Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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The use and abuse of study hall. There is Ramsay on the trail of another A and an unknown, snoozing. Mary Cross ponders over a difficult German translation; the others seem just as studious. J. V. basketball star Eddie Mc-Causland and faithful Skipper, peacefully reposing in study nail. Dogs are not uncommon visitors to Lansdowne High. Popular are Dr. Ewan's Arno, our mascot, and Mr. Coronway's Larry. A general view of study hall 37 with a specific example of our decorative genius at Christmas time. A few bits of tinsel, an abundance of original ideas, some fresh greens, and warm greetings transform dullness into real beauty. The five-dollar first prize was won by home room 28, the old English inn. Room 22, beautiful with its greens and candles, won second honors. Each Christmas, the girls' Hi-Y decorates the main hall, puts trees and wreaths in the auditorium. T iventy-fi

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 5 A scene familiar to all students, the girls' athletic field through the broad windows of study hall 37. In this well-known, much-used room, me wide-awake students hurry to finish homework; less ambitious ones sleep; and teachers grow old a bit sooner. Feature attractions are, £ of course, the Lansdowne ladies with gym suits and hockey sticks. The green-clothed or autumn painted trees and the familiar houses frame a never-ending picture of fall soccer and hockey games, band mr maneuvers before football games, baseball practice in the spring. •r To the right of the field are the tennis courts, well-kept and well-used by future Tildens and Moodys. Some day, Lansdowne High School students will look across the familiar field to an imposing new Junior High School. t :

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Striking posters, sketches, painted scenes, plaster masks, sculptured clay-art under Miss Davis. Left to right in the picture we find: Ohmer, Schwinhart, Young, Berlin, Allen, Miss Davis, Osborne, Mc-Causland, Sakami, West, Robertson, Hall, Decker, Pile, Grimes. Fire? Luckily, no. Preparedness? Yes. We have emptied the school entirely in one and a half minutes and are proud of the record. Each month the show is interrupted while Lanny proves his efficiency and gets some fresh air. Embryo lawyers, effective speakers, future politicians learn to debate under the tutelage of Mr. Drake. From left to right we see Mr. Drake, Powers, Stanton, Patterson, Fitzgerald, Herold, Sharpe, Finn, Lippincott, Heussner, Schmidt, Kane, Cryer, Stiffler, Braun, Pile, Wilson. Mrs. Petty guides future secretaries and business men. Here, in typing class we see in the first row, front to rear: Gill, Smith, Strickland, Mathis: middle row: Wall, Boyd, Reiter, Vondas; third row: Stone, Wetzel, Mrs. Petty, Sinclair, Conway. .fT—fl-A-iff. m ft 5 f, ft ff - A ft A A - ft A A A A -A ,-W flf W iff