South Hills High School - Lives Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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March 21, 1941 TO THE JUNE CLASS OF 19412 Not the least of the many regrets which your Principal has upon his retirement from active service in South Hills High School is that he concludes his period of service before your class graduates in June, 1941. However, the diploma which you will receive next June will have the same validity with the sig- nature of Mr. P. H. Rinehart as if it were signed by myself. May I express the hope that each member of the forth- coming class will be successful in his work during the remaining months of the present semester. It has constantly been the aim of your Principal to have each boy and girl accept individual responsibilities while in high school. There is only one thing that educates an individual, and that is his own effort. If an individual is not willing to put forth that effort, little can be expected. We have the rare privilege of living in a country where individual effort coupled with joint enterprise has produced the highest standard of living to be found anywhere in the world. This will continue only as long as the human mind continues to assert itself and to be forward-looking in matters of any achieve ment. When you look around and find the numerous things which contribute to our happiness, it should be remembered that before these things were, the idea was first in man's mind. South Hills High School has among its list of graduates many who have distinguished themselves in professional and indus- trial life. You never need to apologize for having received a diploma from South Hills High School. With best wishes to each and every individual, I beg to remain Yours very truly, D ,Zi H. E. Winner, Principal

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We, the Class ofjune 1941 Dedimte this issue of tlae S E S A AI E To our Former Principal DR. HARRY ELLSWORTH WINNER In Recognition of his Capable and Devoted Service to SOUTH HILLS HIGH SCHOOL . . . and . . . EDUCATION

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1917 DR. HARRY ELLSWORTH WINNER TUESDAY morning, March 4th, Dr. Ben G. Graham, Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools, received a letter of resigna- tion from Dr. Harry Ellsworth Winner, prin- cipal of South Hills High School. On the same day Dr. Winner had called for a faculty meet- ing at the close of the regular school session. It was a startled faculty that heard Dr. Winner publicly announce his retirement from active duty in the educational field. An even more startled student body heard the news the next day when a bulletin was read in each homeroom stating their princi- pal's intentions. The shock was cushioned, though, by an almost simultaneous announce- ment that Mr. Philip H. Rinehart, a man familiar and well-liked by many of the stu- dents, was to be the successor to the highest administrative office in our school. Dr. Winner's retirement ended a successful career of teaching which was launched forty- five years ago. While a child, Dr. Winner attended rural schools near his home in Sandy Lake Town- ship, but when a more broadening scholastic program was needed his parents sent him to nearby Freedonia Institute. Here the purpose of his instruction was two-fold: preparation for college entrance and rural teaching. In June 1901, Grove City College granted him his A.B. degree. Five years of rural teaching were already accredited to him at this early date. After spending five years with the schools of Duquesne, two as principal of Duquesne High School and three as the supervising principal of Duquesne Schools, Dr. Winner came to Pittsburgh in 1906. Here he served as supervising principal of the Woolslair, An- drews, and McKee elementary schools for eleven years. In 1917 Dr. Wm. M. Davidson, then Superintendent of Schools appointed him as first principal of South Hills High School. Dr. Winner did not confine his activities to those arising from the various positions that he held. From 1911 to 1914 he was Director of Teacher Training at the University of Pitts- burgh. In 1921, the University of Wisconsin granted him a Master's degree in philosophy. He taught at Clarion State Teachers College in the summers of 1923, 24, and 25. In 1922, he was Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Secondary Schools Organization. In 1926, Grove City College conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws and Letters. Dr. Winner has been active as a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh since 1923. He is a regular voter, taking part in all civic affairs. He was quite popular as a public speaker, and demonstrated this quality in the regular assemblies held in South Hills High School. Dr. Winner was honored at a faculty dinner a few days before his retirement took effect. The faculty presented him with a beautiful combination radio-phonograph. The student body of South Hills High School presented a farewell assembly on March 31, Dr. Winner's last day as their prin- cipal. The music departments of the school combined to make the program a lasting memory to the retiring head. A fine watch was presented to Dr. Winner at the close of the program. It was a gift from the student body purchased from returns of a subscrip- tion fund sponsored by the Student Council. Dr. Winner will reside at his new home in Sandy Lake Township where he will pursue his favorite pastimes. He will be free to take a leisure jaunt to Florida or Canada where he might fish 5 he may cultivate a fine fiower garden 3 or he may spend his leisure time read- ing and getting his well-deserved rest. 1941 Page F0