course, we feel that this system may not prove as great a success in High Schools as it does in Colleges, as many pupils entering High School at the age of thirteen and fourteen do not yet understand the true meaning of “Honor.” To be sure there are a few who may not comply with the rules, but what law is without violation? Because a few violate the law is no proof that law is a failure. This system teaches self-reliance, self-confidence, and does much to cultivate the spirit of honor among the students which will cling to them in after life. It clearly incites the old maxim: “Honesty is the best policy.” By this method we are taught to apply honorable principles, which we will apply in our dealings with men on our journey through life. LAURA KIFER. The Advantages of a Literary Society IN this modern age when men are putting forth their best efforts to gain recognition and position in the world, it is rarely that we find a man who has risen to a position of importance who has not very fluent use of the English language. If you should ask him where he obtained such fluency, the reply in the majority of cases would be, in the American schools and colleges, and, principally, from the practice afforded in Literary society. A person may be a very good speaker when confronted by friends and close acquaintances, but when strangers appear before him, he loses all his self-possession, becomes confused and very much embfirassed. The practice of getting up before the student body of ___________________i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK_____________________29 a school where one is in attendance, in time teaches to gain self-possession. What could be more helpful than the Literary society? A speaker, to keep the attention of his audience, must have words at his command which will illustrate the subject of which he is speaking. A man who has had no training whatever in this line of work cannot have a vocabulary which contains as great a variety of words as the one who has been brought up in a litetary atmosphere. The Literary society has great educational value. It helps to broaden the student’s mind and to give him a greater outlook upon life. The debates which are given in Literary society bring forth many of the great question? of the day, questions which people all over the world are discussing. It helps to clear many points which we may not have understood before. It tends to interest the student in what is going on about him. Each individual cannot read for himself all of the great works which are produced, but he does gain a knowledge of many important matters in school by having one pupil report upon a subject and thus give to others what they do not have time to read for themselves. The main advantages of the Literary society, then, are to give to the student of to-day a thorough training of how to be able to rise to the occasion at any time when they may be called upon to make an address, and to be able to do it without becoming confused and embarassed. The necessity for public speaking is almost a daily occurrence with business and professional people, therefore we need the Literary society, that we may receive a start in public speaking. MARTHA E. TILLMAN. The Student’s Choice of His Life Work iS SENIORS in Jeannette High School we have arrived at the - point where each one must choose what he wishes to take up for his life work. We have spent twelve years in preparing ourselves for this time; eight years in preparation for High School and four years in High School, where we have received a solid foundation upon which to base all of our future work and study. Some of our classmates have taken the Commercial Course, and in so doing have fitted themselves to make their way in the business world without any future school education. Others have taken a general College Preparatory course, and have trained and broadened their minds that they may enter a normal school or a college to further 30 i g i 6 YEAR BOOK fit themselves for their future profession, whatever it may he; but we have ali come to that point where we must choose our Life Work. Some of our classmates will begin their work without any further preparation after they have graduated from High school and will be called upon to decide just what work or business they wish to pur: ue, while the others will have to choose the profession they wish to take up in order that they may specialize and take up the studies in college that will best fit them for their profession. Each member of our class may take up a different line of work and fit themselves for this in different schools. Some may become doctors, lawyers, druggists, or dentists, according to their desires, but what our profession is to be must be decided now. Our success in life depends upon the proper selection of our life work. We Seniors are grateful to the faculty of Jeannette High School for the interest that they have taken in us and for the aid and encouragement that they have given us during the last four years in preparing us for this important time, in order that we may choose wisely and have a foundation upon which to base our future work. v'l) it came to pass in the year 1912 that a body of students came up from the land of Preparation called Grammar Grades, and turned into the hall of Knowledge called High School. Now, there dwelt in this hall of Knowledge a number of wise instructors. And at the end of four years this class of students, through hard study and obedience to these instructors, had gained great knowledge, so that they were filled with abundant wisdom. Now it came to pass when the time was fulfilled when they should leave the High School and go into the land of Self-Reliance called the World, that through the wisdom of their understanding, they spake thus to under classmen: Thou shall not come in late as does John Trescher, lest thou be required to remain fifteen minutes after school is dismissed Thou shalt not use such phrases as “Have a heart,” as does Richard Hugus, or “Ouit your kidding as does Verna Rode, but rather say in a low, modulated voice, “Might I be so presuming as to suggest that my dear class mate might be mistaken?” Thou shalt not fail in thy monthly grades lest thou be called a “dolt” and be enrolled in the “dummy” class. PAUL SHRUM. Advice to Under Classman i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 3i Thy young man shall not don the headgear of thy maidens, as does the president of our class, lest thy maidens salute thy young man upon the lips as does Leonna. Thou shalt not carve thy name upon the desks, but thou shalt remember the ancient saying, “bools’ names like fools’ faces are always seen in public places.” Thou shalt not write notes, neither waste thy time passing them to thy neighbor, for if thy notes be seen by thy teacher, thou shalt be numbered amongst the transgressors and thou shalt hear these words ring out like unto a death knell, “Now, just pass that note back to where it came from and then bring it to me.” Thou shalt not tear up paper, neither shalt thou scatter it over the floor, nor shalt thou throw spit balls, lest thy teacher spy thee and lo! then there shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. Thou shalt not stick thy feet out in the aisle to trip thy brethren as does Harry Soles, but thou shalt rather reach out thy hand to help thv brethren over thy big feet if thou canst not get them under thy desk. Thou shalt not smoke, but thou shalt remember the law that they shall be punished, who do buy and smoke tobacco while yet they are children. Thou shalt not chew gum lest thy jaws, like Leonna’s, start moving and thou shalt not be able to bridle thy jaws but shall weary thy neighbor with thy foolish wisdom. Thou shalt not look on thy neighbors paper during examination. Thou shalt not bring magazines to read in school lest thy teacher say, “Is that all thou hast to do?” and when thou repliest in the negative, then shall they say, “Well, get thee to work or get thee out of here.” And lastly, thou shalt not play truant to attend the picture show lest thy parents be there and see thee and then shalt thy latter end be worse than thy beginning. (1RACE MILLER. Ambition •A MBITION, what is it? Our latest and largest dictionary defines r- it as “an eager desire to gain power or distinction.” The ambitious student of Jeannette High School knows the full meaning of the word. As young Americans we have more eager- i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK _32 ness and ability than the children of any other nation which the world has yet produced. The term, “The Hustler,” is an excellent expression to distinguish the ambitious student. To hustle is to push your way through difficulties and to obtain the rank which you are endeavoring to obtain. Ambition brings men of ordinary ability to the front and retains them there. Ambition paves the way of the student to success and wealth. But if the student has not mental ambition, eagerness and energy, nothing can take their place, talent can not, genius can not. Genius, unless it has inherited wealth, must push and plod or it will die in the poor house. Ambition is the word which explains the marvelous career of Napoleon. Under all difficulties and discouragements whatsoever, his motto was, “I press on.” The ambitious student is the student of intelligence. His influence is not blind. He overcomes difficulties and tends strictly to business. Push, enterprise or ambition makes “Jeannette High School,” and the “Honorable Class of 1916” what it is. RICHARD T. HUGUS. Ability and Opportunity Ability and oportunity are very closely associated. Ability is the power to perform some duty whether bodily or mental, natural or acquired; while opportunity is suitableness of time to show one’s ability, and generally includes circumstances of place and other conveniences adapted to the end desired. They are the conditions of success. If a man is given the power and chance to use his ability he must accomplish something; though he may not do and become all that he desires and dreams of doing and becoming, yet his life can not be a failure. No one complains that he lacks ability; the most unsuccessful person thinks that he could do great things if he only had the chance. Somehow or other, something or somebody has always been in the way; he has always been hindered and interrupted in his plans. If we sit down beside one who complains in this way and ask him to tell the story of his life, before he gets half through he will give us an occasion to ask him : “Why did you not do so and so at that time? Why did you not keep to your business and improve it? Docs not that one who now occupies the place you could have had meet with success?” And he will probably reply: “Yes, that was an opportunity, but I did not think so at that time. I saw 33 _________________iqi6 YEAR BOOK it when it was too late.” A man’s opportunities always bear some relation to his ability. They are openings for him to use his talents faithfully and to the utmost; but to do so requires toil, self-denial and faith. If he waits for a better opportunity than that present before him; if he thinks himself worthy of a higher position than it offers or if he refuses to work so hard and economize so closely as that opportunity demands, he may in after years see the folly of his pride and indolence. There are young men all over the earth who want to gain wealth and honors, yet they neglect opportunities that others have improved. They want to begin half-way up the ladder and not at the bottom as the successful man must. To avoid the early struggles that must come before the attainment of any undertaking is the cowardice of the lazy and indolent man, and those who do so shall fail and perhaps complain that they have been unfortunate. We are all given ability and opportunities enough to become successful. If we fail, in ninety-five cases out of a hundred, it is our own fault. In the journey of life one must not expect to meet with opportunities as a pedestrian meets with mile-stones along the public highway. AMANDA MILLER. POETRY A Capital Class A capital class for lad or las9, Is the jolly old Class ’16, No trouble brought a worried thought. Or bothered their heads, I ween. Their lessons unlearned, no cranium turned, But calmly they’d take the floor, Aftd when asked to relate why so empty their pate, They’d been out late the night before. •—Chorus- Then blow, ye winds, heigh-ho I A roving we will go! We’ll come no more to High School’s door, So let the fiddle play ! 