Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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A problem is like a leak in the roof. If it is attended to at once, it is checked. But let it go, and “you’re all washed up.” In every classroom that we sit, we are continually thinking about, discussing, analyzing, or solving problems. “Will the hydrogen bomb destroy civilization? Will the Italians turn communist? Will the Republican party continue to receive the support of the people? Is McCarthy destroying American liberties? Was the author just in his treatment of the heroine? Can we raise the necessary funds to build a swimming pool? Will our school be- come overcrowded like other schools?” Kach challenge we dip into prepares us for a larger, more complicated one. Though some of the problems which we try to solve may be shrugged off by our elders, it is a truism of life that unless we strive to solve our own problems now, whatever they are, we shall never be able to do so when we are faced with real adult needs. Our teachers help us immensely in this task. Without their aid we would strike impasse after impasse. At times, we may cast disparaging re- marks about “slave-drivers,” “taskmasters,” and “Simon Ixigrees,” but deep down in calmer moments we understand that what they are doing for us is beyond monetary compensation. For, in helping us to solve our problems, our teachers are providing us with the basic under- standings and guidance which will help to make us happy, well-adjusted citizens. We do not skirt discussions of communism, McCarthyism, atomic survival, world federation, government corruption, and other big eye- opening cjuestions. Only by analyzing and un- derstanding them and searching for what is true and what is not true can we attain a sanity in life and balance within ourselves. We seek the truth Mr. C. Forbes simplifies valence difficulties to chemistry students G. cillemus, ). lien III, V. Castle, F. Colella, F. Hocking, I). Johnson, P. Kraus, and D. Jtintzer H. S o hower, C. Hess, and B. Gallen, members oj sur- veying class, measure the Tansdowne track as one oj their practical projects The mysteries of a propeller blade are examined by aeronautics students A’. Rowley, R. Russo, and L Preston

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problems . . . not to walk out on them Hurrying lo get through a timed writing with the least number oj mistakes are M. Gibson, A. Urig, and R. D’Ambro To the amusement oj everyone, • . Moore describes the product map oj the United States Slide rule technique is explained by R. Rumberger to ■ . Musser, IU. Kressley, B. Siolhower, C. Hess, - . Mitchell, R. Dickson. P. Herr, and M. Overcash The myriad problems oj the business world are examined by D. K. students F. Albee, P. Brown, R. Beverly, P. Byrd, D. DcFilippo, I,. Evans, R. Yocum, and A. .llicalizi A German Fast-West trade problem is examined by . . Maher, R. Mellolt, and M. Zamorsky

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D. Williams has eager volunteers to translate Virgil in The intricacies oj a geometrical theorem are unveiled R. Clark, D Haas, E. Trey, '. Phillips, as F. Franz, by Jl. 1. Davis to classmates L. Johnston, S. Reberl, E. Albert, and J. Short look on with amusement C. Jlitchel, R, Hanna, K. Ennis, and B. Kearns IT ill IT ar Break Out Again in Korea is debated in The British blockade oj Boston is the problem being IT or d Affairs class by J. Short, V. Lewis, B. Wells, J. emphasized by B. Hoffman to P. Dickerson, .V. Hosmer, Anderson, P. Jtason, JL K. Abbott, B. Arnold, and . Haines, Jt. Hoffman, N. Emerson, C- Abbott, W. JL Fox JIeade, R. Ewing, 6. Philips, J. Smucker, and B. dioyer Principles oj aeronautics are explored by B. Worthing- ton, R. Christian, B. Dickson, T. Philips, F. Hocking. T. Preston, C. dlalseed, W. Slot ho wer, G. Altemus, and C. Hess, supervised by dir. II. Hershock The idiosyncrasies oj a crayfish arouse laughter from A. Turner, I.. IT heeler, J. Henning, dt. Griesser, and B. Quinn in dir. J. Rank’s science class 25