Oakland High School - Oak Yearbook (Oakland, MD)

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Page Eight The Acorn June 7, 1919. Senior Advisers and Principal MISS SCHROCK MR. EVERI Y IV.R. SMITH MR. BURRIER MISS COGLEY

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June 7, 1949. The Acorn Page Seven Oakland High School Oakland. Maryland June 3, 1919 Dear Graduates: To you who are leaving Oakland High School as graduates on June 9, 1949, I give my heartiest congratulations for work well-done and best wishes for successful futures. Life’s complexities will face you in greater number; more challenges will greet you as you take your place in the world of work, no matter what field you have chosen. I read to you as a group John Bunyan’s opening of “Pilgrim’s Progress.” I quote again: “I dreamed, and behold I saw a man clothed with rags, standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back. I looked, and saw him open the book and read therein; and as he read, he wept and trembled; and not being able longer to contain, he broke out with a lamentable cry, saying, ‘What shall I do?’ ” In these words find the challenge, meet it. and master it. This will bring to you the happiness you are seeking. Happiness and security are not gifts; they are rewards for diligent work. I have known you for less than a year, yet I can say sincerely that it has been a supreme pleasure. Your cooperation and efforts will bring others to see what schools can do for each and everyone who avails him- self of the many opportunities. Therefore, seniors, 1 bid you adieu and God bless each and everyone of you through life. Best wishes, Grayson S. Burrier

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MR. SI’OEKLEIN, GUIDANCE DIRECTOR June 7, 1949. The Acorn Page Nine