The Hill School - Dial Yearbook (Pottstown, PA)

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Dedication In appreciation of his enthusiastic teaching and devotion to The Hill, we, the class of nine- teen book hundred and iifty-nine dedicate our year- To GEORGE C. WHITELEY, JR.

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MR. EDWARD T. HALL, A.B., M.A. Headmaster of The Hill TO THE GLASS OF 1959 ' Every class takes with it something from the School, and every class leaves something behind. I feel sure that you have taken much that is worthwhile from your years here: a sense of responsibility, a concern for the welfare of others, a capacity for friendship, and a commitment to the exploration of your own intellectual resources. These things are perpetually valuable. What you will leave behind is equally intangible, and will depend to a large degree on what each of you has invested in other individuals and in the School itself. For the most part, your class has been identified with a wholesome interest in the welfare of the School generally, and many of you have willingly contributed more than your share to the steady improvement of the community. It remains for you to continue the growth you have begun here. You little suspect the extent of the personal interest which your teachers have in you both now and for the future. Your success in college and in later endeavor is not merely a matter of credit for The Hill, but of lasting satisfaction to those of us who take our professional reward mainly in the unseen harvestsn of our teaching. But we know best of all that without strong material to begin with, even the most devoted teaching is futile. What follows is almost my last piece of advice to you. Life will be a good deal less hedged about by restrictions from now on. This is as it should be. But do not let the freedom which is now your privilege become license 3 if it is your intention to follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman on the cornerv, let that policeman represent your best instincts of self-discipline, not merely the external limitations of expediency. As Thoreau said, Every man is tasked to make his life, even in its details, worthy of the contemplation of his most elevated and critical hourf' So may it be with each member of the class of 1959. 6