34 1916 YEAR BOOK We’re off to fields unknown ! The whole world- we will roam! We’re off to our fate and perhaj s our mate, With us it’s always May! —II— Our president's case was very sedate, Yet he liked amusement too; He would act with: Joe in the picture show All the stunts that they could do; And right in the push was our valiant Bush, He filled the gunner’s place; With a rubber band he takes his stand And fires wads in the faculty’s face! —Ill- Scholastic pride is laid aside When the Class is out to see Old “Farmer Soles” make his ten field goals, And win a victory; Or else on an eve, when the owl doth grieve, A-dancing we all go In Maxwell hall, or anywhere at all, On the light fantastic toe. —IV— You ought to try it—our daily diet— There surely is’enough, Sometimes too much of English and Dutch And other classical stuff; The valedictory, with all its glory, Was gained by one who could swallow most From a chemist’s tube, or geometric cube, To a pastoral mutton roast. —CHARLES MILLER. Examinations (Apologies to Hamlet.) To pass, or not to pass,—that is the question ; Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer 1916 YEAR BOOK 35 The troubles and failures of puzzling exams., Or to take up the pen against a sea of questions, And by hard study pass them ? To cram—no sleep—what more; and by No sleep I say we start dullness And thousand unnat’ral worries the Brain is heir to—’Tis a passing that is devotedly to be wished. To cram—No sleep—To cram ! Perhaps to fail. Ay there’s the rub, For if we cram too much of diflf’rent things, We’re sure to give wrong answers in the quiz. We must not fail for if we do, Then it would make an extra year of toil And who would wish another year of tests With all the trials and failures that go with them, And all for a greatly prized diploma, There would be trouble with Math, and Dutch, Which might bring annoyance to any person, Who failed his first exam, when he Should be making of himself a man. To grunt and sweat over a hard exam, But how the dread of failure after work Of four long years, to which no boy or girl Ever cares to return—frightens the mind, And makes us try to cram those books we have, Than start on others which we know naught of, And thus exams, make cowards of us all; And thus the failure of examinations Is covered o’er by hard work and study, And enterprises of great tests are o’er. And we arc happy to receive a pass From dear old High School’s door. —JESSE FUNK. A Senior's Troubles First of all is solid Geometry, First period in the morn, You work at it till late at night 36 1916 YEAR BOOK And wish you’d ne’er been born. Then comes Civil Government, That real nice easy “stuff ’, You even sec it in your dreams And think you’ve had enough. 4 ’ Next comes the science, Chemistry, Experiments you love, Until you burn your finger, And then you say—“By Jove.” And then that “dear old Virgil” The idol of your heart, And from which you, your fingers, Can hardly tear apart. American Literature comes next, “That great uplifting study,” But when you’re called on to recite You find you aren’t ready. Then German last but not the least, In that you can’t play possum. | he greatest joy comes when Fraulein Says, “Gcht, ihr scid cntlasscn.” —LEONNA CONRAD. igi6 YEAR BOOK 37 Miscellaneous Department MY IMPRESSION OF JEANNETTE HIGH SCHOOL WHEN A FRESHMAN The thing which impressed me most upon entering High school was.the well ordered system of the classes; as I studied the schedule of recitations I felt that I was now a part of that efficient system for education, and, as a member, no matter how insignificant, it was my duty to uphold and raise the standards by good scholarship and not to lower them by neglecting my studies. I remember my first glance into the laboratory, I was dazzled by the elaborate apparatus and the display of glass bottles which lined the shelves; I longed for the day when I might work with that apparatus and discover the secrets in those bottles. That ambition has been fulfilled, though they do not now have the attraction for n:c that they held then. I have heard it said that familiarity breeds contempt, at any rate that has been my experience. The third thing that impressed me was the gymnasium; it was the first I had ever entered and the apparatus was very interesting to me. I have since found that it was far from being a model gymnasium, but to me it appeared to be excellent. That gymnasium, defective at is was, has since been abolished and none has been established to take its place. One of the greatest needs of the High school is a well equipped gymnasium. When I saw the library I thought it was rather small for a High school the size of Jeannette, but I found that the selection was excellent, containing books of almost every kind that High school students care to read, from the novels of Bret Harte and Stevenson to “The Professor at the Breakfast Table” by Holmes, and Longfellow’s “Poems.” In my Freshman year all Freshmen were required to take the same studies, as the business course had not then been introduced into the curriculum. My studies were Latin, English, Algebra, Ancient History and Physical Geography. I liked algebra, physical geography and history, but did not care much for Latin or English, or for that matter what Freshman ever did. Everything considered, I was greatly pleased with High school and with the fact that I was a High school student. There was an undefinable something which gave it an added charm in my opinion, 38 1916 YEAR BOOK whether it was the spirit displayed at the football games or on the crack athletic teams 1 did not know, nor do 1 know yet; it was some subtle influence which gave me a feeling of loyalty and love for dear old J. H. S. HIRAM BUSH. Class Biographies Hiiam Bush: “Hank,” the joke of the class, spent much precious time trying to learn to dance, but somehow he could not make a success of it, so finally he decided to lead the “fusser” society. Paul Shrum: Edward Bauer: It may seem strange that these two, so entirely different in opinions and stature, should be placed so closely together. But this is easily adjusted when we stop to consider their debating qualities and the astonishing arguments they have produced in the past four years. Lconna Conrad: Next to debating, the r.rt of talking seems to be prominent, and in this l.conna certainly did excel. W e could always see Leonna’s mouth going either chewing gum or carrying on a conversation with her neighbors. Jesse Funk: Jesse came to us as a Senior. At first he did not take much interest in the class, but as time passed he fell into the footsteps of Hiram and now takes as much interest in the fair sex as his companions do. Lloyd Harshcy: At the beginning of our third year in High school, we all were 1 leased at the sight of a new classmate. This was Lloyd, who came to us from one f the ends of the world (Penn), but on account of bis extreme bashfulncss, he lasted only two days. But we found out later that Lloyd was not altogether a quitter, for he returned as a Senior. It is possible that he would not have remained then had it not been for his interest in some of the objects round about him. Vcrra Rcdc: Verna has always been a favorite of the class, of the boys because of her sweet disposition, and the girls because she always carried a mirror and a good supply of powder in her pocket. Helen Stuchcl: 1916 YEAR BOOK 39 _ 11 any of our class ever wished to carry on a conversation, they Gould find a ready talker in Helen. About lessons? ? ? ? ? ? W ell, I guess not, because she always did care more about the nicks than studies. Mattha Tillman: Martha has been so merry and jolly that she has won the good will of the whole class. She took care of all-the wounded hearts, her highest ambition being to become a 'nurse. Ethel Wcisbcckcr: I thcl’s main topic of conversation during her High school career was Styles and fashions.” She lias always been helpful to her classmates as a prophet of the season’s styles. Instead of becoming a teacher, she should take up the art of designing fashions. Grace Miller: (I. is for Grace, .. i So tender and mild; ; She grew from a babe I o a very large child. Ml this happened in the course of her four happy years in J.H.S. Charles Miller: Charles was a very intelligent and quiet student. Too bashful to look at the girls, he finally gave himself up to the pursuit of mythology and fairy tales. Marie Drcistadt: Marie came to us as a Senior from the Penn High school. By her good natured disposition she has claimed her share of the good will and love of the class. Amanda Miller: Amanda was one of our Latin stars and has often served as a very good pony for the rest of the class. John Trcscher: John was the clown of 1916 and always had a smile for everyone. John’s highest amihition is to become school director and promises Ethel, Miss Pearsall’s position. Margaret Smail: Margaret studied hard during her first two years in High school but somehow she gave up studying and has taken it easy the last two years, like the rest of us. Richard Hugus: Oh my ! 1 low can one describe him? The teachers would probably rather see him graduate than any of the rest, not qn account of 40 igi6 YEAR BOOK any great love but because of his foolish questions and actions. “Dit” has a notion he would make a great Caruso number two. We all hope he succeeds. Frank Johnson: Frank’s one effort was to become a great basketball player and as such he has succeeded. As a Senior, Frank was captain and our best player and we all appreciate his efforts. Mary Orczeck: Mary is another one of our Penn students. She has worked hard for four years and attained a place in her class which many of the rest have failed to reach, because they were not so persistent and studious as she. Martha Plate: Martha is one of our honor students and surely deserves some honor after studying six whole hours every day for four years. Harry Leonard: How calm and distant he is from the rest of his classmates that one would hardly know he was present. It would perhaps take an exploding bomb or a cannon ball to awaken him to the interesting things in life. Martha Morgan: Martha was by far our best basketball player. Although many of our class tried to play, “Pat” was the only one who remained right with the team and in 1916 we find her captain of the best girls basketball team J. H. S. has ever had. Harry Soles: “Sliver’s” hobby is athletics, since he has distinguished himself in both basketball and football during his High school career. He was captain of the 1916 basketball team. Martha McCune: Always so quiet and ladylike. She has traveled in from the country''foul- long years and we have always felt honored by her presence. Laura Kifer: Laura is another of our country lassies. She came to us from the Mercer High school at the beginning of our Junior year. She has been ever studious and helpful to the class. Joseph Carroll: Joe has been noted for his exceptionally large feet. He was always heard before he was seen, and during class his feet were ever igi6 YEAR BOOK 4i seen propt upon some one else’s chair. Howard Bricker: Alas! Poor Howard! It seems he must have been born under an unlucky star, for every time he looked sideways he was caught by the teachers and often blamed for others’ tricks. Howard made a great success as an athlete, being captain of the football team of 1915. Harriet Smith: Harriet must have been born laughing for she is still grinning and giggling. She came to us at the, beginning of our journey, from Grapcville. She has been our poetess of songs and poems for the last four years. We hope Harriet makes use of her talent, although Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.” —ETHEL WEISBECKER. The Senior Party In the beginning was an announcement and lo! the announcement was, if it seemeth good unto the Seniors of the Jeannette High School, Miss Shrum wishes to have them unto her home on the evening of February the seventeenth to surprise her brother, Paul, their fellow student, and to eat of all the good things which shall be prepared and to have a time of exceeding great rejoicing. And it was pleasing in the sight of the Seniors; and upon the evening set apart for the amazement of their classmate, they were present with one accord at a certain street corner, both they and their party manners. And it came to pass after much waiting, a certain contrivance which is by interpretation a street-car, came down the avenue and thereupon the Seniors with one accord landed, and behold it was very good. And the time for riding was about ten minutes, after which they came unto the land of the Pennanites whose town is of exceeding smallness, and there sojourned in this land no time at all but traveled on to the land of the Shrumanites. And after much lamentations and bewailings because of the condition of the road they came into sight of the land of the Shrumanites and proceeded to the house of Paul, a mighty man of great valor. Now, there was in this class a man of great boldness called Jesse, and this man stepped to the door and sounded the bell with 42 1916 YEAR BOOK such mighty vigor that the house shook and the inmates trembled, but the valiant Paul who is not dismayed at noise threw open the door and lo! he beheld his classmates assembled all on his front porch, and verily, for a moment this mighty man of valor trembled with exceeding great surprise and joy, and was for a second incapable of giving utterance; but at length his tongue was loosed and thus he spake, “Now hearken unto my voice, come in and be exceeding merry.” And it came to pass that the Seniors with one accord scrambled into the house, both by twos and by half dozens, and began to make merry with games and dancing. And at a certain happy hour a feast was set, the excellence of which there are no words to express. Now, when the evening was well spent, a certain young bachelor whose surname is Treseller, was seeking experience in Leap S ear, and two fair damsels had compassion on John and gave him what he sought. Now, this young bachelor was also a wise bachelor, and he sat on the sofa between these fair damsels, wherefore it came to pass there was a thorn between two roses. And at this time the giant Goliath, which is by interpretation Hiram, being instructed in the art of dancing collided with the chandelier and the destruction was great, whereupon the giant Hiram and the graceful Ethel danced around instead of under the chandelier and the damage was repaired. And the Seniors saw that everything was good, but it was the twelfth hour so they returned again by the way of the Pennanites’ land even unto Jeannette and entered the city with merry cries. And it was said among the