Southmont High School - Panorama Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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SPORTSMANSHIP The major emphas1s 1n the educatlon of youth today IS placed on char acter development All 1mportant 1n character bu11d1ng 1S the promot1on of sportsmansh1p that most des1rable element of fa1r play of cooperat1on of be1ng a good W1nner and a better loser wh1ch IS so coveted and yet for some reason or other so elus1ve Because of th1s we chose as our theme for th1s ed1t1on of Panorama the value of sportsmansh1p and 1ts 1mportance 1n our l1ves Ot what d1st1nct1on 1S 1t to be called a good sport 7 Its Just th1s good sport has somethmg beyond that Wh1Ch contr1butes to produc1ng a good athlete or a good student He not only has outstandlng physrcal or mental endowment but also possesses the ab1l1ty to stand the test 1n the face of d1scourag1ng odds In the 1942 Panorama we have taken four phases of th1s 1mportant qual1ty and assoc1ated each phase w1th one of the d1v1s1ons of the book F1rst are the classes w1th obey1ng the rules of the game as the1r head1ng very essence of sportsmansh1p the moral superzonty of the good loser to 1ntroduce the var1ous athlet1c GCl1V1l19S and last but not least the game IS not worth play1ng lf 1t IS not fun to play heads the feature d1v1s1on Noth1ng we bel1eve IS more approprlate r1ght now next to patrlotlsm 1lSelf than sportsmansh1p The Umted States 1S at War another 1n the serles of long torlsome struggles for those certam 1nal1enab1e r1ghts More than ever before our country needs cooperat1on and good sportsmansh1p w1th1n 1tself 1f 1t IS to emerge tr1umphant from the chaos and d1srupt1on caused by the enem1es of l1berty Petty quarrels and gnevances must be forgotten enem1es must shake hands 1n the Amerlcan way and un1te for a common cause 1n the struggle for freedom The handshake of Amencan w1th Amencan assures the world of our sportsmansh1p and cooperat1on 1n the flght 1n wh1ch wxth the help of God we may emerge v1ctor1ous' E l , , . . . . . .. . . . : G . . . . V . , then ucooperation, the key to success , for the clubsg next We selected the , . . , .

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4 To Mr W1ll1am Snowden through the years our teacher and irzend from whom We gamed a deeper knowledge and appre czahon ol the world about us and m whom we found unlarlmq good humor good sense and the best rn sportsmanshzp now as we leave Southmont H1gl1 School we dedrcate our 1947 Panorama In 4 Q D - E ll I C A T I O N - 1 .. I N l N

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Thmk what a shambles school would be wtth out rules or laws' In 1ts own Way school IS a game 1n wh1ch We are players Its arm IS to mould the characters ot the young people of today so that they may be the useful c1t1zens ot tomorrow It th1s game 1S to be played ID the correct way 1ts rules must be formulated and obeyed A second alm of hard knocks ot hfe and to make them better frtted to go out 1nto the world wrsely and anely, to make a hv1ng and to prosper Thls game IS for the benef1t of the puptls and for the1r beneht alone The only way they can rece1ve thrs beneht IS by obeylng 1ts rule' this school game is to prepare its players for the