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oreivorc We wish to share with the community the theme of our PENNANT, which is the history of the schools of Penn Township and of the borough of Bernville. Since 1954 is the centennial year of the establishment of the Office of Superintendent of Schools of Berks County, we offer a contribution to the celebration by tracing the history of our schools. We have answered many questions includ- ing: the description of the schools, their size, the means of transportation, and the measures of discipline. A new feature of the 1954 PENNANT is the school calendar that illustrates the social life of our school. We hope you will enjoy this PENNANT and cherish its contents. lie C (ciS3 of 1 954: I like to think of you, the Class of '54, as individuals. Maybe this is because you are a smaller class than we have had for a number of years and so I have learned to know you better. Possibly it is because your backgrounds of experiences have varied considerably, as do your hopes and aspirations for the future. Each of you has his or her own individual personality by which we, your teachers, have learned to know you. The effort you put into your work, your seriousness of purpose, and the achievements you have made are, naturally, not all alike. Because you live in the United States of America, you will continue to be different; your leaders and teachers believe that you should have the right to develop your own individual capabilities to the fullest. Just as your school has offered opportunities for your own individual development, so it has provided experiences which, I am sure, helped you realize that there are some things in which we can pride ourselves in being alike. The virtues of honesty, decency, fair play, tolerance, respect, manners, conduct, and cooperation are the same for all. You are preparing to step into an adult world in which your new challenges will make those big problems of your high school days seem small by comparison. Your success in life will be measured by how much you have continued to develop the individual that is you within the rules of the game which are the same for us all. I like your PENNANT. You have made some innovations which help to make it new and sparkling. Your motto is very appropriate. For many years you and your faculty have planned together the course of your class ship. As its wake blends with the sunset, I know you will step confidently upon your own ship and head it toward the sunrise with the firm conviction you have expressed in your motto, We Plot the Course by which We Sail . Supervising Principal
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Miss Stella M. Riegel As a symbol of esteem and affection which the Class of 1954 bears her, this volume of the PENNANT is dedicated to Miss Stella M. Riegel, teacher of English and social studies in the junior high school. We shall all remember her for the background she has given us in English and history. During her years of excellent advice and guid- ance since the school's construction in 1931, in the classroom and out. she has taught us beauty of simplicity, value of cooperation, and the importance of study and hard work. When she said, Let's get to work! , uttered with conviction and clarity, she commanded the attention of her pupils. We are sure her students will continue to grow in the spirit of her teaching.
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