Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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SENICR HISTGRY Who remembers one's very early childhood? None, neither do we-except our first impress- ions of Perry High. The truth of the matter is, we scarcely had time to get these impressions fixed in our minds when the flu came along and gavexus three months vacation. Then for once we wished we were in school. Though the flu did not get any of our members, outside influences captured ten out of our nineteen. In the Sophomore year we went deeper in- to the mysteries of Latin, taking Caesar, which John Blair tried to forget but Miss Reed gave him a daily shock. In fact so famous had the reputation of our class become, that Coldrens decided to send their son Willard here. Though we were small in number we made up for it in looks as you can readily see by the Petojuan of 1920. The Commencement music of that year was greatly enriched by our melodious voices. We started our junior year under Mr. La Poe and took up Geometry for tl1e first time. This was really our saddest year for we lost one of our faithful members, Mertie Martin. For this year only Marguerite Wagner, a student from Indiana took the place of Elizabeth David- son, who went to Washington Seminary. At the close of the year we banqueted the Seniors and gave them not only toothsome morsels to satisfy their palates but a feast of reason and a How of soul - Now we have reached our Senior year with but live members, but what we lack in quanitty we make up in quality. Mr. Lucas is our res- pected principal this year. During our history we have been prominent in all Literary work and especially well represented in contest by John Blair and Willard Coldren. In every Dramatic work you will find some of us there everytime, for if it is not one member it is another. Now- brieliy, this is our history. The reason it is so short is that we believe in Hdeedsl' not words

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SENIOR CLASS MOTTO: U FINISHED'-YET BEGINNING. COLORS! PINK AND GREEN FLOWER: PINK ROSE OFFICERS PRES., JOHN BLAIR SEC., IWARION FAUPEL V. PRES., LULU GRIGLAK TREAS., Rum PIERSOI. IN MEMORY OF MERTIE MARTIN Whom we all love and will always remember

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fOUR NAMES ARE ATTACHED TO THESE LETTERS BUT PLEASE DON'T THINK THAT VVE WROTE THEMJ CRAP Thesian Treas' Basket Ball Mgr. Contest '2l' Foot Ball, Base Ballg Ass't Business Mg'r,of Petojuang, Quar: tetteg Pres. Sr. Class, jarley Wax Works. HONORABLE PATRoNs.: I am J. C. Blair, of Perryopolis, Penna., and also a member of the Senior Class of P. T. H. S.. I'm a very im- portant person and have shown my ability as a manager during the last two years, when I managed the boys' basket-ball. I am not very tall and rather heavy set, but I can get around on the basket-ball floor as easy as the small fellows. In my school work I sometimes work with great stress, but not quite as hardas I do in trying to cap- ture the first new girl that comes around. I guess in the end however, I usually get both tasks well accomplished I am always busy during school hours, but I'll not say that I'm always studying. Next year you will probably find me in Bethany College where I expect to make a Big Hit , but the outcome awaits to be seen. Thanking you for your close attention, I am as ever, Your friend, JOHN BLAIR. JEFF Theseus Vice President, Contest '20 ,'2I, '22, Bas- ket-Ballg Base-Ballg Foot-Ball, Editor-in-Chief of Peto- juang Jarley Wax Works, The Colonel's Maid, New Fashioned Girls. DEAR ASSISTANT EDITOR: I am writing to you from force of habit for this is to be but a note anyway and I am sure you will enjoy it. In all my studies I am hard to beat and don't get into an argument with me for you are a sure loser if you do. lAsk the Philos about that.j In Basket-Ball I always help to bring home the bacon, especially from Dunbar, even if I am crippled. I am a booster in all school activities, and believe in doing the right thing at the right time. I am a great favorite among all my classmates, but they surely have it in for me as they have elected me editor-in-chief of this annual. It seems as if they haven't any pity on me, but I'll do my best. A Yours sincerely, WILLAR11 CoLnREN. ga. xg. fr G.