Leechburg High School - Minetas Yearbook (Leechburg, PA)

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TROTTY VECK School Splllt the11 max be d1Vld6d 1lItO thlee d1St1llCt sect1o11s first the sp111t 111 school VxO1k second, the sp111t 111 athlet1c xx 01k and th11d the sp11 It IH cl 1ss I-l,lIlCll10lIb I shall d1S cuss these 111 the IIVUIIIQI of then 6lIlll'lI61 'l.tl0ll Fnst tl1e sp111t Ill scl10ol XxO1k xx hx IS It ll cess 11x 'P Th1s IS neces s11x fO1 1lldllX IGISOIIS fo1 111stance 1f 1 student has 110 class sp111t xx hat evez he xx1ll be 1 total f11lu1e as a student and IIIOIGOVQI xx1ll p1obably IIQVQI be successful to 1 hwh de,fr1ee Ill l1te1 xe11s Qp111t sh0xx11 III school means that xou xx 1ll put fo1th thlS s une Splllt 1n busmess e11te1p11ses Ill XXh1Cll xou 111 IW be 9lI0'10'Qd EVGIX student should ente1 111120 IQQSOII d1scuss1011 1f he does ll0t l1e 1s l'1ck111g that xx lllCh 1s so necctss 11x th It one max bec0n1e 1 le1de1 of men Splllt 111 cl 1ss xx01k shoxxs 10111 tef1che1 hoxx x1t1llx mtuested xou ne Ill the se XOIII flllllllli' 11po11 Qomc students h ING ff1e1t ll ltlll 1l 1b1l1tx 111 cel ta111 specmc hnes b11t 111x011e xx l10 t119S xx 1tl1 'IIIN defuee of p91QlQ1t6IlCx 111ax QQCLIIQ some of thlq 1l11l1tx It s tllQI9fO16 necessnx to l11xe Splllt 111 school xxo1k 1f xou desne to get 1he 1d Ill thlg xx Olld 111d to become one xx ho shall 1188 to tl1e top and IlOt fall 11110110 those xxho 11e co11t1nuallx atten1pt1nff tl11n0s xx h1ch tl1ex cannot do fo1 thex 11e lnnlted Ill that sp111t 1160 ssa1x f01 le 1de1 slnp 1 sp111t VllllCl'l IS fo1 med 111 the school Qecond as to the sp111t 111 athletlcs '1nx 0119 xx ho h IS eve1 bee11 c011nected xx 1th athlet1cs 111 anx 111anne1 knoxxs that a gleat pa1t of tl1e Game IS Spll It OI pep If a tean1 IS lackmg that thele 111ust be a 1eas011 fo1 t I 111a11x cases a con1pa1at1vely xxeak tea111 has tuumphed ove1 a St10l10'Q1 and 111o1e 11oted opponent What xx as the IQIQOH fO1 thlsl It IS Sllllple f01 one thn1g the xx eak team h 1d sp111t a11d 111 1ll p10bab1l1tx xx as backed to the llllllt bx 1tS folloxxels Th1S last n1ent1oned po111t of belllg' lox '1llx sup p01ted by stud 11ts xxl10 cannot plax IS of value to QVQIX tea111 Thex ale g1ef1tlx 9l1COU1'1g'6d bx a lnge 11u111 be1 of then felloxx students atte11d1110 the 0 1111es and they play th 1t much h'I1d9l to shoxx them xxhat they 11e c 1p1hle ot do111g Tl111d as to the sp111t 111 school fUllCtl0llS GVQIX stude11t should t1ke p llt to such 1 deglee IS l1e Ib capable The l10ld111 of cl ISS pa1t1es 1nd 1500111 fUlICtl0lIb should ll0t be d011e bx 1 fexx but QYGIXOIIQ 111 the cl lss these events ThlS IS dIIOth91 case xx l1e11 some 11e 111019 talented than othe1s those xxl1o 11e should t1ke tl1e h lldhl puts and put fO1th an e unest 6ffO1t to help the othe1s xx ho 11e lI0t so t1le11ted Sblllt Ill cl'1ss ILIIICUOIIS IS 1 lI6CQbS1tX fo1 110 0119 CHIQQ to heal of h1S class bemg spoken