Richland High School - Portal Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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TO FRANKLIN A. MILLER, OUR SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL AND SINCERE FRIEND, WHOSE FAITH IN YOUTH IS PARALLELED ONLY BY HIS DEVOTION TO THE TASK OF PRO- VIDING THE BEST IN EDUCATIONAL OP- PORTUNITIES, THIS VOLUME IS RESPECT- FULLY DEDICATED.

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Vamfmzm It is a pleasure for me to accept the invitation of the seniors to write an introduction for the initial volume of the PORTAL, because it gives me an opportunity to express my unqualified approval of a publication of this sort. The proiect is meritorious, both from the standpoint of the educational bene- fits gleaned by those who did the work of writing and assembling the material, and also from the standpoint of its lasting interest by fixing perman- ently a few of the fleeting scenes of school life. of our school life, and take its place among the other maior activities which have gained favor with the student body. In introducing this first volume of the PORTAL it seems appropriate to include a few remarks about the significance of the name. The word portal carries with it the idea of an entrance. ln a practical sense it could refer to the entrance into the school building. Figuratively, it could con- note a passageway from school into a new mode of PORTAL STAFF For the past ten years there have been sporadic clamors for a yearbook. Many students have given voice, loud and lustily, for such an activity, and many senior classes sensed the absence of a yearbook from Pauline Schaller ,.s....... Editor-in-Chief Sara Lehman ,,,,,,ss Ass't. Editor-in-Chief Jack Vogel ,,,,,,,.,... ,. .....,,,,,, Business Mgr. Owen Fye .,s.sss.,,.... Ass't. Business Mgr. Dolly Luker .s,....s,s.,,,,s,,,, Literary Editor Fawn Baer ...,,s,,, Ass't. Literary Editor .lay Luther saaaa,,sa, Ass't. Literary Editor life. As the seniors complete their course of studies, they stand at the threshhold of a new era, and at gradua- tion they pass through a portal, as it were, which marks the end of one phase of their lives and the begin- Dall s Stiles ,,,s,..,.........,,s,,,s,, r urer their school life. They talked G T eos ning of another. As the , , Joyce Wagner . ,,.. .,,,.,, P hotography , , , much about it, but the desire , graduate receives his dl- Bob Penrod ..... ,,.,..,,..,....,. S ports Editor , and talk were not backed , , , ploma, it almost seems as , , , Dorothy Wineland .,,,,,,.,,,,., Circulation , up with the determination , H though the portal of life , Donald Wire ,, ,s.,,.,.......,...., Advertising , , to see the prolect through. Woheri: Cr, te Fucuh Adviser were opening wider to re- When the idea recurred ls Y ceive him, only to admit again this year it found fertile soil in the present senior class. Without ex- ception, the members of this class pledged their cooperation, and began at once to explore the possibilities of this new undertaking. A staff of twelve members, under the supervision of Mr. Criste, began to work out plans which gradually grew and developed until they culmin- ated in the completion of this volume. The addition of a yearbook to the extra-cur- ricular activities marks another epoch in the growth and development of our high school. It seems fitting that it should become a permanent feature him to a maze through which he must wend his way in search of opportuni- ties for work and happiness. Upon passing through this portal at graduation, it closes, to seal forever, one period of life. There would be no way to reopen it, for even the briefest moments, to live again the happy days of youth and childhood, or to regain those precious moments spent with friends in school, except for this medium, the PORTAL. This can be opened at any time for a memory iaunt into the past, where one may stroll again through memories' cherished haunts. CARL E. LUNDQUIST.

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