A Paper Within a Paper Devoted to the Interest of U pper West Side Schools
: ng Also = Also Includes Address
Rev. Chapman and Speed and
iccuracy Test in Grades
The second speed and accuracy con-
was held October 1, 1929. The re-
were as follows:
irst Division—Florence Dover, ‘Wil -
Woolbert, Jean Billings.
Se ond Division—Leah Richards,
3 ‘Rogers, Sarah Piatt. \
everal fire drills have been held
school opened. ‘The last drill
bd that the high school students
A pty the rooms in record time
hey tried.
The student body was pleasantly
prised on October 2f. Mrs. Rup-
a program of ‘Russian music. She
© a Russian costume and before
ing to sing told us many interest-
thing concerning the Russians.
ne of ‘the selection she sang were:
Fhe Peddlad,” “Don’t Scold Me,
other, “Little Cudgel,” “Red Hair”
d “Come You Here, Laddie.”
though the high school has not
“reached a 100 per cent banking, we
pe that we may soon reach: that
First Division—First, Mildred Rowe;
cond, Mary Jean Laycock; third,
Second Division—First, James Gabel;
Donald Clemow; third, Lois
g o October 22 Rev. Chapman gave
very interesting talk to the high
ool students. The pupils deemed it
the |} best talk that has been given.
Chapman used the title, “What
ou Worth?” He then proceeded
11 us what we. were worth, —
ur. orth chemically we are worth
Not much when some of
5 at-we are worth a lot.
And then there was Hercules, the
hty man!
: Here and There
The arrival of tools and
machines has added ,a great deal of
| interest and activity. in the borough
nich school.
sewing
~ The seventh grade of Dallas borough
h high school enjoyed a hike last week
hh the woods around Huntsville.
“The ‘ninth grade «ff Dallas borough
scheol went on ta hike Wednesday,
Octoher 26, and gathered
eaves
substitute teacher
/ gr de borough
#s on Tuesday of this week in place
{ Miss Taylor.
rari freshmen expect to show
the sopohomores and juniors a good
ime Friday night, October 25.
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INTERESTING FACTS
autumn
taught the
sewing sewing
“The “Water Fowl Club” has made a
complete study of ducks and
Ducks and geese (three toes webbed)
are of the order of Anatidae.
year this grand army of birds take
rg, znd -so sweep northward from
tropics and sub-tropies. Where-
geese.
t and rear their young.
he geese fly in a 'V shape, They
are ‘safer flying this way. The dii-
ferent ducks the class studied were
/ Mallard, Cinnanian Teal, the
green-winged Teal and the Shoveller,
0 called the Spoonbill. The geese
died were the Canadian, the Black
t and the American white-fronted
e of the most interesting things
t ‘the Canadian goose is the way
defends the female on her nest.
gander hardly moves from the
while the goose is rearing the
e Canadian goose is the most im
ant for it is our domestic goose.
s a jet black head and neck with
the throat. The body is a gentle
f ray brown. 0
JOHN GEBHARDT,
Editor-in-Chief.
RUTH E. HULL,
Assistant Editor
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SCRIBE FOR DALLAS POST.
* \Anna Balavage is the best beloved
ht, who is an accomplished singer, |-
ABOUT WATER FOWLS
Once a |
ever they rest for the summer they
nspicuous white crescent encir-
“Believe It Or Not”
Ruth L. Jackson, Junior Reporter
Laketon High School
Junior.
Daniel
girls.
Earl Payne always comes to history
class with his work prepared.
Alice Boothies’ most famous ex-
pression, “Oh, yeah!”
Torrence Moyer’s
shark.
Forma, Raskin is taking reducing
exercises.
Pete Kuchta never read wild west
romances.
Eva Wesley has vamped all the boy
friends.
Harold Hoover is following in Bar-
ney Major’s occupation.
Bethia Allen is the Junior flapper.
Tommy Traver doesn’t care for the
sopohomore girls,
Adelaide Hausch gets 100 per cent.
in deportment.
