Vandergrift High School - Spectator Yearbook (Vandergrift, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 48 of the 1920 volume:

1 ________T H ESP E C T A T O R_ GILCHRIST Drug Co. CHAIN STORES. Fresh Goods. Cut Prices. Don’t Pass Us, Buy. QUALITY—SERVICE—PRICE. We maker our own Ice Cream—Fresh Daily. Eggs used at our Fountain received Fresh daily from the Farm. We carry a full line of Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Rubber Goods, Candy, Cigars, Household Necessities, Etc. Prescriptions Filled Free to the Poor and Needy. Gilchrist Drug Co., Vandergrift Store, 133 Grant Ave. 111-1 11 n l-MI I I I MM H I I I H-M-H-ll HI I I II THE SPEC, TATO R____________2 Stop and Shop With Us H. J. SHULER CO., Headquarters for Womens Suits, Coats, Dresses —and— Everything New in Novelties. 144 Grant Avenue. M. SHULMAN Artistic Photographing. Phone 229-A. :: 133 Grant Avenue, !! Vandergrift. I! E. S. AURANDT, Plumbing, Heating and Electric Contractor. | Hoover Suction Sweepers New Style Chadeliers. ; Anchor Building. 1 Corner Columbia and ; Washington Aves., ; Phone 320 A. ; Vandergrift. MILTON E. UNCAPHER 11 REAL ESTATE INSURANCE Notary Public. 171 Columbia Avenue, ;: Vandergrift. : Both Phones: !! Bell 5-3. P. A. 8. :: DUPPSTADT :; i; IP IT’S SHOES— Jeweler. ; Rings, Class Pins, Greek LET GEORGE ; Titles, Fraternal DO IT. ; Jewelry. ! Fine Engraving. ! 136 Grant Avenue. ! 11 You can buy for less from DAVID LOUNDY !! Dealer in Fruits and Full ! I line of Fancy Groceries. :: All Kinds of Candies, To-:: bacco, Cigars and ! Cigaretts. !! 726 Hancock Avenue. ;; Phone 398. J. E. CRAWFORD Wall Paper, Paints Varnishes and ■ Brushes. j Paper Hanging and Pic- ■ ture Framing. I 209 Longfellow Street. ; Phone 443-J. WILLIAM’S CONFEC- : C. F. CONDO 1 Choice Meats, Poultry, TIONARY, j | Oysters and Agent for Fine Groceries. Columbia Graphophones ; Fresh Fruits and and Records. ; Produce. Hot Fudge and Hot ; | 161 Columbia Avenue. Chocolate !! | Phone 35. ; Vandergrift. LUNCHES :: 307 Longfellow Street. :! ! , H. Gr. RAY WALL PAPER I PAINTS : PICTURE FRAMING Style, Service and ! Grant Avenue. Satisfaction : —at— ; ; Allison Dry Goods Co., ;; iti Grant Avenue. ;; THESPECTATOR 4 ++ F. R. AITES —Dealer in— Groceries, Queensware, Mill Feed, Etc. Telephone 30. 157 Washington Avenue, Vandergrift. J. G. RAMER Dry Goods and Notions. Telephone 440-A. 229-231 Longfellow Street Vandergrift. THE WHITEHOUSE VANDERGRIFT SHOE STORE PURE MILK CO., showing the best footwear E. H. Kaste, Prop. produced in the Phone 229-L. U. S. A. 139 Grant Avenue. at Rock Bottom Prices. 117 Grant Ave. J. H. KIEHL Meat Market. W. C. TOMLINSON Full line of home dressed Druggist. Meats, Chickens and “The Rexall Store” Oysters. 130 Grant Ave., Hams and Bacon. Vandergrift. 401 Longfellow Street. 5 THESPECTATOR ! VANDERGRIFT MEAT MARKET Home Dressed Meats. ! 182 Columbia Ave. ! Pone 660. AMENT AND HAINLEY ; First Class Lunch Room ! Short Orders '• Sandwiches ; of all kinds. ; 806 Longfellow Street ! Open all hours. ! ; POOL BILLIARDS CIGARS SOFT DRINKS Sporting Headquarters BUCK’S | Grant Avenue. —We Are On The Job— ; CENTRAL BARBER SHOP, 140 Grant Avenue, ! Phone 1'66R. Vandergrift ! ;. ,0 : l( KLAIRi j yfeqy ; WE F T frcET J. FRANK BLAIR, : Foot Expert. ; 142 Grant Avenue. VANDERGRIFT SUGAR BOWL John Lambros, Prop. ; Fine Confections and : Ice Cream. Wholesale and Retail. ;; 151 Grant Avenue, ;; Vandergrift. ; 6 ____________THE SFECTATO R _ HOOSIER... The Kitchen Cabinet that saves miles of steps. Our early Spring allotment for Vandergrift store is twelve cabinets. We ordered a car load. Better get yours now. A Kitchen Cabinet is just as important to the woman as the Bench to the workman or the Laboratory desk to the chemist. Nearly two million women use this great labor-saver everyday. Why don’t you? Armstrong Furniture Company. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $265,000.00 TOTAL RESOURCES $2,225,000.00 Vandergrift Savings and Trust Company DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY WITH THIS BANK. IT GUARANTEES YOU SAFETY. You can start an account with One Dollar and get interest compounded twice a year. OPEN ON SATURDAY NIGHTS. THE SPECTATOR THE SPECTATOR VOL. II. FEBRUARY—1920. NO. II. Published during the school term by the students of Vandergrift High School. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF....................................Esther McDowell—’20. ASSOCIATE EDITOR.......................................Helen Welsh—’20. SECRETARY..........................................Merle Allshouse—’20. TREASURER............................................Myron Lauffer—’20. BUSINESS MANAGER...........................................Ted Hill—’20. ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER...........................Howard Morgan—’20. FACULTY ADVISOR..............................................Edith Steel. ALUMNI NOTES..... SENIOR NOTES..... JUNIOR NOTES..... SOPH MORE NOTES... FRESHMEN NOTES... JUNIOR HIGH NOTES SMILES........... CARTOON EDITOR___ ASSISTANT EDITORS. .................... Harrriett Withington—’20. .......................... Pauline Kemeza—’20. .........................Eileen McLaughlin—’21 .......................Madalene Fitzsimmons—’22. ...............................Anna McClure—’23. .................................Grace Hill—’24. .........................Vernon Heffelfinger—’20. .............................Eugene Fletcher—’20. CON TENTS Page a 8. 8. 9. it 9. tt 9. tt 9. tt 12. tt 13. Madalene Fitzsimmons tt 14. tt u. The History of St. Valentine’s Day Esther McDowell—’20 Harriett Withington tt a 16. 16, Estella McDermott a 17. 18. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Our Household Poet tt 19. 20. tt 23. tt 25. tt 27. tt 31. it 32. it 35. it 36. it 37. PATRIOTISM IN V. H. S. In 1916, when war was declared on Germany by the United States, many of our high school boys enlisted to defend our flag. V. H. S. is very proud of these boys and has hung in their honor a service flag which contains thirty-six stars, two of these stars being gold, in honor of John Wherry and Le Roy Felker, both of whom made the supreme sacrifice for their country. The boys and girls who stayed at home worked hard and sold Liberty Bonds as their %“bit”. Then, again, in the last September 1919, when the Bolsheviks were trying to put this country in a turmoil, a num -ber of high school boys volunteered to work in the mill from 6 until 12 o’clock in the evening. These same students al -so kept coming to school regularly. Therefore, I think V. H. S. has shown great patriotism during the war and the labor trouble, and we are proud that “our bit” has not been in vain. JOE MURPHY—’20. -------oo------- COMMON SENSE At the present time, common sense is what Americans need most of all. The menace of Bolshevism is very thre atening, not only to America but to the whole world as well. The U. S., founded by patriots such as Washington, Jefferson, and Hamilton, has always been a progressive nation, due largely to the fact that no group of radical thinkers has been allowed to manage the affairs of the nation. But now the radical Bolsheviks! And what does Bolshevism mean? Few people understand the real meaning of the word, which really is “We want more”. That is the whole thing in a nut-shell, a few wanting more than the majority. Are we, as Americans, going to allow a few raving, unbalanced foreigners to guide our national ship on the stormy sea of time? I should say not! We can manage our own affairs without help from any other country. Our ability along this line has been shown ever since the founding of the nation. Few people understand the real mean ace Bolshevism is. Most people say “Oh, the people wn’t stand for it! It will never dominate in America”, or something to that effect. But do they stop to think that some very influential men are being influenced by this ery movement? And the lower classes also are being subjected to its’ fanaticism. This is what we should realize, for what would a nation be without the influence of common people? No, brother Americans, this Bolsheviki movement MUST be crushed! We will not tolerate it! So, let us deport not only the leaders but also the thought of Bolshevism. Let them go back to Russia and fight it out! Americans is our motto, and by Americans we mean anyone who can behave as an American should. My plea is for the use of a little “Common Sense”- horse sense- if you please. The only way to break this movement is to use force, and so: Altogether now as Americans, ready- aim,-SMASH EM! VERNON HEFFELFINGER ‘20 ft THE SPECTATOR EDITH CAVELL. Edith Cavell, well known Red Cross Nurse of England, joined the Service at the out break of war. When her Hospital was ordered to retreat, she would not go on account of a few disabled soldiers who could not go at tl time. She and a Belgium officer were accused of helping soldiers to escape and at 2 P. M. October 13th, 1915, Edith Cavell died in front of a German firing squad. But she was not forgotten, by the whole world. The United States has given her name to a mountain formerly, Mt. Hood, now Mt. Edith Cavell. --------oo------- “WELCOME.” When the Seniors took possession ot Room 21 early in the fall of 1919 some said the room was too large but others laughed and decided to wait and see what the New Year would bring. The New Year brought joy to some, but woe to others wrhen the examinations were announced After a long wait, on January 26th, a red letter day for the Seniors, a long procession filed across the hall from Study Hall to room 21. Mildred McGeary, Harriett Withington, Joseph Murphy, Xesbit Hamilton, Violet Shaffer, Eugene Fletcher, Eugene Paul. Ethylle Timberlake, and Elizabeth Shepler. This addition has filled the empty seats and we feel more united. There are just four months left till we separate again but this will not be separation till just the coming fall. Let us work together and make these months, months to be remembered by all of us. HELEN WELSH, Senior. FOR HIS COUNTRY’S HONOR James Middletown was a typical American boy. When the United States entered the war he was seventeen years old, but big for his age. He tried many times to enlist, but was always met by the inflexible reply, ‘Too young.” So, after many entreaties, he desisted, warning the officer at the re-cruting station, “Not to blame him, James Edward Middletown, if they lost the war. “The officer merely smiled grimly, and remarked that they needed, men, not boys “Over There.” So Jim left grumbling sourly about “those men at Washington,” who in his opinion could have made the required age seventeen easily enough. And then to cap the climax, “those men at Washington” ordered all wireless stations dismantled. “Why,” he said to his father. “We won't be allowed to use telephones if this| keeps up.” His father listened dulged in a long hearty laugh, gravely, but when Jim had gone, in- Some weeks after, Jim feeling his eighteenth birthday drawing near, and being in a particularly disgruntled state of mind because it did not hurry, decided to take a solitary spin along the country roads on his wheel. He pedaled steadily for a time; then seeing a narrow, wood-lined road leading off to the right, turned into it. He soon began to wish that he had selected a smoother road, for the way became so rough that he feared for his bicycle, and had just made up his mind to turn back,when he spied 2 tall masts ahead, which bore a strange resemblance to a wireless. He knew that any- 10 THE SPECTATOR thing of the kind had been forbidden, but, feeling a strange curiosity concerning this, he pushed ahead until he saw that he was opposite the spires. He hid his bicycle in a clump of bushes, and entered the woods. Pushing his way thorugh the underbrush, he came to a little open spot, with a small cabin, cleverly hidden by branches, in the center. And—yes surely enough,,, from one end wires ascended to the mast near-by, which Jim now preceived to be a tall tree with the branches lopped off, and thence to the other pole, forty or fifty feet distant. After a careful investigation, which revealed no human being, Jim cau-tously approached the hut. With his heart beating like a trip-hammer, he reached the dooi . and slowly, inch by inch, pushed it open. A quick glance around the room convinced him that it was unoccupied. TTpon entering for a closer inspection, he preceived that it was fitted in the most modern way for a wireless station. Rows of batteries ranged the wall and in the center of the floor stood a table, with an operator’s paraphernalia arranged in neat order upon it. Several codes wrere pasted