West Chester High School - Garnet and White Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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Elizabeth Sc atter oood. '29 JlK'st (Eljester iiitjh J rljnul So long ago we came unto thy halls, And sought, W est Chester High, to gain from thee That Art for which fair Minerva stands— Sweet Learning, vast as is the mystic sea. We scarce can praise enough, oh noble School, The lessons thou hast taught to every- one, That each might profit by some error made And find his work upon some distant Sun. And now that Time has swiftly fled away, And vanished in a veil those years with thee. We stand alone, without thy guiding hand, Uncertain of the Life that is to be. But may thou e’er be with us as of old, And lead us in the paths of famous men; Ah, be for us a gleaming Beacon Light, Until at last we reach the rainbow’s end. Esther Walker, ’29. Jicune J gamst an luhirtiurut “Listen, my children, and you shall hear of a Tuesday morning, bleak and drear.” So begins this modern chronicle. The said Tuesday morning took place in nineteen hundred and twenty-six A. 1). It was the morning when the Class of 1929 first en- tered the halls of W’est Chester High School Yes, these were the same halls in which we, now hold the daily “Senior Circus,” so called by underclassmen who can have no idea of the enjoyment gotten thereby. Looking back I can hardly see how we were so shy. The first time a Senior looked at us—Yes, we added another color to the spectrum. We were quiet, shy, and un- noticed. Since, we have been accused of being too frivolous, too blithesome, and too lackadaisical. As an answer to this serious indictment I relate the following history: The first months of our Freshman year were used in getting acclimated—i. e., get- ting used to circling those “unnecessary” things called monitors. At Christmas time our influence was first felt. Peg Hoopes won the Christmas Story Contest, open to all Freshmen. Following this, later in the year, we startled the school until its 1866 fc undations shook. The upperclassmen had to realize that we were there. The cause of this mighty disturbance was Margaret Kievan, who coolly took first prize in the Girls’ Speaking Contest. We were the last Freshman class to be allowed to enter this contest, and I feel that we shall be remembered. As our leader to guide us through the various Freshman rocks and shoals we chose Gordon Whitcraft. After much “back-breaking” work we finally drew near to the close of our first year in High School. Yes, we were to reach the dignity of Sophomores. Little had we realized, as we entered the preceding fall, that we should ever reach this stage; but we had, and we proceeded to make the most of the opportunity. Our Sophomore year started off with the members of our class showing their mettle by electing Frank Baird as president. Hardly had we gotten over the election when again our orators conquered. Gordon Whitcraft won first prize in the Boys’ Speaking Contest, with another one of our class, James Hoopes, forcing him to do his best to win. Our Christmas vacation must have done us good, for under our newly- chosen colors, Blue and White, we came forward again. In the annual Spelling 29

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Contest, Elizabeth Scattergood started her string of cups. With our oral prowess well founded, other members of our class pro- ceeded to demonstrate that “The pen is mightier than the sword.” In the Sopho- more Essay Contest, Margaret Lapp won first prize, with William Dowlin second. The quality of these essays gave us hope as to the future literary staff of the Garnet and White. With these conquests stowed away, we found ourselves facing another spring with its subsequent examinations. We weathered the storm and the following summer, and came back in the fall as upperclassmen. This four- syllable word meant more to us then than any the dictionary might contain. What a different atmosphere surrounded the halls as on them we trod as Juniors. They felt like the “Magic Carpet, and on them we sailed away to more conquests during the following year. The good judg- ment of the members of the class was shown this year by electing William Dowlin as our leader. Again, out of the dust of election arose our boy orators. James Hoopes continued true to form in winning first place, and Carl I.indstrand showed talent in gaining Honorable Mention. Again Elizabeth Scattergood had a “spell” and added a second cup to her list in the annual Spelling Contest. The team that repre- sented West Chester at the Peirce School Spelling Contest was composed of four Juniors and one Senior. This showed people that our “spells” were of the right kind. Came March and the junior Essay Contest. William Dowlin applied pen to paper and came off with first prize. Our poet, Esther Walker, showed that her talents were easily stretched to prose in winning Honorable Mention. At last came sunny skies, and we as a class came together to have the coveted Junior Class picture taken. How big we felt can be seen by looking at said picture. But the Great Event was fast approaching. “They” came, saw, but did not conquer us. We passed the “final examinations” safely, and we were—Yes, we were Seniors. What a feeling we had when we entered school this fall. We were respected, and, we hope, looked up to by underclassmen. We again elected Frank Baird as our President, and set ourselves to see if we couldn’t make this a banner year for our class. To make the record of three first prizes out of four years for the Class of 1929 Carl Lindstrand won the Boys’ Speaking Contest. After the annual visit of Santa Claus we came back, eager and ready to make the last months memorable ones. Among the interesting social events of the year were the “Pirates’ Ball,” the “Circus,” the trip to Philadelphia to see “Macbeth,” and “Baby Day.” Again the Spelling Contest succumbed to Elizabeth Scattergood’s “spells,” making for her a perfect and enviable record. For the second time Theodore Halteman was runner-up.” There was no team sent to Peirce School this year because we were all working on the annual production, “Smilin’ Through,” which, by the way, was a great success. With one exception it was an all-Senior production. After the dramatic stress and strain was o’er, we came back to find the Senior Essay Con- tests ready. Elizabeth Scattergood came forward to win first prize. Then one bright day our Senior honors were announced. The valedictorian, William Dowlin, and the salutatorian, Malcolm Dewees, are both receiving congratulations on their well- earned rewards. Elizabeth Scattergood, Paul Carnathan, and Theodore Halteman were named as Honor speakers at Com- mencement. As the year drew to a close the Class of '29 made one more conquest. All honor positions of the Girls’ Speaking Contest were won by members of this class. Margaret Lapp received first prize with a superior offering. Louise Boulden gained second prize, and Edith Bender Honorable Mention. These awards were a fitting climax to the record of the Class of ’29. May we in the few weeks remaining to us make our graduation from West Chester High School well worthy of being re- membered. Such a history I hope will be sufficient answer to the afore-mentioned indictment. We laugh, but our trophy shelf shows that even while we laugh we are striving to prove our worth. May the Class of 1929 go forward to better and greater things, with the lessons learned in West Chester High School providing the impetus. We have done our best. We hope that Life will treat, judge, and reward us accordingly. Let us take as our motto that old Latin Proverb, “Through difficulty to the stars.” Theodore Hai.teman, ’29