Education: 1933 Argus, Huntingdon High School, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA

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ATHLETICS

FOOTBALL

  This year Huntingdon High School welcomed a new coach, Mr. Peiffer, who came from Perkiomen Seminary. He came with a very good record and this is one of the reasons the football team made such a great success.
  On September the first all candidates reported to the P. R. R. field, where strenuous practice began. The first two weeks were spent under a very hot sun, which tended to show the spirit which the boys possessed.
  Among the candidates were many varsity players from last year, including Bayer, Graffius, Decker, Quinn, H. Kylor, West, J. Kylor, Wear. Although a very large hole was left in the backfield by the graduation of Green, Johnston, and Warfel, this hole was very well filled by Troy, Cook, Coffman and Catalusci.
  Our new coach was given the difficult job of developing a backfield which he managed to do very well, while Mr. Everard, our Athletic Adviser, developed the line. Mr. Meloy, Assistant Coach, was given the job of moulding a Junior Varsity out of the scrubs, and made the field ring with "wide base," "low tail," "head up," "eyes open," "bull neck," "leg drive."
  Three weeks of hard practice led up to the first game, which was with Yeagertown. Since it was the first game, the Bearcats won by a score of 40-7, but a poor brand of football was played.
  The following week was spent in ironing out the troubles. On the next Saturday, the Bearcats faced Osceola Mills. Not knowing much about the team, the Huntingdon boys were a bit over-confident; thus on the first kick-off, the visitors scored a touchdown in the first few minutes of play by a clever passing attack. The Bearcats, seeing what was to be done, "settled down" and beat the visitors by a 41-6 score. The Osceola team showed an aerial attack that was not witnessed in any other game of the season.
  Each year Mr. Everard has a game scheduled with some "prep" school or academy. This game is usually played about the third or fourth, for by this game Mr. Everard can pick out the members who can stand the physical strain; also, those who have the "lemon streak."
  October first, the Bearcats played the La Salle prep team, a team composed of larger and more experienced players. Because of superior physical condition and playing, the Bearcats held their visitors scoreless while they chalked up thirty-eight points.
  Next came Sandy Township, who went down under the Bearcats human locomotive by a score of 44-6.
  The fighting Bearcats, with four victories "under their belts," made way for their first conference game with Bedford. The Bearcats, "keeping on their toes," overcame the visitors by a 33-12 score.
  Huntingdon's second conference game was played with Hollidaysburg. Since Hollidaysburg put up a stubborn fight the year before and almost overcame the Bearcats, they, remembering their previous battle, did not give the Golden Tigers a, chance, and overcame them by a score of 47-6. Wear, with the aid of perfect interference, ran 82 yards for a touchdown.
  Huntingdon having two conference victories, and being near first place in the conference, journeyed to Jersey Shore. The Bearcats, being just a little "cocky," went into the game thinking it was going to be a "run away." The Shoremen began with a flying start, scoring in the first four minutes of play, but Wendell Wear tied the score by a 54-yard run. Late in the second period the Shoremen pulled a clever trick play ending in an over-head pass which scored a second touchdown. The half ended with the score 12-6 in favor of Jersey Shore. In the second half, the Bearcats continued to follow in the third quarter. A near riot seemed to put a spark into the Bearcat locomotive, for in the last few minutes they put the ball across for the tieing touchdown. The extra point failed and the game ended 12-12. The spirits of the team were dampened considerably when on Thursday night before the Jersey Shore game, Quinn, Varsity center, received a severe knee injury and was unable to play the remainder of the season.
  After a week of hard practice, the Bearcats, followed by a thousand or more students and townspeople, motored to Altoona to obtain revenge for last year's defeat at the hands of the Blair County team. The teams were evenly matched, as was evidenced by the playing throughout the entire game.
  The Bearcats received the first "break" of the game by recovering a fumble on the forty-five yard line. But the strong, stubborn Altoona line prevented the Red and Blue from advancing farther than the 18-yard line. The next "break" of the game went to Altoona, who recovered a fumble on Huntingdon's six-yard line. But this time the Huntingdon line proved itself as powerful as the Maroon line and the Maroon were allowed to advance only three yards in four downs. The half ended, 0-0. The second half of the game was a punting duel, neither team gaining. Huntingdon's opportunity came when a fumble was recovered on Altoona's twenty-yard line, but this opportunity was not made good, for an attempted lateral pass went into the hands of an Altoona end. The game ended - scoreless.
  Each year the Red and Blue plays one game in honor of the boys' fathers. This year the Altoona game was selected as fathers' day game, and judging from the number of proud fathers who witnessed the fray from the bleachers, the celebration was a huge success.
  Armistice Day brought the strong Hanover eleven to Huntingdon. The Bearcats, unsuccessful at scoring for the past two weeks, did not score their first touchdown until the second quarter. Windy Wear was out of the game on account of a knee injury received in the Altoona fracas.
  After defeating Hanover by the overwhelming score of 33-6, Huntingdon was prepared to meet her old rival, Lewistown. Although the game was played in a "sea of mud" on the Mifflin County Fair grounds, the Bearcats managed to get 20 points for themselves and hold the old rival scoreless.
  The annual Thanksgiving Day game with Mount Union ended the season. The "Bricktowners" came to Huntingdon with one of the best records in many years. They held Johnstown, leader in the Western Conference, to a 0-0 score.
  In fact, Mt. Union's goal line was crossed but twice up to this final game of the season. No wonder the Mt. Union eleven and their fans had figured on a victory. But as usual, the Bearcats won, crossing Mt. Union's goal line six times, with three extra points added. The final score of this "Turkey Day" game with Mt. Union was 33-0.