of as de 1d a11d h3.Vlll0' 110 Spll It as l1as been shoxx11 1nte1est to late1 suc student should e11te1 1lItO It xx1th h1S lllOSt ea111est 6fIl01tS lacklnff WlI1Ch xxe 119 lost possessnw xxh1ch we have a value 11ot to be OVGI est1111ated 'I'edfo1d Jones 26 Qchool Splllt IS of such v1tal cess that GVGIX It IS one thlng Democracy IH I-hgh School HIGH school IQ 111 a sense l1ttle co111111u111tx of 1tS oxx11 is J Ill xx h1ch the stude11ts ale all u111ted f01 at least shou bel Ill the com111o11 pu1pose of p1o Cullllg' all educat1011 F01 that 1635011 masmuch as the1e IS democlacy 1n the h10fh schools of to dax there yx1ll be democlacv among the c1t1zens of to mon ovx There see111s to be hoxxeve1 a gene1 11 lack of d61ll0C1 acv IH 0u1 h1gh schools Th1s of coulse IS most llkelx to shovx 1tself 111 the deahngs of tl1e Stud6lItS Wlth box s and ,qnls of 0121161 lI3t10IIdl1t16S I11stead of trxlng to l1elp the111 to bleak awax f10111 the thnws they have been accust0n1ed to all the1r l1V9S-f0191gH speech cus toms and standa1ds of l1v1ng and to become A111e11cans IH the fullest sense we ale hkely to look down up- . , . . , ' . 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NOVEMBER, 1924 3 Tix -4-'ff R IAL5 f if 'Tr An Appreczatzon OW that school has started and we Cue located lll ou1 new bulldlllff lt IS onlx app1op11 ate th It we should take a few moments to mfolm ou1 1eade1s and all those who have made th1s bu1ld1n0 1 leallmtlon that we the student bodx applecmte evely QffO1t that the have put fo1 th ln othe1 xea1s especullx lll the past two veus lt was 1lllpOSSlbl6 fo1 '1llXthlH0' to be done 'xlonfr the velopnw school spnlt O1 ftthletlcs be cluse of mftdequate f1c1l1t1es but now th It ou1 dlefnns have lll'1t91l'1l lzed and that we hlve lccess t bulldmff wlth mam well 11 hted md well ventllfnted looms 1 bffllltlflll llldltOllLllll md well equlpped ffunnfl Sllllll the1e lS no doubt but wh It th1s ten w1ll m uk 1 new epoch 111 the hlstolx of ou1 lnffh school The N eoessz ty CHOOL Splllt lll 1 061191 ll sense IS the D'11tlClp21tl0ll ln gt: 1ll lCtlV1tl9S C0llC6llllllg' the school to the best 1b1l1t3, The one 01eat thought IS that t w1ll be an lllC9lltlV6 111 keepmof stu dents lll school fo1 mfmv tlmes when bots and ffuls 'ue 1e'1dy to tlke up then hlgh school wo1k thex dlop out-usually because the school does not Off-Q1 the coulse thev would llke to t lke The Tlottv Veck staff IS ffomg to wolk hud to m Ike tlns 1 b2lllllQ1 yeeu fo1 lb the othe1 dep-utments md bunches of ou1 school have set least we cm do lb to make ou1 go 1l equlllx is hlgfh We hope then that the people of Leechbul w1ll show ts much 1nte1 est 1n suppol t1ll0' T1 otty Veck athle tlcs Ol wh 1teve1 ou1 school m ly undelt lke lb they d1d Ill the 61GCt10ll of oul new h1 h school bulldmg Euffene P u ks 2 J of School Splflf of the student Some students have school bplllt lll 1 01e1te1 defflee than othels fox thex lll lV hlve H1016 1b1 ltx 110117 th It p11tlCl1l n 1116 l E D -C C d C- ' Q 1 I J , 1 'N -C , - Mm D I 'X f',-- 4 'K NK XA' f I3 ' 1 K -XC . . N . 