Swissvale High School - Swissvalian Yearbook (Swissvale, PA)

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8aqfL1ln7fze5 ' THE SERVICE FLAG FRINNK I.. AIINISTRKJNG THE LAST XVAR BROUGHT A NEXV FLAG 'TXVAS NEXV TO YOU AND ME THIS XVAR HAS BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN THIS TIME IT HAS A V. IT HANGIS IN THE XVINDOXV OF MANY A HOME IN SILENCE IT SEEMS TO SAY. I AM THE FLAG OF A MOTHERS SON ENLISTED AND GONE AXVAY. I AM THE FLAG OF A SOLDIER BOY. I XVAS HUNG XVITH A PRAYER AND A TEAR. I SPEAK FOR THIS HOME OF SACRIFICE, AS THEY XVAIT TXVIXT HOPE AND FEAR. HERE I SHALL HANG AS THE DAYS PASS BY: MY SERVICE SHALI. NIOT BE DONE 'TILL THE SOLDIER BOY COMES HOME AGAIN. AFTER THE VICTORYS XVON. THE SERVICE FLAG IN THE XVINDOXV THERE: ITS NEXV TO YOU AND ME. GOD BLESS THE BOY IT REPRESENTS, VVHEREVER HE MAY BE. I ' Q E Z- 1 il' ' N 3' I I 1 . . I I 1 II .ll-I' I infs I z1gc S

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5 Page Eight o The toiiowing pages present the sctioiastic picture ot Swissvaie Higtl Scinooi -time most important part, ioecause it introciuces tiwe teaciiers, stuctents, anci ciasses, tile tiiings VVi1iCif1 maize Swissvaie Higti, a sctiooi. The reacier Witt meet time teactiers and become acquainted wittl. ttieir Work. A sicetcii ot ati tile students, Witii ernpiiasis on tiie graduating seniors, wiii iae given along with their pictures. Aittiougii time disturinect conctition ot time Worici tias macie it a ciitticuit task to present a typicai View ot tiie sctiooi year, an ettort has been maoie to siiovv a true picture ot iite at Swissvaie High Sciiooi during time year 19112-1945.