Manager - Dore.
Captain - Bayer.
Assistant Managers - Hoffman, Reed.
Faculty Manager - Jack Meloy.

Schedule 1932

GIRLS' BASKETBALL

  Six dashing new uniforms, six agile, eager girls and a smashing victory over Hollidaysburg! What a breath-taking entree for the H. H. S. Girls' Basketball Team!
  Through the efforts of our Coach, Miss Juniatta Miller, the rough untutored material was molded by her plastic hands into a workable and competent cohort. Without her, the girls, no matter how enthusiastic or skilled in the art of the game. could not have developed into such a winning sextet.
  Each and every girl did her utmost to make this team one of the best in the history of our Huntingdon High School.
  Take our center. Jacobs, for example. her prowess at tipping the ball without fail was one of our main standbys. Our guards, Mattern and Brumbaugh, with their fearless onslaught, always succeeded in obtaining and passing the ball. The mastery of intricate passes was demonstrated by our side-center, Showalter, and our two forwards, Dean and Captain Trude. Supremacy of accurate shooting and being capable of quick speedy motion, they assured our team of an ever-mounting score.
  Along the lines, always anxious to take up the fight, were our reliable substitutes E. Kurtz, V. Kurtz, Pelan, Rohm, Hood, Port, Corrigan, Poulson, Sheridan, Skinner, Horton, Focht, and Woodington. These fervent succorers were more than willing to co-operate and develop the first team to the very highest degree of technique. E. Kurtz, V. Kurtz and Poulson were the three that helped actively in our struggle for victory.

* Games away.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

  Starting the 1932-33 season with but one experienced player, the J. V.'s went through the most disastrous season since 1929. Having won the County League championship for three successive years, it was hoped that the Cubs could repeat. This, however, was not in the "Log," and thus they could do no better than 500 per cent.
  The team was made up of the following players:

  With four Juniors, four Sophomores, and three Freshmen, there is in store a wealth of material for next year.
  It was of interest to note that the J. V.'s defeated each team they played at least once, with the exception of Mt. Union. And in every case the games were very hard fought and seldom one-sided. The most important victory was that of the J. V.'s over the Tyrone J. V.'s.
  Even though the season was anything but impressive, the end in view was accomplished, in that the Junior Varsity is to act as a "feeder" to the Varsity.
 

