Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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LOT I Under the pressure of high school life, the wise students practice planned economy of activity. 'fo include in their busy lives all the activities, both per- sonal pleasures and community duties, they must determine on a deliberate speed as contrasted with an unorganized rush. Term papers, French verbs, math problems, hockey practice, all must be smoothed into place with numerous club activities, current novels, here and there the manufacture of argyle socks, and a date or so, during the twenty-four hours allotted to each of them. First things must come Hrst, as every experienced senior will inform the wide-eyed freshman. UShould I go to the game and show my school spirit by rooting for the team, or should I stay home and work on that last minute Iinglish unit? U ullhotogra- phy club and football practice meet at the same time. XVill they cut me from the team if I miss another day? How can I work in study periods when the other kids are having so much fun? ':I've been elected president of the club now. Looks as if I'll have to drop tennis to go to all the meetingsf' These are only a few of the many problems con- fronting us. They can be crammed into our already full schedule only by careful planning. Une requisite is that we do not bite off more of this richness of life than we can swallow without indigestion. Learn to play the clarinet, concentrate our energies on that tough Latin course, land a part time job if we will but devote our time wisely in learning a few things well. lVe should choose the things most important to our welfare and happiness and let the others go their ways. The art of planned study is another important element in active participation in school recreation. The student who spends a few hours in intensive review before his exams receives much better marks than the anxious one who, clutching at the last straw, stays up all night cramming frantically, and arrives at the exam worn to a frazzle, with bleary eyes to acquit himself feebly but nobly with a D. Although the same time, twenty-four hours, is given to each human being in which to live day by day, it is strange to notice how frequently we hear those two quite common complaints about time, 'KI don't have anything to do! and 'KI just don't have enough timel' 3

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E T I T O R D. Iwilfer, ser.. H. Il'i1livl', J. A'11It'tIfc't'l', s. ffhjfloll, fi.-K-pm.. HQ lsffffii-1.1, M IfVHAQ'l1FI', f1'f'u.f.g mmf IV. Vrlfm', jirff., ilifrzzss ffllllf for i1liffcIfi01I of new l7lI'lll!If'l'5. J. Mz1i'alee1' am! G. Gallagher slrzzggle fo drag Joacn fflffl' Lfjvef' Cllirhestef 0ffV0lIEIlf. The fhree Deb1zto11e5,', N. Clmik, S. AIIJHFSOII alll! B. Selmer ififfvlavi' mleuf for Football Bcmqlzet. M1'. fiHI',fhNItIl1 ami B. IVLIIJ' rberk zlfwxpuper galliex. The highlight of the fall sports award assembly was the announcement that the girls' hockey team would receive white sweaters as a result of their undefeated season. This was the first time since 1941 that the girls had had the experience of going through a season without having a rival school triumph over them. That was not only keeping up with competitorsg it was outstripping them. Like- wise, the Lansdowne Lords were second in the district with a mighty fine foothall team that won seven of its nine games. YVe are continuing to uphold our good reputa- tion by cooperating with the Civil Defense program. VVhile the boys learn fire-fighting and the girls gain a knowledge of home nursing, the faculty concen- trate on First Aid. YVhen we consider scholastic attainments, very few of our competitors can excel us. It is not unusual for at least one of our graduates to lead his or her class in college. Une has heen the first in the history of his school to he named the most outstanding memher of his class for three years in succession. XVith records like these, can we he hlamed for being proud of our school?

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f ' . n ff-pu... E . K ' . .9 T 1 xl' Y 5 R I H I N S T O B E D O N E i I i -M .' Q . r 4 5 I i ,hh 'l'he fairly recent club activities in Lansdowne students gather each ' ek fo . little creative scribb- , flaunt their brilliant colors at our dazzled eyes and ling under hfliss' 'tm nl' able tutelage. beg us to join others bent, like us, on fun or self- Football, ,bas 'tb , oekey, t- nis, wrestling, improvement. The Rifle Club shoots holes in the and softball the at 's at -tt at the ring of Lansdowne Police Force Rangeg the Science Club the last bel at thr o'clock llhe chi rleaders line putters about with chlorides and phosphates and u oxlift he sc mol spi' ZlIl.ll ll1F winning weird odors when its members have finished their anis' iorale. experiments with home made television sets and X51 uch6ydo So ittgeljilne to do it inl But we individually constructed inventions. The football va ue they' high . ooliglays as the happiest days club assures the Lansdowne Lords a secure kno - f our lives. Pj, ' ' ' - lilh the higher-m' de9 V A edge of that manly spoit, w n t C. Ifuxler, G. Rogers, D. IfVIIf1'iIl.f, R. Palmer, D. Geisinger, D.k-llvillllf, M. IfVag1zer, V. fit'-l'FI'if, N. Iierzhzzm, T. rffzlfll. ?fg-iff w-..,, L wa- W ' ' ' ,ff ffl. was 3: W was 4 is I5 'Q' 3 I ' ' ,f Fr fi.. W. N 'few . ,N