Edward Drummond Libbey High School - Edelian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Departure 1f ' N OTHER Commencement Day will soon be here. Another year will soon have passed. Once more the portals of Libbey will have opened wide to send forth her Sons and Daughters into the fray of life. Our hearts ache, and our eyes grow misty as they go. . For we realize that life is hard, that strife and diffi- culties and long, patient hours of labor must be theirs. We know that misunderstanding and unpreparedness and unsympathetic souls must take their toll. But still we have faith in our Boys and Girls. We know that in the end they will adjust themselves, that they will rise triumphantly above all difficulties, and that some day they will enter the Land of Success. Libbey has tried to lead you aright. We have taught you the value of consistent effort, the sacredness of labor, the need of trained minds, and the saving grace of Christian Character. We have sought to lead you into fields of education, where many vistas of endeavor have been opened to you. We have shown you that life is a great workshop where every soul must find his place and do his work. For life holds no place for the drone. Only he who does his daily task to the fullness of his capacity can truly succeed. We have often insisted that to your work must be added unselfish Service, that we are our brothers' keepers, and that life without human helpfulness is but sounding brass. Above all, we have called you to the Worship of God, to a Worship that is more than Belief of Mind, to a Worship that expresses itself in daily living. Seniors! Juniors! Sophomores! Freshmen! All go forth into the new life of the summer's freedom, living the Spirit of your Alma Mater. HAROLD E. WILLIAMS, Principal C fi ii 1 ' L . -I 3 se m. 'V A ga Llp ' ' V l19l

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PRINCIPAL H.XROLD E. XVILLIAMS U31

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Our Principal Y 1 P llll 1 ' 4 ' ' ' ' ACH successive wave of pioneers that ventured p , across the trackless lands to the beckoning West was led by some experienced guide, who, alone, had en- ' countered with courage and fortitude the burning deserts, the death valleys, the uncultivated prairies, and the defiant mountain battlements, and who had returned unscathed to aid blundering humanity through the safest passes. This leader differed from those he guided, for he did not endeavor to accumulate land and riches for himself, but bestowed his time voluntarily, proffering a loving hand to his fellowmen and assisting them by sharing with them the fruits of his hard-earned knowledge. The results of his untiring service could not be esti- mated in any duration of time or quantity of gold or silver. Its only plausible measure was in the happiness of those who followed his wise guidance and never swerved from the course. Such a man have we at Libbey-our Principal, Mr. Harold E. Williams. Each consecutive day he stands before us leading a life which exemplifies ideal American manhood, anxious to aid us over the impediments that obstruct our path, eager to congratulate us in success, and ready to sympathize with us in adversity. For four years we have received the benefits of his influence and ability, and we have prospered. We shall convey with us al- ways an image of the man who gave us the most advantageous position on the beginning of life's pathway, and recalling his like- ness, shall be inspired toward greater heights and more exalted aspirations. We shall not forget our indebtedness to Mr. Williams, our Principal, the guide of the first big undertaking in our lives. C xxx f is., I D I' X. W W .An-EF i. -'A E - S ' A ,J I, .Q,A,1-,fr ,114 - H .. , f C Ge 0.2.6- A 'O l20l