Richland High School - Portal Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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INTRDDUCING 0UR B0l-lRD 0F EDUCllTl0 These are the men who are charged with the responsibility of providing facilities and teachers for the carrying out of an adequate educational program in Richland Township. Just how well they are doing their iob could be noted by the casual ob- server when school opened last September. The extensive im- provements which this group saw lit to make leaves no doubt as to its attitude regarding the well-being of the students. But this is not all. A bigger and better high school is their goal. Part of it already graces the skyline along the Windber Road and is being used temporarily by the elementary grades. The additional units which are necessary to accommodate the high school have progressed well beyond the drawing board stages, and it is hoped that some who are now in high school will be graduated from the new building. RAY P LAMBERT Treas HOWARD WISSINGER l- E- PENROD

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THE 00ll0H 0F THE YEAR . . . our own Ellwood P. Varner, so honored by the Dapper Dans. Their selection of our coach was an honor which we all shared, and we wish to join with them in paying tribute to the man who gave us two cham- pionship footboll teams in two con- secutive years and a third team of championship caliber. ln spite of these successes, Mr. Varner has not lost the common touch and has developed a whole- some school spirit which will lead Richland on to new and greater tri- umphs. Harrymlfinley, Dapper Dan president, presents the Coach-of-the'Year trophy to Mr. Varner. Uohnstown Democrat Photoj

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llND DR. GLENN 0. NESS The complicated iob of co-ordi- nating the many functions of our school falls into the capable hands of Dr. Glenn C. Hess, our Super- vising Principal. To Dr. Hess, a day in school is not a series of seven class periods with time out for lunch. His day is a day of making de- cisions, handling emergencies, su- pervising instruction, listening to complaints, and attending to the innumerable details arising from the building program now under way. Decisions are always diFficult to make, but make them we must. ln the unsettled world into which the graduates of 1951 are entering there are many problems awaiting solution. Many challenges lie ahead. Much needs to be done. The educational experiences which have culminated in your graduation from high school have tended to make you aware of the responsi- bility each one of us has for making decisions, for attacking andsolving problems, and for meeting and overcoming challenges. You have learned that it is important to search out all the facts before arriving at a conclusion. And you have realized that con- structive action based on your findings and con- clusions needs to be initiated. ln life the problems are not always so clearly defined as those that have had to be met in school experiences. And the same kind and considerate help and advice given so freely and generously by faculty members is not always so easily and readily available. Yet it is my sincere hope that each of you will have the courage and determination to meet and conquer the problems and challenges that the future holds for you. May much success crown your efforts.