pupils, “Let us not disturb our teacher lest peradventure, they be filled with wrath against us when we come to English or Latin on the morrow and utterly destroy us.” Wherefore it sccmeth best not to waken them, so each one went silently to his own dwelling. Now, the rest of the acts of the Seniors, and what they did, arc they not found in the acts of the historian which is Helen Stuchel. . MARTHA McCUNE. “AMBITION” Caesar was ambitious; so was Joe Carroll. Ever since Toe wrote the Class Prophecy of ninctecn-sixtcen in poetry his greatest ambition has been to become a poet. As a start he took to wearing a flowing tie and corduroy coat and letting his hair grow long, but I19 could not acquire that restless expression in his eye which is es- 1916 YEAR BOOK 43 sential to a poet’s make-up. At last he resolved to write a poem as the first step to his literary career. Such a little thing as the writing was not to be considered, for Joe had the idea that all he needed to do was to sit down with plenty of paper, and write; as for the metre and rhyme, they would take care of themselves. After he had decided to make the attempt he was in a fever to begin, so he locked himself in his room, rolled up his sleeves and sat down to work. The clock struck three, then four, but it was not quite such an easy task to write a poem as he imagined. Suddenly a beautiful song reached his ears, and he recognized the voice of Martha Morgan singing in her studio across the street. This furnished inspiration, but still the lines would not rhyme. At last he thought of the famous rhyming dictionary written by Harriet Smith, and with the aid of this, the poem was finally completed. Joe scorned such a common thing as a newspaper as a medium for his work, but after being refused by several magazines he sent it to his old friend John Trescher, the editor of the largest paper in town. Surely he would not refuse a work of such excellence! While in the postoffice he received a letter which proved to be an invitation to an Alumni dance, held by the Class of ’16. For an instant Joe was puzzled, for this was not a Leap Year dance and these affairs were rather expensive. But at once he thought of the check he would receive for his poem; this would defray his expenses and leave something besides. But visions of money to come was not cash in the hand, so when he happened to meet Hiram Bush in the street he at once accosted him. “Say, Hank, did John Baer ever pay you the nine dollars he borrowed when his Ford burnt up?” “Yes, he paid it back yesterday with a dollar interest.” “Couldn’t you let me have it for a couple of days? Fm expecting a check at the end of the month, but I need the cash now.” Hiram, being of a very obliging disposition, handed it over and Joe with the “ten” safe in his pocket immediately went to ask Lconna Conrad to accompany him, but Leonna was busily engaged in reading a book, entitled “How to Break Into Society,” a thing which she had long been trying to do, and failed to hear the bell. Failing to gain admittance he strolled over to Miller’s. Grace was resting as usual on the porch swing, and was delighted to see him. She accepted his invitation and at once began to plan her gown for the occasion, an art in which she was very proficient. 44 igi6 YEAR BOOK The wonderful night had come and gone, so had Joe’s money. One day when Ed Bauer was visiting in Joe’s room a letter was delivered, and this is how it read “My dear Mr. Carroll: “Your poem was received several weeks ago, but lack of space prevents us from printing it. If you call at our office we will return it to you. Take our advice and turn your efforts in another direction. “Sincerely yours, , JOHN TRESCHER.” For a minute the two were speechless. Then Joe burst out: “Where will I get that ten-spot?” To which Ed replied, rather unsympathetically: “Search me; I‘m broke!” “I can’t think in here; it’s too warm,” said Joe. “Let’s take a walk.” The two started down street and the first person they met was Hiram, who immediately inquired about his money. Joe was up against it. He didn’t even have anything to pawn. “I’ll tell you what to do,” said Hiram, “We need another man on our farm; you can just work out those ten dollars.” And Joe, although he loathed such menial work, was obliged to consent. Early the next morning he started out to walk and on the way met Frank Johnson and Harry Leonard, who were also employed on the farm. They informed Joe that the farm was owned by Paul Shrum and Hiram in partnership, who had taken a course in farming at the School of Agriculture conducted by Harry Soles. Paul carried on the actual farming, while Hiram was interested in chickens. For a few days Joe worked manfully in the burning sun and for the first time in his life he could truthfully say, “Something accomplished, something done, to earn his night’s repose.” He endured the strain pretty well, for no one knew of his disgrace except his fellow workers until one day a machine passing by had a puncture near the farm, and Joe, going out to see what the trouble was, recognized Ethel, Helen, Howard and Richard on their way to visit Martha Tillman, head nurse at the Columbia hospital in Pittsburgh. When asked how he happened to be there, Joe was so tired of the affair that he told the whole miserable story. Dick, although he laughed a little, finally turned and said: “Well, Howard, I guess Joe has worked hard enough ; let’s help him out of this scrape.” Howard agreed and the money was handed over to Joe, who, feeling like we imagine Atlas did when Hercules took the world from his shoulders, walked up to the house and gave the money to Hiram, who as gladly received it. Then the whole party, now including Joe, continued on their way to the city where they proceeded to have a igi6 YEAR BOOK 45 general good time. During the day they visited a motion picture theatre and saw some of the latest dances which interested Joe very much. Upon his return home he looked over the mail which had accumulated during his absence, and came upon his poem. Without even looking at it he tossed it into the fire, with the exclamation: ‘‘Never again!” Then he continued looking over the evening p ipers where he saw in large headlines, “Vernon Castle Gone to War.” This, combined with the picture he had seen, set Joe to thinking and having always been fond of dancing, he at once concluded to unite business with pleasure and now if any of his classmates are fortunate enough to travel to New York, let them visit the Castle House on East Fortieth street, now occupied by Joe Carroll, where he daily attracts crowds of the society girls of New York. At last J e is supremely happy. VERNA RODE. One beautiful September morning, four long years ago, a crowd of young people presented themselves at Jeannette High School for admission as Freshmen. This was the future class of 1916, and a very promising and good looking class we were, you may be assured. The first experience which we encountered was chapel. The upper classes informed us that when the Lord’s Prayer was said we should kneel at the chairs. This, as you can readily imagine, just about frightened us to death. In fact, we turned just a little bit greener. When the principal finished reading from the Bible every Freshman remained in his chair until the other classes arose and then we did the same. Our first battle was over. During the day we received many instructions from the other classes. We dared not march out before them and we dared not take seats in Study Hall. These were reserved for Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores. We must not speak when a Senior was near, and we must not offer any suggestion whatever. If we did we were severely reprimanded and politely told that we were “to be seen and not heard.” Every time we turned around one of the teachers told us that he had given us a demerit. We heard this until we did not see how in the world we should ever be able to graduate in 1916. But this all past away and we became more accustomed to the barbarous ideas of High School. The teachers told us that we were the smartest and brightest class that had ever entered J. H. S. At the beginning of the second week we held our first class 46 igi6 YEAR BOOK meeting. It was a rather hilarious affair, for we were a jolly bunch and usually looked for a good time, yet we succeeded in electing Laird Shrader as our president and selected red and gray as our colors. As the months passed we became bolder. Latin was our main trouble but we were strong enough to overcome this small obstacle. We edited the “Freshman Sun” until the faculty saw fit to stop it. When we became Sophomores the other classes realized our position in J. H. S.—that of being leaders. We were not so large in number, having about thirty-five or forty enrolled. This was increased by the addition of Howard Bricker, Harry Soles and Darwin Maxwell, who were football stars and our class felt very proud to be able to claim them. We were very fond of athletics and gave the boys much encouragement. We had many good times this year. We mastered the art of playing hook and going to “nicks” without being caught. We had feasts in our class-room during our regular Algebra period. Everything good to eat was supplied and a jolly good time was enjoyed by all. Of course, the teacher was absent or this e . Id not have happened. The next day was always one of grief, because we would fail in recitations and usually be caught in our wickedness. Just at this period of our High School life, Mr. Trimble left us and Mr. Tarsons was installed as history teacher. He was an outdoor man and would walk miles for his health every evening. He instilled into us the benefit of walking and we became addicted to spending our evenings in walking and finally our afternoons. All this ended in grief when one lovely evening Mr. Parsons found us strolling home after spending a most enjoyable afternoon in the country. Of course he informed the principal of our escapade and we were commanded to remain after school and answer for our wrongdoing. Being of a truthful nature we owned up to it and only a slight punishment was inflicted. Upon entering our junior year w7e realized our position and became more dignified. Our work was harder than it had been before Leonna Conrad from Johnstown High was added to our ranks and Laura Kifer from Mercer High also entered. Richard Hugus entered the class from 1915. At this time we found it again necessary to elect officers. Dar -win Maxwell was elected president, Grace Miller vice-president and Ethel Weisbecker secretary. Later in the year the president left school and John Baer was chosen to fill the vacancy. We received our class pins at the holidays. We passed our junior studies and in 1915 took up the duties of igi6 YEAR BOOK 47 ‘c. io:s. A class meeting was held and Edward Bauer was elected ]ic. ident and Charles Miller treasurer. During this year a most enjoyable party was given for our class at the home of Paul Shrum. W e were treated royally and every one wished for a repetition of the invitation. W e made extensive plans for a class day play. “Everystudent” and also for a class book which we named the “1916 Year Book.” Vre selected “Facta non Verba” as our motto. Plans were made for the annual commencement dance to be held at Oakford. At the ch.se of this, our last year in J. H. S., we deeply regret that we must leave, but we are glad to be able to leave this history as a record of our four years of faithful service to our Alma Mater and we sincerely hope that the classes following us will be able to say as much as we have in the praise of dear old J. H. S. HELEN STUCHEL At the Turn of the Road S the class of 1916 of the Jeannette High School, we have come to a turn in the great road of life ; a point where the way divides into many small avenues, to be traveled henceforward singly or in groups, as our various talents and inclinations may direct us. Phis little booklet placed in the hands of each one of us, and a’so in the hands of our friends, may well serve as a monument to this turn in the road of life. Looking backward through the past four years spent in High School, we may recall how often our intentions to study harder and our desires to get more from our High School wrork, have been shattered to our ultimate regret, not because any one of us lacked the ability to understand our studies, but because wre did not adhere to the motto, “Do not put off until to-morrow what you can do to-day.” I hen it will remind us that the fault was not with our teachers, whom we are sometimes apt to blame for our failures, but with ourselves alone. May this little booklet, also, be a monument to our lost opportunities and show us that it is a false doctrine which teaches that opportunity comes again and again, but each time in a different form. Carlyle has defined the word king as “The man who can.” As we travel the diverging avenues from High School life, we should not merely try to be, but should be, men and women “who can.” Though we may not find at first the occupation to which our talents direct us, we surely must find it in the course of time. If we should 4 1916 YEAR BOOK fail in one enterprise, we ought not to lose courage, but keep right on until we do succeed. In this day-today battle for kingship, it is moral courage that counts—courage to make right and truth our standard. When, in after years, we turn to this little monument at the turn in the road, may a review of our life bring no tinge of sorrow to the mind, but rather inspire us with new hope and strength to subdue the material things of the world, to realize