Joe Rauch always does his own
French.
Bill Ashburner, the Junior flirt.
reeset Jeet.
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
Crispell never teases the
the geometry
A physics period passing by without
Mr. Bowen saying “Lo and behold?
Mr. Doll not saying what at the end
of each sentence?
Miss Taylor not knowing her sew-
ing.
Johnnie Gebhardt keeping quiet. in
history period?
John Mead not prepared? .
Miss Taylor — What is
stock?
Small Boy--Cows, for instance.”
watered
“I shouldn’t have eaten that mission
steak,”
Said the cannibal king with a frown,
“For often I've heard that old proverh.
You can’t keep a good man down.”
CLOE EVANS.
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BOROUGH SCHOOLS TO
ORGANIZE ORCHESTRA
Tuesday evening Mr. Terry of Leh-
man met with a group of high school
students in the auditorium to discuss
the possibilities of forming an orches-
tra. Great interest was shown and we
were surely surprised to find so many
musicians in the school. Following
this he gave a short talk in the Wed-
nesday morning assembly. There were
violin, banjo, including one with four
strings, saxophone and clarinet play-
but sorry to say no Hawaiian
‘When a harmonica
girls
ers,
guitars nor drums.
band was mentioned the senior
were right! there, especially; Jeanne.
We surely hope that this ‘orchestra
will be a ‘success.
ALICE BAER.
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PARENT-TEACHER MEETING
The Parent-Teacher Association was
odganized in the high school audi-
torium on Monday evening, October 21.
It is to ke known the Parent-
Teacher Association of the Dallas
Borough school district.
A. P. Cope, the country superinten-
dent, spoke at length about the good
that can be accomplished by P. T. A.
as
Mr. Templin told the parents about
the P. T. A. in West Pittston with a
paid membership of over 600 and the
good they are doing.
Mr. Waters spoke
the board is trying to do and extended
an invitation to all parents to visit the
schools and attend the meetings of the
board in order that each parent may
know what the board is doing.
Following the addresses the follow-
about the worl:
ing officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Stanley B. Davies;
fisrt yice president, George F. Bowen;
second vice president, Mr. Bowen;
secretary, Mrs. Baker; treasurer,
Mrs. Russell Evans.
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JOKES
Kenneth Oliver—Father, what is a
road hog?
Father—He is the man who has that
part of the road you want.
David Brace (in New York)—Yes,
Johnnie, that’s a skyscraper.
Johny G.—Gosh, but I'd like to see
one work.
Miss Miller—I had a night mare last
night.
Miss Sutton--Yes, I saw you with
him.
Jennie S —Is Mr. Doll satisfied with
your work?
Francis Magers—He certainly mustember 3rd are as follows.
“IIf all my pupils School at 1:30.
be. Today he said:
were like you I'd resign tomorrow.”
That shows he thinks I know enough.
Lake Students
Hold Hallowe'en,
In School Gym
Proceeds Go Toward Purchase of
New Uniforms For School Basket
Ball Team
A Hallowe'en entertainment and
party was held in Laketon gym Friday
evening, October 25. The Girls’ Glee
Club presented a very interesting
operetta entitled “China Silk.”
were awarded to the best dressed and
to the funniest dressed persons, Re-
freshments were served after the en-
tertainment. A very good time was
had by all who attended and we hope
to give them 'more enjoyment during
the term.
The proceeds of this party are to be
given to the athletic association. The
boys are much in need of new basket
Prizes
ball suits and for their good work in:
i Swanson, Hollowich. and Kuchta each
winning their games on the square we
wil help them all we can in getting
much desired suits. We also wish
them a successful year in basket ball
under the much-honored name
Laketon. !
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HISTORY OF DALLAS
CONTINUED
this reason, The need of watch dogs
for that purpose ended in Dallas years
ago—about 1855.
Fox hunting was rare sport nt one
time in Dallas, and during the winter
season was extensively in
For this hunting fox hounds were used.
