Oakmont High School - Periscope Yearbook (Oakmont, PA)

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A High School Student's Debt To His Country Our country is engaged in one of the greatest crusades of all times-the defense and preservation of democracy. For years we have enioyecl its rights and privileges, but the time has now come when more emphasis and consideration must be placed upon its obligations. Democracy is not self- perpetuating: it must have the willing. undivided attention and support of those who live under it and enioy its benefits. High school students are greatly indebted to the demo- cratic way of life tor, were it not for clemocracy's belief that an intelligent citizenry is one of the bulwarlcs of defense. many would not be privileged to enioy the advantages of a secondary education. The obligations created by such an opportunity are many. and their fulfillment must not be ignored or treated with indifference. Democracy has the right to expect that each of its trained members will be able to think clearly, to choose wisely, to act courageously, and to serve effectively. Good Health. Makes Better Citizens Few people appreciate good health until they do not have it: consequently they do not realize how much the health department of our school system does toward keeping its boys and girls in trim and thereby tending to build better citizens for our town and country. Extra special credit, and thanks, too, for the weelc's vacation, is due these four health specialists for their excellent work during the flu epidemic last winter. MARY W. HAMILTON, R.N. A JANICE F. WEAVER, R.D.H. DONALD A. FUSIA. M.D. S. J. WILDEN, D.D.S. 'Q I3

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W. L. GILMORE SuperinTendenT MARY- E. HOUSEHOLDER SecreTary 1'- A Tribute To Loyal Service In February of This year our Docior Gilmore com- pleTed TwenTy-Tive years of service wiTh OalcmonT Pub- lic Schools. TwenTy-Tive years is a long Time when looked aT Trom The TirsT year. IT is buT a TleeTing vision when Taken in reTrospecT. TwenTy-Tive years of The life and acTiviTies of Docior Gilmore can noi be Told in a brief slceTch. IT would Take volumes of space and many days Time To record The many Things he has done Tor The beTTermenT of our schools and The communiTy in general. When he Tirsi came To our schools, we had approxi- maiely 675 sTudenTs and 2l Teachers. Today we have abouT I4OO sTudenTs and 57 Teachers. Through his leadership our schools have aTTained Their presenT high raiing. Dr. Gilmore is well educaTed. Thorough, efficient works well wiTh oThers. is easy To geT along wiTh, and his courTesy and aiciable manner have endeared him To his hosT of 'friends in This communiTy and elsewhere. We feel ThaT we musT give expression To The con- Tinued sense of securiTy To which we have become ac- cusTomed by his unfailing Tulfillmenr of The various TrusTs we have reposed in him and we wish To exTend To Dr. Gilmore our hearTiesT congraTulaTions on The compleTion of These TwenTy-Tive years of service wiTh our schools and express The hope Thai' he may be wiih us Tor many years To come. -CARL H. EREY O l l S Appreciates 'Long Service oli'Board of Education Even in our democraTic socieTy of Today, no group can 'iunciion wisely wiThouT a compeTenT guiding hand. TwenTy-Tive years ago, The main inTeresTs of The Tive-man, School Board were The same as Today.-keeping The school ouT oi The red and yeT giv- mg The besT To The youTh of OalcmonT. However, Mr. Carl H. Frey is The only one who was achng aT The Time The TirsT Periscope was published. OakmonT High School pays TribuTe To his unswerving loyalTy To The Town's school sysTem. J REYNOLDS SMlTH, SoliciTor EMANUEL WOODINGS ALEX PALMER, Vice Presideni' D S KERR Secrefary R. G. STROUD. PresidenT CARL H. FREY W. LEE GlLMORE. SuperinTendenT J. H. MILLIGAN, Treasurer DAVID B. FAWCETT . I 2

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4 O e 1 DAN MCCURDY, A.B., Med. ,ff -s D. Lewis suukek. ass.. Bed. ' - CHARLES s. MARSHALL, A.B.,f',L,,. ' ,.. GEORGE D. PGRTER MARY E. MOOT. B.S. JOANNA BEATTIE, B.S. JOHN W. WAGENSEIL, B.S., M.Ed. MARY E. BARBER, A.B. ETHEL D. RAY. A.B., M.B. ALICE I-IARTER. A.B. H. N. EDMISTON. A.B. FRANCES T. McNALL. A.B. I4 The Faculty Helps Q. H. S. The hisTory deparTmenT is having, To all ap- pearances. a Tar Trom serious conference .... Civics, World I-IisTory, and General Science, seasoned wiTh numerous debaTes, occupy MR. McCURDY'S school day, buT he also 'Iinds Time To sponsor The TraTTic SaTeTy Club and make up some awful TesTs .... WiTh Ameri- can I-IisTory and Social Science, MR. SI-IUKER smuggIes in one lone English II class and some coaching .... MosT oT MR. MAR- SI-lALL'S aTTenTion is direcTed To his Prob- lems oT Democracy classes. One World His- Tory class and The I-Ii-Y compIeTe his schedule. 4,1 ,J nf' MR. PORTER, our Manual Training insTruc- Tor, Teaches The boys To use wood-working Tools: while MISS BEATTIE insTrucTs The girls in The genTIe arT of homemaking, which is, aTTer all, The real ambiTion of every O.I-I.S. beIIe . The music deparTmenT inspecTs The new band uniforms. None oT us envy MISS MOOT her job OT supplying O.I-I.S. wiTh many diTTer- enT Torms oT music, buT we all appreciaTe her eTTorTs. MR. WAGENSEIL, besides Teaching General Science, Tries To keep The band up To sTep and ouT OT debT. A gaThering of The Toreign language de- parTmenT brings These Three TogeTher .... MISS BARBER helps The LaTin sTudenTs win a Two-year baTTIe over Caesar .... MLLE. I-IARTER, besides having some English I classes, Teaches The Treshies To parIez- vous. MLLE. McNALL compIe+es our French educaTion aT O.I-I.S. and +ravaiIIe wiTh Le CercIe and The Periscope. The maThemaTics deparTmenT hashes iT over. MISS RAY gives us The TundamenTaIs in Plane and Solid GeomeTry and Algebra and guides The MaTh Club and The Girl Re- serves .... MR. EDMISTON sponsors The Alma Club and helps The Treshies in Their an- nual baTTle againsT The unknown quanTiTy, x . I I I