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

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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

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PHOENICIAN MR. CLARENCE L. UNDERWOOD, PRINCIPAL

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PHOENICIAN MISS ELIZABETH GREER It is through Miss Greer’s vigorous and systematic training that our school can boast of so many healthy girls; the Physical Education periods twice a week have become periods of fun, looked forward to by most of the girls because of their informal, yet beneficial exercises and games. Supplementing the benefits derived' from Physical Education, Miss Greer has aroused the interest of the girls in basketball, tennis, and other types of ath- letics. By her unfailing cooperation with them, our school has attained the standing it has in girls’ basketball. MISS MARGARET GREER Having seen “Little Women” and David Garrick” ably presented in the last semester, we realize the efforts Miss Greer has made in coaching our amateurs in the presentation of such praiseworthy productions. At the same time she directs our histrionic abilities, in the ca- pacity of librarian she increases the value of our library by selecting new material and by better organizing and simplifying what we have. Miss Greer is always willing and ready to help us find the much needed material that always seems to be in the last place we would think of looking; always eager to advise us as to the best books to be read for book reports or for an evening’s enter- tainment. Many of us—especially those who have taken some sort of Math-—will remember Miss Greer as a great help in time of need (I’d hate to think of doing all the problems she has done this year.) Even though she has these many responsibilities, Miss Greer always has time to make the library more pleasant by the care of her plants. MISS KANTNER Besides teaching her students to speak French as Frenchmen speak it (well, maybe we ought to say as most intellectual Americans), Miss Kantner keeps them agog with interest through the French Club, plays, songs ,and games; with the French newspaper—“La Petit Courier”; and by the correspondence with students of English in France! Every student of French really should experience the thrill of conversing in French with a friend from across the sea. This is made a most sim- ple and attainable thrill under Miss Kantner’s supervision. Pourquoi non? Believing it is not possible to learn another language without a good background in the native language, Miss Kantner also teaches English to the Freshmen. MISS LANDIS That constant clicking of keys we hear in ths upper halls is a sign that the Commercial Department, unde- the excellent guidance of the skilled Miss Landis, is striv- ing to produce stenographers fitted for the commercial world. If anyone is capable of fulfilling the position of teaching accuracy and speed necessary to typing, cer- tainly Miss Landis is the one. The very atmosphere of her room—bright and clear—gives the students that “wide-awakeness” they must have when typing. To those eager to become proficient in the business world and willing to practice much, Miss Landis proves herself a most pleasant and capable guide in preparation. 19