on the wall, all in a language wfhich Jim, startled, at once saw was German. He now understood the purpose of the branches which hid the hut. This was one of the hidden wureless stations which the German spies had reared all over the country in their endeavor to transmit information to their leaders in Germany. The thought then flashed into the boy’s mind that it was his duty to get information to the officer at the recruiting station as soon as possible concerning this strange cabin in the heart of the woods. He was just turning towrards the door to carry out his thought, when his glance fell on the batteries. “I can smash them, and put the wireless out of commission,” he thought. Taking the operator’s stool, he raised it above his head, and brought it down on the first of the big glass cells. But he got no further. The next instart the stool was torn from his grasp, a big fist crashed into his jaw. and he knew no more. When he recovered consciousness, he was lying on his back in a corner of the room, with his hands and feet securely bound, and a greasy illsmelling gag in his mouth. The hum of voices outside told him that at least two men were conversing there. Then the sounds ceased and a man entered Jim could see that he was a very brutal-looking man, and this was confirmed when he approached and kicked him with his big,, spiked shoes. ‘‘Don’t you wish you had been a little less nebby, now,” he inquired, leering at the boy. “Well, it has only begun. Perhaps after you have lain there for a few hours, you will feel that it is better to mind your own business.” Then he turned, and abruptly left the room. Jim heard him talking to the other man in subdued tones, and then the sound of speech grew fainter, and he heard their footsteps crashing through the underbrush, probably on their way to town for supplies. He lay quiet for some minutes, then, hearing nothing, began to cast about for some means of escape. His eyes lit upon the broken glass from the battery winch he had shattered, and at once he got an idea. Rolling over and over until he reached a piece of sharp glass, he got it between his knees, cutting himself several times in the operation, and then, raising his hands, which were tied in front, cut the ropes which bound his wrists. With his hands free, it was an easy matter to cut the strands which confined his legs, and then remove the gag. “Now. what shall I do?” he asked himself. At first he thought of finishing the destruction which he had begun on the batteries, but. on second thought, he decided that it would be better to call the officers, and capture the valuable apparatus in good condition. So, opening the door, he started on a run across the clearing. He crashed through the woods, and was just mounting his bicycle, when shouts behind told him that he was discovered. He pushed off, and, bending low over the handle-bars, pedaled down the road at his highest speed. Then a shot rang out. followed by another and another. The men w ere taking T H F. SPECTATOR 11 pot shots at him as they dashed through the trees. Then, just as he was beginning to feel confidence in his ability to escape, a sharp burning pain shot through his left arm, and a second later he heard the report of the gun. By some freak of fate the last shot had told. He lurched, and almost fell, but recovered quickly, and, gritting his teeth resolved to “do or die.” A moment of heart-breaking suspense. and then a bend in the road hid him from his pursuers. Then he bent all his energies in the effort to cover the five long miles which lay between him and home. His arm pained him exceedingly, but the boy was made of good stuff, .and, guiding with one hand, he set himself to his task. His speedometer registered two miles when he came to a spring of clear, cold water. The temptation to slip from his seat and bathe his throb-ing arm was great, but he conquered it, and soon the shady nook was left behind. Another mile passed off slowly. The sun beat down mercilessly upon the here head of the boy. The dust lay thick upon his clothing. Not a sound disturbed the dead silence save the steady tick-tick of his chain as it turned. Now the boy was reeling in his saddle. Dimly he saw' that but one-half mile lay between him and the village. This gave him new hope, and the tick-tick of his chain quickened. The spire of the solitary church of his home town rose in the heated atmosphere. Now he was passing down the street towards the recruiting office. People turned to stare at him, but he neither saw nor heard them. He reached the office, and dragged himself up the stairs. His knock fell weakly upon the door. He barely heard the “Come in” which the officer called. He opened the door and stumbled into the room. The officer sprang to his feet at the sight of the pale, dustv youth. Then, as he saw the blood dripping from the left arm, he sprang towards him. What is it?” he demanded. “German spies—wireless-—on pike—first turn to right—will escape—go!” The boy mumbled incoherently. Then he drew himself up, saluted, and fainted into the man’s arms. To finish the story, a posse was dispatched to the wireless station, but when they arrived the birds had flown. However, they were captured later, after Jim had rendered a good description of the one. Their wireless is now doing good wrork in the ser-vice of JIM'S country. And—since it was now near his eighteenth birthday—the officer ce-considered his decision concerning Jim’s enlistment, because he was indeed a man! JOSEPH A. BREIG. --------oo------- OUR FLAG. Like many, of the things we daily see without knowledge of their origin or source, so the true origin and evolution of our national emblem“01d Glory” Is lit lie known. It is undeniably true that from the landing of Columbus in 1492 until the adoption of the stars and stripes as our national emblem, flags of various nationalities were used as ensigns in various parts of w'hat is now the United States of America. In June 1492, John and Sebastian Cabot set sail from England,under a charter from King Henry VII, landed upon the shores of Labrador, North America and there planted the Red Cross of England, ensign of the King. In 1606 Scotland became a part of England, the White Cross of St. Andrew was combined upon the National flag with the Red Cross of England, the field changed from white to blue and was designated Union or King’s Colors This “Union” was used as the ensign of the Massachusetts Colony in 1634. In 1707, the flag of England was changed by reducing the crosses on the blue field to occupy the upper left corner and adding a large red field. This was called the “Cromwell Flag.”. The colonies used this flag but modified it by placing a Dine tree on a white field later modified to a plain white flag with a Dine tree on it. The Massachusetts Colony used this and later it i� -came a naval flag. In 1776, the Southern States or “Jamestown Colony” ado ted a wn 'a THE SPECTATOR 'lag with the inscription “Don't Treri On Me”. Still in this year Washington realized the necessity for one emblem for all the Colonies. Benjamin Franklin, Mr. Lynch and Mr. Harrison were appointed to consider the “National Colors.” They decided to retain the “Union Jack” of England as part of the design but changed the field to thirteen alternating stripes of red and white, emblematic of the thirteen ce lonies. The first striped flag was raised over Washington’s headquarters at Cambridge, Jan. 2, 1776, know to Fngland as the “Rebellions Stripes.” Congress appointed General Washington, Robert Morris and Col. Ross to designate a suitable flag for the nation As a result of conference with Betsy Ross it wus decided to retain the stripes hut instead of the “Union Jack the blue field with thirteen stars should be part in its place. This flag was then adopted by the United States June 14, 1777. In 1812, Vermont and Kentucky were added making fifteen stars and thirteen stripes. It was in 1814 that Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star-Spangle Banner”. In 1831, Captain Stephen Driver when about to sail from Salem Mass., was presented with a large American flag. As it was flying to the breeze he cried, “I christen thee ‘Old Glory’ a name that will now endure as long as the emblem itself”. There has been a star added to the flag for every state admitted and now we have thirteen stripes and forty-eight stars representing a united nation -all for one and one flag for all. -----------------oo--------- THE STORY OF A RED CROSS NURSE. Jim and I had been married but three wreeks when war was declared. We decided that we would give our all for our country so Jim enlisted as a private and I, as a red Cross Nurse. Being a trained nurse, I was sent to France almost immediately while Jim was kept in America in training. By some great chance we met again in Paris. Our happiness did not last long for Jim wfas soon called to the front. 12 At last my long hoped for orders came and I was called to a base hos pital near the front line trenches, awful scenes, the broken bones, Oh God! shal I ever forget those the tom flesh, the moans, the prayers and the curses of those wounded and dying men; the shrieks and wails of tjrtured wometa. and children! Oh the horror of it shall stay with me till I die. You, who have never seen it, will never know how horrible it all is. You do not realize why your boys are silent, why they are disgusted with the sweet young frivolous thing who simpers: pers. “Oh, please, tell us about the war. 1 am sure it must be romantic to be a soldier.” I will tell you why. They have in truth walked through the Valley of the Shadow of Death and some of its awe and sacredness has clung to them and it has made men of them. They have seen their Pals fall dead from the shell of a power crazed Hun. They have witnessed sights that would have caused a weak man to go stark mad but because they were strong they endured for the sake of Humanity and Democracy. Oh I could write pages but what is the use for ’tis only those who have seen, that will really understand so I shall go on with my stoiy. One evening a message came from headquarters for volunteers to go out on the field and help the wounded. I and several other nurses went. That night is indeed branded on my soul! It was dark and black—an ominous Hack. The guns and cannons thundered. The bombs burst with a deafening roar. The glare of the rockets revealed cold, white, ghastly faces with staring eyes, and barbed wire entanglements hung with mangled bodies. The ground was reeking with blood and covered with dead and dying men. We went about helping those we could. I knelt down beside a fair haired boy, bound the deep gash in his head and wiped the blood from bis face. As I looked on his handsome young face. I thought of the mother who hoped and prayed for the 13 thr spectator valiant young son of hers who, in the spring time of his life had gone to fight for her and his country, I also ‘hou.,ht of his sweetheart who anxiously awaited the “sometime” when the wax would end and he would return to her and happiness. I passed on to the next one, a man, • say “man,” but he was little more ihan a boy. As I knelt over him he ■ aved in delirium. In a tremor of fear he gripped my wrist and raised his haunted eyes in pleading. “For m.v sake, Lethe, take care of the boy.” His grip on my wrist loosened; he j ut his hand to his chest and with a i roan of agony died. I pictured a frivolous young wife and a little son, the idol of this father, and prayed that ivhen the message of his death reached her that for his sake, she would take care of the boy. I bent over a mangled form—I rhrieked—and grew faint. Oh no, it could not be, yet it was—my Jim. I took his limp brown head in my arm and kissed the war begrimed face He moved. Was there yet hol e 1 He opened his eyes and gazed bewildered, then recognition gleamed in them and with one last effort he murmured. “It's alright Betty, remember it’s for our country. Then he died in my arms. It i6 those words that have sustained me and kept me from bitterness. This is what the war brought me but I do not regret it for my Jim could not have died for a nobler cause. America will soon forget now that Peace is here. “Peace” what a wonderful word, but for one whose heart is broken—there is no peace! MARTHA HILTY. -------oo-------- A SOLDIER’S DREAM. Kent Norris dropped to the ground with a deep sigh of satisfaction, if not content. There had been fighting almost the entire day. Many of his intimate chums had been wounded or killed. Throughout the entire day he had done his best; fighting, running, and screaming here and there. The fever of fighting