Perry Township High School - Petonian Yearbook (Perryopolis, PA)

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L54 THE PETONIAN if f I THE COUNTY CONTESTS 1 it ' , ORIGINAL ORATION The annual Fayette County Original Oratorical contest for the George IL. Moore Silver Loving Cup, was held in the German Township High School auditorium, March 3, 1924.! There iwere seven County schools en- tered. 1 First honors went to NValter Larson of the PERRY TOWNSHIP H'IGHf'fSCHOOL'for his oration HEROES OF OBSCURITYU which appears this issue of the PETONIAN. T - i 4: nk wk it ik READING ' The Fayette County Reading Contest was held at Perryopolis, March 17, 1924. Margaret Stickle represented P. T. H. S. and although we did notwin we were proud of the showing we made. W The High School auditorium was crowded to capacity which is proof of the interest in literary work this year. We expect to win the Owen R. Brownfield Loving Cup next year, ' sf ar nr 1- in g 1 PERRY WINS AGAIN PERRY won another victory over Fayette County schools when james Swartz brought home the I. C. Sutton Loving Cup from the select oratorical contest which was held at South Brownsville, March 31, 1924. This cup is a new one and PERRY TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL will be the first name inscribed on it. Pk is in 4- is DEBATING PERRY entered the debates for the first time and was rewarded with some degree of success. The affirmative team which was composed of Ralph Martin, Leland Kefiler and Gladys Coldren, alternate, was eliminated at South Brownsville, March 24, 1924. The negative team which consisted of Agnes Lynch, James Wilson and Arthur Martin, alternate, was more successful and defeated South

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THE PETONIAN 53 Milly looking at him with wide, opgn. eyes, he wondered how soon that if . V' . . last beat would come. 'Was 'there not some qu1ck'wzfy to get rid of a little of his wealth? Recovering from the slight attack and thinking to find diversion, he asked Milly to come up to the house with him, Seated in a large old fashioned room with a wide open fireplace Milly, youth, and the man, old age, talked. He found out from Milly the conditions of things at home without the girl herself realizing what she was telling him, It was getting dusk and Milly had to run home. She slept well that night and dreamed of the great house that she had so abruptly visited that afternoon, but awakened to a gray cold dawn and to the realization of the fact that to- morrow was Christmas, with little in the house to eat and no toys or gifts for the children. All day Milly and her mother cleaned up the house and about six o'clock an old fashioned carriage drove up and who should it be but the gentleman of yesterday's acquaintance. ' Can you guess' the rest? Christmas at the little house was real Christ- mas this year and on little ,Milly's plate at breakfast she found a platinum wrist watch. The old man had found from her mother what she wanted and had hastened to give Milly what she wanted most. together with many useful gifts. And what of our gentlemen friend and his solitary Christmas in a big lonesome house? He too found happiness and miraculous to say found youth, though not youth for himself in years, but the youthful spirit typified in Milly and her little bro heis ard sisters, Thus often does happfnlessqeome from doing good to others. W' 'wyafp if 1 l if A I ,,i:'x l ii-f,.- tl l'W!:': it xt: 3 V

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THE PETONIAN 55 Brownsville at Perry, but lost to Dunbar and tied for second place in the county. :lf A14 bk Dk BF COMMERCIAL CONTEST Harriet Hood, Perry's representative at the Fayette County Commer- cial Contest held at German Township High School, April 12, 1924, tied for first place in Rapid Calculation. Alliof the schools in the county were entered except Dunbar Township, approximately 150 contestants. This certainly speaks well for the quality of work done by P. T. H. S. commer- cials. Harriet will represent Fayette County at the State Normal School at Indiana on May 17. SENIOR CLASS S stands for Seniors, all happy and gay li stands for English we all might say N stands for flijnowledge which we all possess I stands for Interest you can easily guess O stands for Originality, a gift We say R stands for Recollections, some gloomy, some gay C stands for Chemistry, a science we enter I. stands for Loyalty to our high school forever A stands for Ability, to do many things S stands for study, our daily routine S twice in succession has got my goat, though I did my best on what I Wrote.