Scottdale High School - Scottie Yearbook (Scottdale, PA)

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A GIANT STEP IN EDUCATION The people of any community will get exactly the kind of schools they deserve. Because of the progressive spirit of the people in this area in providing the very best school building in Pennsylvania, they deserve the very best kind of high school education. This is the challenge which the board of school direc- tors, the administrators, and the teachers are prepared to accept. It is also the challenge to which the students of the Scottdale Joint High must respond, for the old saying is true that you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Learning, like drinking, is something that everyone must do for himself. Every effort has been made to do as much as possible to improve the quality of education through additions to the curriculum and through emphasis on funda- mentals. We believe that these efforts are already successful and that their effectiveness will increase. We realize that no effort must be considered as final. There must be a continuous process of improvement. Many Dr. CLINTON M. PUFF Maryville College A.B. University of Pittsburgh M.Ed., Ph.D. more changes will be made iust as soon as people are ready to accept them and money is available to finance them. The new Scottdale Joint High School is a giant step in education in this area. One does not get far, how- ever, by one step alone. The first step must be followed by others, and these by still others, if we are even to keep up with the pace that the world is moving. To bring our school into step with other advancing de- velopments in American life, we must lay the founda- tions carefully. The first half of the twentieth century accomplished quantity in education - education for everyone. The second half of the century shall emphasize quality in education. We hope to achieve quality in education for the children of the Scottdale Joint School System, and the new high school building is the first step - a giant step - in reaching that goal. Q.liwl-un M. PUFF wma pam: same 24444 FRONT ROW: L. to R. - Bruno Kmieciak, Cyrus J. Christner, ley, Albert R. Shaffer, John Reed, Marshall Maust, T. J. Bain- Margaret Hill, Ella Hunker, George Davis, Fred Killinger, Ray- bridge, NOT PICTURED: Horgge Thomas, Torn Conndfe, STSPLWSY1 mond M. Shimshock. BACK ROW: Melvin Thomas, Bert F. Zear- B. Bible, George Ponko, George Bambrey. 5 i 2 s. R! e - F ifi Rim

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7n,4 ANNE R. DICK Ann R. Dick, recently retired from the Scottdale Joint School System, has left a profound impression upon her former students and her fellow professional associates. Her grade school and high school education were received in the public schools of her home town, Scottdale. To further her education she enrolled at Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Wilson with an A.B. degree, she was qualified to teach English, German, and history in the schools of Pennsylvania. Elected to the faculty of the Scottdale schools, she began teaching in the Chestnut Street Building, but was soon transferred ta the high school where she became a teacher of social studies, especially sophomore history. During her career she also taught Latin and problems of democracy. A much remembered experience, which she shared with her students, was a tour of Europe, taken a few years following World War I. During her tenure, she participated in the local, state and national education associations, She served the local association as secretary for several years. The local and national honor society chapters were fortunate indeed to have her wisdom and vast store of knowledge to assist them in the early years of formation and organizationf Miss Dick acted as sponsor of this group from its beginning in 1942 to her retirement in l958. Faithfulness and dependability are iust two of the many traits that can be used to describe Miss Dick. Her former students can attest to this as they sought her out when returning to school for a visit or had her as a guest at their class reunions. Beginning her teaching career in 1920 in the Scottdale Public School System, she brought it to a close in the Scottdale Joint School System in 1958 after 38 years of faithful service. lf I supply you with a thought, you may remember it and you may not. But if I can make you think a thought for yourself, l have indeed added to your stature.

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RAY E. RONCO Waynesburg College A.B. University of Pittsburgh M.A. Much has been said about the new Joint High School and what it has meant to you and will mean to those who follow you in succeeding years. Merely to be proud of the physical structure ot the new school on the hill is not enough. You as a graduate must not forget your obligation to the school. lt must grow as you grow. Constant revision of our educational philosophies is necessary. As time passes you will be called upon to adjust to changing trends. So will it be dependent upon you to guide those changes. You must be willing to take the time to become acquainted with its problems and to face your community obligations squarely. As you enter lite's running stream, do not allow your school to become the backwaters of your total efforts. Rqni Rohco G O I GEORGE S. HOLLENBAUGH Albright College B.S. University ot Pittsburgh Edjvl. ln the building of the new high school, the people, served by the Scottdale Joint School, have secured tor us the educational facilities which have been long overdue forthe boys and girls of secondary school age. This implies that now the students in the Scottdale Joint High School should receive a better education than was possible previously. It is to be hoped that our new building will serve as a challenge to the people in our community, to teachers and to students, and that we will be motivated to work together to make a tremen- dous surge forward in the education of young people in our school. eow-ge CD. l-lalleh laqualn