15' . . . 1 C ' ' ' Y ' 6 - ' g 2 ' C V L' c C, I c ' ' c 2 2 - n, G. , . . C . C C y C , . ., V . CZ ' 1 ' ' c P - jr C ' . ' j C C, ' L' '- C j ' ' C ' C C C ' C ' f ' ' 'C', ',Cs ' ch 'C j D C D C 'C ' C l1ne of Zlddlllg' new' courses or of de- 21 new' goal toward VVll1Cl'l to work, the ,., ' ' c , c Y 2 ' c ' 2 C C C C 3 C Q C C . . 2 . . C . 1 .C - y , . C C ' C C C o C1 'g' ' C ' C '- o , Y C J 7 ' ga Q K x I o ' v ' C - C . 7 2 K ' . , 2 . . K 2 C ' C ' ,Dj C- ' C ,C ' ' , ' . , .2 . . g 1 j C ' ' C ' C ' ' , , , ' C - - . ' T .U f 9 ' ' v D ' ' . ' ' F. Cf. 'F . . . ' , C . . . 2 6. E . O. . A 2 2 ' ' V 2 ' . ' ' , ' CH' C 'l'jC g C C' C' l .

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NOVEMBER, 1924 on their customs and to hold our- selves aloof from them This spirit man1fests itself also 1n a lesse,1 d gree IH the students dealings with fellow students IH other stations of life and even w1tl1 1ne1n bers of othe1 departments F01 1 stance memb rs of the comn1erc1al depfu tment a1e sometimes c0ns1de1ed as hardly me111be1s of the class at all 1nd useful only so fu as payment of class dues IS concerned This sp111t IS a h1nd1a11ce to the progless of the school as a whole and if continued through life will be ft h111drance to the ent11e com munity F01 tll1S reason we should strive to ellllllllate it as completely as possible Den1oc1acv may be obtained to a certaln extent by athletics If student is a member of a team reallv t1V1Ilg to do l11s best he IS ve1y likelv to foiget his petty enmities a11d p1e Judices a11d to cooperate with his felloyys fo1 the good of the school In this wav boys and girls of yaiious c asses a1e th10wn togethei and un der such circumstances cannot hold aloof The sa111e 1esult might be obtained by co ope1 ation 111 some common Ill School EVEPAL weeks ago ou1 home S 100m teache1 put befo1e us the quest1011 of School Bank 1110 She asked us to COIISldQ1 whethei 01 not yye des11 ed to co11t111ue the svstem School B1nk1110f yy as 111t1oducod into Leechbulg Schools two vea1s afwo At th st it n1et wlth the appi oval of the faculty and the 111te1est of the students but soon began to decline in mteiest until at the end of last school tellll the1 V619 scfucely any depositois The svstem is as follows A ceitun day of the week IS set fo1 deposits The pupil is p10V1d9d with 1 book 111 which l11s deposits which mu be of my unount a1e 190'1St91 ed The deposits ue collected and tlken to the b111k yy he1e they ac cu111ul ite 111te1 est at the 1efful11 1 1te F11 it we should 111 save yye lQ'll1ZQ 01 sl1ould 1e1l1Ze by 11ow How 111 my 5 terest, such as a banquet or an enter- tamment In such an interest where the success of the enterprise depends upon the support of eveiy member the students are anxious to make a success and foiffet the11 class