Olean High School - Congress Yearbook (Olean, NY)

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SENIORS

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The closlng days of you sen or year are days of mrrglad 'oy and sorrow They are 'oy lnspnrlng as fhey mean fulhl menl of a mbmon and a zesflul enlrance upon +he e hularahng achvmes and prrvlleges ol mooern lfe They are sorrow brlnglng as 'rhey marlc lhe severance of 'nes formed dur ng +he glamorous days of hrgh school and as 'rhey foreshadow lhe rapd onsel of We s oroblems and responslbnlmes As you enfer ac ve lfe e world wll r nder you mmedrale and umparhal appralsal of Tne value of your hlgh school fra nlng If durung your four years of hoh school you have been dlllgenl punclual responsrble purposeful ever s+ruvmg +o glve 'rhe besl posslble expression ol' sell your cnance of success n lrle wll be grea+ly enhanced And +hus w 'l be ue for 'he very sumole reason 'rhal success IS G habur of lfe or a habdual express on of self +ha+ s developed and perfecfed by prachce Tnal a h gn degree of llfe succe s w Il alfend lhe Class of I936 seems unevllable slnce lhe schoo records reveal an average level of scholasluc ranlc 'rhal TS oulslandung As you go oul from lh s school lhe mosl cordual unferesl and solucllude of your feachers w ll go wl+h you May lhls facf glve you conhdence courage and slrengfh More 'rhan any olher has you class endured The slings and arrows of oufrageous forfune an fhal lhe emergencles of a buuloung program has depraved you of a school bu ld ng for 'the larger parl of your lunror and senlor years As a class you have superbly foughr lhe good hgh? and abundanlly lcepf fhe lasfh lf ns a rlbule ro 'rhe endurnng ouallly of :deals 'rhaf has enabled 'rhus school lo carry on fhrougn 'fhe pasf lwo years lhal has kep+ our achvuhes gonng wnfhoul assemblies our spurll ahve wlfhouf social confacls lhal has enabled us lo endure inconveniences and lxmulahons wnlh eren ly lhal has led us lo anhcxpale and 1' dream and no+ +o complann And much of +hls hne spurrr of cneerful acqunescencp 'ro 'rhrngs 'rhal musl be has been due lo lhe gulel polse lorhlude and sp rlr of carry on of +he Senior Class Vve lhanlc you In lhns servlce rhere has been 'ro yourselves a sense of gaun You have developed l'he power of leadership and have proven yourselves able lo meel emergencies You have mel 'rhe soul shrrung challenge of d lhcull es have experienced fhe lhrull of over coming and have already begun +o apprecuafe fhe facf fha? all human progress yes CIVlllZG'l'lOl'1 lfsell has arisen fhrough dulihcullues dnchculhes overcome May fhus lhoughl hea len you as you leav lhls school Do nol lel lhe world rob you of your enfhuslasms or of your capacufy for frlend sh ps May lhe promphngs of your deals be a lamp lo your feel' No? of fhe sunlnghf Launch your vessel Nol of lhe moonlughl' And crowd your canvas Noi of 'rhe slarlughfl And ere 1+ vanlshes O young Manner Over rne margrn Down ro The haven Affer I+ follow I+ au your companlons hollow +he Gleam Very rruly yours HERBERT L SACKETT Prlnclpal of rhe Clean Hugh School . r E X .Z I . X . AX. . . .. ,., , I I X - . . l . E W . I F- X E N. , . . 'T l , ll' Y e l ' ' ' ' ' ' X- ' Y ' I., I ' fr ,N x I ' ' l ' l l r V I - - - ' 1 4 l r - S ' w I l . y . - - - , , , . I 1 . . .. r r. . l I , ' V D . 1. -1 y ' . . . . . . . . . . . 5 T W .. O . . X A . - . . I . E I . . - ' r e ' . I . .. ' T . . , . . r . ' I -I fa rn - -