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‘don’t try it again.
"an unnecessarily long ‘one.
‘at home with Dallas
fans. forget that the former two were
It’s all right, but
Trucksville’s game
‘against I.ehman showed the fault of
As a skillful
among the missing.
too much long shooting.
. exhibition the game was surpassed by
mnany, as an ‘exciting spectacle oue
would have to go back to the old Penn
State days to equal it. Not only were
seven of Trucksville’s fourteen field
goals made from midcourt or beyond.
but most of them came when points
were needed to stay up with the Leli-
man boys. It was all right, but don’t
do it again. Don’t get to thinking that
that is the ‘way to win
games. Does Trucksville do its long
shooting because it doesn’t know any
better or On first
assumption that victories were pulled
out of the fire over Dallas and Sha-
out of necessity?
vertown early in the season, the plan! will the lake people defy all laws of
bas been adopted as permanent so it | community sport by supporting a loser |
is neither |
seems. In our opinion it
lack of
on the theory
long shots will find their mark.
happened that Trucksville has
work the ball
occasionally. They.
Dallas
been
unable to under
basket, except
couldn't get it through
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the | school sport,
Shavertown on previous occasions and |
when the Lehman boys were
with Dorsett and Ide out of the game | this wore
to the same style
dislike
resorted
We also
they
game.
back court game. It looks as if the ball]
enough to allow their |
is held just long
opponents to shift to defense.
the only logical thing to do is to drib-
Then,
ble until one of the defenders comes
out of defensive formation. What
aetually happens is that Trucksville | receive
dribbles part way and, even when mn that they could win games.
usually uncorks a long shot,'the Kingston township team. The first
‘covered,
‘When un-
covered is the thing,
covered, pass. That method will draw
fouls, if it doesn‘t accomplish
dribble
feature in basketball. The thing is
keep the ball moving. It is hard
pass to a man who is covered, especi-
ally when five defenders are under the
basket against four for the attackers
Trucksville is not going to win the
pennant, but nobody need feel
ashamed of the team that “Jim Good-
win and “Nut” Hazeltine have gather-
ed together.
to
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BI-COUNTY LEAGUE
Skimming among the
players we find the league race run-
_ ning along fine. The boys are at the
turn and speeding along to the end of
the season. When the teams meet to-
night it begins the second round of
games and anyone can win the pen-
nant. Laketon’s road is not too easy,
the gold and blue will be given trouble
“borough and
away with Kingston township and Dal-
las township, with perhaps ‘Lehman
giving a little opposition, After the
‘gold and blue of Laketon licked Kings-
town township, Coach Kline said, he
was more than a little worried over
the games tp be played with Dallas
borough and’ the township teara from
Pallas. And the one skirmish that is
bothering him is the. game next Friday
night at the Meridian Hall, when the
Laketon boys meet Dallas
There will be fun and furicus action.
Dallas had little trouble beating Moyen
last Tuesday, but had to fight hard to
win, although the score would indi
township.
basketball |
| tendance should happen to drop off, no
weakened | we won't see your
of | borough
Trucksville’s | would he obtained.
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| three
more, [Jost two in a row.
and drawing fouls is still an important the fans seemed to die down
township, and Dallas borough. It's ©
a toss up as to how the three teams
will finish.
ton boys another hard battle last Fri-
day night. Laketon’s enthusiasm ir
following school
club has been a watchword in the back
mountain. Everybody knows a visit
here of the Lake boys means a good
game and a packed house.
a matter of wonderment in many
places that l.aketon’s following is not
of” school boys and school
the most part of young
alks of life. This
Beaumont gave the Kings-
its high
It has been
made up
girls, nor for
men, but men in all wa
baskeball) may be because of the winning tear
that has been turned out this season.
We wonder if this same enthusiasm
would still interest the followers when
the loser's portion would come. What
will they do? Will interest slump, or
|
as whole-heartedly as they have been
good basketball, nor reliance | following a winner? College sport has)
that a percentage 01| been an exception, in that losers have!
It has|
been followed, but not quite as en-
husiastically as But
is a community,
winners. high
which
when it amounts to something, hag
and | heen subject to the law of supply and !
demand. Supply us with a winner or
games.
out
school,
Perhaps ii
in the Dallas
hetter results
So lets get behind
carried,
high
team and show the others in the
in Dallas,
show as much entuhiasm as the Lake
people do. (Communities have followed
Take the Dallas
base ball team last year. Did they not
the support as long they show-
Take
our
league, that we, here can
losers many times.
games of the season the team
when | had the support of the entire student
hody and townspeople, but they have
The enthusiasm of
a bit
When the team played the
Dallas township team, for it was noted
that the continued drive of the town-
ship boys took the spirit right out of
the White and Gold cheer leaders.
Right now that old time school spirit
is needed in Kingston township. With
the team members all primed to do
battle untill the last ounce. of energy
within them is used up, the fans and
leaders should be the last to
crumble. If Laketon or Dallas town-
ship lose their winning teams, and at-
too soon.
cheer
amount
bring
great,
of newspaper writing will
it back. The press may be
but it bucks against a stone-
wall, which it can’t get through, over
or under, when it tries to tell the
great sport fan of the back mountain
he. should support a loser as well as
a winner. Yes, even in Dallas and
Lehman, Beaumont and Noxen.
