West Pittston High School - Caravan Yearbook (West Pittston, PA)

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N1 if +-4 Zvi 0 ?o8 ,Q 1X gf 4-1 4-0+ 'S ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM CCont1nuedj Q O So that we may never forget our frxends who have passed ln thelr youth to the1r home of heavenly rest we dedlcate thxs book In Memorxam IV UNDERCLASSMEN Pages 39 46 There IS a tlme each year when the senlors are afforded a chance to m1m1c or lmltate the underclassmen usually the Junlors slnce they are next rn l1ne The underclassmen have however played a tremendous part ln maklng the 1953 Caravan a success Wlthout thelr help IH the magazlne campalgn and thelr work on the yearbook staff we should have had a more drfficult struggle to suc ceed V ACTIVITIES Pages 47 62 The actlvltxes of our school have followed dlfferent courses over a perlod of tlme Classes ln the past have taken trlps to W3ShlHgtOH D C whlle others have put on an annual senlor play It IS customary now for the senlor class to go on a plcnlc The varlous clubs and muslcal organlzatxons are extra currlcular act1v1t1es ln whlch almost everyone partlclpates The magazme drlve was the chlef source of finance for the Caravan and was a project 1n whlch both J umor and Semor Hlgh School co operated whole heartedly VI SPORTS Pages 63 75 Among the maln features of our school l1fe IS our sports program Thls has proved prosperous durlng the current year Our champlonshlp football and track teams has made the school well known throughout the valley wh1le our basketball team has really glven thelr opponents a workout As each partlcular season approaches a new Splrlt overtakes the student body as they cheer the fellows to vlctory And who help to arouse thls sp1r1t'? Our majorettes and cheerleaders are to be commended for thexr part 1n helpmg to keep al1ve many of our happlest memorles VII BOOSTERS and PATRONS Pages 78 79 We wlsh to express our gratltude for the manclal backmg so generously glven us durmg the magazlne Canlpalgll and the booster and patron drlve As many of us were admonlshed IH our first muslc lessons Good Deeds Are Ever I-I bearlng Frult We trust that the fI'l1lt our yearbook w1ll su1t your taste i, We hope that you have enjoyed our program IH the Seventy fifth Anm , , versary ISSUE of the Caravan The Senlor Class of 1953 wlshes to express thelr appreclatlon to Mrs Isabel W Verry for her excellent supervlslon throughout the entlre book and to everyone who helped w1th the pubhcatlon of thls book of memorles X1 Xl ,H+ +4- X1 Xl he-Q-A , o -no 0 ? oo - ... . i fl I T3 N? + X 4 Y 14X ,Ax Q 9' I no on on t

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Nl! Oo e3 oc0o0n1-1-Q8 V+' IX X I I 4-+ V+ ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM West Pnttston Hugh School Q O 1878 1953 Columbus Day Pulaskl Day Memorlal Day Constltutlon Day these annlversarles are mllestones m our natlonal hnstory however none are at the moment so lmportant to us as the celebratlon of the Seventy fifth Commence ment of West Plttston Hlgh School We the grad uatmg class of 1953 have looked forward to th1s occaslon for many years and we are happy to share our memorles and experlences wxth you on thls dlamond annlversary Many changes have taken place s1nce the foundlng of our hlgh school 1n 1876 but our devotlon to our Alma Mater remalns unchanged We should hke to brmg back many Memorles of Yesterday and Today through the 1953 Caravan and we w1ll look forward to the tlme when we may help to celebrate the centennlal of our hlgh school IH 1976 PROGRAM I INTRODUCTION Pages 1 14 We should hke first to mtroduce the oldest llvlng graduate of West Plttston Hlgh School and the oldest graduatmg classes whose plctures we could obtam Few people reahze the slgmficance of the background of our school 1n cludlng the early bulldmgs and the school s hlstory Won t you take a gllmpse lnto the past Wltll us v1a thls year s Caravan? Our school system would not be posslble wxthout the proper admlnlstra tlon We offer the story of 1tS or1g1n and present program to your perusal II FACULTY Pages 15 24 We reahze now that among the phases of our school hfe that we w1ll mrss very much IS the staff of teachers w1th whom we have worked for the past twelve years WlthOUt thelr capable lnstructlon we should not have been pre pared to attaln our goals They have been leaders as well as advlsers and our appreclatlon IS lU6XpF9SS1ble The hours spent m thelr classrooms have been pleasant and w1ll long remaln ln remembrance We owe much also to the J3I'lltO!'lal staff who have helped to create for us a favorable school envlronment III SENIORS Pages 25 38 Slgmng name cards preparmg for the semor p1cn1c and practlclng for the varlous programs these are some of the act1v1t1es that brmg the semor year to , , a close Through the years we have probably had much the same expenences as those of past classes but to us they have been new and personal We should hke to present some of these anecdotes by word plcture and cartoon In order that We may recall our Commencement program class song class officers and such we have pages devoted to these X I +- +- + 4. I X X1 bf, lsx I 4 'e-- --1 ' ' lf X? I M 'X 1? ' '. M' 'J 42 I .. ' . .. . . ...- I ...... I ....... H - r , ' , . Q4 J f ' A A A A Yi r 1 4 Q 9' 400000 90 t a ' A 0

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OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE Mrs Gertrude Snyder Coolehan Crandall HONORING THE OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE Upon the 7 51h anmversary of the West Plttston Hxgh School Commence ment It IS fittmg to honor the oldest hvlng graduate Gertrude Snyder Coolehan Crandall of the class of 1881 As thls hlstorlcal event presents ltself 1n her hfe Mrs Crandall who has reslded ln Huntsvllle Dallas and West Plttston Pa and now llves ln Holly wood Callforma recollects wlth much fondness her school days and the pleas ant though hectlc rush of graduatlon tlme Belng the first student who taught school before graduatlon she took her teacher s examlnatlon 1n her elghteenth and mneteenth years and taught two successful summers ln Dallas Townshlp Not only an alumna but also a former member of the faculty of these schools Mrs Crandall wrltes I taught first grade ln the West Plttston schools from 1894 1902 The bulldlng was on the Warren Street slde I came to West Pittston ln 1902 and hved there for 51 years I am now 90 years of age Also of mterest IS the fact that Mrs Crandall s two chlldren as well as herself Were taught by Mlss Rltter m West Plttston Pubhc Schools H3V1Hg a love of people and the beautlful and spmtual ln l1fe she beheves as the Blble says that They who walt upon the Lord shall renew thelr strength they shall mount up wlth wmgs as eagles they shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not famt Due to the length of such a trlp Mrs Crandall finds It xmposslble to come to West Plttston on thls happy occaslon but she wlll be wlth us ln spmt and sends along her most slncere wlsh that It Wlll be a great success 4 Q - 1 1 , . J n n u , . u ,Q . l 1 1- 1 '1 ' f A . . ' 1 1 - . Q . , l 0 0 A Q , . 1 . . H . . , . . 0 9 . U . . . . . , . - 1 . . . . . , . 1 . H . . 1 0 . . I 1 1 1 , ' 77 1 1 ' X . . . . , . 1 .