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From: "Ed & Sharon Malcom" <>
Subject: [PACAMBRI-L] Johnstown Spectators
Date: Sat, 3 Jul 1999 17:18:58 -0500


Hello List,
While indexing the names in the Johnstown HS Spectators I have, I came
across notes in them about alumni and current events that give some
interesting information.
I will post them as time allows. I hope some of the items will help.
The dates before the individual's name is the year they graduated.

>From the June 1915 Issue:
'04 Miss MARY LOWMAN, Assistant Supervisor of Music in the
Johnstown Schools, has been the organist at the First Presbyterian
Church in the recent absence of Mr GORDON BALCH NEVIN, who has been at
his home on account of illness.
'09 JOHN RODGERS, formerly coach of the foot-ball team in the High
School, and of the team at St. Francis College, has been appointed
coach at the Stevens Technical Institute in New Jersey. Mr. RODGERS
has the best wishes of the Alumni Association for his continued
success as coach.
'10 Miss MARGARET WALTERS is leader of the Young Woman's Christian
Association Orchestra, recently organized.
'10 Miss F. LILLIAN MURDOCK will graduate from Vassar College in
June.
'11 The following members of 1911 will graduate this spring:
Miss RUTH GLENN-- Bryn Mawr College
Miss GUSSIE SCHULTZ-- German Hospital, Philadelphia.
JOHN COVER-- Columbia University
THOMAS CROCKER-- Pennsylvania State College
J. LEWIS EVANS-- Lehigh University
JOSEPH J. MEYER-- Jefferson Medical College; Mr. MEYER will
enter the Chester Hospital on July 1 as
resident physician.
FOSTER B. SNOWDEN-- Lafayette College
PHILLIP E. THOMAS-- Princeton University
WILLIAM R. THOMAS, JR.--Princeton University
LEO TRENT-- University of Missouri
ROBERT A. TROSS-- Pennsylvania State College
WALDO WRIGHT-- University of Pennsylvania

'11 EARL CAVANAUGH is a veterinary surgeon in Johnstown, having
taken a two-year course at the University of Pennsylvania.
'11 OWEN SHARKEY- is at present taking the law course at the
University of Michigan.
'12 FORREST SHAFFER is a student at the United States Military
Academy, West Point.
'13 The following members of 1913 are completing a two year course
at the Indiana (Pennsylvania) State Normal School:
MISS EDITH COVER, MISS ROSE KILKENNEY, MISS MARGARET McNAMARA,
MISS GLADYS SMITH, MISS RUTH YOUNG, MISS EMILY WHETSTONE, MISS ALICE
WEST.
'14 GRIFFITH OWEN has been one of the most successful track men on
the Freshman team at the University of Nebraska during the present
spring.
Births:
'99 Born to Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE SUPPES (Miss MARION DIBERT) a son.
'04 Born to Dr. and Mrs R.J. SAGERSON, a son.

>From the June 1916 Issue:
At the annual business meeting of the Alumni Association the following
officers were elected for the year: President, Mrs. WILLIAM M. REED;
Vice President, Miss BERTHA LOWMAN; Secretary, Miss ELSIE CANAN;
Treasurer, MORLEY KLINE.
A report of the Treasurer showed that about $800 was realized from the
recent production of " The College Duke", and about $200 from the
lecture course. An appropriation of $900 was authorized for the
students' loan fund. The total sum in the fund amounts to about $1000,
which will be loaned with interest to graduates who wish to attend
college. The President appointed DR. FRANCIS SCHILL, MISS MATHILDA
KREBS, and MISS MARY COOPER to serve as members of the loan fund
committee.
News from Classes:
'08 Miss FLORENCE GLENN was awarded a fellowship in German at Bryn
Mawr College. Miss GLENN was also elected head of the German
department at Johnstown High School.
'10 The engagement of Miss LILLIAN MURDOCK to JOHN DENNEY, JR. was
announced recently.
Marriages:
'09- Miss ETHEL KUNTZ and WESLEY ROSE are to be married on May 26.
Mr. and Mrs ROSE will go to housekeeping on Dilbert St.
Deaths:
'09 FRANK McMILLEN BRENISER died at Saranac, NY on May 3. Until
compelled by ill health to resign six months ago, he had been closely
associated with the University of Pennsylvania for six years, first as
a student and then as the Dean No. 4. FRANK BRENISER was one of
Pennsylvania's most brilliant alumni.

This is all for today. More later.
Sharon Cavanaugh Malcom

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