Port Allegany Union High School - Tiger Lily Yearbook (Port Allegany, PA)

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Shr JTigrr iCtly wards the evening was spent most en-joyably in dancing. The music, decorations and refresnments were all good. One of the most elaborate affairs ever put on in this High School was the annual Junior Prom given by our class for those graduating from school. Through the co-operation of our mothers we were able to put on a Prom that surpassed anything before attempted in P. A. H. S. It was held at Canoe Place Inn wnere a wonderful banquet was served at 6 :30 on April 27th. After partaking of uiis feast the evening was spent in dancing, music being furnished by Fitch Brothers famous orchestra. The Senior Class of ’27 congratulated us on our marvelous Prom. We held several other parties during the year and all in all the Juniors helped to make the year a social, scholastic and athletic success. In the spring a baseball game was played to determine whose banner would wave over the school. Again our athletic powers were proven when our team decisively defeated the one from the opposing classes. We showed our discretion as in other years in the choosing of officers. For our Junior year they were : Presidents, Edgar Coleman and Edwin Pfeil; Vice Presidents, Genevieve Hea-ly and Clyde Nordstrom; Secretaries, Ruth Johnson and Ruby Lovell; Treasurers, George Grabe and Avrom Dick-man ; Class Advisor, Mr. Nolon. At the start of our Senior year it wras seen that only a remarkably small band remained from fifty some that started, only about twenty-five remained. What had happened to the rest? It was found that ten of our number had been called by Dan Cupid. However strange it may seem, that number had been married. Several more had moved away and many had left us for other pursuits other than school work. But nevertheless, the sturdy group left carried on in spite of all. We made a success of everything attempted. Although it was a poor year financially in Port we raised enough money for our Washington Trip, we published a Tiger Lily which proved to be one of the best ever gotten out, the Bugle appeared as regular as clock work every two weeks and we put on many parties and other functions that were well attended. Our athletics were again predominant, our class having over half of the regulars on the football team and the “28-30” baseball team were again champions of the school, so our banner still reigned supreme. And now we graduate knowing that we have upheld the honor of Old P. A. H. S. in everything attempted and that we have performed our duty to the best of our ability. The officers for our last year were : Presidents, Lawrence Grigsby and George Grabe; Vice Presidents, Marjorie Caskey and Edwin Skaden; Secretaries, Carl Linnan and Ruth Ferm; Treasurer, Gordon Edgar; Class Advisor, Professor House.

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aljr (Fuxrr £ilu iiistoru of the Class of 1928 We, the members of the c'ass of 1928, started our High School career early in the autumn of 1924. As green freshmen we were enrolled in old P. A. H. S. almost sixty strong. However we were not yet officially regarded as members of the High School by the upper classmen. No, we had to first attend a reception given us by those more mature beings. This affair known as the Freshman Reception, was dreaded alike by all classes when they first were ushered into this place of higher learning. We were no exceptions and so attended this sordid affair with misgivings, quaking hearts and other manifestations of fear. After being dealt with in the usual manner, that is with belts, paddles and other implements equally as fearsome, we were treated as guests should be treated, but when refreshments were served it was very noticeable that we preferred to eat standing up. Thus ended our first “social function.” The year passed quickly by our class mixing work with play in the proper way. Parties, a sleigh-ride, picnics and meetings all helped to make the year go faster. Our class united with the Sophomores and Juniors in promoting the first inter-class sleigh-ride ever taken there. Almost the whole school with the faculty went to Roulette on this trip and everyone enjoyed themselves to a marked degree. Our class gained a place in sports even this early when two of our number gained their letters in track. The officers for our first year were: Presidents, George Grabe and Thomas Springer: Vice President, Edwin Skaden; Secretaries, Rose Shevak and Ruth Johnson; Treasurers, Lawrence Grigsby and Anna Martin ; Class Advisor, Miss Wolfe. Upon the reopening of school the next fall we changed our scholastic residence to the new school on Arnold Avenue. Our Sophomore year was a success in every way. The scholastic standing of our class was of the highest and our athletes were making a name for themselves in the various branches of athletic endeavor. That year we had at least two lettermen in all three spox-ts. The class showed that they were not lacking when it came to other phases of school life. Several excellent chapel programs were put on by our class. The class pai-ties and picnics also went over big. Again a sleigh-i-ide was the pi-edominant affair of the year. The other membeis of the High School began to look upon us as a par-ticularly endowed group in regard to brains, ability and originality. The officeis who served that year were: President, Lawrence Gi’igsby; Vice Presidents, Ruth Ferm and Gor-don Edgar; Secretaries, Anna Martin and Avrorn Dickman; Treasureis, Carl Linnan and Edwin Skaden; Class Ad-visois, Mr. Davis and Miss Kieser. And now the half-way mark was passed in our High School education. In our Junior year we made unusual successes of several impoi'tant affairs of the year. The first, the Fresh-man Reception, was greatly enjoyed by all who attended except maybe those most vitally concerned. The initiation was one of the best and after-

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JUNIOR CLASS ’29 Back Row from left to right—Mr. Holden, Class Advisor, Paul Manning, Everal Nordstrom, Jack Healy, Jim Helmer, Radford Gamble, Virginia Rafferty, Tom Springer, Dorothy Scherer, Jim Chisholm, Cortland Antonson, Ruth Lovell, Lawrence Redington, Thelma Sawyer, Carl Anderson, Alfred Olson, Marthanna Shields, Beckley Dwyer, Sheridan Black, Ed. Haglund, Paul Sherwood, Bob Ferm. Second Row—Howard Crain, Ethan Harmon, Rhea Springstead, Cecelia Romamo, Harold Thomas, Paul Parish, Ronabelle Winston, Doris Burt, Gertrude Meacham, Thelma Backus, Gilbert Dolaway, Leslie Crain. Front Row—Bob Johson, Eugene Brown, Charles Catlin, Margaret McNally, Marguerite Winship, Mary Bosnick, Aleda Tenglund, Andrew McNulty, Clarence McElwee, Vick Maycock, Ralph Johnson.