Westmont Upper Yoder High School - Phoenician Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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When Joseph Johns came from Swutzerlland to Amer nca he bought the tract of Hand extendung from what ns now IPrankhn Street to the present snte of the Ponnt Sta drum Thus area was calllled Conemaugh Olldtown The Hand proved to be unsuntahlle for tarmnng so nn 11800 Joseph Johns lland out the cuty of Johnstown lHle set asnde tnve tracts ot Hand to be used for a school! and church a cemetery, a cnty square a playground and snte tor a courthouse These pllots ot ground have been used for thenr nntended purposes wuth the exceptnon ot the court house Snnce the county seat ns a Elhvenshurg the pilot ns now used as Centrall Park John Frntz nnvented the three hugh rohl whnch revollu tnonnzed the ranll mnlllls On has enghtneth burthday the lleaders ot the German nron and steell nndustry wnred to Mr Frntz A lUnser Frutz ffather of us al1l1V John s broth ers George Frntz ns responsnhlle for the hlloomnng mnllll and a reversnbile engnne The worlld recognnzes these two men as the founders off the modern steel! nndustry Another earlly Header ot Johnstown was Wullham Kelllly, who unvented the process for convertnng nron to steell and dnd hns pnoneer work nn thus cnty Danuell J Morr-ellll had the courage to carry on the work of the Camhrna Ilron Company and allso possessed the nnsnght to reahze that steell ranlls woulld repllace nron ones m the ranllroad nndustry lHlns busnness ahuflnty gave the steell mnhls here the nmpetus whnch has llasted untnll the present day . . . . v . . . . . 0 2 n . . . 9 v 9 . .U . B . 1 . w . 9 9 0 .. . . .K 9 . . ., 0 9 s .. . . 2 - .. . . . . . . . . . . ' s ' vo 1 0 -1, 2 O - . . . . . 9 9 . . . . . . .. , . . . . .. . .. . .. Q . .. . . . . . . - . . .. 0 . . . . .

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Wx swx 1 I K. 49 W 55 4,1 S fy . ff Nl ...Z XXX Tk fi Hi Q 'DW WWW eor S M779 Dame! .J Morref prime mo er n or anfzm the I1 Cambria Iron Comfoan In 1852 ad fufh rn Cambria. Iron Co Uncfe j' hrs mana me 116 was eslczbfshecf and Hr-.st made Steel Joseph Johns UIC -founder of Johns 7 ff' town never sal for 0. pcuntmg e -ggi, onl type of'porfraJtur9 ofhfs Czme ra. fs- V I ,tfglfffx ln 4l'l,,'! fm 171144 4111553 All 'gi x f Q I mu' 'fs' .John Fntz Geovge F i Invented. Uv-ee hugh roll wi-nah Dwventei the bloom ng m1Hand.many revolallomzed. Ure Vw' mfll-5 of the world. steel new devaces -For the manufacfare oF LE DERS f, -- ,, Pfzgi cf-uf.. 9 lgggf' YQ-i , ' X ' Q. ff-1 ' ' vslfislrsga . 5 x h..:,:'- -Q: 5' . Wzh- ,ng ff . -54 nba? F' 7 -Q' ' f . Y 1-'H L . + x we , INV! 1 -1 N x W-.-1'4-73 QW , .N -.cw :Sym -A , :W-I1-.H ki -5.-ig 1 , ' Y . H Y I, .7 . . . V I r ' ge n ' I - . M X I - 2 . ,L:1 1+:ff-W ' lwrv 7 Wu 'mai I! 1 valin- IY3' A' .f 9 5 iff .I 7 I 7 7 , , A W, x Lfi 67123. xlX p 1 ',l..',l Xi.: :X H IQ UI, A. It I 5 .6 iff. 'f I1 f r., ,.,,.,.:,' w J., J- I 4 gf ,.,-3 1. pghiyiff Qqxygev W':g.Q-i1,?j ff 'A'-' Ig, Aki-jg' wxiygi, hw, g 'Hlkaw 4' ,.-11 Y 1 ' if .x : ' I -' A' 1ff ff,F' 5177 'P ' ii. ff QM' ' 5 ' A ' rf z 5 . . I .

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T ST' ROVV-Lft g - , . N ,.1.X' '. -, , . . '- SSIOND ROV!-Nl.-T. '. sz 11 . ' . . f. X'll X . . 2 I, SCHQQL BCDARD The success our school enjoys rs due rn part to the ten men who are members of the school board These men have worked drlrgently thrs past year to lmprove our school The board made many 1mprovements around the school such as lengthenrng the permanent bleachers on the foot ball held plantmg shrubbery movmg the softball dramond and hav1ng the exterror of the burldmg pamted All the 1mprovements were not outslde however as several rooms 1ns1de were pamted and acqurred new desks The most 1mportant task undertaken was the plannmg of the new addrtron to the burldmg The school board IS comprlsed ofthe Westmont Board and the Upper Yoder Board each hav1ng frve members The members of the board are Mr Edward Drttmar presrdenr Mr F Monroe Wrllramson vrce pres1dent Mr Earl E Mrller treasurer Mr Wrlham PFICG M H E Townsend Mr Parker R Lawson Mr Robert A Hoadley Mr Earl F Brubaker Mr Iames W meets once a month w1th Mr Wrllard Ackley supervlsrng prrncrpal and Mr Iohn Porter h gh school prmcrpal At these meetrngs they drscuss the problems and tmances of the school These men watch and gurde the I l K school system wrth untrrlng effort and grve therr tlme generously and consc1en trously lll? Q to Rl ht Mr H E luxmn end N r N rllmrll Y Prnt Mr Rohcrt A Hoadltx Nlr lamtw VN rxdu' Mr Pnrlxe-r R Laxx un PC r l 7 r lrink 'l lamc lVlr l'du ard A Dlrrm ur lVlr l hlrxltrrxc N1 ram on hlr larl l llrutulxtr Nlr luthrr l Ichman 'VII lr' UI l Klllltr . . I . . L- ' ' , ' - ' 5 . . ' . 5 . ' ' ' , r. . . , . . , . . 1 - . , . - . Krider, Mr. Luther E. Lehman. Mr. Frank T. Iames, a non-member, serves as secretary. The board l . I , l l l D f . I , l Mr lfdxxnrd A. Uxrrmar Mr. lfrrmk ll' l.urnvs tn-su cu - - A Sr-rrcrfurx f-gszief ,:Q,aqf.x-an-u:.4-f-1-.::.....,,.v:v:.-.-:.1ua:a:1:-U:-: aww.,--1-.7.-.: mmm-fn,...,.,--as-1:-ng,-1,1ms.e.v,.1....,.g.g.:.m,:1,1z -,.,,..,.wr.-..,K-m1,.f. . ---