Jeannette High School - Jayhawk Yearbook (Jeannette, PA)

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1! MREWLONGAM Supermtendent of Jeannette Puhhc Schools Q , I f

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Glhv mn igutlhtng Margaret Noss Jeannette Hlgh School has been for the past few years workrnv und great handlcaps Despxte thls xt has been keepmg pace w1th the advancement whlch has been made m 1ts lxne of work The number of 1nstructors as well as the number of students has been annually mcreasmg The courses have been enlarged and rmproved But the bmggest advancement has been the erec txon of the new bulldlng Thxs affords accommodatxons for a very large num ber of students The new bulldmg IS a source of Joy and prlde to all who are Interested ln the school To the members of the board of educatlon much credit IS due for therr untxrmg efforts m thls noble work Credxt rs also due the cltrzens of th town who made such a bulldmg possxble by thexr support All the final worth IS not ln the beauty of thxs structure eannette m years to come w1ll be the benefactor of noble cmzens tramed wzthrn these walls Here Hrgh school students w1ll be taught the essentials of good crtnzenshxp ani means of rmprovmg the commumty The test of a good school IS to be able to graduate from school 1nto hfe people who wxll be of some real servxce to thenr commun ty and fellow man Thns burldlng as well as all others of xts type surely should be an mcentrve for good work Where can work be accompllshed f not amld pleasant and comfortable su1round1ngs7' Such an mstltutlon must mamtam a good scholas for l1fe A good foundatmon made here IS bound to brmg success later The hxgh school stands for the hlghest :deals m lrfe Character IS bemg made every day A good character that whlch no one can take from a person IS an mdlspensable requlsxte m llfe The new bulldxng w1th a fme large gymnaslum affords ample opportunlty for cons1derable work ln physlcal culture Thls need IS reahzed more every day especrally has xt been urged smce o many young men were found physlcal ly unfit for army servrce ln the recent war What value rs a man of much learn mg to hls commumty who IS physlcally defic1ent9 He is a l1ab1l1ty rather than an asset A good strong healthy body IS requlred before good work m educa tlonal or vocatlonal lxnes can be obtained Durxng the short tlme m whlch thxs course has been employed marked lmprovement has been notlced Condmons such as the new buxldmg affords are the first great mduce ments to high school students Th1s IS shown by the fact that more puplls are attendmg hlgh school every year Every effort has been made to make school a pleasure rather than a bore The student body appreclates thxs fact whlcll was shown by thelr eagerness for the new bulldmg and rn thelr prxde m mam tammg lt so well The members of the Class of IQ23 are very proud of the fact that they have had the prlvllege of spendmg even a short txme here Thu! x ' . , ' U ef ' i . . ' i- ' tic and moral standing first of all. School is a work shop. It is a preparation ' H-Il