Somerset Area High School - Eaglet Yearbook (Somerset, PA)

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To be cultured we must appreciate the fine arts. Even though Mr. Kline is not a magician in art class we notice that he teaches his pupils to make rabits, cats, and even boats pop out of cakes of soap. His advanced art students carry around some fine pieces of leather work which were made under his direction. Mr. Van Vorst certainly has his share of responsibility. Despite his class in history and ap- preciation of music and the mixed, boys and girls choruses, he finds time to train trios and quartets and to supervise the presentation of an operetta. Every Friday Mr. Van Vorst strives to make singers of the student body. Mr. Stineman works with the band and orchestra many periods to keep them in good condition and he willingly co- operates with many performances to supply music. Besides training the girls of the school to be athletes, Miss Weber has taken the responsibility of doing what seems almost impossible: that is teaching the student body to dance. While Miss Weber is producing graceful dancers, Mr. Kerin turns out first-rate tumblers and wrestlers, Both Mr. Kerin and Miss Weber present rules for healthful living to the junior High hygiene classes. Despite the fact that many of us slip up on our whos and whoms, we have a very efficient English department. Miss Baughman and Miss Piper start the seventh and eighth grade out on the right foot with fundamentals of English grammer and stories of animals, Indians and pioneers. With Ivanhoe and short stories Miss Stoker introduces the freshmen to literature and helps them avoid the troublesome ain'ts . Under Miss Snyder's instruction the sophomores learn to appreciate the various types of literature while Miss Sipe produces amateur poets and essayists and a few short writers from the junior class. The students with noses for news are also supervised by Miss Sipe as they publish 'Scoops of Somerset in their journalism class. Miss Miles points the way for the dignified seniors as they wade through swamps of composition, drama and novels. Miss Miles is also responsible for the dramatic part of the operetta and for the senior class play. Miss Piper probably finds that varsity adds spice to life for she instructs a senior class, a junior class, a freshman class, and three eighth grade groups. I it ti ii ht NI: X in X Ist Mr. Kerin and Miss Weber Sittillgy left' to riprllti Miss '-. yum in md My Ighne, in zi huddle. Baughman, Miss Stoker, Miss mu Ut, Sipv, Miss Snyder are amused as Miss Piper' and Miss Mi confer in the rear.

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3Zlcl'C'Cllfll7 - . . THE SENIOR CLASS '--je Divx' liisid nt len li voni'ers with Vice- l'i'm-si- de-nt Reed, S4-c'1'e1:ii'y Edna. Ealy Hlld Treas- urer Snyder upon com- mencement affairs. VN the fall of the year 1934 Somerset High School had a blessed C7 event. This was the birth of our class which now, after four years of hard work, is about to pass beyond these portals of learning, We often wonder how we ever went through some of our trials and tribulations. The degree of complexity may be seen by carefully scrutinizing the wrinkled forehead of Wilbert Beachy who for four consecutive years has piloted our ship of state through rough seas until we are now calmly gliding into the harbor of graduation. What are some of the things, however, that make Wilbert and our most efficient secretary, Edna Ealy, beam with pride when the Class of 1939 is mentioned? We started out as did most of our illustrious predecessors-meek, humble freshmen, who were swallowed up in the bustle of the high school. As hustling sophomores, we moved into the social limelight when we acted as host to the seniors at the Sophomore-Senior Dance. When the following year rolled around, we found ourselves the mighty conquerors of the rest of our classes in both of the mental quizzes that took place in the auditorium. This year our ingenuity prompted us to try an entirely different idea of decoration at the Iunior Prom. We acted as host to the senior class under a densely wooded ceiling against an Indian background. Q As our high school life is rapidly drawing to a close, our inven- tiveness has again inspired us to make history at Somerset High School. This we are doing by being the first class in history to sponsor an Easter dance in this high school. With such a glorious past the class of 1939 is about to leave their school days behind and take on the more serious affairs of life. How much greater our achievements will be in the future if we are made to feel that the guardians to whom we shall intrust our sacred cap and gown on Move-Up-Day is equipped to accept the duties which we shall have bestowed upon them. i161