Aliquippa High School - Quippian Yearbook (Aliquippa, PA)

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We lecfacale Dear Mom and Dad A strange thma has happened to me It has come over me slowly but now 1t has a frrm hold on my lrfe At last I have awakened from the dream of chrldhood I have reached the threshold of Llfe ltself and I see Llfe s hand be konma to me and challenqrnq me I have rust bequn to see the lrqht to fathom and comprehend the meanmq of the trme and effort that have been bestowed upon me I have been blrnd for so many years never eelnq the sacnftc tears and toll all qrven for my welfare and belnq But Nature has been krnd to me She has removed thls mask of youth and now I look about as does a blrndman upon recoverrnq hrs srqht frndrnq Joy and meanrnq rn the thrnqs I have so often overlooked And the love that I now feel for you my parents conveys a new meanlnq a meantna of rmmea ureable thanks Thus I dedrcate thrs book to you my parents whose dedrcatron to me I have come to realrze and appre rate For me th1s serves only as a meager bejunnrng a begmmnq of a new klnd of expressron of my qratl tude and thankfulness for all you have done for me It has been you my parents who have rnsttlled the sp1r1t and rnsprratlon that I shall need to meet the responsrbrlrtres and burdens whrch w1ll be thrust upon me durrna lrfe s Journey And rt has been you wno have warned me about the prtfalls alonq the way and advrsed me wrth the wrsdom of experrence so that I rmqht not repeat your mrstakes All thrs your love and auldance whrch I have taken for granted has now become a Splfll that I cherrsh In dedrcatrnq thrs book I dedrcate my lxfe to makmq myself worthy of your devotron You must feel some Joy and prlde from my achteve ments for success to me IS contrnqent upon that All I am or ever w1ll be I owe to you I only hope I can ao on from here and really make you proud of me I feel ready now to take my place rn the world Thanks aqam Mom and Dad Your chlld O I . , - 1 . 1 . . . N, . 1 G I Q 1 -1 V 1 1 , . 1 1 1 S 1 1 , h . . f X, . e I , ' . . , , . . . 1 , , - . I I . Y , . . . . , , . , .

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Wei? Devil within the hearts of arlrlzinixlmlors and Kflllllfllfi alike arf thx' 111f11mrie.v of flmsr we haw rfspfcffrl and e11j11yrd. Il? fmiise fo fray rrilnztr to ll zvffll-,l'11o11'11 adllzizzixtrator and turn A'flldf'Ill.Y zclmxf loss 'wr' luzw ffl! rlfrply. Tlieir 111e111orifs will forfwr rrfmrzin ll par! of ours. Though our loss is II gain in mmtlzzfr zmrlfl, 101' mn rmly wo ll rl er-uv h 3' .4 MR LOUIS A SMITH 1889 1948 Born 1n nearby New Brrghton Mr Srnlth be ame a res1dent of Woodlawn now Ahqulppa 1n 1916 He was elected a member of the School Board rn 1922 and served as a D1re tor unt11 1937 Elected Secretary of the Board rn 1931 he served 1n that capaclty unt1l h1s death marlcxng a perlod of twenty srx years of consc1ent1ous and ta1thtul ervl e HIS was a record of perfect attendan e at School Board rneetlngs durlng the enttre perlod of hls rnernbershxp A graduate ol Ohlo State Unrverslty as a Ceranncs Engmeer he was Chlef Cerarmcs Engmeer for the Iones 61 Laughhn Steel Corporat1on at tlne trrne of h1s death Also a d1rector of the Prov1dence Hospltal Beaver Falls Pres1dent of the Beaver County Crlppled Chlldrens Cl1n1c and act1ve ln the prornotlon of a Therapeutrc Center rn Beaver County h1S church the Boy Scouts and em ployrnent orgaruzatlons Mr Srmth was one who gave generously of hls tlme energy and Gb11l1Y . . . H . 1 ' V 1 , . N., . , I - . . . Q . A , P -. C . C w . . . . . . 1 A 1 1 . . 1 . . . . . 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 , .