Vandergrift High School - Spectator Yearbook (Vandergrift, PA)

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22 THE SPECTATOR FRESHMAN NOTES The Freshman Classes have been leading a high life this year. They each had a weiner roast last year, in October, at which time Owens’ grove was the scene of great hilarity. Reports have it that all would like to try it a-gain . With the exception of three or four boys’ being politely invited to leave the classes for the rest of the year, nothing more exciting happened until moving day. After going through the new building we decided to stay a while at, at least. After exams. Mr. Berkenstock evidently thought so much of the Freshman Classes that he wanted three of them instead of just two. Woman Suffrage reigns supreme In the A and B sections. The week of the fourteenth of February was a memorable one, for it was then that the “Freshman Classic” and “The Freshies’ Pride appeared. These are the A’s and B’s rival papers and you can expect some thrilling times. We think it will be almost as exciting as it was in Apollo after the Basket Ball game. Our literary program which is to be given every Wednesday, second period, will tend to smooth any hard feelings the papers may have aroused, for then the classes will be united. Carolyn Orr,—’22. ----oo--- JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL NOTES When “housecleaning” time came, the Jnior High School had very little to clean. Of the three classes, 8A had the least work to do—simply to clean their desks and wait for further developments—which came. There were some of the Sub-Freshman pupils who seemed to have evinced a liking for Junior High School and accordingly they were honored by demotion to that body, increasing our number of pupils from 90 to 124. Since we have moved into the new high school building we are having departmental work, which aids in giving us a diversion from the sometimes sordid moments of study, and also gives us the opportunity and privilege of exercising our muscular activity and chattering ability for a few moments. The Junior High School occupies the first floor, which is one of the best floors in the building, with its sanitary fountains ( which would be more sanitary still, if they were left solely to the use of the Junior High School. How mighty are the ceilings of these rooms! Of what wonderful construc-ture must they be— to hold all that weighty knowledge that rests above them! Horrible thought! What if it all started to descend! Mollie Beck—’23 -------oo---- SMILES It Really Happened in Class Soup: tin Solid Class)—Are we going to take the Appendix? Mr. Berkenstock—No, the appendix is generally cut out. ----oo---- WANTED:- In Mr. Berkenstock's Plane Geometry Class, second period— “A Little Common Sense.” ----oo---- All those wishing to borrow money see“Shorty” McNutt. It is too bad that Lee Craig was stunted in his growth. ----co---- Who asked the question, “How does Miss Griswold fix her hair in the back? ----oo---- Why did the boys so suddenly leave the Eldersridge vs. V. H. S. Girls’ Game the other evening? ----oo---- We see now why the school-room doors have glass in them. Doesn’t Mr. Berkenstock look cute in a frame? (The study-hall door.) ------—oo----- PUZZLE Why does Miss S tahlman wear that monacle? y „ ------OO---- AN ORIGINAL PUZZLE Of what three letters can you make three different words, using all three letters in all three words?

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THE SPECTATOR 21 CLASS NOTES SENIOR CLASS NOTES The Senior class welcomes to its a-bode its new members, Gladys McKee, Bessie Burkett, Ethel Burkett, Leah Armstrong, and Vera Hoffman. Two of these new members have been with the Senior Class through its four years of school life, but on account of entering as sub-freshman they were not permitted to report to the same room as the Seniors. Gladys McKee, Ethel Burkett, and Vera Hoffman are completing the term in three years. Now, as the first half of the year is over these pupils have secured the necessary credits for Senior classification. In the Fifth Liberty Loan parade the Senior class took an active- and prominent part. They led the school, preceded by their banner with the Large 1919 upon it. The boys then followed, each carrying a Liberty Loan ensign. Eight or ten girls, carrying the High School’s service flag and large American flag, were next in line. The girls were dressed in white, each one wearing a red cross veil. The most impressive feature of the Senior contribution was the float, which was decorated in red, white, and blue, and adorned with decorative posters. “Columbia,” “The Greatest Mother in the World,” and “Liberty” were represented in tableaux' by the girls on the float. The Senior class held a party in honor of the Junior class Friday evening, January 17. The Ford City basketball team and the V. H. S. faculty were also present. The entire class was present at the memorial services for Leroy Felker, one of our former classmates. The service was conducted by the Reverend Mr. Renton in the Methodist church of Vandergrift. Lillian Mclntire—T9 JUNIOR NOTES On account of the fact that the Junior Class is not organized, the usual class festivities have been few this year. On January 17, 1919, however, the dull monotony of our inactivity was broken by an entertainment which was given us by the Seniors. The party was one of the most successful ever held in V. H. S. and was given immediately after a basket ball game with Ford City, so the members of the visiting team were also guests of the Seniors. The Junior Class has been considerably diminished lately because several members have made up the points necessary for Senior classification and consequently are now enrolled in the Senior Class as candidates for graduation in May of this year. Vernon Hefelfinger—T9 --------oo------ SOPHOMORE NOTES The enrollment of the Sophomore Class is sixty-nine. Sixty-eight of the Class are taking French. About twenty-five failed to pass the exams of the first semester. The following persons of the class received certificates for selling Liberty Bonds of the Fourth Loan: Kirk Beck, Rose Beck. John Calder-one, Ted Henry, Howard Morgan, Le-Roy Levinson, David Olinger, Wanda Riggle, Robert Scott. “Dave” Olinger recently received a letter from “Tackle” Mclntire, one of the former members of the Class, and president of the class in 1918. “Tackle” was aboard the Battleship Indiana. From there he was taken to the Great Lakes. Now he is in Brooklyn, New York. He says, “I am awaiting my ship now, to go across the Atlantic. I am a first-class fireman. It is awfully hot down in those holes where I work.” We all wish “Tackle” the best of luck, for he was a great favorite a-mong his classmates. K. Thompson—’21

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THE SPECTATOR 23 FROM MY CLASSROOM WINDOW How dull it is to-day! Why this period is nothing to what science period was! Let those who consider Algebra a pleasure, pay attention; but for me, I would sooner look out through the window. The weather to-day reminds me ot Algebra class. It isn’t cheerful. Well Alg—Oh! what is that Child running for? 1 see now; the wind has taken up his cap and tossed it about, while the child tries hard to catch it. There he has it. No, the wind was just playing with him. Oh! but he has it now!— now! — “Edna! What is the fifth power of three?” “Oh, er-um-343.” “ Next.” Well, that is over anyhow. The boy has gone out cf sight. There is a buggy with all kinds of interesting parcels piled in the back. There one slipred. It is torn and apples are rolling in all directions. Oh! um-that big, rc 1, juicy looking one! Alas! It’s gone into the gutter. The young girl is picking them, one by one. She has collected them all up and puts them back in the bottom of the buggy. She’s driving awa , but look, oh. how funny, the cord and the paper are hanging to the buggy, and the bumps it gets! Every bump it gets, the torn bag goes wigaling on this side and that, till one big bump comes and— there it goes, the wind has it now. There goes the ferry across the river with a load of people on it. They have reached the other side. One impatient man jumps on shore. Ah! there goes his foot into the water. It comes out with a jerk and the angry n an rushes up the steps and goes out of sight. There are several people on the road and also some automobiles. One has stopped and somebody is talking to a man, who was walking. The man gets into the car. It is going now. There’s the bell! How soon it rang! Well, looking out of the window is better than studying Algebra any day. Edna Kerneza—’22 THE BIG EVENT Is on at the —Our Semi - Annual - Sale— Overcoats, Suits Hats, Shoes, Neckwear, N’ Everything—Just the kind High SchooB boys like, and at big reductions in price. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS—THEY HELPED US