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

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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 .

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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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