Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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P R I N C I P A L L. E. DUDLEY NOTHER commencement occasion has arrived with its accompanying feeling of elation at tasks completed and rest well earned. There is also, as usual, a feeling of revret for associations discontinued and ties severed. Ma each of ou en'oy 2: Y Y . your vacations and return in September for better Work and greater triumphs, or, if our high school da 's are over, mai You ffraze in greener aslures in colleffe or in Y I3 3 Y Y r- r, r- your chosen work. ufnz wishing, as this school year ends, that I could but repay A portion of the gladness that yoagve strewn along my way, And could I have one wish today, this only would it be: fd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to lflf:'.,, Sincerely yours, l.. D U D LEY Twenty-six

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S U P E R I N T E N D E N T R. D. GREEN N THIS year 1936, when all Texas is Centennial-minded, it behooves you to look ' hack at the great figures in the history of our Lone Star State, to recognize their worth, and to emulate their virtues. The men of the past believed in themselves and had a vision of a great commonwealth Which they would found and hand dow11 to you to perfect. It is your part to profit hy their example and to remain loyal to their ideals. Go forth and build for yourselves and others a new TeXas4unified, progressive, and democratic-a state to which men may point With pride, not merely glorifying in the breadth and Width of its territory, its boundless Wealth, and scenic attraction hut justly exulting in its worthy citizenship, that is excelled by no other state in the Union. Sincerely you rs, R. D. E R EEN 'Twenty-five

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I A S S I S T A N T P R I N C I P A L H. S. FATHERREE IN THE laboratory of Abilene High School one of the most vital activities is the forming of friendships. You have been forging and testing the bonds of friend- ship during your four years here. The enduring qualities and the value of those friends you have made here will be proved repeatedly through the years. There is one type of friendship that a teacher prizes highly-that of teacher and pupil. It brings me immeasurable pleasure to feel that I can number the students of our school as friends that will endure. The smile of greeting and the cheery word fill my heart with thankfulness that I have been permitted to work with you through your high school days. May the march of the years but strengthen the ties that hind us now. Very sincerely yours, H. 5. FATHERREE Tu ents sex e