BASEBALL

  With a group of five veterans remaining from last year's squad, Coach Peiffer had quite a job picking out men capable of filling the positions vacated by last year's graduates.
  The first night opened with a group of fifty boys trying for "births" on the team. After a week of hard practicing Coach Peiffer was ready to form the nucleus of his baseball squad. On the firing line he had Allen Hoover, a veteran of '32; E. Quinn, also a veteran of '32, and Captain "Gus" Troy. The catching staff was to be taken care of by Catalusci and How'd. Kylor, and up to date they have been doing creditable work. In the infield, "Gus" Troy does splendid work at first; on second, Charles Allen is the capable man; and on short W. Hoover, a new boy on the squad, has been doing very favorable work. The smallest boy for the third base position was none other than "Iggy" Corbin, the boy from the farm who regulates the hard throws from third. The outfield is composed of Elby Hummel, "Windy" Wear, and Dunlap, in left, center and right; field, respectively. They have all been performing like stars, and doing splendid work.
  To present date the H. H. S. squad has won 11 games and lost 3, and hope to continue their fine work.

"WINDY" WEAR.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

  At the close of the football season on Thanksgiving Day, many H. H. S. athletes turned their thoughts immediately to the oncoming basketball season. Since many of the candidates were football players, Coach Peiffer granted the boys a few days of well-earned rest.
  Among the group of candidates who appeared at the first practice called by the Coach, were three varsity players from last year, and a number of Junior Varsity players ready to fight for a place on the 1932-33 team.
  The vacancy left by Greene at center was fought for by Max Corbin and Melvin Dore, while Alfred Lang, who played in several varsity games in the previous year, signed for the vacancy left by Garner, forward. After the weeding-out process, the lineup was completed as follows: Corbin, center; "Windy" Wear and "Alf" Lang, forwards; Bayer and H. Kylor, guards.
  Mr. Peiffer, a master in basketball tactics, brought a new system of play to H. H. S. Several pre-conference games were played to give the boys confidence in the use of the new system.
  The first game of the season was with Patton, which proved to be easy for the Red and Blue passers. Although the style of play was very ragged, the game was won by a 43-13 score. Following the Patton game, Coach Peiffer spent the next few days in getting the machine running smoothly.
  Friday night, following the Patton game, Saxton journeyed to Huntingdon, where the Bearcats staged another victory. The Bearcats managed to win by a large score, but did not "clique" as one machine.
  During the Christmas Holidays the team kept practicing hard to perfect the new system of play introduced by the Coach.
  January 6 rolled around with the Bearcats in fine shape to open the Mountain League with Hollidaysburg, one of the Bearcats' strongest contestants. During the first three quarters of the game neither team seemed able to work together to gain substantially over the other. But, finally, in the fourth quarter, the Bearcats obtained a seven-point lead, so when the whistle blew the score stood: Huntingdon 21, Hollidaysburg 14.
  On Friday the 13th, that noted unlucky day, the Bearcats journeyed to State College. In the first three quarters of the game Huntingdon led by a large margin, but the prevailing spirit between the two teams was none too friendly. And, in the fourth quarter, a State College player gave vent to his feelings to such an extent that a personal skirmish took place between him and Bearcat Bayer. Since Bayer's bull-dog spirit could not be crushed the game was officially "called off."
  January 17 the Huntingdon Bearcats motored to Tyrone to play their third Mountain League game. Although being outclassed in this game, Tyrone did not fail to live up to its reputation of putting up a good fight. The final score at Tyrone was Huntingdon 34, Tyrone 16. On the Community Home floor at Huntingdon, the Bearcats defeated Tyrone, 36-15.
  Our traditional rival, Lewistown, came next to Huntingdon. Lewistown could endure the fast offensive and close defensive play of the Bearcats for only three-quarters of the game. In the fourth quarter, the Lewistown defense broke, which enabled the Red and Blue passers to gain a few-point lead, and, when the final whistle blew, the official score was 27 to 20, in favor of Huntingdon.
