Scott Township High School - Scottie Yearbook (Carnegie, PA)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The American flag unfurled a hearty greeting to the newcomers to Clark on that bright Septem- ber day already four years ago. How eager the new students were on their tour of inspection, opening and closing locker doors, peering in at the new sewing machines, running a few laps around the spacious gym floor, and initiating the shop machin- ery. Such unheard of luxuries at a school! Ho-wever, these luxuries soon became necessities and the stud- ents buckled down to earnest work under the expert guidance of Mr. Ramsey and the .Misses Blackstone, Miller, and Metz. The Latin language had to be conquered, alge- braic proportions had to be ratioed, music had to be understood, pictures had to be painted and art ap- preciated, the land of literature had to be discovered and good citizenship practiced before a freshie be- came a full-fledged soph. Social activities were first introduced to them in the sophomore year. Tea dances were in vogue then and private dancing lessons were more or less a necessity. It was in this year that the school-wide book contest was on and Miss Wishart's sophomores received the first prize. Biology and geometry along with bookkeeping kept the students as busy as ever. Next came the year of important activities. The girls were seen dabbing powder on their pert noses and the 'boys now slicked back their hair. This was the year for choosing class rings, class colors, and class flowers. Bake' sales were introduced. Thursday afternoon activities period was begun and the students joined newly formed clubs. The most colorful and gayest event of their high school lives came during the junior year. This is the Junior Prom, where the girls dressed in flowing gowns, and wearing corsages were escorted in the Grand March by the up and comingn Junior boys. Tom McMinn, the .class president, was in the lead. The coronation of Genevieve Lescsak and Frank Medwig as Queen and King of Clark had made the prom a memorable occasion. The fall of 1939 found the seniors contem- plating on a year of important dates and occasions. A most successful magazine campaign was carried on in September from which the proceeds went to- wards financing a yearbook. While on the subject of successful events, we must mention the Senior Dance where the gridiron's heroes-Al Kinzler, Ed Diet- rich, and Louis Anderson-did some fancy foot- work on the dance floor. The Senior Play, Growing Pains , was not only a successful event but it gave us such stars as Jean Albright, who played the role of Terry, an adolescent discovering that growing pains cannot be cured with mercurochromeg Bob Finley as George, a dissipated brother with unusual romantic ideas, James Miscampbell as the unforget- able college professor, and Cecelia Norris, who add- ed a motherly touch to the play. The roller-skating party set a new reco-rd at Clark for drawing the largest crowd at Sports Haven which will not be easily broken. When the name Clark High School was replaced by Scott Township High Schooli' everyone was in a bewildered state of mind and it took quite a while to get adjusted. May was opened with the seniors exhibiting class colors and enjoying themselves at a class party. After almost a month of hurrying and scurrying at final exams and graduation preparations, tranquility reigned over the Baccalaureate services and on May twenty-fourth dipflomas were awarded the sen- iors for their efforts during their four years at Scott Township High School.