The Pittsburgh Academy - Eagle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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iff' . if 1 cas. ' ., .lgsc-Q,.i,3-'-'.,.,,Li CJ.,- L . V MW , 53 at l iv ME' ,W fx N' i 5, 4' THE EAGLE l CIVIC CLUB 11, Mg HE Civic Club, organized under the supervision of Miss Virginia Lesnett, teacher of fel frf government and history, is composed ol members of the Civic class. The aim of this organization is to promote an interest in government and its prob' lemsg national, state and local, At the semifmonthly meetings of the club interest' ing and instructive topics were discussed. Some of these topics as given were: -' Y i 1 T - 'ix ', i -2522: Greater Pittsburgh ..,.......,...........,......,.,,,.,.. . ..,,,., ...,.. . .. ....,. , .,...,, . ,,,,,,..,,,..,.......... Florence Hess The Present Crime Wax'e,...... .,,. . ,. ,,,, ............... M ilton Klein History of Pennsylvania ..,..., . ..,,,, ,..... , ,....,, C , McCormick Educational Cpportunities in Pittsburgh ,, ,,.,,, ,, ..................,... ,,,,,,... ...Clyde Horan Two debates were held. The subject oi the Hrst debate was the much-argued immigration problem. Messrs. Albert Young and Charles Pfeiffer presented the opposing views in this debate. The second debate was held in Assembly Hall. The Civic Club had as its guests at this meeting the entire Academic department. The child labor question provided the bone of contention between the opposing sides. Miss Catherine Winter and Mr. Henry Thorhauer upheld the alfirmative side of the question, insisting that the conditions in industry today demand legislation to remedy the child labor evil. The negative side oi the question was defended hy Miss Florence Hess and Mr. -I. Emery Ninness, The judges, Mr. George Lyon, Chairman, Miss Cecelia Busch and Mr. james Grady, awarded the decision to the affirmative dehators. After these discussions and debates the members expressed their opinions on the questions under consideration. Spirited enthusiasm and close attention marked each meeting. The following officers were honored by the Civic Club: Albert Young, President: Clyde Horan, VicefPresident1 Andrew Caydos, Secretary-Treasurer: Cecilia McCormick, Chairman of the program committee. The success attained by the club is due largely to the competent advice and kindly guidance given by the faculty advisor, Miss Virginia Lesnett. THE PITTSBURGH ACADEMY N Fifty-four C l i

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f' THE EAGLE ,ar ' ---..Nh 1 'lf' I n i V N- . ,. col T -. ' Q I l. T ,'.'7j.- ' T ygjN 9 S 1 , .. ,V '. A-1 QA -UQLI 5.11:-H Y ' ...... WE WONDER How Mother Lytle would look without her smile? If hald-headed men wash their heads or il' they have them Simonized? If Mr. Koch will ever cut a class? How Mr. Lytle would look without his moustache? If Miss Lesnett ever loses her temper? Vi7hen P, A, girls will wear their skirts above their knees and paint their ears red? If McGee will ever he serious? How Mr. Kirsch would look if he were a foot taller? If Dot and her Soulmate will ever he separated? Good impressions are made hy the type- writer. but it's the adding machine that counts. George: That scar on your head must he very annoying. Billy: Oh, no. it's next to nothing. Donlt worry if your joh is small, And your rewards are few: Remember that the mighty oak Was once a nut like you. Can you imagine thisgl-Iuehner wearing spats. or Stan. Miller singing bass? Geometry students. get this: No eat has nine tails, One cat has one more tail than no cat, One cat has ten tails. WANTED Someone to tell a onefarmed man how tu scratch himself when he is standing on the lop of a tall ladder putting wall paper on the ceiling. 'Twas the night before payfday, and all through our jeans, We hunted in vain for the price of some heans: Not a quarter was stirring, not even a jit, The kale was oil duty, milled edges had quit: Forward, turn forward, OH TIME. in thy flight. Make it tomorrow, just for tonight. WANTED Man with one front tooth, to hite holes in sweitzer cheese. You don't have to be crazy to do the Charleston, but it helps a lot. Who loses all the fault the hoss Ends? jean Tucker: Mr. Beiswenger, where is there a good place to eat in the evening. I get so tired of eating in one place all the time, Mr. B.: Well. MeCann's is a good place. and the Y. M. C. A. has a cafeteria open to the public. they have very good food, Miss T.: 'lBut they don't allow girls to eat in the Y. M. cafeteria any more. Mr. B.: Why certainly they do, I ate there myself this evening. Teacher in Ethics: I will lecture today on liars. How many have read Chapter ZS? Nearly all the class raised their hands, Teacher: l'That's hne. You're the very group to whom I wish to speak. There is no Chapter ZS. fMiss Plummer in Grammarl Leonard, what does the First Person represent? fLeonard Skidmorej The Speaker' ' IMISS PJ Fine! Now, what does the Sec' ond Person represent? CL. 5.1 uThe Spoken Mr. De Ambrosie, to the Spanish class: We will have something more concrete before we take up the suhjunctivef' Mr. Hollman fin a stage whisperj: VJe would like to get rid of the concrete we have now, Our editor has received an oller from the Undertakers' journal. hut would not accept on account of this heing a dead husiness. Mr. McCarthy4 NVhat kind of a change is there from water to ice? Hopeful Student-'lChange of price, Miss Lesnett fin history cl:issl7 Whe1'e was Caesar killed? Pupil fabsentmindedlyJ4l'On page ESS. THE PITTSBURGH ACADEMY Fifty three

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M, ma .. it mln. ft ' - O THE EAGLE PITTSBURGH ACADEMY FORUM the early part of this year a student organization was formed to be known as the Pittsburgh Academy Forum. This organization held a num- ber of debates dealing with questions of paramount importance to the American public, and also with other questions of international scope, These meet' ings were attended in large numbers by the students. Under the able tutelage of the faculty advisors, Mr. J. D. McCarthy and Mr. J. F. Grady, this organization, begin' ning only with potentialities, developed in to a splendid group of forceful speakers. The officers chosen at the beginning of the year were Mr. R. S. Smith, presif dentg Mr. Eugene Koch, vicefpresidentg Miss Margaret Winso, secretary. These officers overcame their lack of experience by their enthusiasm and their ability to quickly grasp the fundamentals of forensics. The purposes for which this debating society was formed were many. Debating develops force in speakingg develops poiseg it creates confidenceg it makes public questions familiarg and it creates the composite which we call personality. Debating will probably never be used formally in later life. But the benefits we derive from the Forum will be a source of great advantage. Success does not come to the one who merely knows. It comes to one who has the knowledge and is able to impart that knowledge to others with force, elegance, and conviction. THE PITTSBURGH ACADEMY Fifty five