Dallas: township was forced to play
its best in the game with Lehman last
Thursday.
regulars that they piled up a big lead
in the “first half—39 to 20. “Red”
and Joe Morrisey were high
Lucky for Coach Girton’s
Carey
scorers. The Dallas boys will have a
chance" to cut down the lead of the
night when
Dallas
Lake boys next Friday
they meet at Meridian Hall.
borough plays Kingston township
the high school.
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“Pat Elias excelled for Laketon.
The Lake township girls defeated
Noxen hy the score of 37-13.
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FRIENDS
Elsie Oney, Freshman
Oh! but it's wonderful
Some friends to have,
They fill your life with sunshine
They make it glad.
A friend to talk to
To confide your woe
If you have a friend
A great debt you owe.
To him because
He ‘made life worth living
Solved many a problem
By good advice giving.
What would. we do
Had we no friends
Life would trail on
To a tiresome end.
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An Editorial
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Stella L. Johnson, Lehman T. H. S.
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George Washington was born Feb-
ruary 22, 1732, at Bridges Creek,
Westmoreland . Co., Virginia. He was
‘athletic in form, and fond of out-door
life.
his companions. As a lad he was not
a remarkable scholar,
He was always a leader among
but was rather
reserved and sedate in his demeanor;
he was of a more serious turn of mind
than other boys. The education that
he received was completed by the time
his last
having been
devoted to-the studying of engineering,
geometry, triganometry and surveying.
In 1748 ‘he received a commission as a
public surveyor and followed this pro-
fession for three years. Washington
always had military ability, and at the
time of the French and Indian trouble
he enlisted in-military tactics. Tn 1775
he accepted a position as aide on Gen-
eral Braddock's staff, where he showed
unabated courage and gallantry Wash-
ington's dauntless courage won him
much fame, He was put in command
of the Continental Army. in July, 1775,
and on December 4, 1783, he delivered
his Farewell Address to the army and
retired to private life. He was elected
the first President of the United States,
from which he was given the honor of
being “Father of Our Country.” Wash-
ington's administration of the civil
government was marked by the me-
thodical precision, which had char-
acterized his conduct through life. His
conscientious habit of undertaking nc
duty, until he comprehended its entire
scope and being, was also especially
apparent his new position. He
he was sixteen years of age,
two years of schooling
in
well Address to the country, w hich he
forming, almost out of a chaos.
retired to hig home at Mount Vernon, |
where he devoted himself to agricul-|
jture. He died December 14, 1799.
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Wins Master's
Degree From
State College.
Miss Estella Goldsmith, of Dallas, One’
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| Of Fifteen to Receive Honor at Mid-
7 Year Commencement
Miss Estella Goldsmith, of Dallas,
Zo one of the fifteen to receive a mas-
‘at’ the
| mencement of Pennsylvania State Col-
| lege Miss
veckelon
{ter's. degree mid-year com-
Goldsmith received her
of
institution in 1927
scientific studies
student,
Miss Goldsmith’s thesis for
gree of master of science was entitled,
| “Phe Genus Polyporus
County.” an extensive sur-
vey to
and continued her
as a post-graduate
the de-
in Luzerne
She made
in the
| number
county determine the
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virtue of its hard-fought battle with|race at the present *ime i: very in- to Acteat by the. score of 32-11
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Lehman Township School News
PTET
Lehman Girls
Win; Boys Lose
To Dallas Twp.
Girls Team Runs Rough-Shod Over
Dallas Township Lassies; Boys Lose
Out By Two Point Margin
Lehman girls defeated Dallas town-
ship on Thursday evening. Score for
the first half was 32-1. The final score
47-4. center, was back
the game after an absence due to ill-
ness.
Kinsman, in
Lee was referee.
ILlehman boys lost a hard fought
game to Dallas township 44-42. The
low ceiling handicapped the team very
Victory would have been Leh-
man’s were it not for this handicap.
Early in the second half IL.ehman lost
its star forward, Davis, and guard,
Rusiloski, by personal fouls. This was
factor in causing the defeat.
Davis was high scorer with 13 points.
Dallas team was also crippled, having
only one varsity player on the floor
during the last four minutes of the
game. :
much.
a big
LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIAL NOTES
Vivian Davis, member of the junior
class, ig ilL
Members of the freshman class en-
joyved a sleigh-ride party to the home
of Helen Mekeel recently.
Meltvina Shouldice, junior, has
turned to school after an illness.
re-
porus thatt flourished in the various
sections. The survey ig part of the
floristic studies carried on at the
Pennsylvania State College in attempt-
ing to formulate a list of the plants of
the State,
A brief account of the thesis will ie
| presented before the Pennsylvania.
{Academy of Science at its Harrisburg
meeting in April. Dean Kern,
State College, has requested its publi
| cation in the Journal of the Academy.