The hunters were stationed about on
the hills where the “runaways”
supposed to be, and each had his sho*
at the fox as it was driven by in front
‘of the hounds. The fox skin brought
a little money in at the furriers, and
the county paid a small bounty,
that there was a slight remuneration
from this sport. Catamounts and wild-
cats were often seen and killed by the
inhabitants of Dallas. There
were also a few rattlesnakes and other
poisonous reptiles found there by tne
earlier settlers, but all of these ave
gone now from Dallas township.
indulged
were
80
earlier
Kunkle
The village or postoffice of Kunkle
was settled about 1836 and was named
in honor of Wesley and Conrad
Kunkle. Wesley Kunkle settled and
erected a saw-mill near there about
1840. Conrad did not go there until
about twelve years later. The country
round about Kunkle was and still is
known the
generally as
so called as far back as 1820.7 The
reason for it is apparent when we re. |
call the fact that all that region was |
originally almost entirely covered witli |
hemlock and other evergreen trees
The hemlock was abundant and of
its superiority the hemlock was grown
on the fest side of the Susquehanna
river in this vicinity «commands a con-
siderably larger price than that grown
on the opposite side. This is a fact
well known to dealers in lumber, but
not, it is believed, by the uninitiated.
About the year 1840 George Cairl (?),
in order to utilize the hemlock bark iin
that vicinity,
the. hill just east of present Kunkle
This was the second tannery
the
or
three years earlier by Zachariah Neely
vilage,
established
first being
in Dallas township,
that established two
in West Dallas near the Lehman town-
ship line, on the road leading from Mec-
The
by a
large steam tannery erected about 1855
Lellonsville to Harvey's Lake.
Cairl tannery was superseded
by Edward Marsh, an enterprising
voung New Yorker. This steam tan-
nery was burned several years ago,
and the present one was erected after
the model and upon the same ground
of the former one.
(Continued Next Week)
SWEET VALLEY CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Services in the Church of Christ,
at Sweet Valley for Sunday October
27 are as follows:
Bible School at 10 a. m. followed
by preaching and communion at 11
a. m. Preaching services at 7:30
p. m.
HUNTSVILLE M. E.
Church service Sunday at the
Huntsville M. E. Church are as fol-
Sermon at 9:30 a. m. and Sun-
lows:
day School at 10:30 a. m.
CARVERTON M. E.
Carverton M. E. services for Nov-
Sunday
Divine Worship at 2:30.
Rev. Greenfield will preach.
of
. “Green |
Woods,” and I find record that was |
established a tannery om
Laketon Wins
From Lehman
By 22-0 Score
Team Needs Football Equipment and
Lacks Support It Should Have From
Student Body
Our second football game of the
season. was, a tremendous victory in
spite of the handicaps with which our
boys were up against. We are proud
of our victory because of the fact that
our boys are practically training them-
selves.
Our boys met the Lehman boys on
the latter's grid on Friday, October 18.
Many Laketon rooters accompanied
the tearm to the game and kept the air
warm with encouragement. Both teams
fought hard, and in spite of the fact
that our boys had to do without suits.
headgear and shoes, they carried home
the “bacon” with® a score of 22-0,
scored a touchdown.
Suits are to be purchased by the
Laketon Athletic Association as soon
os possible, so that our boys can go
out on the grid equally equipped for
the battle.
The game yesterday was with Dal-
las township on the home grid.
DAVID MAYERS,
Sport Reported, Laketon High School.
LOYALTY
Second Series of Editorials on Scout
Law
By Alice. Booth and Eva Wesley
Lake Township Schools
A Scout is Ivyal! What does this
mean to a Scout? To the Scout it
means faithful to law or lawful gov-
ernment, to be loyal to all to whom he
has obligations.
An example of loyalty may be
found in the story of Charles VIII
At the Battle of Foronovo he chose
nine of his bravest officers and gave
each of them a complete suit of ar-
mor, which was a ‘countér part of
his own. By this device he out-
witted a group of his enemies who
had leagued themselves to kill him
during the fight. They sought him
through all the ranks and every time
they met one of these officers they
thought they had come face to face
with the king. These officers hailed
such a dangerous honor with delight
and devotion.
