Otto Eldred High School - Ottocrat Yearbook (Otto Township, PA)

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FOREWORD ln fhe fownship of OH'o, fhe smalles+ in +he coun+y of McKean, is 'I'he O'H'o Junior-Senior High School. Hs consfrucfion, beauiy, organizafion, obieciives and philosophy challenge every belief and iradiiion fhaf rural you1'h has less in educaiional advaniage ihan his urban brofher. The OTTOCRAT is fhe yearbook of +his school, and 'ihis edifion accounis for ihe eighfh consecufive year of Hs publicafion. Each volume has been beauiiful and dis+inc+ive in i'I's own way. Each has been hailed wi+h enrhusiasm and cherished wiih pride in O'Ho High School and in fhe achievemeni' of ifs siudenfs. All fhai' has happened, swifi' moving evenis, +he games we shall never forgef, our firs+ formal parries, ihe play fha? was fhe bes+ of all, a favori+e 'l'eacher, +he friend wi+h whom we shared secreis or wallced arm in arm fhrough 'I'he halls, and every significani' con+ribu'I'ion fha? was ours, is herein recorded or by some means reflecred, in order +ha'I' fomorrow ofher classes may build beHer and be'H'er in +he spirii' of progress. This year, in +he eighih edi'l'ion of ihe OH'ocrai', 'l'he Class of I944 iells i1's s+ory 'rhrough fhe medium and symbols of aviaiion, and pledges by i+s record fo confribuie fo fhe greai' flighr of progress in days which lie ahead.

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1, THE OTTOC RAT of IQ!-ll-L Q, PRESENTED by THE SENIOR CLASS of 1 OTTO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DUKE CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA if I

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DEDICATICDN In fhis momen+ous year of I944, we, fhe Senior Class of OH'o Township High School, dedicafe +he OTTOCRAT +o fhe Fu+ure-fhe Age of Flight Aviafion is a young indusiry +ha+ calls for vision, deierminafion and s+amina. Everyone in avi-a+ion, if he is fo progress, musi' have in addifion +o skill and +heore+ical knowledge, a high sense of responsibilify, 1'rus1'- wor+hiness and absolufe dependabilify. We should like 'I'o make fhese quali+ies guiding ligh+s for +he youfh of America in general-for +he members of OH'o High in parficular. Q ln a world where nafions 'l'hai' once were mere acquain+ances now rub elbows fhere is an imperafive need 'For inhabi+an+s wi+h +he vir+ues of Tolerance, undersfanding, wisdom and a keen sense of ius+ice. We are among fhose inhabifanfs. We realize +ha'I' fhe hope of a++aining such vir+ues lies wi+h us. Today, planes are made +o aid men in +he grim ar+s of aerial war- fare. Tomorrow, planes will be designed for us and our children fo fly. I+ is of Tomorrow we +hink. Then, +he skyways will be ours +o use- fo explore - 'l'o enioy. So, +o +his new, soaring, free and inspiring World of Tomorrow, we dedicafe noi only our book, buf ourselves.