South Lebanon High School - Ionian Yearbook (Iona, PA)

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. fr ills YI-ZAR the boys of the Auto-maintenance shop. assisted by Mr. Langman and members of the maehine shop. made a traetor to drive lawnmowers. rollers. and a snow plow to elean the walks. ln the main. the ma- ehine was designed and eonstrueted by the students. themselves. although a large part of the work was done by' a post-graduate. Jefferson Myers. The tractor. red with Hlaebanou High School painted on its hood. yy as assembled from Model-A. Dodge. Model-T. Chevrolet. Buiek. Essex. Pontiae. and wheel-barrow parts. lron for its eonstruetion was bought from the scrap yard. Some of the maehiue parts were made by' the boys of the machine shop. Equipped with a roller. east in the maehine and auto-maintenanee shops. the snappy traetor has been tried out sueeessfully' in rolling the baseball diamond and the traek. .fdn frim JJBIYILAB5 ' lwtllil-I lN'l'EHt1sTlNG than any other year were this year's assembly programs. This accomplishment was due mainly to the innovation of Antrim assemblies. whieh were made possible finaneially' by' the proeeeds of the Sehool Play of 1939. 4'l.ady Spitfiref, These speeial assemblies eould be divided into four elasses -namely. educational. recreational. inspira- tional. and entertaining. ln the order of their appearance they' were as follows: Uetober os:'With Admiral Byrd at Little America. a pietorial reeord of the adventurous tyyo years spent in the far-Hung exploration of the Polar Seas. was told by' Bud Xvaite. Radio Operator and lfleetrieian of the Set-ond Byrd Antaretie Expedition. Oetober IT-f 'l'he Kiltiesf' a male quartet of glorious voiees and a pianist. brought the eharaeteristie songs. bag pipes. eostumes. dialeets. humor. and impersonations of the ineomparable Seoteh. November I-frftleorge Samuel Kendall's talk. Nllhe Greatest Things of the Ancient World. was illus- trated with pietures. gorgeous masterpieces of art and eolor. November 21-f-t l'he Blue Danube Singers headed by' Bobert lfitzgerald. Operatie Tenor. and supported by Bobert XVare. Pianist and Baritone. and Miss ,lessalyn Malmgren. Mezzo Soprano. presented eoneert num- bers and a musieal tabloid. january' 23 fe The Pollard Players gave The Family llpstairsf' a modern domestie comedy typieal of the present day' Ameriean home. l ebruary' Bs-Selieetz and Company' staged a marvelous. elaborate. and lavish entertainment of magie. Mart-h 5'--Dr. john Hutter. world traveler. and writer. presented 5'New Horizons in Old Mexieof' a travelogue of alternate motion and still pietures in natural eolors of unusual and unrivaled beauty. April 5ffl.ew and Elmer Johnson. naturalists. leeturers. and writers. demonstrated a unique nature study program. Your Friends. the Snakes. More than fifty' snakes. toads. turtles. blaek widow spiders. and a really live twenty-one-year-old tarantula were used in this demonstration. we 1940 ogoclefifone

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gan! jedfiuaf anal jorenoic Konfeof ' TIIE SOUTIIEIIN DISTRICT BAND FESTIVAL was held in Lebanon High School on March 28, 29, and 30. Two hundred and fifty out-of-town students, representing nine counties and fifty-three schools, as well as many instructors of music, were the guests of Lebanon High School. Counties represented were: Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin, York, Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford, Fulton, and Perry. The first day of the Festival consisted mainly of try-outs and rehearsals, in the evening, the Lebanon Valley College Band gave a concert for the members of the Southern District Band. The All-District Band gave two concerts on the second day-in the afternoon, a student concert for the grade children, and in the evening, the final formal concert, which was followed by a dance in honor of the visitors. On the third and final day, the band members were treated to a free movie before departing for their respective home towns. The District Competition of the Pennsylvania Forensic and Music League Contest was held in Lebanon High School, on Saturday, April 13, from nine in the morning to five in the afternoon. Janet Light won first place in viola, and was chosen to represent Lebanon High School at the State Contest in Harrisburg. Those from Lebanon who received second honors were: Earlene Smith, soprano, Robert Seed, tenor, Helen Del- linger, violin, and James Carvie, trumpet. Harry Keim received third place rating in French horn. Wofe of .xdlalarecialion ' WE, the Inembers of the LODESTONE Staff, wish to express our appreciation of the endless patience and constructive advice of the principal and teachers of Lebanon High School in the preparation of our year- book. Especially grateful are we to Miss Nichols and Miss Ross, for their aid in raising the literary stand- ards, to Miss Seltzer, for her excellent management of our finances, and to Mr. Ruhl, for his help in each and every problem. .cle 1940 Jodeafone