Olney High School - Trojan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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ADMINISTRATION The quality of mercy is not Sf1'CliTl,d,, As we, the graduates of the Iune '51 class, look back on the many things which we have experienced during our stay at Olney, we cannot help smiling a little. We see our- selves as glowing, eager freshmen, viewing with scorn the many seniors who took advantage of our inexperience. How we longed to be seniors so that we in turn could badger entering freshmen! The many trials and tribulations which we endured as beginners at Olney have now become fond memories. Running down five flights of stairs to get to Gym on time, eating lunch and at the same time checking to see that the tables were cleared Koh-to be a captainj, or trudg- ing wearily to a fourth floor locker are the many experiences which seem humorous to us now as we prepare to leave Olney. We can remember, too, the hours and hours of homework. We felt that our teachers did not always pity us and there were many times when we believed that they were entirely without mercy. But now, as we recall many things, we realize that the trials of the freshman year, the homework, and the many tests all played an important part in our development. We are particularly conscious of the careful guidance of our teachers without whose help we could not have been successful. We are grateful to the librarians who diligently hunted down a book with us for English class, the counsellors who helped us decide what career we were best suited for or what college to attend after graduation, and our principal whose able leadership has aided us so much in the past few years. Their untiring efforts have played an essential role in changing us from timid, immature freshmen to confident, alert seniors who are prepared to face the world and future responsibility. 12

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y. N as N V 'TF N L i xii X' V V 1 Yang, 7 wifi I TM Y v V V7 V HV 7 ' 7 'xlxx x ' 7 W iiiiilxlmvluulnnlwliil O R PRI CIP L ANDREW S. HAINES Within the plays of Shakespeare is found probably the greatest assortment and diversity of characters ever depicted by one writer. The impatient lover, the crafty liar, the wily cheat, the simple butfoon, the cowardly courtier, the stern unrelenting Shylock, the desperate Hamlet-all are revealed in stark reality by the words they utter and the actions they take. No words have more aptly expressed the great virtue of moral integrity, sin- cerity and honesty of character than those in which Polonius exhorts Laertes with the following: T his above all: To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. You have reached a time and place for important decision. A variety of choices in work, companions, recreation, and other courses of action lie before you. But all these are much less important than the resolution never to waver from an absolute code of honor and decency with yourself and others. Integrity of character, if you maintain it, will bring inner strength, exaltation of spirit, and the calm courage to endure now and always any difficulty that arises. ee I