  Following the Lewistown game, the strong Trojan team came from Mt. Union. Although the Mt. Union team was very strong, the Bearcats managed to overcome them by a 41-17 score on the Huntingdon floor. In the return game, played in the Mt. Union High School gymnasium, which was crowded to the ceiling with an enthusiastic audience from both Huntingdon and Mt. Union, the Trojan and Bearcats provided many thrills for the spectators. In the first three quarters the scoring was very close; first one team was leading by a point margin, and in the next play the opposite team gaining a point lead. But the tension of the thrilled crowd broke when, in the fourth quarter, the Bearcats put up a strong offense that gave them a small lead, enough to win the game by a 31-25 score.
  With seven straight victories to their credit, the Bearcats faced the Philipsburg team on the home court, feeling very confident that Philipsburg would bow to them. But Philipsburg, determined to win, staged a great battle. Although the Bearcats' machine ran smoothly, lady luck seemed to favor Philipsburg. The Red and Blue trailed for the greater part of the game, but doggedly kept fighting. At the beginning of the fourth quarter Huntingdon trailed by about eleven points, but, in a spirit of brilliant playing in the last few minutes of the game, the Bearcats managed to bring the score to 35-31, losing by four points.
  As a result of the defeat by Philipsburg, Huntingdon was tied for first place in the Mountain League, and naturally, when the Bearcats journeyed to Hollidaysburg the following week they were "on edge." From the first sound of the whistle to the last the Bearcats fought valiantly that they might hold their first place position in the Mountain League. The game ended with the Red and Blue passers on top with a 26 to 15 score.
  On Sunday, February 12, the Bearcats suffered a very serious setback when "'Alf." Lang, star forward, sustained a broken ankle just four days before the Lewistown game. This injury put Lang out of playing for the rest of the season. Due to the loss of Lang, a shift in the lineup was necessary. Bayer, running guard, moved up to Lang's position, and Coffman placed in the guard position. Then, on the following Friday night, the Bearcats went to Lewistown, where a furious battle was waged for four quarters. The ceiling being very low, no long shooting could be done. This required a fast offensive to enter the strong defense set up by the Steel and Maroon five. The score at half time stood 5-5, showing that very little scoring was being done. The Bearcats obtained a lead in the second half, but trailed most of the third and fourth quarters; then, with only a few minutes to play, the Bearcats forged ahead with a three-point lead which they held to the end, to win the game by a 14-11 score.
  To play the last scheduled game of the season, and the championship of the Mountain League dependent upon the outcome of this game - Huntingdon and Philipsburg still tied for first position in the League, each having eleven wins and one loss - the Bearcats and five hundred rooters motored to Philipsburg, March 3. This game proved to be the most exciting, hardest fought game of the 4eason. Both teams entered the contest to win. The Bearcats equalled their opponent's floor work but were unable to hit the basket consistently. The score was very close during the entire game, but towards the end of the last quarter Philipsburg gained a three-point lead. The Bearcats valiantly staged a last minute rally, which the timer's gun halted and the game ended. with the score 20-23.
  No team is complete without several reserves to fill positions in time of need. Although the second or reserve team saw little action, they helped the Red and Blue varsity go to the top. The second team, better known as the "undefeated five," was led by the mighty Capt. Troy, as forward; with Bob Gutshall at the opposite forward position; Paul Cook and "Jumping Joe" Catalusci as guards, and Taylor at center.
  The sports editor of the Mt. Union Times sponsored a mythical All-Mountain League Team. Coach Peiffer, H. H. S. students and team were very much pleased when the announcement was made at the close of the basketball season that Max Corbin and Robert Bayer made the All-Mountain League first team, while H. Kylor and "Windy" Wear made the second team. The Huntingdon High School having four players on the first and second All-Mountain League teams, was closely followed by Philipsburg High, which had three.
  This team is picked by the coaches of the League, on the outstanding play, sportsmanship, and co-operative teamwork of the players in the league games.
 