our ideals and to make the world better for our living in it. In June of the year 1928, while passing through the state of Iowa on my way to the western coast, I glanced out of the window a moment when our train was just approaching a most beautiful and prosperous-looking small city. We had passed through many such towns during the day, but for some reason this particular one instantly attracted and held my attention. It was unusual in its appearance. The farms surrounding it were exceptionally flourishing and attractive, the roads were excellent, and the town itself was a model of order, beauty and symmetry, not only in its streets, trees and natural decorations, but just as much in its buildings and homes. When the train stepped I jumped frem my seat and ran to the door. The name written on the station in large, clean, distinct letters was “Sixteen.” “Odd place, isn’t it?” remarked one of my fellow passengers, “Well, rather,” I answered. Then learning that the gentleman at my side knew something of the place, I begged him to explain. “Well, it’s this way,” he said. “A certain high school class from Jacksonville or Jeannette or something like that in Pennsylvania, which was graduated evidently in the year 1916, being a class of unusually energetic, ambitious and adventurous boys and girls, was suddenly affected with a wild desire to go west and do something great, llicir idea was to build a model town or city. They decided not to found a new one, but to take a sleepy and failing village into their hands and change it into their model.” Upon a little further inquiry I learned that this band had, indeed, come from Jeannette, where I had once been quite well acquainted and even know some cf the members of the class ’16. So being interested and curious, upon my return trip, two months later JOHN TKESCHER. Prophecy 1916 YEAR BOOK 49 I resolved to make a stop-off at “Sixteen,” and to see its wonders fot myself. On leaving the train, I stepped up to an amiable looking gentleman at the station and asked him to please direct me to the best hotel. With a friendly bow, he offered to escort me thither. Ai we. walked down the clean paved streets, bordered with beautiful trees and flower beds, he informed me that his name was Leonard and learning that I had formerly been in Jeannette, he took a great interest in explaining things to me. As we passed the large markei house, overflowing with wonderful vegetables and fruits, i noticed two vigorous looking farmers come forth, jump into their respective wagons and ride off toward the country. “ 1 hey are Bush, the famous fruit grower and Funk, the vegetable cultivator,” said my companion. lie next attracted my attention to the unusual street lamps. I hey are supposed to give the brightest and most satisfactory lighting in the country,” he informed me; “they are called Trescher Radium Lamps and are made just around the corner by John Trescher.” I hen my escort called my attention to an office building opposite. On the first floor, wras a bank run by a board of directors composed of the prominent men of the town with Chas. Miller as cashier. On the same floor was a real estate office where Johnston and Bricker carried on a most prosperous business. We stepped across the street and into the corridor of the building that I might read the directory for the upper floors: Madaittoiselle Conrad, Latest Paris hashions; Ilarshcy the famous surgeon; Bauer, the famous discoverer of a means for learning Latin without study, will disclose it to anyone for ten cents; suffrage headquarters, Laura Kifer and Martha McCune, leaders; erna Rode’s Music and Dancing Studio, lrom which melodious harmonies accompanied by strange sounds such as leaping and jumping issued forth at all hours of the night and day, so Mr. Leonard informed me. As we were leaving the building, I had the good fortune to catch a glimpse of the mayor, the lion. Harry Soles, as we entered the building and ascended in a marvelous llugus elevator. We returned to the street and just half a block further on, my companion left me at the “Shrum Hotel,” promising to return immediately after lunch, and then to show me the rest of the town. During the afternoon we visited many places. First, he led me down a residence street and then we visited the library, a hand-som structure of white stone, for which the class had worked di|i- 50 1916 YEAR BOOK gently. We entered and I was introduced to the librarians, the Misses Tillman, Stuchel and Wcisbeckcr, all very brilliant ladies. Then came the high school. As we entered and explored the building, Mr. Leonard told me that an entirely original system was carried on here where satisfactory results were obtained without examinations, without study and without the red, and tnat no one knew the strange secret by which most bniiiant students, overflowing with knowledge, could be sent forth under such circumstances However, there were rumors that Miller had invented some sort of an electrical machine, which by its magic, was able to instill knowl edge into the brain by application to the head. But all students were sworn to secrecy, for Grace had agreed to this use of her methods only on this condition. I was particularly interested in the first department through which we passed. Over the door was written: “Latin; The Miller Method,” and here I was introduced to the Misses Smail, Plate, Dreistadt and Orczeck. Then came the English department of which Harriet Smith and Amanda Miller had charge, with Martha Morgan as principal. “Well, I guess you’ve about located every one in the grand old class, haven’t you?” he continued. “Yes,” I replied, but may 1 ask one question? How does it happen that there are so many old maids, such charming ones, t.� ; and so many handsome bachelors? For a moment I was afraid I might have offended my fiiend but he took it quite good naturedly and replied: “Well, I don’t mind telling you but it's a rather delicate ; • � inl with us, as a rule. It’s just this way. When this venture was fust taken the girls weren’t included in it. We boys came out here a'one, but somehow after we had been here for about a month, they got some kind of a report that we were all simply dazzled with wesce-n girls. They hadn’t any more than heard this until they all packo I up and came out here like an invading army. We had to receive them decently and treat them well, naturally, and they really do behave pretty well, but they’ve spoiled all the fun and prospects for us, for they keep an eagle eye on us all the time, and we don’t dare to look at the western girls, so you see we’re simply stranded, but, after all, they are pretty nice girls and are probably next best to the western ones. We really couldn’t have made the town what it is without them.” With this I bade my friend the editor of the town newspaper. igi6 YEAR BOOK 5i good-bye, and with a hearty, but reluctant farewell to “iviteen,1 boarded my train. JOE CARROLL. My Diploma According to Webster, a diploma is a writing which confers some honor or privilege. The diploma itself is valueless as far as material value is concerned. It is a symbol of accomplishment among learned people of the world. It is its significance which counts. My diploma, as a symbol of excellence, means that I have acquired the necessary fundamental principles of general knowledge such as will enable me to enter an institution of higher learning. 1 here I will be qualified to acquire the higher arts, which will broaden my mind and fit me to enjoy the greater, higher, nobler things of life. I hen, too, in the business world my diploma will mean much. The business world requires some mark which is the characteristic emblem of some well-known or high standard school. Just as the trade mark of some acknowledged manufacturer of quality is in itself enough to sell the goods, so in business life the diploma of some school recognized for its superiority is not to be scoffed at by the most inconsiderate person. Each one knows what his diploma means to him. He knows how much time and effort he has spent in earning it. In any first-class high school a diploma must be earned not by idleness, deceitfulness and dishonesty, but by hard, unfaltering labor. Let us compare the careers of two boys. The one takes a high school courso, while the other docs not. At the start the boy who had not completed his high school course seemed to be in the lead. But the other soon passes him and advances far into the lead, having been greatly benefited by his high school course, which had enabled him to advance more rapidly because he was better prepared to meet the tasks of life and has proven the more successful. Though my diploma will aid me, it will not carry me through life. My success or failure will depend upon my application of the things I have learned while in school. If we, the class of 1916, de- 52 i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK sire to reap a good harvest, let v.s adept as the motto cf our lives: ‘‘Let us then be up and doing W'ithPa heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. LLOYD C IIARSHEY. “Scholastic Standing of 16 Class” i ------------ T11K essential thing in any school, he it High School or college, is the knowledge and learning that that institution is able to impart to its students. It is not t'.ie man with the strong physique to whom the modern world looks, but the scholar-like man who can advise and fill the position that is waiting for him. A strong physique will fade and die, but knowledge once gained is an everlasting blessing. W hen fair young David went out to give battle to the great and powerful (ioliath, he did not have the strength and power that (ioliath had in his limbs and body, but he had the very thing that (Ioliath lacked, and that was wisdom. W isdom came forth, arrayed in its garb of battle, and showed that it was superior, and thus won a mighty battle over brute strength. I his titanic struggle that went on between David and (Ioliath in the ages that are past is going on to-day and the result of yesterday is the result of to-day • W e, the ( lass of Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen, are going forth from leannette High School, a marked success. 1 hat precious knowledge and wisdom has been imparted to us by out ever kind and watchful instructors, and it will not too soon depart. We have en dured the hardships of every class that has ever gone through any branch of learning and higher education. All was not peace and quiet. Many times the sea of life grew rough and the waves of distress rose high about us, but they calmed and soothed and all became tranquil again. Some of our number are missing ; some have been called from us to take up a different occupation in the world ; a few became weary and fell by the wayside, but the ones that went in with the determination to win have won their battle. (Irim determination and sheer strength of will have triumphed. The Class of ’i6 is a Scholastic Class, and in coming years will be an honor to the school. Senators, Statesmen, Orators, Doctors and learned Professors will attract the eye of the nation, while Sul frage leaders, known the world over, will have been of the Class ’16. 53 i g i 6 YEAR BOOK s the Scholastic Class of the Jeannette High School, we arc entering on a new plane of life which has never been traversed before by any of our number. Let us hope that in the years to come the knowledge we have gained here will carry us through all our battles victoriously and may we be an honor to our Alma Mater, and to our beloved instructors, who have sought and striven so hard to keep the fire of genius burning in a radiant flame. And may our watch-word be, “Seek and ye shall find.” EDWARD BAUER. Last Will and Testament Of “Senior Class of 1916,” late of Jeannette High School, deceased. Proved and filed April 5, 1916, and recorded in High School ill Book, No. 1, page one. MISS REUTER, Register. W e, The Senior Class, of Jeannette High School, County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, being sound of mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made: W e bequeath to the “Junior Class of 1917,” the responsibilities which we, as a “Senior Class,” have had to bear along. They are as follows: First: That the good standard of learning shall be preserved by them in the future as it has been by us. Second: That the “Class of 1917” uphold the various branches of athletics as we, their predecessors, have done. Third: That they, the “Class of 1917,” shall preserve the honor of “Jeannette High School” lest it should deteriorate while they arc Seniors.” Fourth: To the Class of 1917,” we leave our motto, “Facta non Verba,” which, if followed closely, is perfect. To the “Sophomore Class of 1918,” we leave the duty of taking care of the incoming Freshmen at the beginning of the next term and we beseech them to treat them as a sister class, as we did the Class of 1918” when they were in their High School infancy. To the “Freshmen Class of 1919” is left the standard of learning which the “C lass of 1916” has established, and which cannot be equaled by any one, therefore it will be to them as the grapes were to the fox for they know it out of reach , 54 i 91 6 YEAR BOOK To the incoming “Freshmen of 1920,” we leave the advice that a strong foundation is the only rock upon which to build in order to cope with the complex “Classics” in the High School. Personals Hiram Bush bequeaths his power of solving Chemistry equations to John Klingensmith. Joe Carroll leaves his conceit to John Silvis. To Jeannette Allison, Ethel Weisbeckcr leaves her flow of unceasing talk. Edward