Vandergrift High School - Spectator Yearbook (Vandergrift, PA)

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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

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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”?

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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.