Uniontown High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Uniontown, PA)

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uNnoNTowN SENIOR HIGH sci-tool. v Girls Organize New Hi-Y Club This organization, the first of its type in Uniontown for girls, was organized after the Christmas holidays. There are seven charter members: Polly Agee, Sara Frances, Frances Cessna, Evelyn Daily, Mary Frances Wilson, Anna Catherine Morrow and Eloise Chor- penning. However, after three induction ceremonies the club membership rose to forty-two. The officers of this club were: president, Polly Ageeg vice-president, Sara Frances' secretary, Mary Frances Wilsong treasurer, Frances Cessna. Mr. E. F. Sandow, who acts as direc- tor of both chapters of Boys' Hi-Y also served in that capacity for the girls' club. Miss Elizabeth Craig of the HY served as ad- visor. During the year the girls had Mr. Kovar, Mr. Hoer- ger, Miss Mattie Wright, Mr. Lubold, Miss Ruth Thompson and Mr. R. D. Mosier speak to them at their regular meetings which were held every Wednesday night. In addi- tion to these speakers a Mothers' night and Fare- well Banquet were held. Mothers' night was held May 1, and an extra pro- g r a m and refreshments were the features. The ban- quet was held on May 21 and had Dr. W. B. Hindman of the First Presbyterian Church as the guest speaker. This banquet closed the ac- tivities of the club for its first year. SENIOR DRAMATIC CLUB About three years ago the Senior Dramatic Club was organized for the bene- fit of those Seniors who wished to make a study of dramatic art. Since that time entirely new ideas and plans have been experimen- ted with culminating in the present day Senior Dra- matic Club. Short playlets were pre- sented at the meetings held during the activities period on alternate Tuesdays. All members wishing to do so were given the opportunity to appear in these dramati- tContinued on Page 335 Girls' Glee Clubs Have Banner Year Because of the unusually large number of girls seek- ing membership in the Girls' Glee Club, it was necessary to form two sep- arate organizations, one for juniors and Seniors, the other for sophomores. The total membership of the junior-Senior club was for- ty-five. Both were under the supervision of Boyd F. Eckroat, musical director. The real purpose of the association is to train those having vocal ability in both solo and chorus work. The members worked hard and earned the right to repre- sent Fayette County in the inter-County contest at Mo- nessen. Several invitations to sing for the assemblies of other schools, chief of which were the Lafayette Junior high school and Cali- fornia State Teachers' Col- lege, were accepted. The Glee club's greatest success was its contribu- tion to the Pageant of Pro- gress. Most of the cast and chorus for the Operetta Riding Down the Sky was chosen from the Glee clubs. This operetta proved to be so popular that it was necessary to put on two ad- ditional performances. Social activities also play- ed some part in the accom- plishments of the club. A regular dance was given in the corridors of the Senior high and a picnic and dance was held by the Operetta cast and chorus. The officers for the year were: president, Lucille El- leardg vice president, Sara Francisg secretary, Mar- garet Morrisg pianist, Doro- thea Coffman. The T. I. C. Club is a girls' social organization whose membership is limited to junior and Senior girls. Dur- ing the year the club held bi- monthly mcefngs at the high Sf'1l O bvi'rli1ig The club w sz originally planned to plwviiote social life among the girls, This pur- pufe was trirrie-'l out by sev- eral piriies zinl fovered dish socials. The club also selec- ted pins which will probably be used as the T. l. C. pin by all the clubs in the next few years. The officers who served during the past year follow: president. Doroihy Williams: vice president, A d e l a. i d e Gibbsg secretary-treasurer, Grace Carney: reporter, Agnes Corrisong faculty adviser, Miss Knought. Boys' I-Ii-Y Clubs Greatly Expanded