Owego Free Academy - Tom Tom Yearbook (Owego, NY)

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SHELDON E. GUILE, Superintendent of Schools PR heritage has given us many' Institutions typically' Americanfl nique to our Nation and Wiay of Life. You who are ahout to leave one of these Institutions. the American High School. have chosen another. Baseball as the theme of your Tom Tom. Bass-hall and lligh School have more in common than many realize. Both had their beginning in the last half of the nineteenth century. and spread throughout the Yation following the Civil War. But of far greater significance. is their similarity of principles. among which one must mention --recognition that ahility' has no race. color. creed or economic status. equal opportunity for all. and that to achieve one must work. These principles have influenced not only' your school and sport life. but will carry' on into the year aheadvin industry, the community' and in the home, Those of you that have learned well the rules of school and sport will have little dilliculty' with the rules of life. A strike out will not defeat you. for you have learned from Basehall the importance of the nwill to win. All of the faculty' wishes vou the best of success in your future life. Sincerely' SIIICLDON Clilhl-I 8

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The corekeepers HE game ul' c-clucatiun has much in crum- lmm with Al1wr'i1,:a's national pastime- llaseball. Each ullers a dirc-vl uml lurrfelul f'llHlll ll5ll In the 4'UlJIllI'f'S youth lo urlxiew xiwtury in ihe fxllll'l'lf'illl nay. 'XL'L'l1I'21lf' Sculwfkec-pe'1's are as 11:-r'f-sszllj' in aa lugh sclnml ruurse as to a lvaselmll game. The recnrmls for llw Uwego-Apulaczlmin Central Sc-howl Distric-I are safely entrusiccl to its ef- 9511 livivnl Uflice staff. llvzulvcl lay Stanley Shvrwoucl, 1ll'l'UL1lll2lIlt, and invlurling Mrs. Patric-ia Tiffarly, 4-lc-rk. and Mrs. livlly Wvlwr, stenograplwr al. lllt' Sllperinle-nclent's Ullice. Mrs. llnrolhy liucl- rwy. Sll IlUgTZ'llJl1l'I' zmcl Nlrs, Gloria Nlilks. rlfirlx ul Nlr. XanCe'S ulliref-. lfnr these- painstaking labulatimms ul' uur runs. hits and errfws, as well as tlmsv uf the sf-luml system. uc' Sillllll' the worlu-rs ul' this lmrfl-xmrking. litllf--pmisvfl staff. Ifvlt---Nllw. Xlllli- anll Xll'-. lluflnvy ul work in rlw U. lf. fl. Umre. l,n1u'r lui! Xlr. Flu-rmmr,l aml Xlrs. 'l'ill'a113 Immlrr mn-r ilu- Hgurw at tln- Yluiu Ufliu-. Helou' Xlr-. XM-lu-r taker a rall all lln- Ollxw- mf ilu- Sup:-rinln-mlerlt.

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'Q Lggtir 1 Q K. A. VANCE, 0. F. A. Principal ASEBALL is a very appropriate name for the theme of the Tom Tom. because both are leaders in their own fields. Baseball is a symbol of our American life. May you students continue alo11g with your educa- tion ancl attain the heights of this great game. May' you circle the world as one circles the bases, be as well acclaimed and have your name as famous. Wie might say that there are four bases in education from which you may graduate: namely. kindergarten. sixth grade. high school and college. Life is a game mafle up of rules to guide each and every one of us. Adhere to those rules ami you will achieve by yourself where a baseball must be given inertia. May I share with you the following poem4 We canst all play a 1CillIIl-Hg game- Someone is sure lo lose. Ye! we can play so lhat our name No one may flare aeeusej Tha! when the Master Referee Scores against our name, It lL'0IIyl be whether we've ll,'0Il or losl. Bal How Weive Played the Canzef Kmmzrn A. VANCE 9