Leechburg High School - Minetas Yearbook (Leechburg, PA)

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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

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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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TROTTY VECK cu elessness We fO1 get o11ce a11d the next t11ne dOll t cale I11 conclus1o11 1f 11e see the ex D6dl9HCV of sav111g 11 hy llOt save? What shall ou1 ans11e1 to the ques t1on be that 11e have not enough self 111ll to deny OUISGIX es a fe11 1LlXI1l ICS O1 that 11e Xlallt to beffln ane11 a11d and prepa1e f01 a b1gger broadel l1fe'7 Self de111al leads to th11ft thllft leads to sav111g a11d savlng p1epa1es the 1vay fo1 the fulfllhnent of that 1easo11 fo1 ou1 be1n01 he1e on th1S ea1tl1 Ho11a1d Ralston 26 Success UCCESS lS the 11111 Ill eve1'1 l1fe and the sulest 1nd best 11a1 to success tl1 It 11e must be-11nou1 c11ee1 111th lll u11dc1st111d111g that 11e ue to gun It step bx step lS 11e cl1111b tl1e l1dde1 Xou c1n11ot 01111 success 1ll It once 111d to 011111 lt 1ou 111ust be patient and h 11e the 111ll to 11o1k It IS 11ot b1 1ank 01 bY tl1e DOSlt10ll 1ou hold, O1 by 11ealth tl1 It 1ou 021111 success but 1ou 111ust hdX8 the p1111c1ple to do Xl hat IS 110'ht 110 111atte1 11h It 1ou u11de1t1ke We 111ll take the student 111 h1s studles lf he doesnt succeed the fl1St IllOllth ho11 hnd l1e 111ll 11 o1k next month I et us t 1ke another fm example -Xb1 1h 1111 L111col11 tl1e gl eat st 1t8Slll 111 b0lll lll DOV8ltX lll a lof Clblll 111 l1e11tuck1 but hc h1d hllll tl1e 1llSt1llCtS of 1 schol ll 1nd l1 1b1ts of f1 t1ue 111 lll He 11 ould NN 1lk lllllCS to bOl10XK 1 bor k 1nd thus he 16CLlVCd h1s 9dllC1t1Oll lle 11 IS 1 12111 Spllttel sto1ekeepe1 S0ldl91 1nvento1 statesman p1es1de11t he1o a11d 111 11tv1 These ale the steps 111 tl1e llfe of -Xbl 1h 1111 L1llCOlll AllOtllQ1 SOldlQ1 1nd st 1tes111 111 11 '1s U11 sses S C1 1nt IS a f11111e1 he 1 IS 11ot a success b11t IS 1sold1e1 1nd states Ill Ill the 11 o1ld to d1y kll0VKS hlS fame 1nd success Do 1ou ask 11hat 11e sl11ll a1111 at 111 l1fe'7 We 11111 ans11e1 Ann to act 11ell you1 palt fo1 the1e1n l1es all the hono1 H 1v1110f found 11hat 1ou h1ve to do-11hetl1e1 to lead a11 d1lllX s11eep 1 C10SSlll0 O1 d1lV6 a h1ck do It 111th all you1 mlght because It IS XOUI dut1 lut XXIIAIQVCI v1e11s X0l.l 111 11 take on th1s subject 0ll8 thu 1 ness IS 11ot fou11d IH success It 1S not found lll fa1lu1e Hope fo1 the best a11d 1f 1ou fall to 191611 the goal of 1 ou1 111sh 111 hlCh IS posslble 111 splte of XOU1 utmost effo1tsb1ou 111ll d1e 111th the co11 sc1ousness of l1 l.Vll1f do11e 1ou1 best 11h1ch lS aftel all the t1U6St suc cess to 11 h1cl1 111 Ill can asp11e I 1th Steff1 9b A Boquct of VVGII KHOW17 Flowers HEY J 1ck 11 as a sm 1ll boy hlS motl1e1 d6C1dQd to eiducakte h1n1 fo1 the n11n1st1y 01 s e Fill 111shed to see Jack ln the pulp1t some day She 11 as ve1y St1lCt 111th l11n1 mg 131hen he deg not obev she 11 h1ppe 1m 111 Lady s sl1ppe1 ThlS would make h1n1 b 1lsan1 Jack callegd hlS Lithia! 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