Brentwood High School - Anthem Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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BOHRD QF DIRECTORS Albert W. Lesker, Presidem Waller H. Colteryahn, Vice-President lohn l-l. Selferth, Treasurer Charles l-l. Bracken, Secretary Robert K. Hall Earl A. Mclntosh Thomas D. Suiter George H. Weitzel T. D. Boydsion, Supervising Principal

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ADMINISTRATION

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0 l I. D. BOYDSTON. Supervising Principal gs -11674 r A MESSAGE TO THE CLASS OP 1938 THE BEATEN PATH 1 Our pioneers found upon this continent well worn paths, known as indian trails, leading in all directions. ln fact it would have been possible to travel from ocean to ocean, and from the lakes to the gulf by following these much traveled trails. Explorers sometimes left the trail and plunged boldly into the Wilderness, hoping to reach their goal more quickly. ln most cases these experiments were disastrous. The bleached bones of the adven- turers were the only remaining evidences of their folly. So, too, it has been with individuals and with nations in their quest for better things. There are certain fixed paths and policies, which if followed lead on to fortuneg Omitted, all the voyage of their lives is lost in shallows and in miseriesf' ' Many centuries ago it was decreed that man shall earn his bread by the sweat of his brow, and that whatsoever a man findeth to do, he shall do with his might. This decree had no haggling over hours or wages, no sit-down strikes, and no waiting idly by until relief is forthcoming. ln modern times we have wandered far afield, and the wrecks of our self-reliance and initiative are strewn in ghastly array along many an adven- turous undertaking. Would it not be better to follow again the beaten path of honesty, sobriety and industry, rather than fix our gaze upon a far-off vista, which may have no more substance than the empty mirage of the desert? . I leave this problem for your solution, as the class of l938 passes into the realm of history. Very truly yours, I. D. BOYDSTON. Iune 2, 1938.