was in his brain, and it was many hours before he dropped into a troubled sleep out on that war-torn and body strewn battlefield. Kent saw' himself and his comrades running and capturing one trench after another; overthrowing and destroying large guns; taking German prisoners without number; capturing supi lies and ammunition; killing man of the officers of highest rank; -all these things he saw and he was the leader and hero of it all. Then can e a day when many of his comrades and high-ranking officers lined up to do him honor; how the general came and pinned a medal of honor, and when last of all, he was decorated by the French with the Croix de Guerre, his joy knew no bounds. Kent was awakened by the steady firing of heavy guns; by the shouts of comrades: and by the steady tramp of the advancing enemy. He jumped to his feet, eager to join his comrades w'ho were being rapidly marshalled into something like order. Kent was still exalted in spirit by his recent dream, and resolved that he would, at least try to do something unusual; something that would bring him the love of his countrymen and the admiration and respect of his fighting friends, for Kent had been something of a joke to the other fellows on account of daintiness and dislike of anything bordering on the rough. Among the boys in Kent’s company was a college chum Between these two boys was the strongest bond of love and friendship. Neither spoke to the other in regard to these feelings but each kn ew and trusted the other. The very dissimilarity of the two probably held them together, along with the lovable finalities of each. Kent was the 1 ami ered soul of a rich New Yorker, not exactly weak, but none too strong. His chum was poor, had been working his way through college, and was as strong as a horse. Kent loved and respected his chum for his wonderful strength, mental and physical; Kent was in a measure protected by his strong comrade. During the severe fight which followed Kent found himself close to Samson, as he was jokingly called by all his company. So close were they to a truck that Kent perceived a rifle of a German pointed toward his chum. THE SPECTATOR Of course it was partly his imagina tion; but so great a love did he hold for this man, that in a moment he had made a spring and throwr him upon hie face where he lay stunned, but otherwise unhurt. But not so Kent Norris. Anticipating something whch might never have happened, loyally saving his friend, the charge from the gun shot him in the leg. fracturing his leg into a hideous mass of bone and flesh. Many weary daye he spent in the hospital, and when at last he came forth on crutches, his face bore a resigned but happy look. No honors came to him for this brave deed but in his heart he knew that he had saved the life of his friend, and this brought more satisfaction and pleasure than any honors could ever have done. MILDRED McGEARY, ’20. ---------oo-------- TRY, TRY AGAIN.” The quarter was well earned by Bobbie. Hadn’t he been a good boy all the time the company was there? Bobbie welcomed it joyously. With the Big Drive on, Bobbie thought of nothing but quarters, for quarters mean thrift stamps. True, Bobbie had an enormous big foi ler that seemed to have thousands of blank spaces for the placing of stamps and they were all yet blank. This was the first quarter which had come his way since the drive started and Bobbie placed it on the mantle beside his bank until he could purchase one of those much desired pieces of green paper. Returning soon from play, the small boy went to the parlor expecting to find the quarter where he put it. The spot where it had rubbed the dust off was still there but that was all. A rather tearful Bobbie demanded explanations and it developed that father when he Saw the piece of money laying there had slipped it in the bank. When it was explained that the quarter had a very good mission to perform, Father gladly substituted for it another quarter which Bobbie thought much brighter. Down into a deep little pocket it slipped and Bobbie staited for his 14 thrift stamp. On seeing a girl approach who was selling them, Bobbie went deep into his pocket and found —a hole. A very, very tearful Bobbie, after searching diligently for the money, necided that that quarter was not meant for thrift stamps. He went 1-ome and said little about his loss. That evening Mother, mending his coat, found, lodged in he lining, a new shiny quarter. This time, let me assure you, Bobbie put his trust in neither mantles noire ckets but held it tightly in a small clenched fist. That quarter, before it paid for a thrift Stamp, found its way be hind a radiator, back into a dark corner more than once and had several other adventures equally alarming to Bobbie, who in the end. however, pasted crookedly in the upper left hand corner of a T. S. blank ■i new green piece of paper—a Thrift Stamp. MADALENE FITZSIMMONS—’22. -------oo-------- INDIAN STORIES. While efficient Lieutenant Blane was the commander of Fort Ligonier in 1763, several parties of Indians came to the fort, claiming to be triendly. One young warrior, named Maidenfoot, was very much attracted by a young girl of eleven years, named Mary Means. He gave her a beautiful string of beads. One day in late May, Mrs. Means and Mary started to the fort, for there were rumors of Indians in the immediate vicinity. The girl wore her beads. As they were going through the woods, some Indians captured them and bound them to saplings. Late in the afternoon Maidenfoot appeared, sent perhaps to take their scalps. He recognized the beads and released Mary and her mother. Then he conducted them home in a roundabout wayr, where they met Mr. Means. Madenfoot took them to the mountains to stay till the fight would be over. Before he left them the young warrior took a silk handkerchief of the girl, and on it was worked in black silk her name, Mary Means. THE SPECTATOR IK As time passed on, Mr. Means moved his family to Ohio. There the father and mother of the girl died, and she was married to an officer of the Revolutionary period, named Kearney. After a battle was over, .as he was crossing the field he saw an old Indian sitting on a log. He held a white handkerchief up. They searched him and found a handkerchief with the maiden name af Captain Kearney’s wife (“Mary Means”) worked on it. Maidenfoot lived with the family of Captain Kearney. Thus he was near the girl whom he had adopted as a sister after his own sister died. Among the early settlers around Ligonier was a farmer named Reed, whose family consisted of his wife and four children. Rebecca was the oldest and George was a year or so her junior. The daughter was often called upon to assist her father with outdoor labors. This gave her a strength and litheness unusual to her sex. In the summer of 1778 the men left the fort daily to look after the crops. The women were cooped up in the fort very closely during the dangerous period of the year. A favorite lural sport and exercise for the young men and women in the fort was foot racing between the extremes of the stockade. Among the young women whe entered the races, Miss Reed was the fleetest of foot. A young man named Shannon, of noted athletic power, often ran races with her, and felt a special thrill of joy when, either through his gallantry or her fleetness she came out victor. The summer of 1778 was a gloomy one. The Indians were lurking everywhere. One afternoon Rebceca and her brother George in company with a young man named Means and his sister, .Sarah,, left the fort to gather berries on a clearing about two miles .sway, where they were reported to be most plentiful. The way led through a thick growth of underbrush which almost arched over the road. While passing through this narrow road they met Major McDowell returning from the farms beyond. Suddenly the little party wras fired upon by some Indians who wTere lying in.ambush near by. George Reed and young Means were in front. Reed w’as mortally wounded, but ran Into the bushes. A ball struck McDowell’s rifle, shattered the stock, and forced splinters of it into his face and neck. Means started to run to the girl’s but was instantly surrounded by Indians. The girls started to run to the fort, but Miss Means, w'ho was holding to Miss Reeds arm was soon caught. When they caught her they were so close to Rebecca that an Indian had her by the clothes but failed to stop her. Now that she wras freed from the other girls she bounded off like a deer. The savage who had grasped her started after her. A most novel race ensued. The Indian, who doubtless thought it would be easy to catch the white girl, was soon left behind. In spite of all he could do she steadily gained. In the fort the noise was heard and a relief party started out. Shannon headed the party. When he was about half a mile from the fort, he saw Miss Reed flying before the Indian. The Indian saw Shannon and turned into the bushes. Miss Reed was very nearly ..exhausted. The rescuing party found the dead bodies of Reed and Miss Means. The Indians made their retreat with Means as a prisoner. Three years later he returned and said that the young warrior whom Miss Reed had out distanced was disgraced forever. Shannon and Miss Reed had happily married in the meantime. When the first settlers were around Vandergrift the Indians got up on Birch Rock and sihot the travelers who traveled on the Old Canal or on the road. Very few people got past safely. A young fellow by the name of Hanna was sent from what is now Apollo to Leechburg. As he came near Birch Rock, across from the mill he thought of the dangers which he must encounter. He sat down to think what to do. He was sitting on a hollow log. There was a hole in one side at about the middle. He rolled the log into the canal and got under it. He put his head in this hole and was thus enabled to see out of either end. 16 THE SPECTATOR He could walk and make it appear that the log was drifting. He started and walked with only his nose and eyes out of the water. The Indians shot at the log but, as all seemed to be a log ought to seem, they left it pass. When Hanna was out of sight of the savages he raised himself and got out and walked on the road. -------oo------- THE HISTORY OF ST. VALENTINE’S DAY. Scotland and England. Every year a number of maidens and unmarried men gather together. Then each man draws a girl’s name and each girl draws a man's. The person whose name he or she draws is his or her valentine. By custom, he must treat her and give balls in her name. I ydgate, a poet, who died in 1440, is one of the earliest known writers alluding to St. Valentine's Day. Shakespeare, Chances and Donne also have written about it. Some very interesting customs of St. Valentines Day are found recorded in “Pepy's Diary.” And so Valentine's Day has come down to us through the ages, customs ever changing, until today we buy a valentine, put it into an envelope, put a stamp on it, throw it carelessly iuto a mail bax and think no mo e about it. ESTHER McDOWEI.L, ’20. --------oo-------- “WAITING” Maria sat waiting in the parlor very patiently reading a book on “How to Make a Man Propose. Yes, it was true, Henry was coming to call, this evening. Her sky-blue dress was stiff with starch, and when she sat down it stood out like a baloon. Her yellowish hair was combed back very slick, and not a hair was out of place, or over her ear. Maria had read her book over and over again and practiced all the affectionate and loving parts in front of her dresser mirror every night. Whenever Henry was to come, she would be all dressed up before six-forty-five, and begin her book. Alone, the fateful hour, seven-thirty, and a knock a the door. Excitedly Maria shoved her book under a cushion on the sofa, not noticing that the one corner of the bright yellow book was uncovered. Henry, it was sureenough and he certainly did look handsome, Iiis fiery red hair lying perfectly flat after being greased with vaseline, and My! but his celluloid collar did shine and look pretty. He sat on one end of the sofa and Maria on the other, but he was sitting near the book. “Ain’t it rather chilly out. Henry? asked Maria. As February 14th draws near, we see displayed in the majority of the store windows, beautiful valentines, colored with bits of gold and tinsel with tiny fat angels on them. Now and then, we find a queer one, a cartoon with silly verses. At this time of the year, we love to send these to our friendsiand enemies,) yet, I believe there are only a very few of us who know the history of this day. Long, long ago the pagans were accustomed to assemble together and spend the greater part of the month of February in feasts, given in honor of Pare and Juno. February itself gets it's name from the Latin for Juno. At these feasts, the names of the maidens were writen down, and then maides were written down, and then each of the unmarried men drew a name. This custom often resulted in a love affair. But when Christianity came to Rome, the priests tried to abolish the pagan custom as much as possible. This custom however puzzled them. About the third century, in the month of February, a priest by the name of Valentine met with a horrible death. He was fjrst beaten almost to death and then beheaded. His' remains are preserved in the church of St. Praxedes at Rome, where a gate has been named for him. To these old pavan customs which could not be abolished altogether, the priests tried to give Christian names, and since the February feast and the death of the priest Valentine, occurred at almost the same time, they decided to call the day of feasts “St. Valentine’s Day. Thus began the day, dear to so many countries. Of the many customs remaining, I might mention a very pretty one still preserved in 17 THE SPECTATOR “Yep, but it ain’t quite as bad as to'ther night, when I had ter go out fer pop to fetch in some wood and it were pretty nine-thirty” replied Henry. “Ma and Pa went over to Hiram •lone's to see their new baby, but they ain’t back yet-and our wood has to be fete bed in--would you mind fetchin it in fer me Henry ?”