Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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Or. K. Carlton Abbott ADMINISTRATION MEN OK ACTION Translate Talk into Reality The citizens of Lansdowne arc very fortunate in having the administration of their school system in the capable hands of I)r. E. Carlton Abbott, who is completing the second year of his administration. During this time he has made a number of improvements in the operation of the school system and has been extremely active in the work of the Allied Youth Council. Dr. Abbott has been one of the prime movers in getting the War Memorial project under way and has completed a preschool survey to determine the exact needs of the school system in the future. Our genial principal, Mr. Joseph D. Moore, is also finishing the second year in our school system. It was Mr. Moore who first conceived the idea of the Youth Rally, and since its inception these rallies have been enthusiastically received. One of the factors that has contributed greatly to the successful running of the school is his willingness to listen to students’ problems and to help them find a solution. Continue this “open door” policy. Mr. Moore. We like it! In the capacity of assistant principal. Miss Mary E. Lindenmuth has been of tremendous help and Mr. Joseph I). Moore Miss Mary K. I.indcnmutb Eighteen

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17 A Q E S Real ness” of Good Honest Folks great deal to promote international correspondence between Lansdowne students and the letter-hungry |M ople of South America, Spain, and France. Getting to know folks personally is of infinitely more value than reading about them. Continued effort is being exerted by members of the French classes to fill the monkey bank. “Jacques le Mendiant in order to send CAKE parcels to their adopted French family, the Jordans. In Latin, the foundation of languages, students learned the basis of great writing and speceh. Robed in togas, the class gave an authentic Roman banquet at the end of the year. English classes have explored all types of literature and peoples. In a scope ranging from the Russian novel to the lighter folk tales, we Jiave had presented to us samples of every nation’s great literature. If education is accomplished by combined cooperation, is it not then reasonable to believe that if people unite their efforts and pull together, great steps can be made on a world scale?

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Miss Nad a (tdleticli Mrs. Margaret Chaffee Miss Jennifer Maryanski has also done a splendid job as Dean of Girls. As faculty adviser, she has guided the officers of the Student Council for the betterment of the school. The wheels of the Superintendent’s and high school offices are kept running smoothly by the pleasant and efficient secretaries. Mrs. Margaret Chaffee, secretary of the School Hoard, is ahlv assisted by Jenny Maryanski, graduate of the class of ’ 8, in Dr. Abbott's office. In the high school office. Miss Nada Gclletich takes care of the many problems which arise and is relieved at the noon hour by Ruth Thompson, a senior from the commercial department. Cooperation does not end with students, faculty. and administration. The School Board has held meeting after meeting for the purpose of promoting a loan for a new school building. The plans also include a new south wing on the second floor of the high school, which will enable us to have smaller classes and sunnier rooms, and will complete the original plans for a symmetrical building. Also on the agenda is the construction of a stadium which is Lansdowne’s memorial to honor the dead and serve the living. Under the leadership of the borough’s prominent citizens, the board is striving toward its goal for the improvement of education and the happiness of our community’s youth. Tht School Hoard: Mr. Robert Stevent, Mr. T ho mat Maher, Mrs. Robert J. Tullar, Mr. Robert II'. Johnston, Mrs. Maryaret 'ha fee, secretary. Mr. Theodore S. Fetter. I)r. E. Carlton Abbott, Dr. Walter L. lenkins. Mrs. Roy F. Larson, Mr. Thomas Willis. Nineteen