West Newton High School - Searchlight Yearbook (West Newton, PA)

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THE SEARCHLIGHT I Page 1 5 others are. The school will be more of a unit then, instead of a number of parties. Remember the saying, United we stand, divided we fall. Another way of showing your school spirit is in your studies. Everything is benefited by initiative and if we employ this in our studies by getting outside work so as to make our lessons more interesting, we will advance more and people will see that We deserve better materials for working, above all, a new high school. When Fighting Joe Thompson spoke to us he said if the students really wanted a new high school they could get it. Although we may not care to accept the whole state- ment, we must admit there's a grain of truth in it. What are we going to do? In a few words, school spirit may be said to be the desire of every one to help the school. Here's hoping this little article is doing its share to promote it. ' DOROTHY M. KOSCHIK. Literary Societies BY A. M. H., '23 Behold! Our four societies: Newtonian, Philapronean, Athenian and Excelsior. There has been a radical change in comparison to other years, in the line of literary activities. After almost a month of school, names of students in each society were posted. Several weeks later a meeting of each was held and officers elected. Then we started on our litrary career! Look out! ! Our respective meetings have been held regularly, and have proven to be rather successful, always with an aim to arouse enough interest to expect an active and in- telligent part from every student. We believe we have accomplished our purpose, in that the students have instituted quite a number of originalities. Probably the most out-standing was the debut of our quartet , the well-remembered date of which was March 30. Those with musical talent have also made quite an astonishing display. Perhaps it would be wise to say here that our Carusoes called themselves The Agony Quartet. Each society is under the supervision of several of our capable and efficient teachers. Namely: Newtonian, Miss Fisher, and Mr. Garing, Philapronean, Miss Van Kirk and Mr. Mullen. Athenian, Miss Pore and Mr. Etshied. Excelsior, Miss Kreps and Mr. Lutz. Under their competent leadership and our own ever advancing ideals, we have made quite a remarkable showing, much to the surprise of some individuals, evidently. Nevertheless we stepped right out, and in fact haven't quit shining yet. A word must also be said regarding the advantages of our societies as they now function. We feel confident that we are training some who m-a-y be orators some bright day. We have had more opportunities to hear them than previous times, which on their part means more training. Moreover it creates a feeling of good fellowship which in the long run has a decided effect upon an individual. Again, we must ad- mit that it makes one more self-reliable, which is a most important factor in model- ing a good citizen. In short we think we are Just Right. The, student body and also the faculty seem rather justified, the first in that they have reaped a reward for the effort put forth, and the second, that they have obtained such favorable results from having the initiative to divide the societies. We have suc- cessfully carried on our good work this year, and sincerely hope that it shall be carried further in the succeeding years. So here's Good Luck to the societies as a whole. Clubs and Organizations , Several clubs were organized this year in our High School, and have proved very beneficial to all their members. WELFARE CLUBS The Boys' Welfare Club was organized for the purpose of teaching higher ideals, manners and etiquette, and politeness. They elected as their ofiicers: President, Har-

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Page 1 6 THE SEARCHLIGHT ry Donaldson, Secretary, Martin Weaver. This club had a large attendance-twenty- one being present at their first meeting. Very intersting problems were taken up and solved. The Girls' Welfare Club had the same purpose for the girls as the Boys' Welfare Club. It's ofhcers were: President, Dorothy Koschikg Secretary, Freeda McNear. This club was a success, and at all social functions, the manners of the members of this club are taken as authority and imitated. It is rumored that at a recent party, one of the members of the Welfare Club, being left-handed, started to eat her ice- cream with her left hand, and soon everyone was making a desperate effort to show their good etiquette by manipulating their spoon with their left hand. Believe it or not. THE LETTER CLUB This club was not organized too soon as its duties were to uphold the standards of their meetings, the standard for athletic award was set as sixty percent of all the officers elected were: President, Ralph Neashamg Secretary, Josephine Gaal. At one of their meetings, th standard for athltic award was st as sixty percent of all the quarters played, or an award shall be given to any person deemed worthy of receiving it, by a three-fourths vote of the Letter Club. The size and style of award was also chosen by this club. , ' THE BULL DOG CLUB To get pep into the students, to sell tickets, to support athletics, and to promote school spirit, was the worthy purpose of this club. The officers elected were: Robert Penman, President, and-:Roy Painter, Secretary. Their Pep meetings and unique demonstrations gave new life to our old High School and inspired everyone to do their best, either in playing in the games or in backing up the teams with that Old West Newton Spirit. Our Gym By K. F., '25 Going down one of the streets of West Newton, I noticed an odd looking build- ing about seventy-five feet long and sixty-tive feet wide. It was a dilapidated thing with one window half-way covered, a panel out of the door, and the other window so dirty that you could just dimly see people moving back and forth in front of it. The building was two stories high and looked like it hadn't had a coat of paint since it was erected. Judging from the looks, it must have been built about the seventeenth century. If you watched this building long enough, you would hear a long rolling sound, resembling thunder, and then a crash. The whole building would shake and you would think that the place surely must be haunted. The mystery, however, would soon he solved if you went to the second floor, where you would see a bowling alley. If you happened along at the right time, you would hear yelling and cheering and noises of all kinds, but this is nothing unusual, for the W. N. H. S. uses the first floor as a basketball hall. ' ' Teacher: What are the sister Father: Do you want to go to hell? states? Bugs M.: Sure, when do we start. Ethel Neff: I am not sure but I - think they must be Miss Ouri, Ida Hoe, Bob Penman: If you send me away Calli Fronia, Mary Land, Louisa Anna, I'1l buy a rope and commit suicide. Dela Ware, Minnie Sota, and Mrs. Evelyn Sampson: Well, don't be Sippi. - hanging around here. They kicked Tom off the foot ball team, Albana Henderson: Did you gee Poor Tom, he lost his head, Oliver Twist, Aunty? When they f0ld him to try the dummy, Aunty: Hush, child. You know I He tackled the C0aCh instead. never attend those modern dances. 55