West Chester High School - Garnet and White Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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aaa The Garnet and White Alma Mater You lit the candles of theseJSenior minds When first they came within your halls of fame. You showed the many benefits to seek; You taught us all that life is just a game. You yielded all the treasures of a friend When first we asked you for a helping hand. Advice you gave, and golden will it prove: “Just plant your footprints in substantial sand.” Oh, Alma Mater dear, those lessons taught Will stay as precepts in the shoals of time; The friends you made, the fun that we all had Will ever linger in memories sublime. When we begin our manv-pathed lives. Adventures that we face will all be new. Then, Alma Mater dear, with jubilant hearts We’ll drink an everlasting toast to you. Dorothy La Rose, ’32. Dora Evans, ’32.

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JUNE, Volume XXIV 1932 No. 6 Price oj SUBSCRIPTION Per year, $1.00 Single copy, $.20. Commencement issue, $.50. THE GARNET and WHITE Published Six Months During the School Year by the Students of the West Chester High School WEST CHESTER. PA. Garnet and White Staff 1931-1932 Editor-in-Chief—Frances Mathews, '52 Assistant Editor—Mary Robertson, '32 Literary Dora Evans, '32 DEPARTMENT HEADS Notes and Comments Bertha Ryder, '32 Alumni Sports Eugenia Taylor, '32 Martha Hubbard, '32 Jack Ivins, '52 Art Alice Gilbert, '32 Evelyn Wheatley, '32 CLASS EDITORS Literary Dorothy Sill, '32 Sherman Kent, '32 Priscilla Cox, '35 Marjorie Chambers, '53 Marguerite Hagf.man, '34 Judith Walter, '34 Notes and Comments Dorothy Baker, '32 Esther Drexel, '32 Eleanore Pyle, '33 Katharine Sautter, '35 Donald Kent, '54 Emily Keech, '34 Entered as second- class matter, Janu- ary 10, 1927, at the post office at West Chester, Pa., under Act oj Congress oj March J, 1907. JUNIOR HIGH Literary—Betty Jones, Grade IX Notes and Comments Mary Frances Weeks, Grade IX Nathan Hall, Grade VIII Harlan Saylor, Grade VII Melvin Talley, '32 Evard Hall, '52 Tom Yerkes, '33 Howard Miller, '35 William Krauser, '34 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Business Managers Assistants Arthur Steinmetz, Grade David Hunter, '32 Vincent De Tullio, '34 Walter K erwin, Grade IX Morton Weiss, Grade IX George Terry. Grade VI11 II

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The Garnet and White A A A 3 Thoughts at Graduation Time Comrades, pour the wine tonight, For the parting is with dawn. INSTEAD of going forth to battle we are going forth into a new world—one in which we shall no longer have the protection of our beloved Alma Mater. I often wonder how we are going to conduct ourselves at the dawn of our new life. Shall we remember the lessons that have been taught us or shall we allow them to fall into oblivion? Shall we climb to the top of the ladder of success, or shall we fall by the wayside and be trampled upon by those eager to forge ahead? These are questions that only time can answer. Each of us will choose a different path of life, but whether our choice is wise or unwise, if we strive to do our best we can climb to the top of our particular ladder. Some of us will attain fame and world renown; some will attain success but not fame; some will fall and never rise; some will fall and rise to greater heights. It is not whether the public thinks we are successful, but whether our own souls think we are. Our own conscience is our severest critic—one whose advice it is always wise to follow. Not all of us can become successful. Not all can attain fame. Nature has many ways of sidetracking us from our original paths. She puts many obstacles and temptations in our way. The important question, therefore, is: Have we enough perseverance and strength to surmount these obstacles and follow the straight path? We cannot alter Nature, but we can model her course if we wish to. We have been taught many valuable lessons to help us keep to the straight path if we only take heed of them. We owe our Alma Mater a debt that can never be repaid; yet we can help her by preserving her name through our deeds, words, and thoughts. Are we going to drag that name in the dust, or are we going to emblazon it on our banner and raise it on high for all the world to see? She is indeed worthy of any honor we can pay her. And now we must say farewell to our Alma Mater who has long had us under her protecting wing. Sadly we think of the days when we shall no longer have that fostering care; but gladly do we turn our faces to the future, serene and confident in the knowledge that we have been well-prepared to face and cope with whatever may lie before us. Let us: Give to the world the best we have, And the best will come back to us. Thelma G. Keener, ’32. FAREWELL Farewell to thee! W hose everlasting love hath harbored us for years— Whose walls have sheltered all our hopes and fears. Nor ever hath betrayed our trust in thee. We leave thee now. Our hearts and minds instilled with love and honor. We pray God bless the treasured mo- ments spent with thee, Nor ever let the march of time erase thee from our memory. Farewell! Frances Mathews, ’32.