Alpha and Beta chapters of the boys' Hi-Y experienc- ed their period of greatest growth during the past year, the total membership rising from approximately sixty to eighty in that time. This year instead of the faculty advisors speaking on a chosen subject each Thursday, the fellows had charge- of the discussion each week-live discussions in which everyone took part. Outside speakers, attend- ance at the conference at Johnstown, social events, Mothers' night, and the an- nual Farewell Banquet, fig- ured prominently in an ac- tive year for this organiza- tion. Officers were: Alpha chapter-president, Chuck Hugusg vice-president, P. A. Artisg secretary, James Gladdeng treasurer, Joe Hess, Beta chapter-presr dent, Wiley Byersg vice president, Ed Flennikeng secretary, Scotty Robinsong treasurer, Ralph Harman. School Gets New Band Durgig Term One of the outstanding organizations of the Senior high school is its band, which has an interesting his- tory for this school year. At the opening of the school term, the band, under the direction of Mr. Beyer, consisted of approximately twenty instruments, which was very small compared to the present organization of fifty-eight instruments. Mr. Leissman of the Frank Hol- ton Co., whose duty it is to organize school bands, pre- sented the practical proposi- tion to the school which al- lowed any student purchas- ing an instrument through him, and also of members of the present band, to receive twelve weeks of free instruc- tion. Many students became in- terested in his plan of organ- ization and thus the band was increased to one contain- ing fifty-eight pieces. At the end of the twelve weeks of instruction, the band com- bining With the bands of the city's junior high schools, made its first public appear- ance at the Lafayette junior high school, and on the fol- lowing evening at the Ben- jamin Franklin junior high. The Uniontown high schools' band will be one of the out- standing features in the pageant which will be held May 27, 28, 29, and the mem- bers of the band and its di- rector, Mr. Waggoner, have been working eagerly in order that it might be suc- cessful. Organize First Aviation Club The Aviation Club, spon- sored by Mr. Mitterling, was organized for the pro- motion of aviation in the High school, and had an in- teresting program for the year by receiving informa- tion pertaining to aviation through outside speakers, among whom were C. B. Knight of Seaman's Air Transport Co., and Edgar Cale of Pitt Junior College. Many members of the club have taken advantage of the special flying rates of- fered by Mr. C. L. Seamans, owner of Seaman's Air Transport Co. The mem- bers of the club have visit- ed Burgess flying field many times during the year. While the Monarch Food Ship, a large tri-motored Ford monoplane was visit- ing Burgess Field, Mr. Lu- bold dismissed the mem- bers of the club that they might inspect it. The club has received several movie films, pertaining to avia- tion, from the U. S. War Department. The club is now holding a flying model airplane con- test, which will end in the near future. The contest will include standards of speed, altitude, and endur- ance in the flying of models. The officers of the club are as follows: president, Ralph Harmang vice presi- dent, Joe Hessg secretary, Roselma Brashear. SLIDE RULE GLUE One of the new clubs organized this year is the Slide Rule sponsored by Mr. Doutt and made up of stu- dents taking trigonometry or plane geometry. It aims to teach the stu- dents the use of the slide rule which is of convenience to math pupils. Slide rules which were purchased for the club members at reason- able rates were made fami- liar to the members by Mr. Doutt who took it upon him- self personally. The club chose to have leaders and the following of- ficers were elected: presi- dent, James Divvensg vice president, Edward Flenniken: secretary, B e r t h a Cohen: treasurer, John Walters. Street Car Passenger- Say, conductor, can't you run any faster than this? Conductor-Sure, but I have to stay in the car. -Ghost.

