Newport High School - Blunita Yearbook (Newport, PA)

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THE BLUE AMD WHITE Staff Editorial Staff Business Staff Editor-in-Chief--Ruth Spangler associate Editor—Elizabeth Hebert (Senior Class Reporter) Local Editor--William Fickes Exchange Editor--Kathryn Campbell Joke Editor--Albert Lahr Reporters Athletic--Glenn Trout Alumni—Fred Wertz Madeline Smith Jean Clark Jeanette Scott Margaret Smith Faculty Advisors--M. S. McLain Ruth E. Maurey Member of COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRC Business I!ana, er--Frank Brandt Printing Hanager--Blair Paden Assistants--Helen Campbell Singer Miller Circulation Manager--Ethel Rinehart Assistant--Russel Horting Advertising Manager--Leslie Shade Typists Head Typist--Gayle Jones Pearl Hiller Helen Gibney Belva Rightnour Creta Wright S ASSOCIATION Editorial Are Outside Activities in School Best for the Pupil? There is much discussion concerning the place of extracurricular activities in modern education. It is true that when a student is engaged in activities such as debating, other types of public speaking, and all kinds of athleticssomething usually is neglected and generally it is the regular school work. On the other hand, one engaging in these outside activities comes in contact with life in a different way which promotes poise, skill, and companionship. He learns how to play the game of life squarly. A knowledge of the vorld--that which the world teaches us--is the substance of all knowledge. No matter what ideas we attain, or how we came by them, they all need illustration by experience. This experience comes first through the different activities of the school. John Bascons of Williams College once said, ’ hat we term education is made up of a few antecedent suggestions in books which we are to verify by experience. Tennis Has a Birthday New York, N.Y., (Ar3)—Lawn tennis was 50 years old in this country this year, and the United States Lawn Tennis Association celebrated the anniversary by publishing a memorial volume, Fifty Years of Lawn Tennis in the United States. The took deals with tennis history, discusses strokes, footwork, strategy, and outlines the careers of such tenr.is geniuses as Johnson, Tilden, and Helen Wills. Of a large edition priced originally at a few hundred remaining copies are offered to high school students at j)l plus 25 cents postage. The U.S.L.T.A. address is 120 Broadway, New York City

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THE SLUE AND ’ I'ITS MEMORY ST ETCHERS Do You Remember-- Mr. Sby's first assembly? The year our football team played the ’Em. Penn varsity? The 1930 Newport-Duncannon football ,-ame? ••rhen the Senior classes used to jO to ’ ashington and the Junior classes to Gettysburg? '■'hen the Commercial students held classes above Knisely' s Store? T’.iesdav morning assemblies in the old building on fourth street? Clyde Smith' s Ford in the parade after a football pep meetina in 31 ? Then we used to play football at the Fair Ground? •'hen Gayle Jones , Helen Campbell, and Gert Snyder wore glasses? hen Betty Rebert had curls? '• hen 31air Paden and Jean Kepnor were always seen together? .'hen we- used to get green pencils? Study halls in the fourth street building? Charlie Brandt’ s orchestra and dances after basket-ball ames? 'hen Jean Wolf played violin solos in assembly? '.' hen Virginia Kell wore low heeled shoes and the same dress two days in succession? ■■'hen the chemistry class of 30 tried to show the assembly how a fire extinguisher works? The time IT. H. S. lost the track meet? When the derby and cane rage was on in the lov er building? ' hen we came to school last year and found the class rooms cold because a snoT storm had put the heating system out of commission? When Frank Sweger was Paul Revere in the Senior assembly program? The recesses of former davs? hen Yo-Yos were seen ev-rywhere? .'her Ethel Smith wasrf t so optimistic? 'hen .the clock in the librar' ran? fhe old sta e scenery?- 'hen Pete Schlomer used to walk to school? The first English class with Nr. KcLain? Last Year’ s Girl’ s basket-ball team-? ’7hen. Denton .vrd was headlinesman on the football team? Kiss Kaurey’ s' first shorthand class with the present seniors? John Lov s fish stories? The Friday the 13th Jrls basketball-football game with Ewncannon that resulted in a 27-26 win for Newport? 'hen the following teachers taught in old N. H. S.: Miss Todhunter—Geography- Kiss Valmer--Latin, French Kis3 Ziramerman--Spelling, Latin, French Kiss Dob--Home Room, English Kiss Butcher--English, Home Room Miss Tressler--English Krs. Ray--Kusic Miss Fickes--Kusic Kiss Reese--Go:.'.mercial Course Kiss McConnell— Miss Shenk-- Kr. Donahue--Chemistrv Nr. Dunbar--Chamistry 3

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TH2 BLUE nNO .-HITS Read Current Ivents It is of great importance for one to knov current happenings. In this a ;e of newspapers and magazines witii their rich store cl material it is inexcusable not to te informed concerning current events, ’people spend much ti...e reading of past history and pay little attention to the immediate problems of our nation. They do not seem to realise thao tne current events of today become the history of tomorrow. If a person understand the present, the history of tomorrow will be clear to him. The successful toys and girls of today are the wide awake ones who know sometning of life around them. JPQF instance, let us think a moment. .ihen the morning or evening paper arrives, do we read the important problems of state or do we look for the murders or perhaps leaf hurriedly to the funnies and serial novel? If this is the case I believe it would te better r, this small instance to train ourselves to read all the valuable information first and then if we have a few spare moments, indulge in the lighter reading. Madame Editor; I have noticed that in our High petrol the pupils are not as cleanly in their ha its as tney mifcbt te. I am writing this—whicn you may pfclish in our school paper if you v.ish--to ive you a few suggestions for improvements. Sanitation is essential in order to nave good health; and in our sohool each pupil must do his part. The habit of placing chewing urn, which has been chewed, on the under side of desks and seats is very unsanitary. It not only is a means of spreading dis- ease erms bat also destroys tne appearance of the desks. Throwing paper and other kinds of refuge in the water fountains is a bad habit, and people do not wish to drink from a fountain which is not clean. If these little unsanitary acts would be abolished, our school would be a more attractive and a healthier place to attend. Sincerely, Margaret Smith Han: You look as if you could stand plenty of hard work. Hegro: Yes suh 1 More than one jud e done told me that. F. Saul; Girls you are looking dn my face for the last time. Girls; ..hat 1 You aren't goin to commit suicide are you? F.. Saul; - No. I'm goir. to grow whiskers. l,lr. jean: What does an incubator say when a peepy is hatched? Glen Trout; Tech-Tech-Tech-Tech- ocracy. K