Meyersdale Joint High School - Hi Point Yearbook (Meyersdale, PA)

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PEP! ZIP! AND GO! Hail, Hail, the gang's all here. The theme song of our band comes to the ears of all those people lined along the street waiting to attend the annual Somerset- Meyersdale Football game. First struts our drum major in his new white uniform and then come out two majorettes bringing up the second rank, but creating a first- rank sensation. Perhaps the band should be given credit for the over-flowing school spirit among the students of M. H. S. during football season. Anyhow, they surely whooped it up. Our maestro of the band, Mr. Morrison, has certainly developed our band. The members of the band made a trip to Johnstown during the first semester to hear a concert given by the Marine Band. With the new Sousaphone, our tooters will provide the U. S. Marine Band with some stiff competition. Of course the County Music Festival in Somerset will be a gala event, and several members of the band will be chosen to play in the All-County Band. The band and the student body say, Thanks a million, to the Parent Teachers Association and the high school faculty, who donated to the uniform fund. MEYERSDALE, YOU LET US DOWN No, no! What we need is more precision! How many times have the mem- bers of the orchestra heard these words? Often enough to dread them, I know, for when Mr. Pfrogner says these words, it means going over and over that hard spot in the music until perfection is attained. We should be justly proud of our orchestra for not only is it the largest and best orchestra that Meyersdale High has ever had, but it also played host to the All- Western High School Orchestra, one of the musical groups sponsored yearly by the Pennsylvania School Music Association. The best players from the individual high schools send in applications and if they are accepted, come to All-Western Orchestra, or the orchestra sponsored by their district branch of the P. S. M. A. These voung musicians practice for three days under experienced conductors and give two or three concerts. The object of these music festivals is to give the high school musicians experience playing difficult music under experienced conductors. A certain select group from each of these district festivals is chosen to be in the All-State Orchestra. Choral and Band festivals are held annually. This year fourteen members of the high school orchestra participated in All- Western and-well, just ask them what kind of a time they had, especially Georgia Keim and Leon Meyersg or you might even ask Kenneth Critchfield about the stink bombs. We do feel that the town-people let us down by not attending the con- certs of this fine musical group any better than they did. The type of music played was no kid stuff. Not only did the non-attenders miss a real musical treat, but a half-filled auditorium, when it is a small one like ours, leaves a bad impression on our guests. We hope that you townspeople won't leave us in the lui-ch again. -35-

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MATHEMATICS The square root of x is equal to the. .the sides of an isoscles triangle are. .four bushels of wheat at. . and so it goes in the various classrooms of the high school. You guessed it! It's the followers of Euclid and other mathematicians at work under the patient supervision of Mr. Snyder, our globe- trotter. In fact some of these students are so in- terested in mathematics that they have formed a Math Club. Only the outstanding math students belong to this organization and the aim of the club is to broaden their interest in mathematics. The said club members don't often meet but when they do they return with the most profound expres- sions on their mathematically proportioned for isn't that possible?j faces. Gee--it must be great to be mathematically minded! SAFETY PATROL Stop! All right, go ahead. How often we have heard these words from those boys displaying their shiny badges and white belts. Let's investi- gate some of the people and activities of this or- ganization. The Safety Patrol is a nation wide hook up. Every year boys from all over our vast country go to the Annual Safety Patrol Jamboree at Washing- ton, D. C. Here the boys are repaid for their work throughout the year bv having the high time of their lives. They have a big dress parade through the main streets of Washington. Guides show them through the Capitol, Senate, House, and Su- preme Court Buildings. When they come home they can really tell you what makes our govern- ment tick. Safety Patrols composed of girls also attend this Jamboree. President, Ray Casteel, will tell you that there are some sweet ones from South Carolina with the you all accent and everything. Oh, to be a Safety Patrolman! Do you know who the faculty advisor of our Safety Patrol is? Right you are. It is none other than Mr. Stuempfle. The safety first boys chose as their officers Ray Casteel, president, Charles Landis, vice-president, Tom Shipley, secretary- treasurer. Ray Casteel is the Senior Captain of the squad while 'I' om Shipley and Clarence Smith are Captains. CHEERLEADERS The locomotive-and yell M e y e r s d a l e M e y e r s d a 1 e M e y e r s d a l e Meyersdale The most famous quotation from the lives of that brilliant but noisy septet-the cheerleaders. They certainly deserve three cheers and a slap on the back for the swell work done by them this year. Business was slow at the beginning of football season, but by the time the Somerset game arrived they were working on shifts. Basketball, likewise, started by needing only two cheerleaders-but the tempo increased till all seven were holding down steady jobs. By the way, if you'll notice, that famous fight-but Hx-it-up-quick couple even use cheerleading as a cause for the fireworks at times. Then there is Georgia, who is probably still feeling the effects of her strenuous dancing lessons during All-Western Orchestra. Betty Carouse represents the rug-cutters from the Dipp. Eleanor can demonstrate her personality and wit any time of the day fthe night too, for all we knowj. Helen while an excellent cheerleader, di- vides her attention between her job and a certain definite section of the team fyou guess which gets the larger half.j And last, but most assuredly not least, is the captain, Bert. Here is one place where he puts to good use his excess wind. But, all in all, they're not such a bad sort--that is, if you like that kind-and we do! -361