Bauer gives the source of his flowery translations to Ralph McFarland. Margaret Smail, Martha Plate and Laura Kifer feave their secret of “Success” to some undergraduate who wishes to abide near the head of his class. Grace Miller leaves her good looks to Margaret Shuster. Lloyd Harshey leaves to Newell Connor the remainder of his hogs-head of vaseline to be used as a hair tonic. Mary Orzeck bequeaths her advice to High School girls, which is, “You can have a better time if you get a fellow who is working instead of going to school and is tied to his father’s purse-string.” Harry Leonard, Charles Miller and Frank Johnston, the “Trio of Bashful Seniors,” leave their bashfulness to any trio of undergraduates who may wish to choose it as their hobby. Harry Sole leaves his motto cencerning serious intentions to James Blaze. It is as follows: “Look them over when they are Freshmen, pick her out when she is a Sophomore, fuss her when a Junior, and you will have her when she is a Senior.” Verna Rode leaves her powder puff and mirror to 'Mildred Rhodes, who seems to indulge in the same habit. Paul Shrum, the rosy cheeked Senior leaves his receipt free gratis to all and that is, “Drink all the cream from the top of the milk bottles before ‘dad’ sells it.” Martha McCune and Amanda Miller, give their motto to all: “Silence is golden.” John Trescher, class mechanic, leaves his kit of pocket tools to Fred. Jesse Funk, our classmate of one year, leaves his secret, unsolved by us, for some undergraduate to guess. This is his secret I “Who was Jesse's friend in Delmont?” i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 55 Richard llugus leaves his desire for knowledge to the most inquisitive person in High School, for Richard always liked to inquire into mysteries. Marie Drcistadt advises all tuition pupils to choose a good High School like Jeannette. . Helen Studied leaves her beautiful contralto voice to Irene Potts. I .eonna Conrad bequeaths her popularity to Helen Waddell. Martha Tillman and Harriet Smith leave their motto concerning leap year, “Catch them now;” leap year comes only once in every four years.” Howard Bricker leaves his sympathy to the unfortunate person who is appointed by the Junior Class to write their last wishes. We do hereby make, constitute and appoint the Junior Class of Jeannette High School to be executors of this our last will and testament. In Witness, Whereof, We The Junior Class of Jeannette High School, the testators above named have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, the day of-------, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. (Seal.) Jeannette High School Juniors. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Senior Class of Jeannette High School as and for their last Will and lestament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at their request as witness thereto in the presence of the said I cstators and of each other. Sophomore, “1918.” Freshmen, “1919.” HOWARD BRICKER. The Graduate’s Reflection ENGLISH. English is my bugbear, I can’t get it at all; In it I meet my Waterloo, I cannot help but fall. But though it is so hard for me, 56 i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK I’ve learned a thing or two Of rules and rhetoric and such, And English literature, too. I’ve learned to make an argument And argue it like Burke; His conciliation measures, Were things we dared not shirk. We studied Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth,” And many others, too; If lie had written any more, 1 don’t know what we’d do. -7. i And Milton’s poems, Lycidas, 1 Allegro, Comus, too; With Chaucer, Burns, Pope, Tennyson, We've studied through and through. The dictionaries are worn out From being used so much; W e looked up, oh! so many words, The things we took were such. LATIN. Latin! how 1 love it, Words cannot be too strong To describe how well 1 like it, After experience four years long. The first year we had Grammar; Now that was not so bad, Conjugating amo And its meaning, was not sad. Next of Caesar and his Gallic Wars We tried our best to learn; He wrote his exploits down himself, Our youthful minds to turn. lie called attention to the fact That Caesar all has done; i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 57 That Caesar marched on stony roads, Or Caesar fought and won. Then Cicero’s orations Denouncing Cataline. And exposing his conspiracies In words eloquent and fine. Cicero also showed that he Not only could deride, When he commended Archias And upheld l’ompey’s side. Last of all we Virgil read: Aeneas and his trials; 11 is wandering from Troy to Rome, And all his vain denials. These with composition, too, To vex and worry us— Ah! Latin’s but a stumbling block To make us fret and cuss. GERMAN. German is the stuff for me, You just twist up your tongue, And make a lot of ’os and 'us, And then your hard work’s done. Of course the gender of the nouns. You can’t expect to know; Although the teacher docs expect Such wisdom, to our woe. The stories we were given to read, We like to read so well; Storm’s interesting “Immensee,” Or Schiller’s “Wilhelm Tell.” MATHEMATICS. Mathematics easy is, Cnless, perhaps, it’s hard; 58 i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK But when we muddle up our brains, We lose things by the yard. In ’rithmetic we always know Just what we’ve got to do. We take our answers from the book, And make the numbers few. Algebra is harder, though, With x, y, z to find; And a, b, c, or m and n To help confuse your mind. But geometry is best of all, With planes and squares and cubes And zones for change of climate To help all us poor rubes. Our spheres and parallelograms Keep us on the alert; And when we’re tired out with work. There’s pi for our desert. HISTORY AND CIVICS. History, although it’s dry, Is interesting, too; To learn about old Rome and Greece And the Middle Ages through. Then all about the Renaissance And Reformation times; How Martin Luther changed the church And gave me food for rhymes. Modern history of Europe, too, We digested with the rest; But American history came the last, And that of all, was best. Who cares about old Henry VIII. W ho beheaded all his wives, i 9 1 6 YEAR BOOK 59 Or cares to read of Charles the Fifth, Of Napoleon or other men’s lives. When he can read of Washington And of our country’s birth; Of Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, Who raised this country’s worth? But now our brains are troubled By officers and such ; For we must learn our civics, ’Twill help our country much. For we must be good citizens And learn to know the laws, —We girls as well, for when we vote, Then no one can pick the flaws. FAREWELL. But now, farewell, oh, English dear, Leb wohl, du deutche Sprach’ Vale! Latini heroes. Wir verlassen Sie nun, ach! Goodby to history and to math’, And all our school-day fun; And though we’re glad to part with work, We’re sorry school is done. For now we part with classmate friends, And all our teachers, too; And all our work is just begun, With our life-work all to do. Nun wir euch verlassen, Den Lehrer. und den Classen. “Ill-favoured, but mine own.” MARTHA PLATE, 6o 1916 YEAR BOOK “Mere Jokes” W hen Miss l’carsall asks I11 English C lass, W ho knows about Eurydicc.-' Up jumps Charles Miller Ouick enough to kill her. And recites the whole mythology. Oh! Who would have thunk That shy Jesse Funk Is in love with Miss Reuter's recitations? But when the time came lie wasn’t game, To present her a bunch of carnations. A boy in our class named llarshey, Wished to look swell at Paul s party So when Ethel said : “Put a pomp on your head,” lie did and he now looks quite smarty. Our very sedate Little Miss Plate, Who allows no man to caress her, Has enlarged her heart, As big as a cart, To hold the form of John T reseller. A girl in our class, Grace Miller, 1 las feet as big as a pillar. When she walks down the aisle, They get in a pile And slip and slide and spill her. “SENIORS.” Lives of Seniors all remind us, We can strive to do our best; And departing leave behind us Notebooks that will help the rest. 1916 YEAR BOOK 61 SENIOR ENGLISH CLASS. Miss Pearsall:—Edward, give me a figure of speech. Ed Bauer:—Uh, uh, uh. Miss Pearsall:—What figure of speech do you call that? Helen Stuchel (interrupting) :—That’s what you call the Caruso grunt. PHYSICS CLASS’15. , Mr. Long:—llarrv, what is the unit of power? Harry Soles:—Er-er-er-what ? (Watt.) M r. I .ong:—Correct. SENIOR ENGLISH CLASS. Richard Ilugus, explaining ‘‘Burke’s Conciliation,” “And they Lid until the auctioneer hits them down with the hammer.” Ed Bauer, who is an ardent worshiper of style, appeared in the class room one bright sun shiny morning with a beautiful band of cat fur spanning his most graceful ankle. By the amount of mud on Harry Soles’ shoes every Monday morning it doth appear that he visits Goat Hill every Sunday evening. I0I111 Tresvher, entering the Laboratory: “It smells like a pig stye in here.” Hank Bush:—“Well, make yourself at home, John.” Mr. Saul:- Each pupil please prepare a thought question for the examination. Harriet Smith: In what year was the panic of 1837? “A TOAST.” Here’s to the girl with eyes of brown, Ask for a kiss and she'll turn you down. Here’s to the girl with eyes of gray, Ask for a kiss and she’ll say “Nay, nav!” Here’s to the girl with eyes of blue, Ask for a kiss and she’ll say, “Take two.” “TAME J. IT. S.” If all the boys were fussers, And all the girls were game. And all the mothers didn’t care, Would J. II. S. be so tame? 62 igi6 YEAR BOOK “DEDICATED TO ED BAUER.” ’Tis sweet to love; But, O! How bitter, To love a girl And then not “git her!” “PLAIN.” The fools are not all dead yet, nope! Here’s proof if you will heed it. I’m alive to write this dope, And you’re alive to read it. “AULD LANG SYNE.” Think of me long, Think of me late, Think of me always, As your old class-mate. MARTHA MORGAN. Athletics of Jeannette High School FOR the past ten years football has been the leading athletic sport in the Jeannette High School. The football teams representing Jeannette High School have made an enviable record. It is true they have not won every game played, but when it is considered that there never were enough High School students out to comprise a “scrub” team to give the “varsity” the much-need practice; that their opponents were always much heavier; and that the schedules the teams were required to play were hard, we arc led to ask, where is the High School that can say its teams have made as good a showing as the Navy and Red have made? The strongest teams which could be secured in this section of the country have been played, and still Jeannette High School has won between 70 and 75 per cent, of the games played. A poor athletic team can make a good showing with good support, but a good team can be spoiled by bad support. Our teams have'always had some strong and loyal supporters and also have had many supporters who wish us success, but that is the limit of their support. The Jeannette High School students and alumni can never give Dr. Jenkins the credit that is due him. “Doc.” has given up two hours a day, six days a week, for three months of the year, to coach igi6 YEAR BOOK 63 the football teams, and to raise the standing of Jeannette High School in the athletic world, and he certainly has accomplished it. If the students in the future would only take as much pride and show as much interest in athletics as “Doc.” has, Jeannette High School's colors would seldom he lowered. In Professor Saul we have a coach who will work as hard and give as much attention to athletics as “Doc.” has, but during the past football season, just when he was getting the team in good condition for working together, six of the eleven regulars fell below in their studies. Although conditions were so bad this year, he will work just as hard next year and will get good results if the students only take more interest in their studies. But they must do this if Jeannette High is to have winning athletic teams. However, one of the most serious difficulties in the development of football is the lack of a suitable place to practice and play, since the ground formerly used has been cut up into tennis courts. The basketball teams have been making good progress. The boy’s team has just completed its third year and has played good basket-ball. A High School league was formed this year, which aroused much interest. Each class was represented by a team, and the pennant was won by the Seniors. This league has been the means of giving some of the smaller boys in the school the opportunity to enter into athletics since the gymnasium in the Fourth street building has been changed into class rooms. This shows how much we are in need of a new High School building with a gymnasium. During the past two seasons the girls, too, have been represented by a basket-ball team. They have had hard times arranging their schedule, for as yet very few High Schools are supporting girl’s teams, but each year finds more new teams with whom a schedule can be arranged. The last two years have found a baseball team representing the school. It is hard to make much progress with baseball on account of the short time High Schools have to play, but last year out of the five games played three were won by Jeannette. Although most of the students who took part in athletics the last two years are out of school, with good, hard, earnest work, Jeannette High School will have just as good athletics in the future as it has had in the past. HARRY SOLES. igi6 YEAR BOOK 49 I resolved to make a stop-off at “Sixteen,” and to see its wonders fot myself. On leaving the train, I stepped up to an amiable looking gentleman at the station and asked him to please direct me to the best hotel. With a friendly bow, he offered to escort me thither. Ai we walked down the clean paved streets, bordered with beautiful trees and Mower beds, he informed me that his name was Leonard and learning that I had formerly been in Jeannette, he took a great interest in explaining things to me. As we passed the large markei house, overflowing with wonderful vegetables and fruits, i noticed two vigorous looking farmers come forth, jump into their respect. e wagons and ride off toward the country. “ • hey are Bush, the famous fruit grower and Funk, the vegetable cultivator, said my companion. He next attracted my attention to the unusual street lamps. 