Claymont High School - Clay Tablet Yearbook (Claymont, DE)

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Stepping to the podium to receive your diploma, you may realize that you could have done more. As you live your entire life, you may never fully realize your capability for productive work. A wholesome family member, a productive worker, a generous contributor to a strong community - all are yours to work at dai- ly. May you always be able to say I did my very bestf' J. B. Clinch Administrative Assistant TO THE SENIORS: You belong to a generation that will be tested by great crises - new ideas, new issues, perhaps by fire. MHY il be Said of you that when the world called for volunteers, for men of faith, of patience, of charityg you responded to the call of humane and brave living. R. L. Durkee Superintendent of Schools

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Claymont's Board ol' Education is composed ol' four elected mem- bers and the Superintendent of Schools. Each ol' the elected mem- bers serves a four-year term without pay. The Superintendent of Schools is by law the Secretary of the Board, but has no vote. It is the responsibility of the Board of Education to adopt policies necessary for the organization and operation of the schools, em- ploy the staff, levy taxes as determined by referendum, authorize expenditures, and act on any matter relating to the control of pub- lic schools. The Board exists only when it is in sessiong therefore, all decisions regarding school matters must be the result of Board action in a regular or scheduled meeting. BO RD OF EDUCATIO Board of Education 'Vir Raxinond E Tomaselti Mr C oseph Rosshirt, Mr. George E. Brown. Mr. Robert L, Dnrkee.

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DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE: THE Mr, Haig Kupjian Principal NECESSITIES CF LIFE Education is the apprenticeship of life, sagely wrote Willmott. Do you agree with him? Have your years in school produced a successful ap- prenticeshipn? If not, this is the opportune time to do some serious thinking and just as serious acting. My sinoere best wishes to you on your graduation from Claymont High School. Haig Kupjian, Principal To the Graduates: Thomas Edison once said that his success was due to one percent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. In other words, if you have learned good work habits during the last four years, you have been taught much. Don't make excuses, but try to make good. Remember that he is best educated who is most useful. Always remember these words of Horace Mann: Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for hu- manityf' H. Cunningham Assistant Principal Mr. Howard Cunningham Assistant Principal GUIDANCE The Guidance Office is a focal spot where counselors, students, parents, and teachers confer - aiming at all times to stimulate a desire within the individual to reach his highest potential. Two full-time counselors administer and interpret test data, distribute college information and applications, and disseminate infor- mation on vocational pursuits. Mrs. Griffiths and Mr. Phillips spend much time in face-to-face interviews with students, helping them to plan their futures wisely, with a knowl- edge of themselves. Mrs Helen Griffiths Guidance Counselors Guidance Counselor Mr. Henry Phillips 6