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

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Page 4 THE SEARCHLIGHT BENNIE S. ELKINS fAthenian3 Hack Class President 133 1433 Assistant Editor of Searchlight3 Football 123 133 1433 Bas- ket Ball 1433 Basket Ball Manager 1433 Athenian Vice-President 1433 Aftehnian Critic 1433 Cast, As a Woman 'I'hinketh 143: Cast. The Hodoo '20, Our President, loved by all, and idolizel by the lower classes, is pep, enthusiasm and class spirit personitied. He will ever be a model president for future generations to pattern after. To him we owe much. SARAH ALFARETTA PATTERSON 1Excelsior3 Hpatn Salutatorian, Class Secretary 1333 Class Librarian 1433 Secretary Excelsior Society 1433 Class Reporter 1433 Business Manager Senior Play 143. That girl we call Pat, she comes from the farm, and she intends to become a school marm. She knows all her books from begin- ning to end. So, surely the ignorance of her pupils, She'll mend. MARY ELVIRA YOWAN fNewt0nian3 ..Maryy, Newtonian Assistant Secretary 143: Wel- fare Club 143. , Here's to the girl who lives out of town And travels daily up and down, She is verv quiet and very neat, And her friends all say she's sweet. OWEN LASH 1Athenian3 Lash Athenian Critic 1433 Assistant Advertis- ing Manager of Searchlight 143: Bull Dog Club 143. A bright Senior lad who hails from the country. Promptness is his motto as is shown by the fact he is never late '? ? A great aid to anyone who really needs help. especially in Chemistry lab. His favorite song is, Carry Me Back to Old Virginnyj' and he loves to hear its strain, ANNA BINDER 1Athenian3 lLAnn1Y Honor st'dcnt: Athenian Secretary 1433 XVelfare Club 1433 Glee Club 143 Ann is n very jolly lass Who is loved by all in class She'll be nfssed by one and nll Whfn sho lcavcs this great efluc1tior.:1l hall.

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THE SEARCHLIGHT Page 3 History of Class of 1-923 By Merriem Robinson '23 Dear Gentle Reader: When you put on your specks to peruse this history, I ask you to keep in mind just one thing, it is this, that the Class of '23, like all other classes that have been or shall be, is the greatest and most wonderful class that has yet appeared upon the threshold of time. Remembering this, you will be better able to comprehend the full dignity of the tale I shall unfold. A When we first entered West Newton High, most of us were just a little shaky, but when things were straightened out, we conquered that feeling and settled down to work. When the year was half over, we felt pretty well acquainted with everything and everybody. At the beginning of the term, there were sixty-six members enrolled, girls much more in evidence than boys, there being forty-four of them against twenty- two of the opposite sex. Soon after the opening of sch-ool, we organized as auclass, electing officers, selecting our class colors, flower, etc. Towards the last of Sep- tember, the upper classes gave a dance in our honor, but being Freshmen, many of us were onlookrs, and the few that tried to dance were buffeted about at the will of those older and more experienced upper classmenf' During the year we had those trials and tribulations which only come to first year students, our rivalry with the Sophs was the cause of many a disturbance. But finally, the school term came to an end and we discovered that we had lost some of our members, some could not keep up in the race, and others lost their desire for knowledge. THE PASSING or THE FRESHMEN We came in the Fall, We left there in May, We came in the Fall, We left there in May, We came here as Freshies, YVe left with a smile, Knew nothing at all. All happy and gay. But now we are wiser, For our thoughts were turned, Our 'heads will hold more, To the time in the fore, For we have caught up When we all would be classed, WVitll the Soph-o-mores. As Soph-o-more. Our Sophomore year was rather uneventful except for a couple of class parties and a few class fights. We have always had lots of spirit and were never backward when there was a fight at hand. We, in our trrn, took delight in tormenting the poor Freshies, to see how miserable we could make them: Soon that year passed by and when we returned to school again, we returned as an upper classman-a Junior! This third year -of our High School life was a great one for the Class of '23. We seemed to be more closely bound together than ever before, and our class spirit had increased a hundred fold. This was the year of the great fight between the Junior and Senior classes. There had always been great rivalry between the two classes. and it all ended in a fight over whose flag should wave over our High School building. Between that and other smaller squabbles, our Junior year of High was made most exciting. On April the twenty-first, we gave our Junior Prom, which was a great success. We cleared about forty dollars on the dance, but a good bit of this was paid out for the Senior dance, which was not so successful. And then, our Junior year was over and our next appearance at W. N. H. S. was as the leaders of the school. And now we have come to the portal leading out into life. This last year in our High School has been one of combined study and pleasure. During our four years in H. S.. our class has always held their own in athletics, and this year was an especially good one for us, as we were very well represented on our girls' and boys' basket ball teams and our football team. On April the sixth, the Juniors gave a dance for us, at which veryone had a very delightful time. On the eighteenth of the same month, a good majority of our class spent a very enjoyable evening at Pats, in Gratztown. One social event has followed another and soon will come the breaking up and final separation of the Class of '23. The lessons which we have learned in our intercourse with each other will never be forgotten, and as we go through life may we always remember and live up to the motto which has ruled us through our High School life: Climb though the Heights be Rugged.

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THE SEARCHLIGHT Page 5 MARGARET CHRISTINE NULL 1Philophronean1 Christie Honor student: Librarian 1413 Philophron- ean Vice-president 141. She has a manner free and easy, Her cheeks are like the rose: For she believes a task well done Has gained a night's repose. ALBANA MAE HENDERSON 1Newtonian1 Bannie President Newtonian Society 1413 Honor Student, Girls' Welfare Club 1413 Glee Club 111 1213 Cast, As a Woman Thinketh. Albana, one of those individuals, pleasure- loving, yet studious. Truly through her ef- forts she is graduating with honors. Any- one doing her a favor will be justly rewarded by a smile that might cause any young man heart trouble. HAROLD LYNN 1Athenian1 Bones Football 121 131 1415 Basket Ball '121 131 141, Basket Ball Captain 141: Base ball 121 1415 Base ball Captain 121, Bull Dog Club 1413 Letter Club 1413 Athenian President 1413 Cast, As a Woman Thinketh. A big husky lad from the mountains around Smithton, where there's always plenty of moonshine. Bones is very popular with the ladies and is especially fond of Marys He is an all around athlete and no doubt will make good if he goes to col- lege. MARIA OVERHOLT MARKLE 1Newtonian1 My Kid or Rusty Honor student: School News Editor of Searchlight 1413 Girls' Welfare Club 141: Glee Club 111, Cast, As a Woman Thinketh. Maria is one of our studious br nettes, taking part in all social activities. She sure is quite a giggler. Maria seems very n1 ch interested in things outside of school. and her great ambition is to be somcone's horse- keeper. JOSEPHINE GAAL 1Philophr0nean1 ..J0,, Basket ball 131 1413 Secretary Letter Club 1413 Cast. As a Woman Thinketh. Jo, one of our foremost class members. where any fun is concerned. hails from Ros- tiaver. In basket ball none can out-play her. Our four years of close association wEth her, have taught us her real valve.