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C 1 II 249 SENIORS T0 BE GRADUATED IUNE 3, 12 STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH HQ CDR -uu1nn 11m -nI11w- 9-qlq-.q..-migm1M..-ml..gm.-qn1lm.-uq..q.-gu1ug-.lmlgg-1.441lm..-M1up1..n..un1u.l1..pl1..!a 1929-30 Maroon and White Staff Chosen Announcement of the 1929-'30' staff of the MAROON AND WHITE Weekly is now made public for the first time. The lineup includes more students than for any previous year. The following is the list, which will, however, be subject to change at any time: Editor-in-Chief ......................... Leroy Provins Associate Editor-in-Chief .................. Julius Stern Managing Editor ............ ..... R obert McCracken Assistant Managing Editor .... .......... B os Farson Business Manager ......................... Sam Rosen Associate Business Manager ......... Dorothea Coffman Assistant Business Manager---.. .... Charles Brownfield Circulation Manager .................... Warren Brown Assistant Circulation Manager .... Walton Lawrenceson School Reporter ..........,............. Martha Steele Humor Reporter ...................... Scotty Robinson Senior Reporters .... Olive Garland, Dorothy Hirshman Junior Reporters ................................ ----------Eloise Chorpenning, Clarence Carpenter Sophomore Reporters-William Castallino, Sarah Rogers Art Editor ............................... Lucllle Pritts The position of Sports Editor is missing from the above list. No person has been chosen to fill the va- cancy. Any present junior interested in trying for the place should hand in an application to Mr. Mosier immediately. The staff was selected by the recommendations and qualifications of the English instructors of the school. The points considered in the selections were scholastic ability, amount of extra-curriculars carried, amount of academic work, and the initiative of the applicant. School Paper Wins Students' Approval Winning a third place in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association contest, the MAROON Kr WHITE, successfully carried out a reorganization and enlarge- ment of the paper for the 1928-'29 term. Efforts were made during the year by the editors and faculty advisors, Mr. Mo- sier and Mr. Hoerger, to give to the publication a greater value, both as an organ of news and as a record of school events for the student. Cuts of cur- rent happenings were usual- ly a feature of each issue. Another improvement over preceeding volumes was the advertising, accom- plished by the business de- partment of the staff. Lead- ing Uniontown stores week- ly advertised special values tContinued on Page 339 30 Student Senate Has Active Year One of the most active organizations in the school this year was the Student Senate. It was a dominant factor in Senior high af- fairs, acting as the connect- ing link between student and faculty. Problems hav- ing a direct bearing upon every student in the school were discussed, and solu- tions offered to many of them. During the first semester a parade, in which nearly the entire student body par- ticipated, calling attention to the fact that more money was needed for the equip- ping of the new athletic field, was the result of the planning of the Senate. A benefit concert for the ath- letic field fund was the work of the Senate officers. Near the end of the term the Student Senate made tContinued on Page 337 Sr. Class Makes Enviable Record The class of 1929, has left its mark indelibly stamped upon the pages of Uniontown Senior high his- tory. Its activities in many different fields will make it long remembered by both the faculty and present students. Recognition of its out- standing work and deport- ment was acknowledged by the fact that the class trophy was presented for the first time to this class at the end of the first se- mester of the '28-'29 term. The new athletic field had for many of its most ardent supporters and boosters members of the Senior classy a subscription dance promoted by members of the Senior class as well as a benefit basketball game helped to bring in money for the equipping of the field. Leading roles in the Pageant of Progress were also taken by '29 students. Assembly programs of- fered by the Senior home of the best. organizations the best inter- school were the ranks of class. School rooms were Leaders in working for ests of the chosen from the Senior spirit ran high in the twenty-niners g they were staunch supporters of all the athletic teams, both at home and abroad. Dances and parties staged by the class were always well at- tended and much enjoyed. Members of the 1929 class played no small part in bringing further laurels in athletics to the Senior high. Football, basketball, and track teams had many members on them in the past three years who will be graduated this June. The class of '29 was the first to be allowed to organ- ize in its sophomore year. The officers for the last three years follow: sopho- more- president, Chuck Hugusg vice president, Frances Cessna, secretary, Polly Stevens, treasurer, tContinued on Page 337 This year's graduating class, which numbers 249, is eight higher than. last year's which had 241 mem- bers. As revealed by Mr. Lu- bold in assembly May 10, there are 12 Seniors be- ing graduated with high honors, 50, with honors. An average of 92 per cent in all subjects for the last two years was necessary to place one in the high honor groupg those in the second group must have had an average of 87 per cent or better. Names of those being graduated with high honors are listed alphabetically: P. A. Artis, John Beeson, Pearl Bilsker, Bertha Cohen, James Divvens, William Eisenberg, James Gladden, Irene Katz, Wes- ton LaBarrer, Harriet Long, Edward Palladino, Gladys Rhodes. Tho-se graduating in the second honor group are: Polly Agee, Eleanor Bortz, Gene Brown, Frances Brownfield, Olive Bumgar- ner, Pauline Busey, Wiley Byers, Frances Cessna, Emelie Clark, Richard Col- lins, Bertha Cooper, Marie Craft, John Czap, Evelyn Dailey, Ralph Davis, Tyler Davis, Martha Fee, Sara Francis, Lynetta Gerhardt, Adelaide Gibbs, Dorothy Gleason, William Grande, James Hagerty, Edward Hemington, Carolyn Hen- derson, Charles Hugus, Wil- liam Joseph, Florence Kee- ner, William Kerr, Eliza- beth Kimberly, Abraham Markowitz, Kathryn McCay, Eugene McMaster, Ruth Miller, John Moore, Edith Rebok, Elizabeth Robinson, Lillian Rodney, Rachel Rose, Betty Sangston, Eliza- beth Self, Flora Shapiro, Ruth Sharpnack, Joe Shel- by, Elsie Smerling, Kathryn Snyder, John Strauch, Fran- ces Walters, Edna Wilkins, Dorothy Williams. Commencement activities will be June 3, at the State theatre. Baccalaureate ser- vices will be Sunday eve- ning, June 2 at the same place, while Class Day will be held the preceding Fri- day.