--asked Maria. Of course Henry consented. After he had help brighted up the fire and they went to sit down on the sofa, Henry noticed the yellow book peeping out from in under the cushion- “My goodness Maria, you’re gettin’ right up in society now, reading yeller covered books” Maria never answered but turned what seemed to her a million dicerent colors. When Henry saw her he too dropped his head and kept furtively try -ing to look through the cushion and see the subject of the book. At last he picked up enough courage to lift up the book—When he saw ‘‘How to Make a Man Propose,” he thought he was seeing things but after he had stared awhile he assumed himself that his eyesight was perfectly all right. “Why — er—• er — is this yours Maria?” “U—U—why—yes” she stammered. Do do—do— you really —m—m mean it—or are you just f—f—fooling me?” Maria could not answer him but just dropped her head—he knew she meant it—after a pause she said— “Well Henry this is what yer call Leap Year and I was thinkin’ you wouldn’t ask me that I’d ask you— but I guess I won’t now.” Henry took her hand in his and said— “Maria—I really meant ter ask yer but it just slipped my memr’y—but will yer fergive me and marry me—n —n—next week?” Her head fell on Henry’s shoulder and—well it would be telling on Maria and Henry if I’d write any more. HARRIETT WITHI.VGTON, ’20. “LOVE’S OLD SWEET SONG.” • This happened “Long Long Ago.” He met her in “Killarney” as she was riding down the lane in the “Low-backed car.” When the horse stumbled, she cried, “O Dear What Can the ■lattir Be?” “Pa. don Madam, I’m ‘Robin Adair,’ let me help you.” “Oh! she smiled coyly, ‘We’d Better Bide a Wee.” It was a wonderful night; “The Evening Star” was high in the heavens by the time they were “Homeward Bound.” “Tell me, your name, sweet-hear-,” said Robin. “It’s Kathleen Mavoureen,” an-sweied she. That was the beginning of “Love’s Young Dreams.” One day he said sadly. “I must go back to ‘My Ain Country. My regiment is called to the front. ‘Goodby, Sweetheart, Good-by.’ ” She went down to her home on the “Beautiful Isle of the Sea” and waited with “The Old Folks at Home” for the return of her lover. Day after day she sat “With Head Bowed Down and thought of her bon-nie laddie who was now “A Thousand Leagues Away.” One day she was sitting by the “Sad 3ea Waves,” and along came “Peter Grey ” with a letter. “The Campbells are Coming,” cried Peter waving the letter. Kathleen read a part of the letter aloud: “When This Cruel War Is Over,’ I’ll be 'Home Again.' then we’ll be married in ‘The Sweet By and By' and move to ‘America.’ ” Old “Peter Grey shouted, “Hurrah, it’s The Dearest Spot on Earth.’ Three cheers for ‘The Red, White, and Blue. ” “Robin Adair” came back and they nere married in “The Little Brown Church in the Wildwood.” Ever after they lived happily in the “Little Grey Home in the West.” estella mcdermott—’2i. THE SPECTATOR THE BELATETD VALENTINE. It was during the noon recess and the country school-house was humming with the noise made by several scores of bright-eyed boys and girls. All were busy giving the finishing touches to valentine packages which were later on to be dropped in the box used as a post-office and then distributed among the children. Leaning on several of the more isolated desks, solitary boys could be seen furtively sealing and addressing large envelopes. These, they dropped into the box at' the first opportunity of doing so unobserved. At last the bell sounded, summoning the pupils to their lessons and silence fell except for occasional whispers and suppressed giggles. To accentuate the stillness, the loudly ticking clock slowly marked the dragging minutes. Many were the longing glances cast at the clock face and many sighs were audible as the children watched the hands slowly creeping round the dial. Finally as the hands pointed to three o’clock the teacher laid aside her textbook and declared the lessons for the dav to be at an end. Johnny Clements had been chosen posit-master and now with witty sayings and actions that sent the children into gales of laughter, he distributed the valentines. “A heart for Harriet,” he would say presenting a young girl with a heart-shaped fancy. “Some one is before me in everything. “Oh! If I could only get hold of his collar. “Here is a Red Riding Hood one for you, Francis. “Here is one for you Ruth, all sealed up tight so no one can peep. Oh! Hurry and open it” “Gee, here is a whale of a big one for you Bob. Lucky Kid!” And so it went until the box was empty. All the children were so happy too. They were laughing and running from one desk to another to see what the others had gotten and to display their own gifts. At a little desk near the front of the room, a tiny girl, Martha Grimm, who could not run around like the other girls because of being crippled in an automobile accident was happily displaying her valentines to the admiring group of girls around her. 18 Every face beamed with happiness except for those two boys who were sitting on one of the corner desks. “Gee, Dale,” said the older of the two, a mischievous lad of twelve. “You don’t suppose Miss Arnold got hold of that, do you?” “Huh! It was sealed tight, wasn’t it? So nobody could see what was in the envelope. Sure, she has pretty sharp eyes but you don’t need to tell me she 'could see what was in that blue envelope.” “I know, but maybe she suspected something from the expressions on our faces when we were fixing it.” “Dunno. But we’ll soon know. It is nearly four o’clock and school will soon he dismissed.” The two boys parted and joined separate groups of children, langhing and chatting with the rest. Soon four o’clock arrived and the children gathering together their valentines and donning their wraps prepared to derart. Miss Arnold, resuming her place by her desk said “Well, children I am sure we are all pleased with our pretty valentines and I am so glad that none of you have hurt the feelings of another by any tricks. I am certainly pleased with all of my boys and girls and I want to thank you for my pretty . valentines. They were all so pretty. “I will dismiss you now except for Dale and Paul whom I would like to see after school.” The two boys cast understanding glances at each other. “I see where I get mine,” said Dale with a short laugh but Paul, never answering slunk lower in his seat. In a few minutes all the pupils but Dale and Paul had left the building and Miss Arnold came back from watching them march out. “Now, boys,” she said, “don’t think that you will be obliged to stay and help me but I would like you to help me put the room in order.” The relief the two boys felt at hearing these words can only be imagined. Soon they were working with a will to set the room to rights and laughing over the various happenings of the afternoon. THE SPECTATOR __ % “Say that surely is a mystery how that valentine disappeared, ain’t it? asked Paul of Dale when they were out of Miss Arnold's hearing. “You know. I’m kind of glad Martha didn't gel it but I certainly would like to know where it went.” Miss Arnold, busy at the other end oi the room had come upon the post-box and was holding it aloft. “Here boys, you might take this out to the coal shed and chop it into kindling.' she called. “It will only be a bother as it is. At the ( first stroke of the hatchet the lid ofrthe box was broken and a bit of blue paper protruded. Quickly pulling it out Dale held it up for Paul to see. “Gee! That’s the lost valentine,” said he. “It must have been caught in the box when Johnny shook it out.” “Well, I, for one, am glad Martha didn’t get it. Did you see how pleased she was with the other valentines she got?” “Yes, it would have been a mean trick to spoil her pleasure by making fun of her being a cripple. Gee, I feel cheap.” “Me, too,” said Paul as he gathered the armful of kindling wood to carry into the school. GRACE JOHXSTO.X, ’21. HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, OUR HOUSEHOLD POET. Longfellow, the poet of the people is the most widely known and loved of all the American authors. He is called “the household poet” and while still living, was honored by having his birthday celebrated. Longfellow’s reputation rested upon the fact that whoever is known and read by children has a secure place in the hearts of fathers and mothers. He first interested us in his legend of the radians. “Hiawatha,” as American people like Indian stories. His next good work Evangeline” Won our hearts on account of its portrayal of womanhood. Longfellow was not an original poet, but one who glorified the common life which men live, by showing its beauty and truth. His works are of great and beautiful simplicity enabling even children to understand them. The Village Blacksmith,” “The Old Clock on the Stairs” and The Children’s Hour” are favorites. A second good quality of Longfellow is his sympathy, which makes him wise in the ways of the human heart. He understands it’s joys, it’s sorrows, it’s sentiments, and it’s satisfaction in a tale or poem that ends in harmony with the nature of man. He keeps close to common experience, being content with the place he holds in the hearts of his fellow-men. Another great quality is suggested by the statement that he is “the poet of the commonplace.” From the material of common life he produced poetry. This alone would give him a place in our hearts, for.,, who would not like to hear poetry about his own home? Summing this all up, we honor him, therefore, as “our household poet,” and of all the gifts which fortune brought him cherish these two: that the children celebrate his birthday and that his bust stands in the Poet’s Corner of Wesminster Abbey. The one shows his hold on the human hearts and the other shows his secure fame among all English speaking people. --------oo-------- Miss Richey—“Ralph, what is the dative form of donum?” Ralph Wiggins—“D’on’ know.” Miss Richey— Correct.” A Hint. He—“What would you do if I threw a kiss to you?” She—“I would think you were lazy.” Merle Allshouse, says he don’t see or know how the Sam Hill “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was written by Harriett Beecher’s toe. —o-— Ted—“Did your watch stop when you dropped it?” Merle— Sure, you didn’t think it would go on through, did you?” ARMY LIFE IN V. H. S. H. C. of L. Owing to the number of members who wanted to join our army, it was im -possible to appoint a General as everybody wanted that particular office. Prof. Kurtz was finally appointed General and the teachers were to act as captinettes till the army could decide on officers. Our first battle was on the Marne (Study Hall) where the enemy first sent over a couple of carloads of grenades (erasers, chalk, pencils.etc.). As soon as the General appeared on the scene of battle with a Captainette to take charge of our company, the enemy immediately withdrew their force. The next battle was in the Argo-nne Forest (Lecture Room and the Lab.) We started the battle by going over the top and sent the enemy back to tlieir trenches. (Lab Tables) CapL Shearer defended his army by sending over poisonous gas (Bawling pupils out for disorder). Private Beck was taken prisoner and sent to the General’s Headquarters (Prof. Kurtz’s office) for trying to crawl through the lines to gain military information (Skipping Peroids). Private Olinger thought he was a dead one but he just woke up. Ii was only a dream. After weeks of hard fighting was decided to discontinue the army as the Private thought they were superior to their officers. TED HENRY—’21. 