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

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THE PETONIAN 67 ranging transportation for our Bethany trip and taking care of the boys while they remained in the city. VVe wish to thank all others who helped us in any way, including those people who took care of the Bethany College boys while they were in Perryopolis. ATHLETIC BANQUET 1924 -- Saturday Mar. 17, the Basket ball teams of the High School and the parents of the boys' team were honored by a splendid banquet given by Mr. Sisley, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Buttermore, and Donald Buttermore as- sisted by Mrs. Sisley, Mrs. Armstrong, Mrs. Deppa, Mrs. Ramsier, and Mrs. Buttermore. Speeches and toasts were in order, the speakers being introduced by Chairman E. I. Ramsier. Among the speakers were the Captains of the Boys and Girls teams, Primus Rankie and Maude Lepley, Mr. Bevington, Manager Hixenbaugh, Mr. Edwards, Robert Thrasher, Mr. Thrasher, Mrs. Hixenbaugh, Mr. Nelson Martin, and Mr. Deppa. An- other event was the singing led by Miss Isabelle Adams who introduced an entirely new popular song. A silver basket ball was presented to the teams by the fans of the town, the presentation speech being made by Mr. Buell Snyder. ATHLETIC BANQUET 1923 Marking the end of a successful season, the students of P. H. S., who had through hard work earned that much sought for P enjoyed a banquet given in their honor in Townsend's dining room. Those present were the members of the faculty, the football squad, and the Boys and Girls basket-ball teams. The dinner was a grand success. Everyone ate until they were un- comfortable then the speeches began. Mr. Lucas was toastmaster and made the first talk of the evening and praised all of the teams for their accomplishments, both in the way of winning games and promoting good sportsmanship. Each member of the faculty then made a short talk, praising the work in the past and offering encouragement for the f11ture. Mr. Keller, our coach, took this opportunity to award the letters and trophies. The athletic letter men then held their election and elected the fo'- lowing: Football Captain-james VVilson, Girls Basketball Captain-- Maude Lepley, Boys Basketball Captain-Primus Rankie, and Student Man- ager-Robert Hixenbaugh, The teams then presented Coach Keller with a watch charm as a token of appreciation for his efforts in making three of the best teams in the history of the school. After this a number of speeches were maflti lb' the 1fYTi1'lUiC,f CHP'fHlU5 and the captains-elect: A A

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66 THE PETONIAN P. H. S. turned out the best Basket Ball team in the history of the school. Basketball has always held a high position in the athletics and is being strengthened as years go by. The phenomenal success of the team was due to the smooth working combination which coach Edwards de- veloped. Running roughshod over teams in Group III they advanced to the finals winning 9 games out of 10. Wednesday, Mar. 19, 1924 was perhaps the greatest day in Perry for many years. Enthusiasm was high as the highly touted Redstoners made their initial appearance, fully expecting to conquer, The Little Red and Black warriorsf' In one of the greatest games of our history Coach Edwards' proteges 'upset all dope and con- quered the unconquerable by a 17-15 count. This 'victory caused the town's enthusiasm to reach its highest pitch. As a result of'.this great enthusiasm Redstone was the scene of many ardent rooters. But this time the Red and Black was defeated. , , This made necessary the playing of a third game at German Twp. Great was the crowd that witnessed the battle of the centuries fin the eyes of the schoolj but greater was the chagrin of Redstone as they wit- nessed the grit, determination and light shown by the Little Red and Black warriors. Inability to cage goals caused them to loose their chance for victory. But the last lingering minutes found the 'tLittle warriors still fighting with that bulldog tenacity which won for them many games VVhen the smoke of battle cleared Redstone emerged from the debris vic- tors 3146. . IIere's to the team of 23-24 who came near toppling Redstone-I-And herels to the team of '24 and '25fmay their success exceed the success of the greatest team P. H. S. ever produced. THANK YOU Our 1923-1924 Basket ball teams have been greatly improved by the efforts of one of our Alumni, Howard Edwards, who gave up hisown time and interest to help the team out in their time of need, and guide them through a successful season. We think it necessary that his nameiibe mentioned in the pages of this faithful record of our High School active ities, not as ll reward to him, but merely as a token of the school's appre- ciation of his services. ' G if Also we wish to mention those people who saved us quite ailarge sum of money in transportation expenses by donating their own cars free of charge to help transport our teams on our games away from home. Mr. Frank Sisley was present at'every game abroad and ,always took severai members of the team with him. Mr. Grant Buttermore and Donald Biltl termore were also always glad to be ofservice in transporting our teams. In this respect also we owe a great deal to Wm. Armstrong who has ardently supported our teams, and helped us out oi difliculty on many different occasions. K V W A H ii , i Mr, Thrasher, Mr, Sisley, and Mr, Nelson' Martin were kind 'ii1i:ar4

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68 THE PETONIAN GENERAL OBJECTIVES IN EDUCATION Someone has said that An education is the development, by training and experience, of that which is in the individual to the end that his best destiny may be accomplished' If this is true the dominating factor then in our present day education should be to determine what is the best des- tiny of each child in our care. This is a difficult job. Our public schools, however, are solving this problem more and more each year through its many and varied types of training offered. Speaking in broad liberal terms there are but two divisions of educa- tion, general or academic education and technical or vocational education, neither of which in itself meets the demands of society, because society is one word but is made up of many things. All human activities are the result of the demands of society, and these demands are so numerous and varied that business has become highly specialized, Commercial Education used in connection with high school training is the process of equipping the normal youth of high school age who pursues it with such knowledge, power, and skill as he can reasonably be expected to find useful in his immediate endeavor to earn a living in a recognized 'business activity. In high schools of today commercial edu- cation is required to share with general education the responsibility of determining the place and efficiency of the individual in society. Although both forms of education may be pursued at the same time and in varying proportion they must always harmonize. The one ideal or objective should be efficient citizenship. Commercial Education in the generally accepted sense is a strictly vocational process. The Course of Study, its plan, content and method of presentation must take into consideration at least three factors: flj the pupil and his social environment, CZJ the time when he expects to enter business to earn a living and C35 the opportunities or openings and their requirements in his surrounding community. Without these three distinctive factors commercial education has no particular meaning or pur- pose and it stands only for a course of general education. The general aims and objectives in education whether academic or vocational should be to create and develop a spirit or quality in our pu- pils that will make them want the right things and do the right things be- cause it is right, to instill in them the element of will power which will enable them to control themselves, and thus be able to control others, to play the game of business or life fair and according to the rules, and yet play to win. To be honest is a fundamental need in human relations, that service, unsellish service is the biggest thing in life, that youth and oppor- tunity are the greatest assets that one can possess, that the business and professional world is always looking for square, upstanding, manly wom- anly women with initiative, self control and qualities of leadership.