Titusville High School - Optimist Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

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For years, except for the work of the Shade Tree Commission, the beau- tification of Titusville was a dead sub- ject. However, through the determined efforts of the people who attend the Town Meetings, beoutificotion became a reality. Through these meetings a committee was established that consisted of eight concerned citizens and two seniors from the high school; the site they se- lected for this project was the North Diamond Street Area. The goal of the committee was to employ the Emer- gency Labor Relief Group, for the sum of two-hundred dollars; this group would provide the building owners with a continuity design for their sites. Other priorities debated at the meet- ing were higher levels of education, juvenille deliquency, and drugs. One sod fact on the agenda, was that of the poor attendance by those who the meetings would affect most, the area citizerts. Why??? Determination yields chance of betterment Burning rubber and leaving skid marks (above left) does no good for the car, driver, or Hie rood. Ponderir g o senous question concerning the hiring of wofkers tor the beautificotion project desti- noted tor North Diamond Street are (left] Gerald Elfish, Milt Lopus, ond Elmer Robbins.

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During ftie year, suprisingly enough, apatfiy did not abound everywhere. The Dog ' N Suds Issue (acts of van- dalism) aroused everyone ' s feelings whether pro or con. The Letters to the Editor column in the TItuiville Herald hod an average of three letters a day for three weeks. Everybody, old, young, straights, hippies, they all had some kind of on opinion, and did they voice it! Some people claimed that the young adults who patronize Dog ' N Suds were the scum of the community. Oth- ers stated that the youths of the town were not delinquents, but part of the nation ' s most valuable resources. This was tfie first time such an issue concerning youth has risen and caused such on open controversy on the local scene. Would it be better for the com- munity if such problems never came up for debate? Why??? Issues leave questions yet to be answered ifiSf. k Refuse ctumps (above right) hove become a com mon sight in many of the local rural areas. Dolan Braughler (above), owner of Dog ' N Sud surveys the paint damage to his business. Hard at working painting hydrants during Clean Up Week, (right) is Fire Chief Al L ' HuiIlier.

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PEOPLE— Stop copping out! Many teachers are showing more personal interest and informality to- wards their students and classes. Princi- pal Jack Dile seems to be taking the students ' interests to heart; by attempt- ing to treat students equally and by trying to give everyone the opportunity to speok his piece. Not only he, but teachers are starting to regard students in G different light — that as individuals with feelings of their own. A group of English teachers realized that the students were being repressed in ttieir personal interests. Thus, out of mandatory courses, came the variety of electives now offered in the English Department. Granted, there are things that still need to be changed, but we realize fxjw difficult change is to come by. No matter what decisions are made, you can ' t please all of the people all of the time. However, if some of the faculty can put forth extra time, effort, and interest for the benefit of the students, why can ' t all of the teachers? Why??? Lundi stifdenfs (above) tdce time oot of their des- ignated time period to soak up nature ' s sunshine. Thanks to the contract introduced in the history classes, Debbie Wagner and Jackie Riley (right) are given a peek into the cameraman ' s world, Mr. Thomas Harmon (above right) points out bird- life to the group of six-graders at Pioneer Ranch.