Westmont Hilltop Senior High School - Phoenician Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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PHOENICIAN MR. CLARENCE L. UNDERWOOD, PRINCIPAL

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PHOENICIAN MR. K. PRESTON SHARP, SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL

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PHOENICIAN MISS CAN AN’ Microscopes to the right of them; frogs to the left of them; cultures in front of them; birds, trees, insects behind them; into the Biology room stride the bewildered students. Bewildered, surrounded by unfamiliar objects, but not for long when they become Miss Canan’s brood. Under her vigilance, soon a very much changed class strides into the room. Now sure of themselves they ma- nipulate the microscopes like professionals, dissect frog, with no qualms of nausea, and through their field trips become acquainted with birds, trees, and insects of our vicinity. Miss Canan is energy incarnate for she is continuously collecting, “brushing up” on her own knowledge, and preparing for class laboratory work to such a degree that never does the class come to work a laboratory experiment, the material for which is not well organized. She is a veritable mine of information and indeed rare is the occasion when a bird, tree, plant, or insect has been found which she can not identify. If there are any questions along the lines of Biology or Zoology, Miss Canan will surely have a satisfactory answer for the inquiry. MR. ENGH Why does Coach Engh lead us through so many vic- tories—because he is an able coach, he is courteous, he is a true sportsman, and he is ambitious. Ever since this school entered athletic competition Mr. Engh has done his best, and as a result every year we romp through more victories and less defeats, bringing ourselves a higher standing with the larger schools of the vicinity. Besides being the pilot of the sports of our school, Mr. Engh proves his business ability in teaching Book- keeping and Banking, even going so far as to install a miniature bank in the school. MISS ESENWEIN Anyone who has been connected with Miss Esenwem in any way knows her eaerness to cooperate with and help students. This year, she has had the responsibility of teaching both Junior English and Problems of De- mocracy; these courses are made more interesting as well as more instructive by informal discussions and talks by the pupils. Besides the work in her classes, Miss Esen- wein has been the faculty advisor for the “Yodler” in which capacity she has greatly aided the Junior class in publishing our school newspaper. She has aided Mr. Tomb in directing and coaching the school Debating Teams. MISS GRAY “No defeats and no failures”—our school motto. Our smiling music supervisor, Miss Gray, certainly has done her bit and more to uphold this standard. Last year, under her skilled direction, our Girls’ Choral and Mixed Glee Clubs made great progress in the Forensic League Contest. The Mixed Glee Club lost at State College, but the Girls’ Glee Club won. making it eligible to compete at Altoona for the state championship. This year with Miss Gray’s competent guidance and supervis- ion, our Orchestra, Girls’ Chorus, and Mixed Glee Club were crowned the county champions. All this pertains to the part of our motto, “No defeats.” As for Miss Gray’s part in “No failures,” we must take a glance at. her classes. In these. Miss Gray educates the pupils in music appreciation. In addition to her high school worK, Miss Gray is also supervisor of the music in the grade schools of our district. Everyone who comes in contact with Miss Gray in her daily work knows and appreciates her pleasant per- sonality. 18