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UNIONTOWN SENIOR i-anon-1 SCHOOL: 1 b t 32 FOOTBALL TRACK- ' ' BASKETBALL - Uniontown high, boasting some of the best pigskin artists in this section, turn- ed out a football team of no mean ability to repre- sent it during the 1928 cam- paign. Although not bril- liant by any means, the squad was a great improve- ment over the 1927 aggrega- tion which was able to boast of only two victories in nine starts. The one big highlight in the season was the 19-6 de- feat handed to our tradi- tional rivals, Connellsville. This victory more than made up for the defeats suffered earlier in the sea- son at the hands of other teams. Another bright spot was the t'moral victory over Jeannette. The bruis- ers from the tire town only managed to win by the score of 20 to 7. And when a team holds eleven men the size of those Jeannette fellows to three touch- downs and at the same time scoring one themsel- ves you know that they are fighting like super-humans to put it mildly. It was rumored that this touch- down, which, by the way, was scored by our All Coun- ty star Ham Wares, had been the first counter scor- ed against them in three years. If this be true, the defeat would not be looked upon by most of us as just another lost game. Indeed it was during these two games that the Maroon 85 White gang real- ly showed the fans what kind of stuff they are made of and the brand of football of which they are capable. Uniontown had three of its stars selected for posi- tions on the All-County elevens chosen by both pop- ular fan choice and by se- lections of Fayette County high school coaches. The fans placed Ham Wares at tackle on the first team and George Maust, end on the same team. In the posi- tions named by the county coaches, George Maust cop- ped an end on the first team, Wares was named as a tackle on the second squad, and Bob Cory was given a berth as a. half-back on the third team. 1 Boasting a good track squad but a poor field team, the Varsity track team had a rather good season in this line of sports. The team was entered in the Car- negie Tech interscholastic Meet held at Pittsburgh on May 5, and the annual W. P. I. A. L. meet also held at Pittsburgh on May 11. The other big meet in which the U. H. S. was represented was the Fayette County meet held at Dawson driv- ing park, May 18. In the Carnegie meet Un- iontown succeeded in scor- ing only four points. In the W. P. I. A. Li. meet the track events garnered 20 3-5 points to take second place, the boys putting up a. far better showing in this meet than in the first attempt. Uniontown was well up among the leaders in the Dawson meet. The wearers of the Maroon 85 White car- ried off a large number of events in handy fashion and captured a great many seconds and thirds to total up a high percentage of points. Members of the squad and their favorite events are as follows: Ed. Flenniken-440, 220, re- lay. Tony Simeon-220, 100, re- lay, hurdles. Robert Cory-Relay. Wana Dooms-Relay Eugene Gran-Mile. Allison Bowlen-100. Bos Farson-100. Wiley Byers-Hurdles. James Zacovic-Pole Vault, High Jump. James Wares--Shot, Discus. Ed Hamer-Shot, Discus. William Kerr-220. lion Helmick-Shot, Discus. Joe Woods-High Jump. MEMBERS OI' SQUAD Captain, Ed Flenniken, Rob- ert Cory, James Wares, Don- ald Helmick, Joe Spiegal, Wana llooms, Ed Gradys, George Maust, R o b e r t Springer, Joe Varnak, Tony Simeon, Hudson Rankin, Joe John, David Miller Wiley Byers, Ed Hamer, Ed Baker, Robert McCracken, James Carter, Ewing Rochester, Stanley Juras, Kenneth Hein- baugh, Warren Brown, Wal- ton