It is a remarkable illustration of
their loyalty.
yAn illustration of disloyalty is
shown by Edward E. Hale character-
izing Philip Nolan in “The Man With-
out a Country.”
At the beginning of the story we
find Nolan depicted as a traitor.
experienced a desire to never see or |
hear of the United States again and
his wish was granted. After living |
on the sea for many years and never
hearing of his native country, he be-
gan to repent for his rash outbreak.
He begged to hear a few words from
his native country and while on his
dying bed his wish was granted.
To a Scout, loyalty means acknowl-
edgement of Soo power.
Church Notes
METHODIST E EPISCOPAL
10 a. m.—Church School.
11 a. m.—Morning worship there, |
“The Nearness of God.”
6:30 p. m.—Epworth League De- |
votional meeting.
7:30 p.
Theme, “Christ’s Faith in Victory.”
This is World’s Service Rally Day.
Each member and friend is asked to
make a special gift in the interest of
World Service.
Beginning Sunday night and con-
| Spic and Span
Improvements are being made on the
Lake township grid in preparation for
the game with Dallas township.
Two alumni members of the class of
’29, Lois Sorber and Bessie Grey,
visited the Laketown school Friday.
Lake township schools are being
visited by Dr. Thomas of Wilkes-Barre,
as state representative to exarmine the
teeth of the students.
Misses Davies, Hausch and Williams
are spending a great deal of time in
the coaching the students in prepara-
tion for the Hallowe'en festivities to
be held ot Laketon.
A. P. Cope, county superintendent of
schools, and Messrs Sorber, LaBar
and Williams of the Lake township
board of directors, were visitors at the
, high school on Tuesday afternoon, and
gave a very favorable report.
DARREL CRISPELL.
Laketon High School.
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STUDENTS BUILD
DUTCH VILLAGE
The pupils of the seventh grade of
Laketon high school are working on a
project on the Dutch people. Carl
Grey made the stand filled with sand
on which dykes are to be constructed.
Houses, and
canals are to be built to, form a regu-
lar Dutch village.
A home ig to be furnished with the
costume including the wooden shoes of
the Dutch people. Albert London very
cunningly made a four-poster bed, «
table, bench and three-legged stool
Agnes Urbonavitch and Esther Smith
furnished the bed with mattress, pil-
lows, pillow case, sheets and spread,
When finished the project will rep-
resent a complete village in Holland.
EVELYN YORK,
Reporter, Lake Township High School.
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DRAMATIC CLUB
PRESENTS PLAYS
churches, windmills
The three one-act plays presented
by the Dramatic Club last Friday
afternoon and evening were a great
success. The plays were presented to
the children in the afternoon and
they seemed to enjoy them. The plays
were not as well attended in the eve-
ning as they should have been. We
hope the public will take advantage of
the next play.
You heard about the value of X in
“Sing a Song
didn’t hear what the real value was.
The tenth grade will present the play,
“The Value of X,” November 15.
Everyone likes to find the “who” and
the
The sophomores will r
of Seniors,” but you
“why.”
ppreciate your
appearance,
MARGARET OLIVER,
He |
m. — Evening worship. !
Social Editor.
|
tinuing for one week, we have plan-
ned a House to House Visitation Cam-
paign to awaken interest in all de-
partments of church activities. Re-
ports will be made of the results ob-
tained Sunday night, November 3 at
the evening service.
Monday night, all who have part in
the Womenless Wedding will meet at
the church at 8 p. m. for rehearsal.
Tuesday, Men’s Bible Class will
meet at the parsonage at 7:30.
Wednesday, 7:30—Midweek prayer
and devotion.
Thursday—Choir rehearsal.
SHAVERTOWN M. E.
9:45—Church School.
11:00 — Morning worship. Sub-
ject, “To Serve the Present Age, ‘The
| Home.’ ”’
7:30—The last sermon in the series,
“Old Age.”