dis t1nct1ons Pei haps the best method of 0bta111 1n0' democracy IS the svstem of student goveinrnent In this system the stude11ts are in a wav fxee and fo1 that ieason they feel their 16 Sp0llS1b1l1t19S H1016 se11ously The p11de and sense of h01101 of the students 1S touched and they a1e willing to elect to office the person they think best fitted no matter yvho in O1 dei to gain the respect of teach els and othe1 classes alike alld thus 111ake the venture a success If the stude11ts have each an equal Shale in making layvs and iules and in enfoic 1n0' them they are more likelv t take an equal Shale IH other things N0 mattel what method we en1ploy to 0bta111 demociacy it will ren1a1n fIllTl once it is established and by establishing den1oc1acv in our high schools yye a1e paving the way for a fuller d9lT'l0C121CN 111 ou1 community and 1nd11ectly ln ou1 11at1o11 Isabel Elyy ood 2 Bankmg of us aft 1 completinvf 0u1 High School cou1 se w ould like to go to '1 h1frhe1 scnool of education of so111e so1t but ue denied the cha11ce be cause of the necessazy outlav of clsh 7 A ffood m 1ny I tl11nk by deny 111g ou1 selves some of 0u1 accustomed luxu11 s Qwhich will help us app1ec1 ate 111o1e what yye do getj md bv depositing this money 111 the School Szvmos yyeekly we c1n change ou1 life s dQSt1lIN fo1 the bettel Co11s1de1 the l0YN91 gl ftdes They h1ve bee11 stead1e1 in the11 deposits th 111 we althouffh the11 ambitions fue vwuei and n1o1e 1e1110te Pei haps howevei 1l11SJl1St 1 fash1011 with them neveitheless It IS a good example to follow Fhe 19 ison fo1 OLII f uluie to car1y 011 is Sllllple '1he1e 1nay be something about the sy stem which some of us do 11ot like but th chief IQISOII IS I , , , 1 1 . . , 1 0 . 1 1 V 1 . 1 K C 1 1 , 1 1 '- ' - 1 ca '1 ' - ' - , 1, C 1 . . c U' 1 - 1 I 1 I 1 . 1 1 c 1 el , 0 1 . C I . .- I . . ' . . . . Q .. 1 . Y. . i K Y Q 1 1 C 1 1 - lj 7 1 v . - I . - 1 9 C . u i ' ' 1 ' I 1 . Q 1 ' Q . . ' Y . . . 0 - 1 . . ra 1 . . . . i ' . . - C 4 - ' ' 1 1 V ' . . . Y. . ' 1 . 1 '- 1 1' 1 ' ' ' . 1f v 7 1 V . . . . F . - - . ' ' 1 n . , . v . . 1 1 C 1:1 . - 1 1 1 . ' . I ' ' .Q I 1 I V 1 5 ' ' . . . v , ,. ,l ' - - , D. 1 ti . O. O . A 1 1 I i T w Q ' K C f.-- ' ' . 1 V ' . - tw K I CQ. 1 ' ' , .1 2 ' ' 1 1 u 1 . 1 . 1 lv 1 C 1, 1. 1 K I Y - , '- ,, - 4 . Q, c t . t 2 C 1 ' 1 ' -k L ' - 1 ' - 1 . H11 . ' ' 1 ' 1 K' - - - ' 1' 4 - . 1 1 1 1 5 . c c , Y . I . . . Y . 1 o 1 13 Ki 7 .Y1 Y 2 I ' . I . , I v I 1 - -,fx 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' . 1 . 1 1 1 na c . c 1. v i - ' . . . . . . N ca ' . 2 ' ' 1 . . 1 - . 1 . . . . c , c , O 1 1' 1 I 1 u i . c Zo . - I . v . . . Y . 1 1 u . . . t . C 1 7 , 7 C . 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . C. C . f 1 cw 1 K 1 2 u C r v ' 1 1 , 1 . 1 ' . . . 1 . ' 1 1 c c t ' 1 c m I l 1 u I . l X v . if ' xl, 2 2 . 1 . 1 , 4, V 1 W 1 1 I ' 1 1 vw V C C. C , xl I 1 . 1 1 ' . w . Z . 2 , 'l if