1900 Mother to son—Johhny, here is a quarter. Go to the store and get me some sugar. Johhny— Oh, Mother, can’t I get some candy? I heard Mr. Smith tell Mrs. Erown the other day that sugar v as .three cents a pound. See three times five is fifteen, and fifteen from twenty-five is ten. 1910 Mrs. Jones— Talking to the grocer on the phone. How much is sugar. Mr. Smith? Grocer— Eight cents, madam. Mrs. Jones— Eight cents, my goodness, why I rember when I paid three cents for it! Well no use grumbling, for that won't bring down the prices. 1 am sending Johnny down with a quarter, so give him three pounds of sugar, and also give him a piece of candy for the cent remaning. Good-bye. Grocer— Good-bye. These women talk if we could help it. 1920 Mrs. Willard— To Mrs. James over the back fence. What do you think-I sent John to the store to-day with a quarter to buy a couple pounds of sugar, and he came home and said.“Why Mother, I could only get one pound of sugar, as you gave a quarter, and sugar is twenty-two cents a pound”? 21 THE SPECTATOR Mrs. James— Really, is it that much? I got two pounds day before yesterday at twenty cents a pound. I suppose they will keep raising the prices till it will be out of everyone’s reach. 1 think it is terrible, but it don't do any use to talk. My goodness, I smell my cake burning! HELEN MILL1REN, 22. -------oo------- THE DOVE O’ PEACE. The Dove of Peace was pictured and described to us, as a pure white-bird. Away back in November, 1918 we thou edit we saw it, a white speck in the sky . coming towarb us. But it seems to have fallen among flocks of bandit birds, led by a new species of bird ralled League of Nations.” This new bird seems to be having great fun. teasing our little dove. In fact teasing it so much that we are now afraid that the Pea e Messenger will go back to '.here it came from and then we will have another hard time coaxing it out aeain The Pooster of France and the American Fagle also seem to do a little teasing. Put they were taught how by the large ‘‘League of Nations” bird. It seems that this new bird has done its work well. We wonder who its trainer was? Then just as the “l eague of Nations ’ settled down a little and the dove was starting westward again a large Red-bird rose out of Russia and fought with our dove all the way to America where he tried to kill it, bnt did not succeed and the reason was. the American Eagle stepped in and helped the Peace Dove and finally succeeded in getting rid of the Red-bird. But you may still see Red-bird, feathers scattered over our country. But in the end let us hope our little “Dove o’ Peace will come through all these dangers, unscarred and will make its home in the United States of America. HAROLD, SCHULER, ’23. -------oo------- THE PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF HOOVERSVILLE. On October 31, 1917, the citizens of HooversviUe organized the “Hoo-versville Patriots.” They met in the ‘ Town Hall every Saturday evening and discussed the War” and elected new officers for the next week. E ery Satuiday afternoon they had a patriotic parade in which every one in HooversviUe took part (almost 50 persons.) They paraded up and down Main Street (the only street there) led by the “Band (two drums and a fife ) “Fat Bums volunteered in the air service (pumping up tires,) and Miss I earl Buttons and Miss May Sink vol-imtee e:l in the Red Cross (shoving ] emils and hammering typwriters.) Miss Hazel Nuts gave two dollars tor the Red Cross, and Mr. O. U. Crab rave the use of his horse, to haul the Red Cross literature from the station. JOHN ADAMS, '24. ■-------oo-------- ICE (CAUSE AND EFFECT.) Of course we all know that the cause of ice is frozen water,—that’s easy, if only the effect was as easy—it would be a happy world to-day. At least the pupils of V. PI. S. would be happier. Ice—it's just as nice and slippery as it sounds. Only by wiggling, squirming and crawling—-of course I n ean by the feet-—can one be a good valber. although one must take a tumble now and then. Ice is very effective. It is the ruin of many people's nerves. The eye that used to meet you with a defiant look has now a fearful, haunting light. Why? ask you. Why the ice, and woe to the tall one if he should take a tumble. Beware! Fate is peeping around every corner. Don’t laugh as long as you are standing on ice. EVELYN SWANSON. •------—oo----- —— A PLEA. The domestic Science Department of our High School is one of the most important branches for the girls. The interest shown and the work done by them so far has been splendid. We want to see it grow to meet the demands of our girls. In order to do this we need more equipment, and of course, this takes money; but, if $3,000 can be spent for equipping the 22 THE SPECTATOR Manuel Training Department is it not. fair that as much be spent for Domestic Science? We have a dInina room, will h. even though small, could be equipped with table, chairs, and buffet. There is also the need of some linen, silver, and more dishes. It is difficult and almost impossible to practice correct n etheds of serving when there is no ical dining room. The room, originally designed for a bedroom, is filled with lockers leaving no room for bedroom equipment which is essential for housekeeping lessons. There has been talk of serving lunch but here again the lack of a place large enough in which the meal could be served: I ast but not least, the Sophmore girls see the great need for a sewing room. To sit at the cooking table on one of those swing stools, is almost impossible; and very hard on the girls' backs. There should be chairs that have backs and permit both feet to rest firmly on the floor. For cutting cut garments, the tables are inadequate. All the girls make their own uniforms for cooking. We have just two sewing machines and a class of eighteen or twenty would be much delayed in their work on this account. We make an appeal to the School Hoard and to the Townspeople to furnish us with more equipment. If any of the class raise money in any way and wish to leave a Memor-iam to the school, silver linen and other equipment would be greatly appreciated. CAROLYN ORR—'22. --------oo-------- “MY DORG”. Sure, he’s my dog. Ain’t he dandy? Got a pedigree? Him? What the Sam Hill would he do writh a Pedigree? He ain’t no Pomeranian or King Charles Spaniel, I e’s a real dog. He’s a full-blooded mongrel. Yep. he kin fight. See that chawed ear he got that last week, when he licked Joe Simond’s bull dog. Why. he kin lick any dog on our block. Aw no, he ain’t much to look at. See that crooked tail. Some body shut the door on it when he was a pup, but he kin wag it when he’s happy. Nope, he ain't much bother. My n other says that ail he does is to mud-d up the porch and the walk. N then people complain ‘.bout fleas on him That ain't nothin. He don't are if a few hunt shelter on him, but when they begin to carry on. why he begins to scratch. Sure he likes me. Can't you see it. in his face? Why men him’s great, pals. When we go fisliin’ he don't, bark none or carry on to scare the fish, he sits still on the bank. 'N we go huntin’ together, lots a times. I never go any where's without him. Nope, I guess he never gets washed until we go swimmin’ Nothin’ a matter with that. I don't like to get washed myself. Does he chase cats? Sure, thats why I call him Grease. Whenever I get licked, he always comes up and sits beside me, an’ never says a word, like as if he was licked too I don’t know wrhat I’d do without him. He ain't got no pedigree, but he’s got more brains than some people I know. He ain’t no good dog? Say, you big battle-axe, get outa here ’fore I show you how good his teeth are. K. THOMPSON, ‘21. --------oo-------- WAITING. If the boys and girls at school would e er have to quit waiting they wouldn’t know what “struck” them. It’s wait, wait, wait, if not for one thing, something else. If we ask the teacher when supplies are due. she says, “WAIT, till Monday.” If we ask her for our grades at examination time, we nearly know what is coming for she always says, “I am too busy now, Wait until, well sometime.” When we do anything she doesn’t like she says angrily, “You WAIT till after school and I will settle with you for that.” So this is the end of my little story. Still waiting, waiting, waiting. MARY KUHNS, ’24. THE SPECTATOR 23 ECHOES FROM KITCHEN BENEFITS OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE. The strides which have been made in Domestic Science have been remarkable. Comparatively few years ago, it was not in the course of studies of the very best High Schools in the country. Today every first class High School has a Domestic Scienc e course, which every girl has to take during her hgh school career. Girls in our High School are required to take it during their Eighth Grade and Freshman years. This is an advantage because they see the importance of it early in life and want to continue with the work. Some think that the study of Domestic Science is not necessary. That the girls can cook at home. There are many girls who never cooked at home and had no desire to learn oecause their mothers or maids do the work. But since seeing the Domestic Science rooms and the neat, white uniforms worn by the girls, nearly all express a desire to take this study. Before Domestice Science was installed in this High School over half the girls disliked sewing, and a great many could not do their own mending or sew on a machine. Now these same girls, after a few months of in-structions.have become so enthused, that they display their work with great pride. The demand for Home Economy teachers is great and the demand in the future will be greater because now High Schools are installing the course. If a person chooses Domestic Science as a profession and does not care to teach school she can secure a position as dietitian in a hospital, conduct a lunch room or a caffeteria, or a tea room. The foreign countries too have asked American instructers to come over and teach them food conservation and the process of canning. This study is the most practical one that a girl could take. Boys learn different trades so why shouldn’t girls learn the trade of home making. It is surprising how little, girls learn in their own homes. To be taught the quickest and best means of cooking is an opportuntiy that all girls should take advantage of. In all lines of work, employers want people who have specialized to fill the various positions. To specialize in t oo ving, sewing, manual training, electricity, chemistry, music, etc., or any other line means that you are of special value to the community into which you go. RUTH MILLIREN, ’22. --------oo-------- ECHOES FROM KITCHEN. The Domestic Science room was the most popular place in the building on the nights of November 20th and 21st, where sandwiches, coffee and candy were sold. A certain school in Scranton certainly benefited by our hard luck for they enticed Miss Vale, our Domestic Science teacher, away from us. But it is an ill wind that blows no good. It blew us Miss Wood who is filling Miss Vale’s place very successfully. It is the early bird that catches the worm but this happended to be a fish. Eipht o’clock is not early to come to school, especially if baked fish is the reason—or so the second year class thinks. A dinner was served in the Domestic Science room on Friday February 6th. Mr. Kurtz, Mr. Rhodes and Mrs. Houchens were the guests. MENU. Baked White Fish Baked Potatoes Buttered Peas Baking Powder Biscuits Sliced Peaches Cakes Cocoa No evil effects have as yet been reported. +■■ ■� iimimmnnmi T K K SPECTATOR 24 CARROT LOAF. 1 c. ground carrot 1 c. bread crumbs i c. ground Eng. walnuts It. butter 1 egg 1 c. strained tomato. Salt, pepper and onions also. Method: Mix ingredients in order given. Put in greased bread pan. Steam 1 hour and brown in oven. ----------------oo-------- Conductor Tickets, please.” Pat hands him a clothespin. Conductor'—“Why. that is no ticket, that’s a clothespin.” Pat— Shure, your honor, that’s good on any line.” TOMATO CREAM SAUCE. 