Perry High School - Perryscope Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Iwi! Q.lDJiiLl0Ji.QLI01iil.IDJifLID3iC LID!ifLZDJifLZ9J?f COMPANY 3 Many new activities came along with our advancement, and for most of us, things seemed to be a little stiffer than we had supposed, but that was soon for' gotten by the glamor and excitement of our first real social life. How we looked down on the platoons, though it had not been long since we had been among them. We now belonged to Company 3, and what a difference that new name meant! We had quite a change in our drills, since almost all of our instructors were new to us, and the majority of our time was well taken up. Prior to this point, our group had seemed rather inconstant-new ones coming, and old ones dropping out, but now, things seemed to be different. We became more settled and almost everyone in our company was destined to continue the course together. Forward-always forward, and in a comparatively short time another move ahead, this time- COMPANY 2 So far, this seemed the biggest thrill we had had. We were able now to see the end of our present army life, but neverfthefless, it all seemed too good to be true, to be in the second division. No more the infants, but next to the most im' portant regiment in the army. In recognition of time spent and achievement made, we were given the privilege of wearing the insignia of the army, in the form of a ring. How we had envied this position, and now we had reached it! With that came the feeling that after all, in reality we were nearing our goal. As another step towards our mark set, which now seemed quite near, we organized our company and these officers carried on through the company's difficulties and tribulations and soon-the limit of our goal-our final achievement-the Mecca of our desires- COMPANY 1 At last after four years of being on duty fexcept for summer furloughs and a few short leaves during the yearj for some, and six years for the most of us, we entered on the last period of our enlistment. There were many new interests for us now. Things which at one time had seemed like hazy dreams now formed them' selves into realities. As the time drew near for our company to disband, and sepa' rate to the four corners of the world for active service, we wondered at what we had, at one time, considered hardships. We half envied the new recruits just com' ing in, although life was really just opening for most of us. Many of us were so attached to routine army life that we made up our minds to continue for four more years at least, in training. So, to the oncoming regiments, we give you the benefit of our experiences, and remind you that much of what you feel is difficult and boresome, will, in later years be happy memories. Margaret Gold Charles Lapp LZ3JgQQZDQifLf01?LfDlifLZ9IifLfD1ifC.f0 FEBRUARY '32 billblif Page Txenty se en

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XID lit Q18 THE PER1'.YscoP13 f f 1,19 t Q19 lifllalifllbliflifllalt Our Continental Arrnq CLASS HISTORY-1952 7 th-PLATO ON We were a squad of raw recruits that cold day in February 1925, when we were husiled into the office of the CommanderfinfChief and given our first orders. Everything around us seemed strange, and it was with great trepidity that we were ushered to our new barracks by superior officers. There, things about the oncoming campaign were explained in detail, and we all felt very rnuch disappointed in our disillusionment with the army, By the time several months had passed, we were beginning to take sort of a liking to the place, and seemed rather to be a part, than just new recruits buifeted here and there by old timers. Not many more months passed until we all received a promotion, and with this, we were moved into our new quarters, the- ' Sth-PLATO ON Conditions were still pretty much the same, although as time went on, we found that a newer group had already come in and filled our old seventh platoon- so in a very small way, we did feel superior-at least to them. Even so, the days were always filled with advances-when things seemed to be under control, and retreats-when all seemed lost. However, we were really only the infants thence infantryj of the army, and not a whole lot could be expected of us. The days were not so very far off, when each one would get a chance to get a medal for distinf guished service, but now we had to wait for our turn to come, so in the meantime we took hints from our superiors and waited-waited for our turn to be in full view. In due time, another advancement was meted out, and this time, we were moved into the- 9th-PLATOON Here our minds became harassed by the new problems which faced us- always puzzling, a seemingly neverfending question. Living conditions grew steadily better, however, and while life seemed to take on new troubles for us, we were able to find new pleasures also, and our recreation periods both during drilling hours and afterwards, were cnes never to be forgotten As time flew on, a new factor came into our midst-that of being in the upper parts of the army divisions. Never before had we been interested or seemed to have any part in the activities of the higher divisions, but it became of vital importance to us now, and we counted the weeks until we would receive our next movement forward, and reject our former title of platoon for that of- LlbliflfO5ifLf63iC'LfvD1i.fl.!DJifQZDDifL!vDJ'ifLZDJifL!Qjkf. Page Twenty six I S

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Qfaaicsfo THE PERRYSCOPE aiflfoJxcLfg,xfL,a,im,95iqQ!0?iflf Class Committees Class Day Committee Robert Leety, Chairman Edna Krug Robert McGuinness Elsie Irmen Lois Cooner John Jarvis William Cherry Ring Committee Mary Vtfeinert, Chairman Margaret Gold David Boyd Lawrence Gill Robert Leety Gift Committee Carl Helms, Chairman Edna Ing Lauren Johnson Ruth jackson Motto Committee Alan Scarborough David Boyd Elizabeth Cashdollar Senior Prom Committee Robert Headley, Chairman Anna Atwood Florence Bishop Arthur Collins Ruth Baun Norman Blickle Kenneth Whitten Lucas Cochran Percy Brown Senior Play ' William Cherry, Chairman Kenneth Warren Charles Lapp George Bowden Regis Harrington Play Reading Committee Laura Cording Gloria Corriols Margaret Gold ' Louise Hawkes Norman Blickle Carl'Helms Bernard Fleming Motto-Service is Success Colors-Orchid and Silver Flower-Sweet Peas llblifllbliflZD1ifLZDJifl!DJifL!-DJifLfD5ifLf'DlifLlDJif Page Twentyfeight S