Schedule 1933

FORENSIC ACTIVITIES IN HUNTINGDON HIGH SCHOOL

  The Huntingdon High School had great hopes for its forensic entries at the beginning of this year, but only two of the four activities competing met with any degree of success.
  The debating team, coached by Mr. Fouse, after a record of seven successful debates out of eight, was eliminated in the county contests against Mt. Union by two Juniata College judges.
  Harold Patterson, also coached by Mr. Fouse, won the county championship in extemporaneous speaking this year after successfully defeating Paul Casner and Lynn Corcelius in the High School eliminations.
  Ellsworth Shope, coached by Mr. Sheetz, our contestant for orations, was eliminated in the county contests. In the High School contests his only opponent was Willis Beckel.
  The reading contests under the direction of Mr. Sheetz were the most successful and had the largest number of entries. Those competing were: Helen Bergstresser, Jane Trude, Jean Dougherty, Kathryn Manges, and Doris Coffman.
  Helen Bergstresser overcame all opposition in both the county contests and the sectional contests at State College, but at the State contests conducted in Sunbury she placed fourth out of six entries.

ASSEMBLY

  Assembly programs were conducted each Friday morning during the activity period. The assembly room program consisted of the flag salute, led by the Music Supervisor, devotions led by the Principal, and the singing of hymns. This was followed by the necessary announcements, after which special features of the program were enjoyed, among which were speeches given by such prominent speakers as
Rev. McKeehan, Dr. Black, Dr. Sanford, Dr. Schlagerhauf, Mr. Brady, Mr. McSherry, R. H. Henderson, Mrs. Hattie Forbes, Dr. C. C. Ellis, Prof. I. H. Brumbaugh
  During football and basketball season, there were many pep meetings, climaxed by the awarding of letters to those who deserved them.
  The Dramatic Club presented three plays, "Creepy Crest," "Marriage Shop," and "The Blue Bag." All Forensic League try-outs were also given before the student body.
  The Sophomore History classes dramatized "Keeping Up With News."
  On Miss Coder's last day the program was devoted to speeches and the presentation of gifts to her in order to show our appreciation.

HUNTINGDON HIGH SCHOOL HAND BOOK

  The Boys Hi-Y Club, under the direction of Mr. Sheetz, published this year for the first time in the history of the Huntingdon High School a hand book which is of an indispensable value to the incoming students and of interest to everyone connected with the school. This book gives the location of the different rooms in the building, the school calendar, the administration, rules and regulations, courses offered, helpful suggestions for college courses, daily schedule, clubs, etc.
  The members of the staff were:
  Editor-in-Chief, Richard McCoy.
  Associate Editors, John Steiner, Joseph Royer, Guy Pandolfino.
  Faculty Adviser, Kenneth Sheet.
 

MOTION PICTURE MACHINE

  Owing to Mr. Hess' economical management of the publication of the Argus, he had saved a considerable sum of money. This sum of money, growing steadily each year, has at length been put to some useful purpose.
  The following committee, consisting of Mr. Hess, Mr. Getty, and Mr. Zilius, purchased two motion picture machines, to be used for educational purposes. The one is a 35 M.M. machine capable of running any standard film. The other one is a 16 M.M. machine. The large machine shows sound pictures and is used in the auditorium. The smaller one is used for classroom work.
  The following pictures were shown this year:
  Abraham Lincoln.
  Prevention of Tuberculosis.

  The Gift of Montezuma.
  The Byrd Expedition.

  Looking Backward.
  The Modern Knight.

  Dress Parade.
  The Covered Wagon.

THIRTY-THREE