Mahanoy City High School - Maroon and Black Yearbook (Mahanoy City, PA)

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a7w0n E U, mmm ,, E '5 B H HEEHE an ---- - - - M- -c -urs AA amdkki wiaml TERM, Gwmmllm Q?Hli,QE2QL,w g -I'-U J A1L 1.1 ' H I I1 I DIG HFIUUE HISTQRY OF THE CLASS CF 1936 N THE fall of 1932, our Class of '36 entered M. C. H. S. Many went out for football, some made the team, others had to wait another year or two, outstanding among those who made it was John Fedorchalk. When basketball sea- son came the Class of ,36 made a name for itself by Winning the Inter-Class Tournament. Fedor- chalk received his letter in basketball and track. The Freshman year Was a memorable one for the Class of '3 6. In the beginning of the Sophomore year the Girls, and Boys' Choruses were formed. The class continued to be active in sports and proved their Worth by Winning the Inter-Class Tour- naments. It was in that year that Irene Kenney received honorable mention for her excellent violin playing. In the Junior year the class had its first taste of responsibility in electing officers. Red and White were selected as colors. The following oflicers were elected: T. MALONE ,..,..,. .President J. URBAN ....... Vice-President M. LOWE . . ,,,.. Secretary M. SLABEY , . . . .Treasurer They continued their good Work in sports and music, many taking leading parts in the operetta, ulolanthef, The Junior year gave many reasons for expecting big things of the Class of '36. JP When the Senior year came, the class began to feel important. In September a class meeting was held and the following officers were elected: S. SETCAVAGE ....,.,.. President T. MALONE ..,,.. Vice-President M. LOWE ..,. ..... S ecretary J. URBAN .... .... T reasurer Some were appointed to the YEAR BOOK staff, others took part in the Forensic League contest, While others contented themselves with glory on the athletic field. As the year ended, everyone was prepared to step into his path of life and face the world. -JOSEPH BENNETT. age 71 J

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all M wwon wml'T2lcH ME CREQHTS . H E asians is is L '- J L II 1 ' T , , ' H H 'I CLASS MQTTO Yesterday is Gone, Tomorrow is Uzzceriaing Today is Here, Use It! ESTERDAY is gone, it is futile to spend your time considering what has already hap- pened. There is no power on earth that can alter the past. You must accept what has already hap- pened with resignation. All the regret and sor- row that is spent on contemplating the mishaps of yesterday is wasted energy. The past is a closed book. No matter how much energy is expended, it cannot be opened. Common sense advises you not to try it. Tomorrow is uncertain, no one can foretell the future, claims of seers and fortune tellers to the contrary notwithstanding. To spend precious hours trying to penetrate the veil of time is sheer folly. The dreamer who serenely dwells in the future can never succeed. Although it is claimed that many famous persons were dreamers in their youth, careful investigation, plus common sense, belies this statement. There is an old adage which satisfactorily expresses these sentiments. It states: Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. Metaphorically, the future is a book which has not yet been printed. It can be opened, but, behold, the pages within are entirely blank. Today is here, the present is a cold, concrete reality. Here is something you can see and reg- ulate. You are what you make yourself. Your destiny is in your hands, and not in the hands of anyone else. You can see and understand the present just as you can read and understand a book which has been published for you to read. And, in addition, you can shape your future. What you do now, will have a marked effect on your destiny. Do not spend the present in idleness. Use it! And, don't just use it, but use it to the best of your ability. Devote all your time and ability to bettering yourself. The more you exert yourself now, the more you will get out of life in the future. Bread cast upon the waters will return a hundredfoldf' preaches the Bible. Do not waste your time. Use it! Use it now! Use it as best you know how! If you tend to the present, the future will take care of itself. Use every idle moment so that when the time comes you will be able to proudly take your place in the world. -LEONARD A. PETCAVAGE. I Page 70 I

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+L H M 'kh Ek -- Q T HEBHD Maki-C' 'HK F. I i ng s h x ' ' N 1 1.1 r 1 , W y 1 , S 1 E ' g g. 94512 EE E F538 is L 'V' J : rf ' Y I1 GRADUATIDN DAY There is a day that comes once a year, And, how glad we are that it is here. It sets us forward with beating heart, For the time has come for our depart. That big event is Graduation Day, The biggest of all our life, we say. Some will say we're glad to go, But deep down in our heart it isn't so. Witli our heads up high, and heart down low, We,re ready to go, but, oh, how slow. Our hurried steps all just seem to drag As we ourselves behind do lag. Oh, how we wish we could go back, Start over with courage we once lacked. Promises to study, and do our part, Forgiveness, and pity, in our heart. Saying to ourselves, why act like fools When we could have worked with our tools. Instead we put it on a dusty shelf, Never trying to better ourself. But we are ready to struggle with work, Laziness never in our path will lurk. These are the promises we all will take, Something of ourselves we try to make. Smiles on our faces, diplomas in hand, Into our places we,re ready to stand. For now is the time to go our way, For today is our Graduation Day. I Page 721