Lawrenceson, Carl Hel- mick, Mike John. Joe P2-Y' tridge, Sam Bryan: Student Manager. Everett Williams: Assistant, Harry Harris. Although failing to win the 1929 W. P. I. A. L. championship by being de- feated in the semi-finals by Bellevue High, Uniontown Senior Highs 1928-'29 bas- ketball team returned to old-time championship form again after a slump of two years. The Maroon 62 White ag- gregation crashed through to a sensational Section X leadership by winning from a strong Latrobe quintet at Latrobe by the close score of 19-17. This win virtual- ly assured the big U boys of the sectional title which they won handily by knock- ing off Jeannette in the fi- nal game. Uniontown found itself in the center of a big three- way tangle this year with the strong Latrobe and Greensburg teams, and it was not until the final league game that Union- town succeeded in winning out. Strange as it may seem the Maroon Sr White lost both of its league games to Greensburg while the Westmoreland county team lost its games to La- trobe and the weak teams from Jeannete and Scott- dale. Headed by Jimmy Za- covic, an All-W. P. I. A. L. choice for forward, Union- town's five representatives invaded Pittsburgh to enter the W. P. I. A. L. cham- pionship eliminations. This first foe was a scrappy bunch of basketeers from New Brighton. They were easily knocked off to the tune of 30-20. The next vic- tims were our next door neighbors, Georges Town- ship. The township boys made this going tough for Everhart's Ponies but the U. H. S. managed to come out on the long end of a 21-20 score. And the next game found us wrecked. Going up against an unde- feated Bellevue five in the semi-finals the locals found the going too rough and were left at the roadside by the one-sided margin of 26- 11. This game closed the 1928-'29 season with a total of seventeen victories and four defeats. Summaries of the games and members of the squad are: ' U. H. S. ..1....... ,,,, 1 38 U. H. S.--- ..,. 42 U. H. S.--- 1111 18 U. H. S.-1- ,--- 28 U. 1-1. S--- 1111 44 U. H. S.1-- -W 1-1- H., GC CEI mm - - ---A 1--- 43 - - ---- 37 U. H. S.-11 ---- 31 U. H. S.--1 1111 27 U. H. S.111 -,,, 22 U. 1-I. S.--1 .,-, 20 U. H. S.--1 ,,-- 25 U. H. S.1-1 1111 28 U. H. S.111 ,,-- 35 U. H. S111 ---- 30 U. H. S.-1- ,,,, 19 U. H. S.-11 1111 26 U. H. S.111 1111 30 U. H. S.--- 1111 22 U. H. S. ..... 1111 1 1 Uniontown 1-1 1111 598 Georges .... 11 1111 27 Dunbar ....... 1 11 22 Alumni .1.1111 111 -- 42 E. Huntington 11- 11 18 High Point 11.1 11 20 Greensburg 1111 11 37 Connellsville 111 11 20 West Newton 1.. 11 11 Pt. Marion 111 11 14 Scottdale 1111 11 18 Latrobe ...11 11 15 Jeannette 111 11 14 Greensburg 11 11 36 Connellsville 1 11 19 West Newton 11 23 Scottdale 11..- 11 10 Latrobe ..111111 11 17 Jeannette 1.111111 11 13 New Brighton 1-1 111 20 Georges 111.11.. 11 21 Bellevue 1..11.. 11 26 Opponents ...1111 1111 4 43 PLAYER-S Captain Joe Wood, James Zacovic, Robert Cory, Hudson Rankin, Kenneth Heinbaugh, Robert Springer, Nelson Ford, Tom John, J. D. Fike, Joe J h J' M o n, a m e s cDowell, George Maust. Student Manager-James Divvens. Assistants,-E d M ai u S t, Pete Gentilcore. ATHLETICS HELP PAGEANT Coach Everhart and Miss Hays played a big part in making the Pageant of Pro- gress a success. Gymnas- tics, dances, calisthentics, drills, and exhibitions by all the varsity teams were staged under their super- vision. This was one of the main narts of the pageant and was successfully put on, the audience receiving them well. Economical Student-Do you take anything off for cash? 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