1 t. butter It. chopped celery I t. chopped onion 1 L Worcestershire sauce 1 c. tomatoes % t. soda 1 c. medium white sauce. Method: Melt butter, add celery and onion ond cook 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes. Strain, add soda and Worcestershire sauce, combine with white sauce. Reheat if necessary. RUTH MILLIREX, ’22. -------oo-------- Heard in a Base Hospital. .. Fat man thinks he has appendicitis. Shall we operate or blast?” WE ARE READY WITH OUR SPRING LINE OF COATS SUITS AND DRESSES. Ladies Bazaar. GOOD JEWELRY------------ In Diamonds, Watches, Ring’s, Pearls, Chains, Broodies, Silverware, Clocks, Eastman Kodaks, Etc. can always be found at ; your borne Jewelers with a borne guarantee. THs stove gives you real ; values and service. Trv us. : HARRY G. PHILLIPS, Jeweler-Optometrist. ! Grant Ave., Vandergrit't. Bring In The Kiddies- Pbone 401-A. Illllt H I H I H I I I H H I I I I'M 1 M H I I H M HI M f4f I Mil i- - H. C. PLANK Photographer. 13(5 Washington Avenue, Yandergrift, Pa. 25 THE SPECTATOR POETRY LONESOMENESS. Lonesome—one little word. But, Oh! wliat it means. A word that portrays A thousand sad dreams. k Picture a dog and his master so gruff. v'hu beat and treated him ever so ’•ough; Until the time came that they must „in l art, When the dog died with a broken heart. Picture a mother all wrinkled and gray Her sons at the front, fighting day oy day; Her heart—Oh so weary war soon laid to rest But God only knew ’twas from lonesomeness. So when you are treated with scorn Think of the others who are forlorn When you are lonesome and blue There are others as lonesome as you. Lonesome—one word But, Oh, what it means A word that portrays A thousand sad dreams. RITBY HINES. ’21. --------oo------- OUR WAR PRESIDENTS. Washington is our father The founder of the U. S. A. He laid the comer stone And it will last for aye. Lincoln is our savior He made our country one He saved us from division And is loved by everyone. Wilson is now our President He served through the Great World War He did his best for our gallant boys. And he’s a man that w'e adore. ETHYLLE TIMBERLAKE, ’20. -‘THE RECRUITS.” They came from all classes. From North, East, South and West, To give their lives for freedom, A cause which they loved best. They fought with determination. As al1 good soldiers do; And in the end, they saved the flag. The old red. white and blue. DAVID BURKETT, ’22. --------oo-------- VALENTINE. Valentine, Oh Valentine, You little brieht red heart, .lust taking little tlio’ts sublime, To friends so far apart. Valentine, My, Valentine The message that you take, Is just the same old thot of mine. As others used to make. —-------oo-------- V. H. S. If knowledge you would wish to learn At V. H S. Your warn then you should all soon turn To V. H. S. ’Tis where von learn to read and write. And study hard with all your might. And grow’ up wise and be polite. At V, H. S. and if a task is hard to do. At V. H. S. Determination helps us through At V. H. S. Don’t fear that we will not succeed. For perseverance we all heed. When comes the time to do the deed. At V. H. S. Sometimes sad and sometimes slow. We always sing of grief and woe. Sometimes ' ay and grind away, At V. H. S. “ME”—’22. T H E SPECTATOR WHEN, When tlie old High bell stops- ringing:: When Wade stops loving girls: When Koplaman stops singing. And Prof. Kurtz raises curls; When Lottie's been expelled. And the teachers take a rest: When Nebbie’s head has lost it red. We’ll all leave V. H. S; M. H. C. O. ——00—----------- FLUNKERS” So John. I hear you did not pass; Vou were the lowest in your class—- (Jot not a prize of merit hut grumbling now is no avail; Just tell me how you came to fail. With all your sense and spirit?” Well, Sir I missed 'mong other things. The list of Egypt's shepherd kings (1 wonder who does know it.) An error of three years I made In dating England’s first crusade: And. I'm no better for it.” Hut. father, do not fear oh sigh If cram does proudly pass me by. And pedogogues ignore me; I’ve common sense, I’ve will and health; I’ll win my way to honest wealth; The world is all before me. “And though I’ll never be a Grecian know Roman laws and art Phoenician, .Vor sing of love and beauty, I’ll plow, or build, or sail, or trade, And you need never be afraid, But that I’ll do my duty.” I.A RUE STURGEON, ’21. ------——00------— S. O. S. OR SHORT ON SUGAR. I Rich people used to have lots to eat, Lut now, they’re eating things unsweet, Only one reason, could I Suggest, That is, they're surely S. O. S. II Our milk man now, for reasons unknown, 2G Takes half of his bottles of milk back home, Short of customers, the people guess, Rut water tastes, so he’s S. O. S. III Take lovers for instance, rtis a fact. That half of them, don't know' what they lack, ! ry and gloomy is their caress. Take it from me, they’re S. O. S. IV President Wilson is sick in bed. Been eating too much sour stuff, on his bread. Thinks me. the real cause is. nevertheless. The meals he eats are S. O. S. V Our little dog,- we called him Mac, Ran away the other day, and didn’t come back. Perhaps after all, it was for the best. For dogs won't grow, w-hen they're S. O. S. By BILL STOUGHTON. --------00-------- Civil War Vet— And what was your most terrifying experience during your two years in the trenches?” World War Vet. (grimly):— “The night— C. W. ’V—“Yes. yes— W. W. V.— When with the Bodies only one hundred yards away— C. W. V— Go on— W. W. V.— And gas bombs raining and liquid fire coursing upon us— C. W. V.—“Yes, yes— W. W. V.—“When we suddenly discovered— C. W. V.— Go on— W. W. V—“That there w-asn’t a cigarette in our whole detachment. —o— Soldier’s Strike. The next time Our Mess Sergeant Cuts Up a horse For steak I hope he Won’t forget to Take off the harness. 2? THE SPECTATOR « Vandergrlft High School extends their sincerest sympathy to the families of Miss May Wilson. Mrs. Victor O. Bigler and Mrs. J. C. Stahlman. --------oo-------- SENIOR CLASS NOTES. Started at last! • Owing to the fact that the Sub-Seniors did not join the Senior class until after the holidays, all social activities were postponed. The season was opened with a class party at the home of one of the Seniors. The evening wes spent in dancing and games and everyone reported an enjoyable time. On Friday, February 13th, the Seniors held a party and dance in honor of the Juniors. The basket-ball team and faculty were also present. The music, which was a jazz orchestra, was played by Pat Paul, Dale Walters, Nes-bit Hamilton ’20, Raymond Julian ’21. and Howard Elrick ‘22. Credit must be given to the boys for the excellent talent which they displayed. Also, a word for the refreshment committee who served a dainty lunch in a pleasing way. The Seniors have finally decided on the patterns of their class rings and commencement announcements and are anxiously awaiting their .arrival • PAULINE KEMEZA, ‘20. JUNIOR NOTES The following persons were elected as officers of the Junior Class: President— Thomas Kness. Secretary— Charles Buzzard-Treasure— Evelyn Stroble. The flower committee has been busy and has sent flowers to the Girt home and to Kenneth Thompson. The Junior class is glad to have back again. Kenneth Thompson, who was on the sick list for so long at ime. EILIEX MCLAUGHLIN. 2L -----—oo-------- SOPHOMORE REPORT At a class meeting the first of the month, the Sophmores elected officers: President— Ralph MCINTYRE. Vice President— Violet Wakefield. Secretary— Kenneth Mohney. Treasury— Arthur Van Tine. As the president has found it necessary to leave school, a new president will be elected at the next class meeting. Of all the high school. Miss Richey’s division of the Sophomores has the highest record of members oh the honor roll—fourteen. MADALENE FITZ, ‘22. THE SPECTATOR FRESHMAN . NOTES. Freshman Sections are progressing very well this month. We have taken up the study ol Sir Launfal’s Vision and begun one ol our two yearly book reports. We are also planning for a Literary Class on Friday, February 20, when Poems will be recited and e:says read. There are a great number absent on account ol the “Flu” but we hope to see their smiling faces soon. DOROTHES COBER .VOTE—Owing to the illness of Anna McClure, the Freshman notes were written by Dorothea Cober. -------oo------- SENIOR LITERARY NOTES. The Seniors are enjoying their Literary Society since the class Knocker, Class Optimist and Impromptu speeches have been introduced. Orations are also to be given by the different members. We are looking to good literary societies hereafter. PAULINE KEMEZA ‘20. -------oo------- JUNIOR LITERARY NOTES. The Junior class has been havng some very interesting programs. The class knocker and the class optimist are enjoyed very much. GRACE WILCOX. -------oo------- LITERARY NOTES. —O— SOPHOMORES-FOURTH PEROID. This division of the Sophomore class has had many interesting meetings lately. The debates have been a feature of the special programs. On Current Evet day, too. we have had interesting numbers for each makes an effort to bring a current event of interest to the club. The two debates we have had so far have been good, the negative, winning in both. The first debate. Resolved: That History is of more use than English Composition was gven January 30, the other, Resolved: That movies are detrimental 2S to the public was given on Feb.13. In the first, Bessie Wherry and Evelyn Swanson, represented the affirmative and Sara Love and Lillian Edwards, the negative. In the other, Arthur Vantine was the sp eaker on the affimative and Hazelle Chessman and Blanche Tows-end were those on the negative. Lincoln Day was obsen ed February 13, and Longfellow Day will be kept February 27, Atf this class is noted for its good work, especially in Current E-vents, it is to be hoped that it be kept up. MARY CULP ‘22. -------oo-------- SOPHOMORES SEVENTH PERIOD. The seventh peroid Sophomores club has been having very interesting programs. We have now planned for r. number of debates which we hope to be just as successful as the other numbers of the programs have been. As it is February and the birthdays of some of our greatest American men t ome in this month we will have many patriotic numbers given in memory of them, also quotations to be given by each member of the club. GOLDIE WILCOX ‘22. -------oo—------- INSTITUTE. Since the last issue of ‘‘The Spectator” three sessions of Institute have been held for the Vandergrift teachers. On December th and 6th, the speakers were Dr. Corson. ex-Super-irtendent of the Ohio Schools: Dr. Cooper and Mr . Lobengier of the University of Pittsburgh: and Dr. Perisho of North Dakota. Many interesting and instructive addresses were given on various phases of the public schooi work and problems. On February 7th was held the last Institute for this year. Dr. H. 13. Davis and Miss Nellie Turner were the speakers and some of the subjects discussed were: Just Boys,” “On the Trail of a Generation” and “A Nursery of Patriotism.” As a whole the Institutes for the year were excellent. The Board of Education and Superintendent Omo are to be congratulated on their wise choice of subjects for discussion anil the able speakers procured tor the handling of these subjects. 29 THE SPECTATOR SCHOOL CHATTER. How many did you flunk? We are all breathing more freely now that exams are over. IN SYMPATHY Ye who slumber in unrest, Because you have flunked in all your tests. Be it known we feel for thee. Accept our heartfbit sympathy. If Caruso ever heard Sam Kople-man sing he would die of envy. Miss Jones is known as “The woman who makes things count. She teaches algebra to the Freshman. Harriett heard that Petrova was ill so she is going to New York to make a hit. Archie wants to know’ why everyone thinks he is funny. We wonder if he never looks in the mirror. The great event, the basket ball game between Apollo and V.H.S. took place the other evening and V.H.S. won as usual. On Tuesday Feb.10 we ail assembled in Study Hall to hear a lecture on “Antiques” after which we were relieved of all spare change. Wonder of Wonders w'e really have an orchestra to march out to—A few-more shocks like this and we all die of heart failure. The demerit system has been installed in V.H.S. One of the students remarked that his deportment is now-down to zero and they still keep taking off demerits. He says you have got to admit its a wonderful system. While deporting the Reds” why not these? The person who invented book reports. The man who designed our high-school and forgot the gym, and as-embly hall. The fellow who raised the exemption grade to 90. The teacher who wont exempt on 89h The study hall smarty who is about as funny as a broken crutch. The fellow who won’t buy a “Spectator.” Those who dont have enough school spirit to turn out to the Basket ball games. The would be high school belles who think Theda has nothing on them. Those who believe Latin essential to a high school course. MARTHA H1LTY. ’22. -------oo-------- SEMESTER HONOR ROLL. The semster honor roll consists of those who, during the first semste.