Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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LEARNING TO APPRECIATE BEAUTY. 26 THE LAHIAN WITH PAINT AND BRUSH Douglas, Martin, Bannerman, Powers, Hofmann, Goslin, Wi- nocour, Ritzinger, Ellenberger, Hyland, Livingston, Rogers. o Among the 702 Lansdowne students, 199 are actively interested in our various Art courses. Three days in the week Room 27 is busily crowded with hopeful artists from all four classes. The freshmen are first instructed in the fundamentals of how to draw including prospec- tive, light and shade, and spend a year in perfecting these essential points. The boys then branch out into fields of cartooning, leather work and pen sketching, while the girls study interior decorating and designing. More advanced still is the work of the seniors which covers mainly reproducing life-like stills and mural paintings. This year the senior girls have undertaken the project of depicting the History of Foods and Kitchens by a series of murals which when completed will be used as a decoration for the walls of the cafeteria. The present aim of the Art classes is expansion, and enthusiastic students are clamor- ing for detailed courses in jewelry and puppetry. Our art director, Miss Davis, always striving for bigger and better things, entertains fond dreams of one day having our own printing and pottery shops within the school.

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Upper left: L. Cordier, R. Cordier, Boardman, Moore, Hale, V. Mitchell, jordan Qlnterlocutorl, Hunt, McDonald, L. Mitchell, Craig. Upper Center: L. Mitchell, Craig, Russell fat mikej, Werfman, Stanton, Vklunderlich, Brackin, Holdsworth. Lower left: Evans, Selby, Jordan, Dukes, Haayen. Center: Loeliger, Bell CStandingD, L, Cordier, R. Cordler, Boardman. Lower right: Rank, Loeliger, L. Cordier, R. Cordier, Boardman, Blackface Haayen and Dukes. o The boys who participate in athletics at Lansdowne turned them- selves into minstrels for the evening of February 21 and entertained a full house with their song and dance Uniforms and tricorns of Revo- lutionary soldiers were rigged up for the occasion to commemorate George Washingtonls birthday, which happened to fall on the next da . -llim Jordan presided as interlocutor and came in for much favorable comment for his singing. Additional solos by members of the chorus, namely: Bud Lyster, Bob Moore, and -lim Russell, added highlights to the show. Fred Selby, Tom Dukes, Marius Haayen and Bill Evans, with blacked faces and assumed names peculiar to endmen, brought down the house with their riotous antics and wise-cracks. A bit of jitterbugging was also included in their routine. For the orchestra of the evening there was that talented group of young men, Wfhe Esquiresf' The mellow harmony and syncopating rhythms that issued from their saxophones, clarinets and other more mysterious contraptions of an orchestra caused many admiring glances to be cast in their direction. All the latest hits were swung to just the right beat by these swing artists. Richard Montgomery and his saxophone entertained us with a melodious bit of modern music. A talented sophomore, by the name of Betty Bonsall, put her solo tap number over well, and the audience toasted the Eleanor Powell of tomorrow with a Hne round of applause after her number was finished. Christopher Columbus was not forgotten by this talented assem- blage. America was founded once again by Herbert Abel in a satirical skit that proved to be a revelation in how a colored Columbus would have done it. The usual seriousness which attends a production of this great historical event was abandoned, and history hit a new low with the audience in fits of convulsive laughter. Shades of Columbus! If there had been a talent scout snooping about, itls a sure bet that he would have whisked away some young hopefuls that night! BLACK FACE JAMBOREE Stage, Crew: Galantino, Hessner, Lippold Koemver, Gallagher, MacCartney. 1940 EDITION 25

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Mr. Atkiss enchants his English class with the words of a famous poet. Listening intently are: H. Yeager, M. Ayres, H. Boardman, B. Brusster, B, Stewart, IV. Himt, C. Dragonette, M. A. Wat- kins, H. Nawn, R. Cordier, M. Yates, N. Stewart, T. Purse, I. King, W. Marsh, M. Wetzel, and B. Saunders. o Poetry ushers in spring at Lansdowne High, and this alert group meditates on some lyrical verse contributed to the literary World by such men as Walt VVhitman, Vachel Lindsay, and Carl Sandburg. Seniors complete their studies with English poets thus forming a basis for later college work. This phase of literature constitutes a major proportion of each year's course, and those who are now aesthetically minded gather a harvest of ideas from the Held of poetry. This mode of expression is unique, for within a compact space a precise word picture is painted. Those immortal men who chose this means of re- vealing emotions and exciting the imagination are a familiar part of every worthy education. Liberal reading outside of school has been encouraged, and in this Way many of the students have thrown open the door to a storehouse of enjoyment. It has been discovered also that this knowledge secured through research has been retained for a greater length of time. Much to the delight of the classes a number of teachers found it more beneficial to read aloud because of the importance of expres- sion, rhythm, and lyrical quality. The rare occasions on which Mr. Atkiss entertains the assembly with his readings are awaited with anticipation. There has been no dehciency in interest among the mem- bers of the student body. Several have attempted expressing them- selves through verse and a fortunate few have progressed so far as to see their Work in print. At the conclusion of four years We have emerged with a genuine appreciation of poetry. Now we can perceive that endless pageant of human emotions that might have passed un- noticed if it had not been for poetry. To some extent we have devel- oped a philosophy of life and a deeper comprehension of the thoughts of others. Later, when age has ripened our sense of value, We shall re- ward poetry with laurels worthy of the contribution it has made to literature. Poetry has sped us on our way to a more liberal education. WITH SINGING WORDS 1940 EDITION