1 hey are supposed to give the brightest and rtiost satisfactory lighting in the country,” he informed me; “they are called Tresci.er Radium Lamps and are made just around the corner by John Trescher.” 1 hen my escort called my attention to an office building opposite. On the first Moor, w'as a bank run by a board of directors composed of th.e prominent men of the town with C has. Miller as cashier. On the same Moor was a real estate office where Johnston an 1 Bricker carried on a most prosperous business. We stepped across the street and into the corridor of the building that I might read the directory tor the upper floors: Madamoiselle Conrad, Latest Paris fashions; Harshcy the famous surgeon; Bauer, the famous discoverer of a means for learning Latin without study, will disclose it to anyone for ten cents; suffrage headquarters, Laura Kifer and Martha McCune, leaders; Verna Rode’s Music and Dancing Studio, Irom which melodious harmonies accompanied by strange sounds such as leaping and jumping issued forth at all hours of the night and day, so Mr. Leonard informed me. As we tvere leaving the building, I had the good fortune to catch a glimpse of the mayor, the lion. Harry Soles, as we entered the building and ascended in a marvelous Hugus elevator. W e returned to the street and just half a block further on, my companion left me at the “Shrum Hotel,” promising to return immediately after lunch, and then to show me the rest cf the town. During the afternoon we visited many places. First, he led me down a residence street and then we visited the library, a hand-som structure of white stone, for which the class had worked dili- 50 igi6 YEAR BOOK gently. We entered and I was introduced to the librarians, the Misses Tillman, Stuchel and Weisbeckcr, all very brilliant ladies. Then came the high school. As we entered and explored the building, Mr. Leonard told me that an entirely original system was carried on here where satisfactory results were obtained without examinations, without study and without the rod, and that no one knew the strange secret by which most brilliant students, overflowing with knowledge, could be sent forth under such circumstance i-However, there were rumors that Miller had invented some sort of an electrical machine, which by its magic, was able to instill knowledge into the brain by application to the head. But all students were sworn to secrecy, for Grace had agreed to this use of her metnods only on this condition. I was particularly interested in the first department through which we passed. Over the door was written: “Latin; lhe Mille: Method,” and here I was introduced to the Misses Smail, Plat ', Dreistadt and Orczeck. Then came the English department of which Harriet Smith and Amanda Miller had charge, with Martha Morgan as principal. “Well, I guess you’ve about located every one in the grand oh. class, haven’t you?” he continued. “Yes,” I replied, but may 1 ask one question.'' How does it happen that there are so many old maids, such charming ones, too. and so many handsome bachelors? For a moment I was afraid I might have offended my friend but he took it quite good naturedly and replied: “Well, I don’t mind telling you but it’s a rather delicate j ••ini with us, as a rule. It’s just this way. When this venture wa� first taken the girls weren’t included in it. We boys came out here a’one, but somehow after we had been here for about a month, they got some kind of a report that we were all simply dazzled with western girls. They hadn’t any more than heard this until they all packe 1 up and came out here like an invading army. We had to receive them decently and treat them well, naturally, and they really do behave pretty well, but they’ve spoiled all the fun and prospects ‘.or us, for they keep an eagle eye on us all the time, and we don’t dare to look at the western girls, so you see we’re simply strandH, tut, after all, they are pretty nice girls and are probably next best to the western ones. We really couldn’t have made the town what it is without them.” With this I bade my friend the editor of the town newspaper,. i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 5i good-bye, and with a hearty, but reluctant farewell to iv -cteen,' boarded my train. According to ebster, a diploma is a writing which confers some honor or privilege. The diploma itself is valueless as far as material value is concerned. It is a symbol of accomplishment among learned people of the world. It is its significance which counts. My diploma, as a symbol of excellence, means that I have acquired the necessary fundamental principles of general knowledge such as will enable me to enter an institution of higher learning. There I will be qualified to acquire the higher arts, which will broaden my mind and fit me to enjoy the greater, higher, nobler things of life. Then, too, in the business world my diploma will mean much. The business world requires some mark which is the characteristic emblem of some well-known or high standard school. Just as the trade mark of some acknowledged manufacturer of quality is in itself enough to sell the goods, so in business life the diploma of some school recognized for its superiority is not to be scoffed at by the most inconsiderate person. Each one knows what his diploma means to him. He knows how much time and effort he has spent in earning it. In any first-class high school a diploma must be earned not by idleness, deceit-fulness and dishonesty, but by hard, unfaltering labor. Let us compare the careers of two boys. The one takes a high school courso, while the other does not. At the start the boy who had not completed his high school course seemed to be in the lead. But the other soon passes him and advances far into the lead, having been greatly benefited by his high school course, which had enabled him to advance more rapidly because he was better prepared to meet the tasks of life and has proven the more successful. Though my diploma will aid me, it will not carry me through life. My success or failure will depend upon my application of the things I have learned while in school. If we, the class of 1916, de- JOE CARROLL. 5 i g i 6 YEAR BOOK ____ sire to reap a good harvest, let vs adept as the motto ct our lives ‘‘Let us then he up and doing With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.” LLOYD C. HARSHEY. “Scholastic Standing of ’16 Class Tl 11C essential thing in any school, be it High School c.r c H-‘g , is the knowledge and learning that that institution is able to impart to its students. It is net the man with the strong physique to whom the modern world looks, hut the scholar-like man who can advise and fill the position that is waiting for him. A strong physique will fade and die, hut knowledge once gained is an everlasting blessing. When fair young David went out to give battle to ihe great and powerful (ioliath, he did not have the strength and power that (ioliath had in his limbs and body, but lie had the verv thing that (ioliath lacked, and that was wisdom. W isdom came forth, arrayed in its garb of battle, and showed that it was sup nor. and thus won a mighty battle over brute strength. 1 his titanic struggle that went on between David and (ioliath in the ages that ai -past is going on to-day and the result of yesterday is the result of to-day We, the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen, are going forth from Jeannette High School, a marked success. I hat precious knowledge and wisdom has been imparted ter us by out ever kind and watchful instructors, and it will not too soon depart. We have endured the hardships of every class that has ever gone through any branch of learning and higher education. All was not peace and quiet. Many times the sea of life grew rough and the waves of dis tress rose high about us, but they calmed and soothed and all became tranquil again. Some of our number arc missing ; some have been called from us to take up a different occupation in the world ; a few became weary and fell by the wayside, but the ones that went in with the determination to win have won their battle. Crim determination and sheer strength of will have triumphed. The Class of ’16 is a Scholastic Class, and in coming years will he an honor to the school. Senators, Statesmen, Orators, Doctors and learned Professors will attract the eye of the nation, while Suffrage leaders, known the world over, will have been of the Class 16. 53 i gi6 YEAR BOOK As the Scholastic Class of the Jeannette High School, we are entering on a new plane of life which has never been traversed before by any of our number. Let us hope that in the years to come the knowledge we have gained here will carry us through all our battles victoriously and may we be an honor to our Alma Mater, and to our beloved instructors, who have sought and striven so hard to keep the lire of genius burning in a radiant llame. And may our watch-word be, “Seek and ye shall find.” EDWARD BAUER. Last Will and Testament Of “Senior Class of 191O,” late of Jeannette High School, deceased. Proved and filed April 5, 1916, and recorded in High School Will Book, No. 1, page one. MISS REUTER, Register. We, The Senior Class, of Jeannette High School, County of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, being sound of mind, memory and understanding, do make and publish this our last will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by us at any time heretofore made: We bequeath to the Junior Class of 1917,” the responsibilities which we, as a Senior Class, have had to bear along. They are as follows: First: That the good standard of learning shall be preserved by them in the future as it has been by us. Second: That the “Class of 1917” uphold the various branches of athletics as we, their predecessors, have done. Third: That they, the “Class of 1917,” shall preserve the honor of “Jeannette High School lest it should deteriorate while they arc “Seniors.” Fourth: To the Class of 1917, we leave our motto, Facta non Verba,” which, if followed closely, is perfect. To the “Sophomore Class of 1918,” we leave the duty of taking care of the incoming Freshmen at the beginning of the next term and we beseech them to treat them as a sister class, as we did the C lass of “1918 when they were in their High School infancy. To the Freshmen Class of 1919“ is left the standard of learning which the “Class of 1916” has established, and which cannot be equaled by any one, therefore it will be to them as the grapes were to the fox for they know it out of reach , 54 i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK To the incoming “Freshmen of 1920,” we leave the advice that a strong foundation is the only rock upon which to build in order to cope with the complex “Classics” in the High School. Personals Hiram Bush bequeaths his power of solving Chemistry equations to John Klingensmith. Joe Carroll leaves his conceit to John Silvis. To Jeannette Allison, Ethel Weisbecker leaves her flow of unceasing talk. Edward Bauer gives the source of his flowery translations to Ralph McFarland. Margaret Smail, Martha Plate and Laura Kifer leave their secret of Success” to some undergraduate who wishes to abide near the head of his class. Grace Miller leaves her good looks to Margaret Shuster. Lloyd Harsfiey leaves to Newell Connor the remainder of his hogs-head of vaseline to be used as a hair tonic. Mary Orzeck bequeaths her advice to High School girls, which is, “You can have a better time if you get a fellow who is working instead of going to school and is tied to his father’s purse-string.” Harry Leonard, Charles Miller and Frank Johnston, the “Trio of Bashful Seniors,” leave their bashfulness to any trio of undergraduates who may wish to choose it as their hobby. Harry Soles leaves his motto cencerning serious intentions to James Blaze. It is as follows: “Look them over when they are Freshmen, pick her out when she is a Sophomore, fuss her when a Junior, and you will have her when she is a Senior.” Verna Rode leaves her powder puff and mirror to Mildred Rhodes, who seems to indulge in the same habit. Paul Shrum, the rosy checked Senior leaves his receipt free gratis to all and that is, “Drink all the cream from the top of the milk bottles before ‘dad’ sells it.” Martha McCune and Amanda Miller, give their motto to all: “Silence is golden.” John Trescher, class mechanic, leaves his kit of pocket tools to Fred. Jesse Funk, our classmate of one year, leaves his secret, unsolved by us, for some undergraduate to guess. This is his secret: “Who was Jesse’s friend in Delmont?” 