Monday night the Boy Scouts will
hold a Hallowe’en party.
Tuesday night the choir of the M.
E. Church will hold a Hallowen’en
party.
Have a Treat On Eddie
Look For the Philco Planes Over
Dallas Early Next Week
Johnnie Kuchta
| school «
Lake Twp. Team
Handicapped By
Lack of Coach
Game Playged On Lehman Field ,
Shows Potential Strength of Un:
coached Laketon Team :
By Paul Avery
Staff Correspondent
Laketon lost its first football game a :
of the season when Dallas borough . ..
defeated the team 23-6. However, we
do not think the boys made such a,
poor showing in spite of the one-sided ..
score. The star of the game was Lake-
ton’s fullback, Johnnie Kuchta, who |
made repeated gains against the Dal-
las team and scored Laketon’s one
touchdown. ILaketon lost the ball
through unlucky breaks several times
when within striking distance of Dal-
las’ goal, Last year Laketon lost only
one game in the whole season. Tunk-
hannock defeated them by a high score
but the game was one-sided also in
that Tunkhannock had a much heavier
and a much more experienced team.
This year Laketon has no regular
coach, which is a great handicap.
is acting as student
coach but it is utterly impossible for
any man to play on the team and at
the same time see all the points that
need to be strengthened. We are sure
Johnnie will do his best, but his is a
job that is too much for one man ‘to
handle.
We are sorry to say also that the
football team lacks another thing.
That is, student support. At present,
there are not enough members on the
football squad to. make up a second
team to work against the first team in
practice. Students who were out for
the team at first stopped playing,
some fo good reasons, of course, but
some merely because they were not
put on the first team immediately.
Perhaps they do not realize that in do-
ing so they are doing more to defeat
their team than any opposing back- iv
field, plunging through the lines for
touchdowns. A second team is as |
necessary to a varsity as gasoline to :
an automobile. The team, must have
opposition in a game.
Laketon can boast of a complete foot-
ball squad in the near future. An-
other weak point is the cheering at the
games. Many of the Laketon students
think cheering and cheerleading a big
joke but if they saw the uniformea
cheer leaders of Dallas and heard the
at the game last
Friday it should have awakened them.
organized cheering
Dallas’ victory last Friday was not
only on the gridiron but along the
lines as well, Dallas showed real
pirit und we hope
prefit by the lesson.
Laketon will
It seems a shame too that Laketon
high, now supposedly one of the lead-
ing high schools of this section, should
be one of the school who do not equip
its football teams. Laketon in their.
knocked-together football togs made a
poor showing beside the neat blue jer-
seys and brown pants and helmets of
the Dallas team. When Lake town-
ship sanctioned, football the equip-
ment of the team should also have
been considered, for not only are ap-
pbearances concerned but the players
are in greater danger of being hurt
without the padded football suits.
They say that the business men of
Dallas equipped the Dallas team.
Aren't there any business men in Lake
township? It does not cost a great
deal.
Many people say that the schools
should stick to their “readin’” “wrtin’
and “’rithmetic” and leave athletics
alone, but the days of the solitary
three “R’s” have passed. Athletics are
today as much a part of a complete
education of the regular sub-
jects. All the large industries, when
hiring men for important positions pay
as much attention to a man’s athletic
record as to his marks in high school
or college studies. Experts claim that
athletics teach leadership and the
leaders are the men that the large in-
dustries are looking for. Athletics do
mode, you see, than just improve
health and make muscle.
as any
Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 the
Shavertown M. E. Troop Committee
will entertain the Girl Scouts of the
Dallas District including Fernbrook,
Trucksville, Dallas and Lehman. At’
the Shavertown M. z church base-
ment.
Thursday p. m., at 0, the Junior
League®will meet in the church. :
TRUCKSVILLE M. E.
Service in the morning will be spec-
ial for Girl Scouts. The subject will
be: “For the Crown.”
Evening topic — “Cleaning
Temple.” /
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