West Philadelphia High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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PRINCIPAL lo the Members ot the Class of June U39 O APPRAISE a course ot training lust completed ts manttestly tmposstble Fduca- tton ts destgned to tnsttll knowledge, skulls, and hobtts, but the value ot these ts determtned by the later behavtor and attttudes ot the indtvtdual It the ocuutrtng ol maternal thtngs ts the sole atm ot the tndtvtdual and that is achteved, he may rate has tratntng hlghly, Soctety tn general, on the other hand, may hold a very dtlterent optntony tor tts tudgment may be based on the attttude of the ctttzen toward soctal and ctvtc octtvtttes Then, too, the type ot educatton approved vvtll depend upon the people When a people holds to certatn Ideals tt wall expect tts system of edue catuon to result tn support ot and loyalty to those :deals The ideals about whtch you have built your Record are the Ideals ot democracy the Ideals of our land When tn later years your secondary school tratntng ts ap- praised in the interests ol our people, may tt win the seal ot approval, We trust the future may hold IU store tor all ot you good luck and success Most stncerely yours, WALTER ROBERTS Eight