1916 YEAR BOOK 55 Richard Hugus leaves his desire for knowledge to the most inquisitive person in High School, for Richard always liked to inquire into mysteries. Marie Dreistadt advises all tuition pupils to choose a good High School like Jeannette. Helen Studied leaves her beautiful contralto voice to Irene Potts. Leonna Conrad bequeaths her popularity to Helen Waddell. Martha Tillman and Harriet Smith leave their motto concerning leap year, “Catch them now;” leap year comes only once in every four years.” Howard Bricker leaves his sympathy to the unfortunate person who is appointed by the Junior Class to write their last wishes. We do hereby make, constitute and appoint the Junior Class of Jeannette High School to be executors of this our last will and testament. In Witness, Whereof, We The Junior Class of Jeannette High School, the testators above named have hereunto subscribed our name and affixed our seal, the day of-------, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. (Seal.) Jeannette High School Juniors. Signed, sealed, published and declared by the above named Senior Class of Jeannette High School as and for their last Will and I estament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names at their request as witness thereto in the presence of the said Testators and of each other. Sophomore, “1918.” Freshmen, “1919.” HOWARD BRICKER. The Graduate’s Reflection ENGLISH. English is my bugbear, I can’t get it at all; In it I meet my Waterloo, 1 cannot help but fall. But though it is so hard for me, 56 i g i 6 YEAR BOOK I’ve learned a thing or two Of rules and rhetoric and such, And English literature, too. I’ve learned to make an argument And argue it like Burke; His conciliation measures, Were things we dared not shirk- W e studied Shakespeare’s play, “Macbeth, ’ And many others, too; If he had written any more, 1 don’t know what we’d do. And Milton’s poems, Lycidas, L’Allcgro, Com us, too; W ith Chaucer, Burns, Pope, Tennyson, We’ve studied through and through. The dictionaries are worn out .From being used so much; We looked up, oh! so many words, The things we took were such. LATIN. Latin! how 1 love it, Words cannot be too strong To describe how well I like it, After experience four years long. The first year we had Grammar; Now that was not so bad, Conjugating amo And its meaning, was not sad. Next of Caesar and his Gallic Wars We tried our best to learn; He wrote his exploits down himself, Our youthful minds to turn. lie called attention to the fact That Caesar all has done; 1916 YEAR BOOK 57 That Caesar marched on stony roads, Or Caesar fought and won. 1 hen Cicero’s orations Denouncing Catalinc. And exposing his conspiracies In words eloquent and fine. Cicero also showed that lie Not only could deride, hen he commended Archias And upheld Pompey’s side. Last of all we Virgil read: Aeneas and his trials: IIis wandering from Troy to Koine, And all his vain denials. These with composition, too, lo vex and worry us— Ah ! Latin’s but a stumbling block To make us fret and cuss. GERMAN. German is the stuff for me, You just twist up your tongue, And make a lot of ’os and 'us, And then your hard work’s done. Of course the gender of the nouns, You can't expect to know; Although the teacher does expect Such wisdom, to our woe. The stories we were given to read, V e like to read so well; Storm’s interesting “Iirmcnsce,” Or Schiller’s “Wilhelm Tell.” MATHEMATICS. Mathematics easy is, Cnlcss, perhaps, it’s hard; i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK But when we muddle up our brains, We lose things by the yard. In ’rithmetic we always know Just what we’ve got to do. We take our answers from the book, And make the numbers few. Algebra is harder, though, With x, y, z to find; And a, b, c, or m and n To help confuse your mind. But geometry is best of all, With planes and squares and cubes And zones for change of climate To help all us poor rubes. Our spheres and parallelograms Keep us on the alert; And when we’re tired out with work, There’s pi for our desert. HISTORY AND CIVICS. History, although it’s dry, Is interesting, too; To learn about old Rome and Greece And the Middle Ages through. Then all about the Renaissance And Reformation times; How Martin Luther changed the church And gave me food for rhymes. Modern history of Europe, too, We digested with the rest; But American history came the last, And that of all, was best. Who cares about old Henry VIII. Who beheaded Ml his wives, 59 i 9 1 6 YEAR BOOK Or cares to read of Charles the Fifth, Of Napoleon or other men’s lives. When he can read of Washington And of our country’s birth; Of Lincoln, Grant, McKinley, Who raised this country’s worth? But now our brains are troubled By officers and such; For we must learn our civics, ’Twill help our country much. For we must be good citizens And learn to know the laws, —We girls as well, for when we vote, Then no one can pick the flaws. FAREWELL. But now, farewell, oh, English dear, Leb wohl, du deutche Sprach’ Vale! Latini heroes. Wir verlassen Sie nun, ach! Goodby to history and to math’, And all our school-day fun; And though we’re glad to part with work, We’re sorry school is done. For now we part with classmate friends, And all our teachers, too; And all our work is just begun, With our life-work all to do. Nun wir euch verlassen, Den Lehrer. und den Classen. “Ill-favoured, but mine own.” AKTHA PLATE, 6o 1916 YEAR BOOK “Mere Jokes” W hen Miss Pearsall asks In English Class, W ho knows about Eurydice? Up jumps Charles Miller Quick enough to kill her, And recites the whole mythology. Oh! Who would have thunk That shy Jesse Funk Is in love with Miss Reuter’s recitation But when the time came lie wasn’t game, To present her a bunch of carnations. A boy in our class named llarshey, Wished to look swell at Paul s party So when Ethel said: “Put a pomp on your head, He did and he now looks quite smarty. Our very sedate Little Miss Plate, W ho allows no man to caress her, Has enlarged her heart, As big as a cart, To hold the form of John Treseller. A girl in our class, (iracc Miller, Has feet as big as a pillar. W hen she walks down the aisle, They get in a pile And slip and slide and spill her. “SENIORS.” Lives of Seniors all remind us, W’c can strive to do our best; And departing leave behind us Notebooks that will help the rest, tgi6 YEAR BOOK 61 SENIOR ENGLISH CLASS. Miss Pearsall:—Edward, give me a figure of speech. Ed Bauer:—Uh, uh, uh. Miss Pearsall:— hat figure of speech do you call that? Helen Stuchel (interrupting) That’s what you call the Caruso grunt. PHYSICS CLASS ’15. ( Mr. l ong:—Harry, what is the unit of power? Harry Soles:—Er-er-er-what? (Watt.) Mr. 1.0ng:—Correct. SENIOR ENGLISH CLASS. Richard Hugus, explaining Burke’s Conciliation,” “And they Lid until t!ie auctioneer hits them down with the hammer.” Ed P.auer, who is an ardent worshiper of style, appeared in the class room one blight sun-shiny morning with a beautiful band of cat-fur spanning his most graceful ankle. By the amount of mud on Harry Soles’ shoes every Monday morning it doth ap| ear that lie visits “Goat Hill” every Sunday evening. John Treseller, entering the Laboratory: “It smells like a pig stye in here. Hank Bush: “Well, make yourself at home, John.” Mr. Saul: Each pupil please prepare a thought question for the examination. Harriet Smith: In what year was the panic of 1837? “A TOAST.” Here's to the girl with eyes of brown. Ask for a kiss and she’ll turn you down. Here’s to the girl with eyes of gray, Ask for a kiss and she’ll say “Nay, nay!” Here’s to the girl with eyes of blue, Ask for a kiss and she'll say, “Take two.” “TAME I. IT. S.” Il all the boys were fussers, , And all the girls were game, And all the mothers didn’t care, W ould J. II. S. be so tame? 62 igi6 YEAR BOOK “DEDICATED TO ED BAUER.” ’Tis sweet to love; But, O! How bitter, To love a girl And then not “git her!” The fools are not all dead yet, nope! Here’s proof if you will heed it. I’m alive to write this dope, And you’re alive to read it. “AULD LANG SYNE.” Think of me long, Think of me late, Think of me always, As your old class-mate. Athletics of Jeannette High School OR the past ten years football has been the leading athletic sport in the Jeannette High School. The football teams rep- resenting Jeannette High School have made an enviable record. It is true they have not won every game played, but when it is considered that there never were enough High School students out to comprise a “scrub” team to give the “varsity” the much-need practice; that their opponents were always much heavier; and that the schedules the teams were required to play were hard, we arc led to ask, where is the High School that can say its teams have made as good a showing as the Navy and Red have made? The strongest teams which could be secured in this section of the country have been played, and still Jeannette High School has won between 70 and 75 per cent, of the games played. A poor athletic team can make a good showing with good support, but a good team can be spoiled by bad support. Our teams have always had some strong and loyal supporters and also have had many supporters who wish us success, but that is the limit of their support. The Jeannette High School students and alumni can never give Dr. Jenkins the credit that is due him. “Dec.” has given up two hours a day, six days a week, for three months of the year, to coach “PLAIN.” MARTHA MORGAN. 1916 YEAR BOOK 63 the football teams, and to raise the standing of Jeannette High School in the athletic world, and he certainly has accomplished it. If the students in the future would only take as much pride and show as much interest in athletics as Doc.” has, Jeannette High School’s colors would seldom be lowered. In Professor Saul we have a coach who will work as hard and give as much attention to athletics as “Doc.” has, but during the past football season, just when he was getting the team in good condition for working together, six of the eleven regulars fell below in their studies. Although conditions were so bad this year, he will work just as hard next year and will get good results if the students only take more interest in their studies. But they must do this if Jeannette High is to have winning athletic teams. However, one of the most serious difficulties in the development of football is the lack of a suitable place to practice and play, since the ground formerly used has been cut up into tennis courts. The basketball teams have been making good progress. The boy’s team has just completed its third year and has played good basket-ball. A High School league was formed this year, which aroused much interest. Each class was represented by a team, and the pennant was won by the Seniors. This league has been the means of giving some of the smaller boys in the school the opportunity to enter into athletics since the gymnasium in the Fourth street building has been changed into class rooms. This shows how much we are in need of a new High School building with a gymnasium. During the past two seasons the girls, too, have been represented by a basket-ball team. They have had hard times arranging their schedule, for as yet very few High Schools are supporting girl’s teams, but each year finds more new teams with whom a schedule can be arranged. The last two years have found a baseball team representing the school. It is hard to make much progress with baseball on account of the short time High Schools have to play, but last year out of the five games played three were won by Jeannette. Although most of the students who took part in athletics the last two years are out of school, with good, hard, earnest work, Jeannette High School will have just as good athletics in the future as it has had in the past. HARRY SOLES. igi6 YEAR BOOK t 1916 YEAR BOOK 19:6 YEAR BOOK 72 1916 YEAR BOOK JUNIOR CLASS. Jeannette Allison, our law student. Beulah Becker, the lonesome one. Charles Bird, the junior class “Baby.” Mary Callahan takes school seriously. Marie Clair likes to see boys smile at her. Marjorie Colbert is interested in “Physics.” Newell Connor, the grindstone turner. Marian Daugherty is still clinging to her “Latin.” Edna Evans never ceases to be late. Lillian Eicher— Billy” is quite popular. Helen Findley, the star candy maker. Bessie Finkelhor and William Gill arc the greatest of friends. Kathryn Fitzsimmons is aware of the fact that she cannot entertain two boys at once. Anna Gaub, the future star of the junior class. William Gault, the sharp shooter. William Gill likes the girls to scold him. Alice Holland, one of the junior girls who can't get “Virgil.” Rupert Ingraham, bashful Rupert. Elsie Jenkins, the smiling girl. Thomas Johnson has faith in the song: “There’s no place like home.” Evelyn Kuhn thinks three is a crowd so the lamp goes out. Blanche Kcalcy limbers her jaws by chewing gum. Kenneth Kepple had better watch out with what kind of girls he flirts. May Kelley must have some attraction in Pittsburg that she visits there so often. John Klingensmith does not go along as quickly as a hero should (to John’s idea.) Nancy Kunkle always causes a commotion when she comes to school early. Freda La Yictore is living on a diet of English dictionary. Esther La Yictore—the silent one. Eleanor Lewis likes to read love stories. Virginia McCune has to walk to school since John Baer quit. Dorthca McClure, the star basketball player. Ralph McFarland, our great junior pianist. Gladys Miller is always being disappointed. Thelma Miller is now decreasing in weight. Frank Mull still enjoys teasing Miss Reuter. 