Munhall High School - Munhisko Yearbook (Munhall, PA)

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Coligzratulations to the 111QIl1b9l'S of the class of 1945 upon your graduation from high school. Your progress has been steady, for war has not halted or seriously altered your formal education as it has in many lands. Along' the way you have been confronted with some doubts. You may be uncertain as to what the future may hold for you. So to you and to those who have been your source of faith a spe- cial connnendation is griven for holding' to the high school course. Vpon graduation you do 11ot suddenly be- eorne able and prepared to take your place as an independent citizen. Your education from ten MR. HOMER VV. BEGGS Aeting Principal Munhall High School the first day at school was intended to prepare you more each day for life and a useful citi- zenship. After graduation you must depend progressively upon self-reliance and self direction. You come more and more into the capacity of an independent Whose state is by necessity dependent on several agencies. Success in school is measured by grades and service to others. Your greatest satisfactions have and will continue to come from those activities in which you serve your community and make it a better place in which to livc. May you continue to be successful.

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At a time when our hearts and minds are fixed on the battle-fields all over the world, those of us who are unable to be on the fight- ing fronts often ask ourselves how we can match at home the sacrifices made abroad by the men and women of our armed forces. There is one thing all of us-young and old, strong and weak-can do on the home front. VVe can see to it that the military victory the United Nations are buying at such a high cost in per- sonnel and materiel shall not prove in vain. If we are to build a peace that will outlaw war, we must see beyond the present and into the tomorrow. Let us be ready and willing, through education, experience, and work, to make a social contribution in proportion to the social reward we expect to receive. XVe can have freedom and independence only when we accept the responsibility for the welfare of 0u1' neighbors and ourselves. Marcus Aurelius once said, HThe true worth of a man is to be meas- ured by the objects he pursues. This too is true of any nation. This war has demanded the most resolute daring and imaginative qualities in the history of American industry. Once the war is won, this new American production, this vigorous team of industry and research, will be one of the major results of that victory. May the preparation which you have received in the Munhall Schools, through the efforts of the citizens, the members of the Board, and the faculty, aid you to do your part in putting the machinery of production to work for the peace of the world. DR. EARLE O. LIGGITT Superintendent of Munhall Schools nine

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MR. J. SOLON WILSON Acting Principal Woodlawii Junior High i There is a tide in the affairs of men, YVhieh, taken at the flood, leads on to fortnncg Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloatg And We must take the eurrent when it serves, Or lose our ventures. ' ' Members of the Class of '45: This is your day! Never in History have there been so many opportunities awaiting a graduating class. This is your tideg take it at its flood and move on to destiny! Some of you will be the row-boat type who will fight the battle of life alone, rowing' upstream, not willing to solicit the aid of a companion. Others will be tl1e Hsail boat type who will be driven here and there by every wind of doctrine, but if Time is kind they will arrive at their destination. Then, there is the PT boat type who are willing to co-operate with others, map a course, and work to gain the objective. NVhatever the character of the individual, he must take the current when it serves. My wish for you is not wealth, but wisdom and perseverance to perform Life's arduous tasks. WOODLAWN eleven