Butler High School - Magnet Yearbook (Butler, PA)

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To the Members of the Class of January, 1941: We who have had a part in your educational prepara- tion during the past four years have followed your progress with interest and concern. We recognize in you the poten- tialities of success, likewise the germs of failure. The exis- tence of these opposites prompts us to emphasize the prom- ises for achievement and to plead with you to be faithful to the best which the school has given you. Congratulations and best wishes is our parting greet- ing to you. May you meet difficulties with ardor and fortitude; experience advancement with humility; and enjoy the bless- ings of the American way of life in the spirit of loyalty and gratitude. JOHN D. ANDERSON John D. Anderson, Principal

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Iti)v W. Wiley, Superintendent To the Class of January, 1941: I am pleased to have this opportunity to extend my congratulations and best wishes to the members of the class of January, 1941. You are leaving high school at a time when conditions throughout the world are very unsettled and uncertain. This uncertainty and the present challenge to civilization and religion require that you give unselfishly of your talents in the service of your God and country through doing to the best of your ability the tasks that are before you. Your success will depend largely upon your willingness to accept conditions as they are, your desire to be guided by high principles and ideals, and your thoroughness in per- forming the work you are privileged to do. ROY W. WILEY

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cuss advisers Mr. Miller Miss Black Mr. Herron We seniors owe a debt, a debt of gratitude, to our faculty advisers. To fully discharge this debt is most surely beyond the power of mere words. Even through close association with you, we have glimpsed but a vague and misty view of the responsibilities you must bear and the patience that must be yours. We looked to you for guidance, for train- ing and for inspiration; and we looked not in vain. As we look backward now we see what per- haps we failed to understand in our daily asso- ciation with you. We appreciate now the ad- vice we needed, so freely given by you; the figurative pat on the shoulder; the spoken word of encouragement; and the challenge to our will to do our best. Dormant abilities through your incentive have been uncovered, and ambitions have been stimulated. During our years of association with you we have collected memories that will serve as a reservoir of pleasure so long as we live and wherever we may go. And so to you, Miss Black, Miss McClincy, Mr. Herron, Mr. Miller, Mr. Dryden, and Mr. Palmer, our high school faculty advisers, the Class of January, 1941, extends our gratitude and our best wishes for the years to come. You have given us something of yourself. May we always be worthy of it.