Harper High School - Shield Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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X In September, 1933, Artbur Deaver came to tbe newly organized Harper H igb Scbool. Because it was Mr. Deaver wbo came, by September, 1934, Harper was an ejfficient, smootbly running scbool. Tbe work of tbat year, tbe struggle to organize, tbe need to sootbe students and teacbers, tbe fact tbat inside a year Harper was a place tbat boys and girls liked to attend are all parts of a story in wbicb tbe central cbaracter is Artbur Deaverg His friendliness, bis sympatby, bis bumor . . . we don't need to tell our readers about tbose qualities. Everyone wbo bas ever entered Harper bas caugbt so1ne of tbe atmospbere be created. - f Tbe words wbicb were inadequate to describe Mr. Deaver's stay at Harper are not able to express our .emotions on bis retirement. Sorrow on bis leaving, ba p piness tbat be spent pve and a balf years bere, memories, experiences, contacts, all blend togetber to give eacb of us tbe feeling tbat in knowing Mr. Deaver we knew a rare and unique personality. Ratber tban use fumbling words to tell wbat we mean, we tbougbt we would sbow you. In tbe following two pages our camera bas snapped Mr. Deaver in some of bis scbool activities. Wben you bave seen tbese pictures we are sure tbat you will understand wby we will be bappy all tbe rest of our lives tbat we bave known bim. A

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