-, have not received a mark below’ 90 per cent, in any subject. Seniors—Room 21. Vernon Heffelfinger, Pauline Kemeza. Esther McDowell. Ted Hill. Sophomores—Room 22. Julia Beck. Elizabeth Campbell. Cornelia Christy. Ephriam Coffman. Madalene Fitzsimmons. Martha Hilty. Sue UlcGregor. Mildred McMillen. Carolyn Orr. Cecil Rearick. May Slease. Evelyn Swanson. Violet Wakefield. Goldie Wilcox. Sophomores—Room24. Lottie Shaffer. Martha Broski. Elsie Austraw. Freshmen—Room 23. Harriett Cuthbert. Robert Einstein. Gordon Renton. Madaline Shaffer. Vytantas Kemeza. Freshmen—Room 26. Ivy McCausland. MaBel Risher. Paul V. Shaffer. Paul J. Shaeffer. Mary Louise Sin Clair. Thomas Shaeffer. Edna Stoops. ii i� iiu1111h t � t 111 n ii i II T (f E SPECTATOR 30 Freshmen—Room36. Edith Bently. Bernard Cunningham. Janet Townsend. Mary Rufiner. Freshmen—Room 31. SaiT. Frederick. Anna McClure. Faye Ramsey. Harold Shuler. Junior High School—Room It. Marion Walker. Room 15. Alice Streightiff. Margaret Condo. Ena Buckley. Room 14. Grace Hill. oo— Some boy telling his lady friend about a basket ball game. He—‘‘Pud shot the fouls. She—“Oh, my I didn’t know they shot chickens. The teacher in the Senior Class said one day, “I am going to give a little review in common eighth grade English language and see if you remember anything. “Merle, she said. “I want you to decline in the Indicative mode. Future tense, active voice. She stopped off short. Some one was getting into mischief. “Paul Wherry, she fairly Mirieked. Merle immediately began, I should worry. You should worry. He should worry. We should worry. You should worry. They should worry. —o— In Caesar Class. Miss Stahlman—I want everyone to clean out your books before taking your examinations.” A Nut— Please, may I get some sc.ap? —o— Beware! There have been discovered in the V. H. S. three Reds, but they have not been arrested yet as we have no government men here just yet. An Onlooker. ++i I H I I II I I I II I I 8 I I I II II I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I l-l M II II I | FELLOWS THE NEW SPRING THINGS ARE HERE NOW. Young Men’s Suits t Hats, Suits and Neckwear—Won’t you come and see? : ■u I I I I I I II I II I I I II I I I I I I I I M � III I II I I I I I I I II I II t I I I I I i | � 31 THR SPECTATOR LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT LA STUPIDE ELEVE. WASHINGTON ET LAFAYETTE. Autrefois une jeune demoiselle N'a pas etudie sa lecon, L’institutrice, qui etait inal, Invita reciter un gave on. La fille se mit en colere 4'.vec une mine comme la neige. Ft l’institutrice avait 1’air D’etre relative a un singe. Mors celui-ci a demande - Pourquoi faites—vous toujours de fauts?— Oar je n’aime jamais le francais II me faut etudier trop. Personne n’est ici civile, Ji quitterai cette mal propre ville J e quitterai cette mal propre ville 1 Et resterai au loin tout le temps. CHARLES BCZARI). ----oo---- A ce temps lorsqu on parle de heros et de patriotisme, il est interesssant de faire mention de 1’ histoire d’ un heros moderne, notre Pershing. Pas Leaueoup de nos savent qu’ il v avait un “Pershing ne en Alsace. li s’appela Frederick Pfoerscliin qui etait ne en 1724 en Alsace pres de la riviere, le Rbin. Lorsqu’ il avait vingt anq ans, il vint aux Etats-Unis et s’ est marie. Quelque temps apres la famille changea le nom a “Pershin” pour s’ adapter au nouvel environment. Alors. plus tard, un “G” s’ ajouta. HERBERT KNAPPENBERGER. ----oo---- LA REPONSE DE LAFAYETTE. Bientot apres la Revolution Ameri-caine, la France desira faire un cadean a General Washington et pour ne pas repeter une faute d’etiquette recem-ment commise au roi du Suede, sous les circonstances pareilles, la reine Marie Antoinette consulta Lafayette et Ini expliqua ses raisons. Il dit sim-pleraent— Madame celui—la n’est qu’un roi: Washington est le general d’un people lib re. HELEN WELSH. En commemoration de la fete na-rionale—le jour de la naissance de Cearge Washington nous desirous dire ou ’il etait et qu’il est notre grand heros et tout le monde l’aime r.aintenant et toujours. Lafayette qui est le heros de la France etait. un tres don ami de George Washington. Il vint aux Etats—Unis au commencement de la Revolution a assister notre armee. Lorsque Lafayette revint a la France il avait beaucoup d’idees d’Amerique. J1 asissta les Parisiens a demolir la Bastille, qui etait une grande fortesse ancienne, ou les rois de la France, em-prisionnerent leurs ennemis politiques. La Revolution Francaise commenca le 14 juillet, 17S9, lorsque les Parisiens. avec Lafayette attaouerent la Bastille et la demolirent completement. La Bastille etait une place tres cruelle. Lorosque les Parisiens l’avai-ent demolie, Lafayette envoya la clef a George Washington pour un souvenir et elle est maintenant chez lui a Mount Vernon. C’etait Lafayette qui etablit ces mots en France—• Liberte. Fqualite et Fraternite. ROBERTA TOWNSEND. ---no---- UN JOUR EN HIVER. C’etait un jour froid en Janvier. Partout il v avait du silence jusqua ce que les fiocons de neige commencerent a tomber. Ils avaient l’air d’etre larges comme des papillons. Les ar-bres et la terre etaient bientot converts avec une robe blanche. Les poteaux se tinrent debout comme des esnrite avec lenr couverture blanche. r a neige tomba tout le long du chemin ou il n’y avait pas de sentier. Tas un bruit de voiture, pas un automobile. Pas beaucoup d’ hommes. rien sauf la neige. Les hommes, qui avaient du courage pour aller sur la rue, marcherent avec difficulte, leurs jiardessus tire3 sous leurs figures. Si ia neige continua. on ne pourrait pas la traverser. HELEN FLEMING. T Ff F SPECTATOR 32 NOTRE PETITE ORPHELINE L’an nee passee les classes de fran-cais adopterent une petite orpheline t'rancaise, nominee Ilortense Quiviger. Nous avons recu beaucoup d’intlar ssantes lettres de la petite fille, aux-quelles nous avons ecrit des responses. An commencement du nouvel an, elje nous envoya la salutation suivante: Penvenan le 28 Decembre 1919. A'lapproche du nouvel an, je viens ous offrir mes meilleurs souhaits de bonne an nee et de bonne santee sur- tout; Ne m'oubliez pas aupres de votre classe. Je forme pour vous et les otres les meilleurs voeux de bonheur. kecevez les meilleurs sentiment de reconnaisance. Hortense Quiviger Bien que ies classes soient ties potites cette annee, nous avons decide e. adopter encore notre petite Ilortense et si personae desire contribuer au succes de cette bonne cause nous 1 apprecierions beaucoup. BRACE WILCOX. T. H. S. vs V. H. S. On January 31, 1920, V. H. S. played Tarentum High School on the Taren-turn floor. It was one of the finest games played this season. However we vere defeated by a score of 41—34. The line up was as follows: — V. H. S. T. H. S. Condie F J. Bart ell Lynch F E. Bartell Olinger C Burke Peck G F. Slaughter Buzzard G Slaughter A, H. S. vs V. H. S. On January 28. 1920. V. H. S. defeated Apollo High School by a score of 45 - -25. This was one of the quietest games ever played between the two schools. Apollo lacked it’s usual amount ci rooters and quite a bit of “pep.” The line up was as follows: — V. H. S. A. H. S. Condie F Roberts Paul F Jones Olinger C Troupe ■Valters G Houston Buzzard G Patterson Substitutions: - —Lynch for Paul. Beck for Buzzard. King for Troupe. Field Goals: — -Condie 10, Lynch 3, Olinger 7, Jones 3. Foul Goals:—Olinger 5 out of 15. Roberts 19 out of 23. —o— N. K. H. S. vs V. H. S. On February 10, 1920, V. H. S. played New Kensington High School at home. We were defeated by a score of 34-31. The line up was as follows: V. H. S. N. K. H. S. Condie F Shepherd Lynch F Athertson Olinger C Seybold Beck G Chriss Walters G Vietch THE SPECTATOR _33 Substitutions:—Buzzard for Beck Field Goals:—Condie 4, Lynch 3, Olinger 3, Buzzard 2, Walters 2, Shepherd 2, Althertson 1, Seybold 8, Chriss 3. Foul Goals:—Olinger 2 out of 2. Seybold 4 out of 7. —o— S. H. S. vs V. H. S. On February 11th, V. H. S. played Salina High School on the Vandergrift floor. Salina was defeated by a score of 6.‘—14. The line-up was as follows: V. H. S. S. H. S. Condie F Burr Lynch F Barker Olinger C Larimer Heck G McCullen Walters G Fennell Field Goals—Condie 6, Lynch 3, Olinger 10, Beck 1, Walters 7, France 2, Burr 2, Muffler 3 Fo-ul Goals—Olinger 4 out of 7, Mc-Cullen 4 out of 11. —o— P. H. S. vs V. H. S. On February 13th, V. H. S. played Parnassus at Vandergrift, defeating them by a score of 53—21. The line-up tor the game was as follows:- - V. H. S. P. H. S. Condie F Simpson Lynch F Stomers Olinger C Flock Peck G Davis Walters G Hankey Substitutions:—Buzzard for Walters, Campbell for Davis, Murphy for Han-key. Field Goals:—Simpson 5, Stomers 3, Flock 2, Condie 11. Lynch 5, Olinger 6, Beck 1, Buzzard 2. Field Goals:—Simpson 1 out of 4, Olinger 3 out of 3. K. H. S. vs V. H. S. February 21st V. H. S. played Kittanning High School at Vandergrift. defeating Kittanning by a score of 46 —16. The line-up was as follows: — V. H. S. K. H. S. Condie F Wolfe Lynch F Shanket Olinger C Lindeman Beck G McKendrick Buzzard G Snyder Substitutions—Walters for Buzzard. Field Goals—Wolfe 2, Shanket 1.Condie 11. Lynch 3, Olinger 2, Beck. Buz zard 3. Foul Goals- Wolfe 10 out of 14, Olinger 2 out of 8 -—o—- T. H. S. vs V. H. S, On January 31st V. H. S. played Ta-rentum High School on the Tarentum floor, and we were defeated by a score of 41—84. The line-up was as follows: V, H. S. T. H. S. Lynch F J. Bartell Condie F E. Bartell Jiinge. C Burke Peck G F. Slaughter Buzzard G —o— Slaughter V. H. S. vs P. I a V. H. S. played Parnassus on Jam Uary 16, 1920. They were defeated by a score of 43-ur follows: — —34. The line-up was V. H. S. P. H. S. Condie F Simpson Lynch F Stomers (•linger C Kennedy Walters G Davis Buzzard G l a Grass Substitutions'—France lor Olineer. Field Goals—Crjndtle '5. LMnch 2, Olinger 3. Walters 1. Simpson 2. Stomers 6, Kennedy 6, La Grass 1. Fouls—Olinger 12 out of 25, Simpson 16 out of 23. —0— V. H. S. vs N. K. H. S. On January 2, 1920. our team journeyed to N’ew Kensington where we met defeat by a score of 34—12. Our team played fine under the conditions with which they had to play. The line-up was as follows'— V. H. S. N. K. H. S. Paul F • Sherherd 1 .ynch F Mohney Olinger C Seybold Mclntire G Ch’iss Walters G Vietch Substitutions- —Ccmdie for Mclntire. Buzzard for Lynch F’ield Goals—Paul 2. Olinger 1. Shen-herdl, Mohney 2. Seybold 4. Chriss 5. Fouls—Olinger 6 out of 17, Seybold 10 out of 20. T HE SPECTATOR U V. H. S. vs ALUMNI. V. H. S. played the Alumni on January 1, 1920 The Alumni lacked three players so they had G. Watt and T. Snyder ex-V. H. S. students and K. Beck a V. H. S. student assist them. Beck went out wtih the intention of starring for the Alumni but he succeeded in making one field basket. The line-up for the game was as follows: V. H. S. ALUMNI. Lynch F K. Watt Condie F B. Ritchey France C G. Watt Mclntire G T. Snyder Buzzard G K. Beck Subsltutions— Pgul for Lynch, Oling- or for France, Walters for Buzzard. Field Baskets—K. Watt 5, Ritchey 3, Beck 1, G. Watt 3, Lynch 5, Condie 4, Paul 3, Olinger 2, Mclntire 1, Walters 1, —o— LEECHBURG vs VANDERGRIFT. The V. H. S. hasket-Ball team journeyed to Leechburg for their first game on December 17, 1919. V. II. S. was defeated by a score of ?3—20. However the score was 14—10 fn the first half in favor of Vandergrift In the second half the referee starred for L. H. S„ giving them fifteen fouls and winning the game for them. Nevertheless, V. H. S. had a star in Mclntire. Mclntire is an ex-navy man. He showed his fighting ability by doing bis best to win the game for V. H. S. The line-np for the game was as follows: — V. H. S. L. H. S. Beck F Miller Condie F Jackson Olinger C Campbell Mclntire O Meridan Walters G —0— Thompson NOTE. On January 9th Vandergrift played Ford City at home and on February 6th City, but owing to a misunderstanding •e did not get the line-ups. Vandergrift played Ford Ciy at Ford Once I was called upon to speak at a club dinner, and took for my theme. ‘ Honesty.’’ I said when I was a boy t home I saw one day a cart full of uiellons. I was a boy, and was tempted; and besides I liked mellons. “I .sneaked up to that cart.” I said, and I stole a mellon. I went into air alley to devour it. But—I had no pooner set my teeth into it, than I paused; a strange feeling came over me. I came to a quick resolution, firmly, I walked up to that cart placed the stolen mellon where I got it from, and-----------took a ripe one.” —o— Rubber Neck, Mr. Shearer—What form of sulphur is Amorphous Sulphur, Beck?” Beck—'‘Rubber like form.” Mr. Shearer—“Will it disolve in carbon disulphide?” Beck—“No its too much like my neck.” Little Miss Muffet She wanted to rough it So she j'oined the Red Cross one day Of work she had plenty, Before she was twenty, She died from exhaustion they say. From the Stars and Stripes. —o— English III. Oh what a study is English Its just simply torturing me And the worst part about it you can’t pull a bluff, For when English is over you holler ENOUGH. Now the best part of English is the piettv green book And looks very like our book “How to Cook.” Because it is about six feet thick. And you break your foot if you give it a kick. By a—Would Be Poet. 35 THE SPECTATOR ■“O, wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us To see ourselves as others see us! It wad frae monle a blunder free us And foolish notion.” —o— AS WE SEE THEM. We are glad to welcome both our old and new friends. We are glad to say that the Exchange has been growing steadily since the Spectator” last made its appearance. The Buzzer. Reynoldsville, Pa.—• Your paper woul be improved by a larger literary department. An index and Exchange would also help to make it better. We wish you luck with the Civic Club. Nor-win, Irwin. Pa. The Exchange department was an addition to your paper. The end of A Trip to California” was very pleasing. Orange and Black. Latrobe, Pa.— Your cuts are good but a few more would help. The joke department is very strong. High School Oazette, Lock Haven, Pa.—The art editor is on the job. The Charm” was an interesting story. The entire paper is very good. “Senior Magnet,” Butler, Pa.—Your paper is good and the pictures and cartoons add to it. The Poets Corner is unusually large. High School Review. Wilkinsburgh, Pa.—The literary department is interesting. More poetry would improve your paper. High School Review. Medford. Mass.—The school shows a good athe-letic spirit. The literary department show both Quantity and quality.” Clipper, Du Bois, Pa.—“San Santa Claus” was very interesting. The defense of Milton brought out many facts of interest about the blind poet. Trotty Veck, Leechburg, Pa.—Although the literary department is very’ good it could be enlarged. “Betty’s Adventure” is cleverly written. Don’t you think the Exchange could be improved? The Argus, Huntingdon, Pa-—Your literary department is improving. Unite, Mount Union, Penna.—Your athletic department shows a good record for the school. “Sense and Nonsense” is good. There seems to be a strong bond between the student body and the school. The Junta, Indiana. Pa.—Your paper is well balahced and interesting. The Searchlight. Brownhelm, Ohio. —Even if you paper is small it is in teresting. Why not enlarge it? An Erchange department would help also. The Elevator, Conemaugh. Pa.—1 Your paper is living up to its name. The literary department is very strong and the poetry is also good. THE SPECTATOR Maroon and White, Altoona, Pa.— The language department is a new Idea in a school paper. We missed the snapshots. Youi paper Iras a high standard. Crimson and Gold, New Brighton, Pa. The Editorials are good. We are interested in the Honor System and wish you success. The paper is full of rep.” Frown and White, Greensburgh. Pa. The football number was cleverly gotten up. AS THEY SEE US. Your paper is extremely original. Advice to the Love-lorn” and Classified Ads” are something new in a Jb school magazine and they are very entertaining. But let me say, selecting a joke from your Exchange maga-ziue is a queer way to conduct your Exchange department.—Junta. Indiana, A a. The page entitled Everybody's Business” is a very interesting idea for a school paper.—Orange and Black, Latrobe, Pa, Your poetry section is clever and vour literary department also is interesting'. A Small Boy’s Diary” is very good —Nor-Win, Irwin, Pa. A neat little paper. Your “Woman s Page” is especially good.—The Buzr ze , Revnoldsville, Pa. HELEN WELSH. ’20. ALUMNI NOTES Mrs. Byron Shepler. formerly Grace Long, of the class of ’16, was presented with a baby boy, Saturday, February first. Edna Detar, a member of the class of 19, has left Grove City College, and is attending Pittsburgh Academy. Russel Mohney, T8 and Robert Lear, T9, who were attending school at A1 legheny College, are home now for the remainder of the winter. Ruth Sullivan. Myrtle Cribbs, Edna Kuhns. May Hayes, Louise Bortz and Charlotte Lindquist, all members of me class of T9, are teaching school. Elizabeth Butler, of the class of T7, is teaching primary in the Wilson Building, of this city. Vie Bush, T9 and Jennie Hayes, T9, are attending Byron King’s School, at Pittsburgh, Pa. He—“Parlez-vous Anglaise?” She—“Very little, mister.” � He-= “Good! I say, kid, can you put a guy wise to where a bird like me can find a hash-house with a little liquid food on top? —o— Telegrapher von Pabst:— Sir, Gen. von Pilsendor reports that there are four reasons why he can’t capture the town of Crepe de Chine.” Gen.—Speck Hans Eitel Friderick von der Wartburger: Himmel, what are they?” Telegrapher von Pabst:— Three Irishmen and a pile of bricks.” -—o-— The Captain had bawled out the private. The next day the private failed to salute the Captain when they passed “Why didn't you salute me?” said the Captain. “Why Captain, I thought you were mad at me,” was the reply. —o— Teacher—“George Washington never could tell a lie.” Little Boy—“Gee, my Dad can tell one the minute he hears it.” •37 THE SPECTATOR Teacher— In what way did George Washington differ from all other Amei Pupil— He never told a lie.'-leans? Boh Shoop took his dog Spot down to the saw mill. He ran up against one of dem circulation saws and only last-ed von round. —o— Passenger— Captain, How far are we from land?” Captain—“Five miles. Passenger—“What direction? Captain— Straight down.” —o— Two Sailors. First Sailor—“When I was home on rny furlough I went to see my girl.” Second Sailor— Did you?” First Sailor— Yes, and she told me I reminded her of their parlor lamp.” Second Sailor— She meant she turned you down and you wouldn't go out. Why is Russia like an airplane propeller? (2000 revolutions per minute.) Rose Beck’s favorite song is Charlie is My Darling.” Heard In Chemistry Class. Prof. Shearer— “Harry what is a weak acid?” Harry H.—“Something with all the strength taken out.” Even Miss Bingham Laughed.” What do you expect at a hotel ?-— Innattention. When is a soldier charitable?—When he presents arms. How can you shoot 100 hares at 1 shot?—Shoot at a wig. Why is a horse like the letter O?—-Because G makes it Go. Why are apples like printer’s type? —Because they are often in pi(e). Helen had a little pen From which the ink did flow And everywhere that Myron w'ent A note was sure to go. —o— They say S-i-o-u-x spells soo E-y-e spells I, and s-i-g-h-e-d spells side So why not commit Siouxeyesiglied. —Selected. ■—o—- The rich man owns the Limousine. The poor man owns the Ford. The rich poor man depends on gasoline. The poor man on the Lord. “AN ACCIDENT”. One of the Seniors had an accident the other night. Merle Allshouse, our most distinguished oratorical classmate, was the victim. As he entered his room preparatory to retiring for the night, he slipped on his pajamas and fell into bed. THE SPECTATOR 38 Two Deep. a A very distinguished lady of the Un-fted States was traveling in France after the War. After she had returned home and was telling of her travels, she was asked by one of her listeners what impressed her most in her travels.. “Well,” she said, “the thing that impressed me most in my travels was the pheasants singing the La Mayonnaise.” She wrote him—“Why are you only private?” He answered— WHY are you only five and ten cent store girl?” New names for cooties— Pants-rab-hits. —o— Howard— “Faint heart, never won fair lady.” Bob—“Well, who wants a blonde, anyway?” First Rookie— “Where do you bathe?” Second Rookie— “In the Spring.” F.R.— “I didn’t ask you when, I asked you where?” There was a young lady named Liza So pretty no one could despiza When her best beau does call He just sits by the wall And iza and iza and iza. CLIPPINGS. Examing Officer— “What is a Dogma?” Rookie—“A pup's mother.” He— “Parlez-vous Anglaise?” She— Very little, miser.” He— “Good! I say, kid, can you find a hash-house with a little liqud food on top? An English captian who had heard that American troops were in France but had not seen any of them yet heard a noise in an abandoned dug-out as he was passing it one stormy night. Thinking of German spies, he drew his pistol .and leveled it at the entrance “Who’s in there?” he called. A flash of white teeth showed in the darkness and a soft voice answered, “Dis am de American Army, Sub.” Officer—• “Well Jones, have you gloomed your horse?” Private Jones— “Yes Sir.” Officer— “Have you cleared out his hoofs?” Priv. Jones— “No sir-He’s been standing on them, sir, and I’ve waited over ten minutes for him to lay down.” Telegrapher von Pabst— “Sir, Gen. —o— Heard In Economics. Miss Wiggjins—‘“Bom, what were two things which caused panics?” Tom— Wine and Women.” —o— Johnny stole a penny To jail he wras sent The jury said, —Not Guilty. For Johnny was in-a-cent. Buck Private (to Dad):— “Please write often if only by check.” THE SPECTATOR ....................I...................I..........I I I I I II I I I I I H « I I � ■♦ t M It I I THE Citizens National Bank Capital - - $ 50,000.00 Surplus and Profits - $ 55,000.00 Resources - - $850,000.00 CHAS. T. CULP, Pres. J. G. McGEARY, Cashier. The Culp-Neal Co., Furniture, House Furnishings and Hardware Undertaking and Embalming ;; Day and Night Service. , ;; Local and P. A. Phones No. 3. ;; ♦4 HI HI I H-HI H I H 14 M H M I H I 11 I I I I I I I.. IMIHHIIMHIH _ THE ■w mu SPECTATOR WfHmi'HtWI Patronize the Advertisers BRIDESON LACE BOWLING AND BILLIARDS 120 Grant Avenue. Palace Restaurant, J.K. CLAWSON, Prop. $10C Reward—Lost, Strayed or Stolen. A man about the size of a woman, bare footed with a pair of wooden shoes on, pink eyes and sunset colored hair, the latter cut curley and the former cut darker. He wore a Corned Beef Overcoat with a sauer-kraut lining and had an empty sack on his back containing a barrel of sky-lights and one dozen of assorted railroad tunnels. When last seen was following the crowd to The Palace Restaurant. 4-H-l 1111 I III I It I Ml I I I I I IM I I I I I I I I ♦ MM 41 THK SPECTATOR TFii 1111 m 111 n mYii hhiiiiiiii.. Style Headquarters Young men who appreciate the advantages of being well dressed will find this the practical place to supply their wants. Whether it is a Society Brand Suit or Furnishings that they need they will always find a complete stock to make a selection from. I I � I I I I « I I II I I I H in Ml M II I I � � HIIHWH II Hf� You Can Always Find This Store With Everything New and Up-to-Date in CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS, HATS, SHOES Louis Landau, Grant Avenue. Phone 216. 11 111111111 n i n 1111111111«i t n ........ T H E SPECTATOR SAVE MONEY The way to save money is to buy things at a low price. The place to buy for a low price is at this store. N. GEORGE, Shoes and Dry Goods, Furnishings for Ladies, Men and Children. 202 Longfellow Street VANDERGRIFT. EAT NEW Yankee-Maid Bread MORNING—NOON—NIGHT. ORDER YOUR EASTER SUIT FROM BIEHL, the Tailor. We can make your Suit for Easter if you order now. Our prices range from $44 up—cheaper than ready-to-wear. Any style, you choose from Fashion plate. Headquarters for up to date Furnishings, Hats and Caps. Einstein’s Specialize in Children’s Clothes. Einstein’s Toggery, 128 Grant Avenue. .GO... FOR YOUR EASTER WEARING APPAREL WHERE YOU GET THE BEST SELECTION. Einstein’s Toggery Shop, 128 Grant Avenue. o a ui a LEARN TO THINK OF The New Music Store Phone 36. when you want the late music in Records—Player Rolls and Sheet Music. Vandergrift Music Co. i I I I 1 I � H i I t I HI I t I I � II I H I I I I I M I I I I I I I U I l� M M II I f |ris-c SIN0 ■ THEATRE BUILDING —PRESENTS— Following Special Features For March Friday and Saturday March 12 and 13— Anita Stewart “HER KINGDOM OF DREAMS.” Thursday-Friday-Saturday, March 18-19-20 “MALE AND FEMALE.” Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, March 22-23-24— NORMA TALMADGE “DAUGHTER OF TWO WORLDS.” Friday-Saturday, March 25-26— LEW CODY “THE BELOVED CHEATER.” Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, March 29-30-31-“SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE.” 00$. 63.1