Miss Goldsmith is a highly esteemed
of
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‘teacher in this county, having form-
lerly taught in the Dallas township
[high school, and is. teaching in the
| Lehman schools.
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NAVY EQUIPPS DIESEL
LAB AT PENN STATE
The United States Navy has equip-
| red a laboratory for more eXtended
research with Diesel engines at the
Pennsylvania State College, according
to Dean R. IL. Sackett, of the School of
Engineering. The equipment will be
installed in an abandoned power house
temporarily, due to lack of an ade-
quate! building for the engineering ex-
periment station, he said.
Research in the oil-burning engine
field at Penn State during the past ten
has attracted international at-
tention to the institution. Within the
past data on char
atceristics of Diesel engine operation
from South Africa,
{
years
year requests for
have been receiver
1
of the species of Genus Poly-'
Australia, Japan, and several Euro-
pean countries.
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Dallas Township School News
ERETEREER RENEE ERA ERNE ERNE REE R ERNE NERA NRE BRN ENE
Ila Goss, Editor
The next Dallas township Parent-
Teachers meeting will be held at D. T.
H. S. Monday
Every
evening, 23.
parent of. Dallas township
welcome.
February
is
VALENTINE PARTY
E.. B. N.
The F. Club of Dallas town-
ship vocational high school held. their
first meeting Tuesday, February 10.
They decided to have a Valentine
party Friday afternoon, February 13.
Seven new members were taken into
the club. A very delightful lunch was
served after the initiation of the new
members.
Sagi
The vocational girls have
the
received
their new schedules for second
semester.
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The seniors of D. T. H. 8S,
oyster supper Wednesday
February 18, at the Kunkle
Hall. The supper was
every one who attended. The seniors
thank every one who assisted them
with the supper.
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Friday afternoon the township hand
played a few selections. The valen-
tines were distributed. At the end of
the entertainment was a song by the
school.
gave an
evening,
Grange
enjoyed by
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DINNER PARTY
The faculty of Dallas township high
school enjoyed a chicken dinner at the
East Dallas. church Friday, February
13. After this they all gathered at
Miss Love's home, where card playing
was enjoyed by all. A dainty lunch
was served to the following: Miss
Stevens, Miss Stahlman Miss Gold-
smith, Miss Wallace, Miss Robinson,
Miss Love, Mr. Girton, Mr. Kester and
Mr. Drake.
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SPORT NEWS
The Dallas township teams met the
Lehman township teams on the Dallas
township floor on Thursday, February
12, The girls game was won by Leh-
man by the score of 34-5. Helen Spen-
cer, one of the forwards, is ill at her
home.
The boys game was won by Dallas
township a score of 44-42, The
game was a fast one and several fouls
were called on both teams.
Tod Morris, a
b y
forward. on the boys
Shavertown Water Companies.
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At present and in the future the local oifico will be in charge
of Mr. Phillip Anderson, of Dallas.
mail at the Water Company office, Lake street. Dallas, or to our
duly authorized representative, Mr. Anderson.
Dallas and Shavertown Water Co,
SELRLERERIIRRNE, FETE
team has We sure
because he is
quit the squad.
hope “Tod” comes back,
needed by the team.
The Dallas township teams journey-
ed to Laketon to play Noxen. on the
Laketon township floor, on Tuesday
evening, February 17. The girls game
was won by Noxen by a score of 10-8,
The boys game was won by the Dal-
las township boys by a scare of 40-9.
Matukitus being high scorer on the
team, 15 points, followed by
Carey making 10 points. Elston on
the girls team scored 7 points.
—M. 'K., Reporter.
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JUNIOR NEWS
scoring
. The Juniors dedicate this little poem
to those members of the class who are
ill:
We hope you don’t stay sick,
Another single minute
Cause you're missing lots of fun,
"And being sick—there’s nothing in it.
ig
A certain junior girl says that
Charles Landers has a weakness for
purple stripes. @
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Elizabeth Frantz, a member of the
Junior class, is very ill at her home.
We hope whe will soon recover.
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SOPHOMORE CLASS
Arthur Keefer, a member
class, was ill at his home. .
very glad that he Is back
doing his daily work again,
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JOKES
We notice that Jean Bogart received
a valentine that she does not want any
one to see. She must be very proud
of it. i
of this
We ave
in school
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F RESHMAN CLASS
A sleigh- riding party ‘was given Dy
| Thelma Kiefer February 10, at the
Country Club. Games and dancing
were enjoyed by the following: Doris
Lauderbach, Henry Love, Thelma Kie-
fer, Joseph. Huntzinger, Lulu Meeker,
Charles Landers, ‘Jean Ritchie, Wil-
liam ~Finnen, Jessie: Ritchie, George
Hofmeister, Alberta: Hofmeister, Paul
Breilhun, Lillian Spencer, ‘Willard
Lauderbach, Robert Hislop and Eliza-
beth Neuman, 2 ey
Be 3 ;
Kathleen Randall ill for sev-
Jewel Litwin has not .yoi
was
eral days.
fecovered from the dead.
should be made in person or by