Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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MR C E BOYER Actmg Prmclpal TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1943 Thrs 1S the flrst t1me rn the hrstory of Iohnstown Hrgh School that so many drplomas are to b granted rn absentla However Senlors I congratulate each one of you on your accomp11shment whether you are present for the exercrses whether you are wrth the Armed Forces of the Unlted States or whether you are enrolled rn 1nst1tut1ons of hrgher learnrng Even though we are actually separated by many mrles I flrmly belteve that we are unlted sprrrtually at thrs graduatron trme To our Senrors ln the Armed Forces We are proud of you for we know that you are flghtmg classes a graduatron trme One of the fundamental prlncrples of democracy IS equal1ty of oppor tumty you are frghtrng for that and the progress of the schools rn the future w1ll prove that your sacrrfrce has not been 1n vam To those who have enrolled 1n colleges under the accelerated program I know you were gurded by altrurstrc motrves because under true democracy ment IS rewarded and you w1ll be called upon for your contrlbutron rn the near future as doctors engrneers and professronal workers To those who have remarned wrth us to complete your hlgh school educatxon I know that you have done so w1th great sacrxfrce partrcularly when war rndustrres offer such lucrat1ve op portun1t1es In closrng I want to leave thrs thought Semors go forth strong rn mmd and body wlth a f1rm bellef rn democracy I know thrs world Wrll be a better place rn whrch to l1ve because of your worthwhrle contr1but1ons to the preservatron of our democratlc way of hte I2 A. yes, even willing to give your life if necessary, to guarantee to the luniors and the other oncoming

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MR VV C DAVIS Actmg Supermtendent TO THE CLASS OF 1943 Th1S has been a year of uncerta1nty for the members of your class Never has a class 1n h1gh school had more vo1ces call1ng for 1t to do those th1ng that have had l1ttle relauon to real h1gh school work These VOICES have made 1t d1ff1cult for you to focus your attentlon on the task at hand the complet1on of your h1gh school course L1ttle d1d you thlnk when you began your frrst year 1n h1gh school that you would graduate when the world was 1n a state of chaos Most of the known world IS now at war The 1ssues are clearly defmed and you too w1ll use your h1gh school tra1n1ng as a means of enabl1ng you to ren der serv1ce WHEREVER YOU ARE CALLED UPON TO SERVE For It 1S true that our Country IS callrng and rt should be our des1re to serve rn the tlme of 1lS need At commencement t1me your class w1l1 not all be 1n school There w1ll be those who have already gone 1nto the armed forces of our country They may be on the far flung battle l1nes 1n the Pac1f1c Afr1ca Alaska or 1n any of the many battle fronts ofthe World Other members of your class may have elected to enter college Sav1ng t1me by accelerat1ng educatron may a1d one 1n better serv1ng h1s country through addrtronal tra1n1ng It may mean for some enter1ng a profess1on or occupahon a year earl1er However the 1mportant consrderatxon for each one IS that he g1ves h1s best to the task at hand Beh1nd all preparatron IS serv1ce Tolstoy sa1d The vocat1on of every man and woman 1S to serve other people The members of your class shall I know prove true to th1s 1deal 1 1 S - 1 1 1 . - 1 . . . . . 1. . - 1 . 11 . . - 1 1 .

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lb-.41 MISS IESS1E TOMB Admlmstratwe ASS1SfGI'If Iune 1943 brmgs a commencement w1th1n o momentous year Changes rn educat1on as well as 1n the econom1c world are now taklng place These changes demand a new way of hte 1n order to meet the present emergencres Dur1ng the two years you spent ln hxgh school w1th us we have made 1t our a1m to 1nst1l 1n each young man and woman hxgh xdeals of moral obl1gat1on and mdtvtdual responstbxlrty All graduates should feel capable of coplng w1th any unsual s1tuat1on when and where rt may present 1tself It has been our arm to present educat1on m such a manner that through the varrous academlc bus1ness and vocatronal studres a student would not only recerve a knowledge of subject matter but would also learn a democrat1c way of l1fe whrch would prepare hrm to take hxs place m ltfe whether 1t be 1n the armed forces 1n mdustry rn college or tn the bus1ness world Our goal has been to develop true Amencamsm as well as patr1ot1sm rn the lrfe of each 1nd1v rdual It has been our obyect to show that only through proper educat1on and tra1n1ng can vrctory be obtaxned Every boy and g1rl of the present graduattng class should be an example of a true Arnerlcan Your tra1n1ng 1S your background and how you apply thls tra1n1ng w1Il determrne where you wrll take your place 1n socrety It IS our hope that you w1ll be one hundred per cent Amencan and pledge your alleg1ance to everythrng the Amerlcan way of l1fe stands for Go forth semors rmbued wtth the feelrng that we are confrdent no matter what may be your lot m lxfe that you w1ll put country and vrctory before self 13 . p v xx y I 'f! s-W K X I . I 1 1 I I I .