Richland High School - Portal Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS Ten year ago The PORTAL made its appearance on the Richland scene. At that time the district schools had iust begun lo reach the limits of their capacity. The Board of Directors, at that time, realized that a building program was imminent, but just how a building program of the required magnitude could be carried through was the sixty tour dollar question. However, ten years ago the existing district schools were accommodating the school population. In this year of 1955, The PORTAL is ten years old. Within its brief span of life, the seemingly impossible was accomplished. A new building was erected, and for a time it seemed that the School Directors could rest on their oars. The classroom space was adequate. In case anyone believed this to be true, he was soon to be disillusioned. Two years ago, or several months before the last unit of our new school plant was com- pleted, it was necessary to rent classroom space outside our own district. Again the Board of Directors is confronted with the sixty-four dollar question. Marlin Wingard . .. ., . ,, President Robert S. Bogar . . Vice President A. T, Luther ,,,, .,,,. , Secretary S, Arthur Mack .,.,,, Treasurer Henry Albert , Member

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Birthday celebrations and anniversary obser- vances are always eagerly anticipated events. Gaiety, laughter, and happiness are usually associated with birthdays and anniversaries. Frequently there is a sense of pride and accomplishment related to the observance. This occasion of the tenth anniversary of the initial issue of The PORTAL combines all these good features To the Class of T946 must go the laurels the compliments for undertaking the publica tion of a yearbook Considerable enthusiasm for the task as well as optimism in the future was shown by this group Members of succeeding classes have accepted this initial challenge and have proceeded to improve and expand on the original publication What contrasts there are between that first book and this present edition' Only 68 pages bound in a paper cover made up that first book Some 92 pages now constitute The PORTAL which is further enhanced with a padded cover The Cla s of 1946 embraced 46 members whil the Class of T955 consists of 80 students Even the faculty has changed Only four of the ll teachers on the T946 staff are still members of the present secondary school staff which numbers 29 Our school plant is now made up of 25 classrooms while in 1946 the entire secondary school of grades nine through twelve occupied only eight classrooms Yes anniversaries and birthdays are happy occasions to remmlsce And yet they are times to look forward with enthusiasm to anticipate the opportunities and challenges of the future The members of the Class of 1955 through this tenth edition of The PORTAL have entered record on the pages of history at Richland The challenge to each graduate is to go forward individually and make a commendable record in the years that lie ahead Be interested be enthusiastic be alert to the potentialities of the future SU PERVISING PRINCIPAL DR GLENN C HESS 'IO S S I ... . . 1 Q - 1 1 .

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HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL . . Many of us are accustomed to thunk of school as a place where answers are always bemg sought There never seems to be an end to the quest for the whys and the wheretores Thus quest for answers us ot conttned to students alone Hugh School Prrncupal Carl E Lundqulst finds that there IS no such thmg as a statlc set of rules and provlslons that wlll solve every problem which each succeedmg day brnngs Each problem rs colored by a different set of clrcumstances and solutuons can only be found after assem blmg all available facts There IS luttle wonder that Mr Lundqulst has developed the capacuty of assrmulatung facts analyzing curcumstances and forming ludgments There ns also Inttle wonder If Mr Lundqunsts personalnty rs a composute f detective ludge and gury Many of us wnll also remember hum In the role of laller but best of all well remember hum as our frrend Donna Hancock Sh Iey Wlngard Ba bara Harrls CARL E LUNDQUIST u . ll Il - , hi - I 5 L . . -if SECRETARIES as as c be I is 12 Y?