1916 YEAR BOOK 73 Irene Potts is determined to propose to all High School boys. Margaret Ross is interested in dancing. Claire Pool can’t make his eyes behave when a girl is around. Mary Runkel, the questioner of the Latin class. Mary Schrock enjoys flirting with a Freshman. -John Silvis likes to read German by sight (that is when he has it done.) Verda Spangler, our best Latin scholar. SOPHOMORE CLASS. Claire Manson, the music master. Raymond Madden, “chickens come home to roost.” Helen Martz, “ ’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Charles Nestler, thou shalt not use profane language. Earl Permar, master impudence. Viola Perry, our public speaker. Freda Sattler, the pensive maiden. Marie Schmucker, the giggler. Charles Shotts, the great soldier with his back to the enemy. Margaret Shuster, the modern belle. Ralph Smith and Eugene Walthour, small things. Myrtle Sproul, the pessimist. Foster Steiner, Uncle Sam’s bookkeeper. Fred Trescher, king of the kids. Hazel Hudspath, the optimist. Marie Hiser, the book worm. Marshall Ferree, Pauline’s hero. Charles Mawhinney, the perpetual smile. Herbert Appel, mamma’s boy. Alice Benson, John Hall’s dear little Alice. Leon Bowers, honor student in 1918, if he studies. Louise Daugherty, in actions, a Marie Dressier. Pauline Bollinger and Emma Broker, contestants for Marshall Ferree’s favor. Catherine Dunn, a composite maiden. Adam Fisher, Beau Brummel. Armella Goettler, late again. John Hall and Bernard Ernette, Mutt and Jeff. James Hackett, headlight of the class. Leroy Hassingcr, nobody’s lover. Wallace Heisel, chief of the big feet tribe. 74 igi6 YEAR BOOK Charles Horne, the Charles Chaplin of 1918. Helen Hutton, a Titian model. Russel Kemerer, “I forgot.” Hazel Loughner, rural, tender, pleasing. Florence Lewis, the interrogation point. FRESHMAN. Ranald Becker should know what to do when paper doesn’t hit the w'aste basket. James Blaze, the famous violinist. John Bozic, the star singer of the Freshman class. Edna Bigelow enjoys eating candy in the assembly hall. Charles Bricker, the dancing teacher. Alfred Buckley is quite popular among the High School girls. Charles Caesar—Is he any relation to Julius? Helen Campbell needs a tonic to make her taller. Ruth Campbell offers a reward for an anti-fat cure. Sabina Casper should stop writing notes to the boys. Helen Callahan, our studious Freshman. Thomas Charlton likes to visit Fort Pitt school. Eleanor Curry should take advice and not talk to boys on the street corners. Jesse Cox is always in a hurry. Marie Derrick enjoys herself by flirting. Edward Egan is going to tr for his father’s position. George Ely always has a subject with a name larger than himself. Emma Emery has a great liking for Algebra. George Evans has a Penn attraction. Luther Feiock seems quite popular at parties. Jcane Ferree likes her brother to accompany her to dances. Ellen Froehlich seldom gets called her right name. Ruth Gaut likes the Freshman class too well to be promoted. Lulu Gault will be an actress some day. Katherine Gleisner is small but active. Ruth Goodman, too proud to be a Freshman. Mark Gaughan had better be careful when he flirts with Flelen. Charles Hauser likes to visit certain houses. Paul Flelman will be “some” man. Ada Henry, the athlete. Elizabeth Heintzelman gets rather bashful at times. Norman Flitchens is trying to hitch himself to some girl. 1916 YEAR BOOK 75 Minnie Holland, the famous artist. Helen Hollobaugh, the ambitious one. William Hunter wishes to be admitted to the Fusscr’s society. Sara Johnson writes sealed letters to William now. John Kline, the bill-boy. John Knappenberger, the chauffeur. Snyder Kemerer is always picked on because he is small. Mildred Kocrbel hopes to be a famous singer. Minerva Kunkle will be a great pianist. Russel Lang is a long time getting anything. Isaac La Yictore, the Freshman class “Baby.” Lazar La Yictore, tells Isaac how and where to go to his classes. Marie Logwood writes to and makes dates with young men in night school. Claudine Logwood has the latest fashion plate from Paris. Geneveive Madill has red cheeks from walking so much. Helen Metz doesn’t speak to anyone she meets. Lois Mumma, the Leap Year girl. Philip Myers likes work better than school. Ruth Nevergold hopes to be valedictorian some day. Mary O’Keefe has every young man for her gallant knight. William Pendy is always depending. Edgar Pedan, the star boxer. Gerald Pehrson peers some at the girls. George Murrman is always murmuring. Mary Powers just can’t stop talking. Marie Priester, lonesome Marie. William Reuter has his heart’s desire (Sara’s in his class.) Emma Reinfried likes the name Buckley. Laura Rohbeck is going boat riding soon. Mildred Rhodes will be presented with a horse. Margaret Riordan is sure to get a man this year. Florence Ringer has some Manor attraction. Nellie Schrock, our silent Freshman. John Shrum, bashful John. Walter Slonaker thinks Mary Anderson is “Some Baby Doll.” Lillian Sproul has great hopes for the future. Sara Stocker is waiting for her sister. Bertha Stocker likes flower stalks. 76 1916 YEAR BOOK Eleanor Tracey has stopped talking in music period. Joseph Stevenson, the great pigeon raiser. Ivy Watters engages all her time in music and boys. Pearl Winters deceives her name. SENIOR HOROSCOPE Name Appearance Occupaticn Nickname Favorite Expression Ambition Disposition Edward Bauer Gallant Climbing Gaskill Ave. “Eddie” “Gwan” To be president of U.S Oratorical Howard Bricker Dauntless Hitting the trail “Brickley “Yuh gotta show me” To be a prize fighter Quarrelsome lliram Bush Uneasy Worrying the teachers Hank” “I should worry” To get a good deport- ment mark Talkative Joseph Carroll Elongated Loafiing “Barney” “Whaddayuh mean” To be a matinee idol Lazy Leonna Conrad Flirtations Chewing gum “Conrad” “Rave on, little one'' To have more than seven dates a week Frivolous Marie Dreistadt Quiet Swinging her arms “Mamie” “Oh!-er-ah-T” To speak audibly Silent Jesse Funk Happy-go-lucky Giggling “Bantam” “Tee-hee” To step over Grace's feet Sunny Lloyd Harshey Self conscious Giving Mr. Stump points on Chemistry “Fusser” “Aw! I can't” To know everything Obliging Richard Hugus Pompous Asking questions “Dit” “Have a heart” To rival Caruso Not so worse Frank Johnston Diligent Rushing girls??? “Shorty” “I don't know” To become a B. B. star Indifferent Laura Kifer Cheerful Studying “Cricket” “Mercy sakes” To flirt? Shy Harry Leonard Unassuming Saying nothing “Had” “Ain't got none” To see a joke Unknown Martha McCune Demure Chaperoning V. and J “Cuny” “Oh! I’m shocked” To marry a farmer Pleasant Amanda Miller Placid Flirting??? “Peg'’ “I don't know this” To become talkative Quiet Charles Miller Fussed-to-death Blushing “Chas ” “Believe me” To smash hearts Nice to ladies Grace Miller Captivating Eating “Gracious” “Shirtless Holmes” (Sherlock Holmes) To get married Noisy Martha Morgan Sedate Taking advantage of Leap Year “Pat” “Ye Gods” To be an artist's model Tired Mary Orczeck Silent Helping others “Kid” “Oh! laws” To bo a seamstress Normal Martha Plate Industrious Making eyes at the boys “Plato” “Mercy'' To be a “school marm” Queer Verna Rode Neat Finding fault “Ruodi” “Ischkabibble” To be loved Changeable Paul Shrum Cunning??? Watering milk “Shrummy” “Aw! now you quit” To be a dairy maid Naughty Margaret Smail Timid Walking “Maggie'' “Do you know your English ” To be a pianist Good Harriet Smith Happy Making him go at • 8:30 P. M. “Smitty” “Oh! Hank” To take care of H.Bush Curious Harry Soles Lean Following the wise, beckoning finger “Sliver” “Aw! come off” To get Wise (becker) Good enough Helen Stuchel Dignified Looking cross eyed. “Stutch” “For the love of Mike” To learn to run a Maxwell Wistful Martha Tillman Athletic Soringing stale jokes “Tilly” “My heart” To be a Suffragette Fickle John Treseller Avoirdupois Bluffing “Pretty-bcy” “Give me brains or give me death” To do anything easy Darling Ethel Weisbecker Blond Talking “Skins” “Good night” To be Mrs. “Sliver” Envious 78 1916 YEAR BOOK MEDICAL INSPECTION Medical inspection, along with other departments of the newer thought in education, is winning a substantial place in our school systems. It is no longer considered an experiment, but its value has been tried and proven. We are coming to see that the schools should exercise concern for other parts of the body besides the brain. It is well-known that if the brain is not supported by a healthy body it fails to perform its work properly. Our system of medical inspection is known all over the country; we frequently receive requests for an outline of our plan. The best type of service is always voluntary. The school board offers freely to the town a type of mature and careful judgment which, if purchased in the commercial field would be an expensive product. The type of service our schools receive from our professional men and women in the medical inspection is of the highest type. This work so often becomes perfunctory when turned over to paid assistants. In the report the result of this year’s inspection is compared with that of 1913 and 1914. MEDICAL INSPECTION REPORT. I9I3-4 I9I4-5 1915-6 No. of pupils examined 1542 1600 i860 Poorly nourished .8% .1% Not vaccinated 26% 16% Enlarged turbinates 9% 7% Enlarged glands 10% 8 2% Enlarged tonsils 24 % 2I % Adenoids 15% 8 2% Rhinitis 8% 6 y2% 6% Deviated septum 3% 2 2% 2% Nasal spur 3% 2% 1%% Skin disease • 7J4% • 4% Pediculi 5% 5 y % 4% Defective eyes 20 Vo 12% Defective ears 2% .7% •5% Dental defects 51% 50% 40% i 9 i 6 YEAR BOOK 79 Medical Inspection That there has been an improvement in every particular will be readily noticed. It is hard to say to what extent physical conditions affect the power of the pupil to learn, but work in the school is improving each year just as the health conditions are improving. The great decrease in the spread of infectious and contagious disease is doubtless due in large measure to medical inspection. But the great lesson of medical inspection is the emphasis upon the care of the body. A great many Englishmen who failed to qualify as soldiers, underwent hospital treatment that they might improve their physical fitness. Certainly if physical efficiency is good in war it is also good in peace. We arc going to take a great deal better care of the body some day than we do now. Some day we shall take as much care of the pupil’s body as we do of his mind. Medical inspection is making a good beginning in this work and the town school arc under great obligation to the men and women who have made sacrifices that this good work may go on. The abnormal conditions revealed by the medical inspection are tabulated and furnished to the teacher with the request that all reasonable means be employed to correct what is wrong and also to report the number of defects corrected and the effect of the correction upon the school work of the child. This report is not available for this issue of the year book, but it will be published later. A list of the physicians and dentists participating in the medical inspection are as follows: M. D. Dr. A. Owaroff Dr. H. N. Prothero D. D. S. Dr. J. C. Dougherty Dr. U. IT Reidt Dr. J. H. Ringer Dr. R. B. Smith Dr. R. L. Wilson Dr. Edith S. I'rank Dr. B. F. Jenkins Dr. F. R. Levier Dr. W. O. Linhart 8o 1916 YEAR BOOK Statistical Report Buildings. W hole number of buildings............................... 4 Number of rooms in use...................................36 Property. Value of school sites..............................$ 25,000 Value of school buildings....................... 140,000 Value of apparatus............................. i ”,oo Value of library.................................. 1,000 Value of textbooks................................ 4,000 Teachers. No. teachers employed...................male, 4; female, 33 No. High School teachers..................male, 4 ; female, 3 Pupils. Elementary H. S. E.S. Whole No. pupils attending school in district.. 1430 180 50 Average percent of attendance of pupils in dis- trict during year........................... 95 93 76 Receipts. From State appropriation..................................$ 5,827.00 From High School appropriation...................... 360.00 From general property tax........................ 34,043.78 From occupation .................................. 1,450.00 From County Treaurer, unseated lands................ 222.82 From interest....................................... 430.13 Tuition from non-resident pupils................. 1,986.20 From all other sources.............................. 149.08 Total receipts............................$45,263.96 Expenditures. Repair of buildings.......................................$ 493.02 Teachers’ wages.................................. 28,511.74 Textbooks ........................................ 1,910.76 School supplies................................... 1,844.55 Salary of secretary................................. 250.00 Fees of treasurer.................................... 60.00 Fees of tax collector............................... 755.00 Salary of truant officer............................ 600.00 Fuel, light, water power. Wages of janitors and supplies...................$10,093.81 igi6 YEAR BOOK 81 Amount of debt and interest paid. Other expenses....................................... 745-10 Total....................................$45,263.96 Of the total amount expended, about eighty cents out ot every dollar remains in Jeannette. In a recent study of school finance for Westmoreland county it was discovered that our school tax rate is much lower than the average for boroughs of our size and that our schools are more congested than is consistent with the best practice. Certainly our school system is being run most economically, but it might be well to consider the value of economy of money if it handicaps the administration to adequately meet the needs of our boys and girls.