Allderdice High School - Allderdice Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Allderdice Is the Gatewa to Learning Allderdice is the gateway to learning. Beyond the lofty flagpole at the front of the building, six massive Ionic pillars reach up to support six words etched in stone. Sharp Roman letters spell out, Know Something, Do Something, Be Somethingf' To enter this house of learning, these words imply, the youth must desire to learn. To pass through this gateway is a privilege. Here begins the youth's training for experiences in adult life. All who enter Allderdice are aware of problems brewing in the world out- side-an explosive world, whose very foundations rock in the face of giant missile firings and satellite launchings. Students here learn to face the worldls challenge. Beyond the sheltering hall of education stands the unkindled brazier of the future, awaiting the scientists, laborers, and homemakers who will bring fresh fuel. These future-builders bear the flame of creativity. In school, mathematics or biology may have kindled the flame, art or mechanical drawing may have sparked the fire. Perhaps a love for social science has awakened the desire to learn diplomacy, a science so essential in the quest for peace. Perhaps a particularly stimulating chemistry course has inspired new scientists and men of medicine. Allderdice may breed the embryo of a career in music. Behind magnificent stained-glass windows, young men and women will sing in harmony, just as they did in the Allder- dice choir. Consequently, a youth rich in high school experiences will find it easy to face and to keep bright the dazzling fires of the future. A student's formal education may not terminate at Allderdice. He may dream of college. Envisioned in every college-bound student's mind, the ivied campus may beckon. Vocational guidance received in Allderdice may have pointed the way to college. Aptitude tests hint at the future of each student tested. An Allderdice student may become a builder or a mill-worker. His high school training will have taught him the value of earnest effort, of thrift, and of dependability. lVatching rivers of fire cascade into tremendous ingots, the working youth will realize his part in the plan of the growing future. Moreover, he will appreciate the part his school has played in helping him grow. 6

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Foreword Two Growing Cities Allderdice is a city-a miniature brick and marble metropolis with its own government, citizens, and problems. In thirty-one years this scholastic community has progressed, expanded, and improved. For its objective All- derdice has equipped thousands of its citizens to face the world beyond the school gates. Each graduating class has contributed to the growth of All- derdice and has, in turn, boosted the educational standards of this .school. In Pittsburgh, the city which houses their alma mater, many alumni have chosen to remain t-o build their lives. These professional people, busi- ness men, and craftsmen wish to aid the growth of the Steel City as they earlier aided the growth of their 'high school. In contributing to Pittsburgh progress, these young men and women are furthering two hundred years of municipal advance. This year, Pittsburgh is celebrating its bicentennialg in two centuries a city with giant mills, steel-ribbed bridges, and gleaming skyscrapers has risen from a mere colonial fort. Allderdice, a Pittsburgh on a smaller scale, owes much to the city that erected the school. Thus, in THE ALLDERDICE of 1958, the yearly chr-onicle of a student town, the students would like to com- memorate the Bicentennial. In this volume, the 1958 Allderdice senior class will express its pride in the prosperous City of Three Rivers-a city which has made such phenomenal strides in two hundred years and which is con- tinuing, even now, to move forward. 5

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Learning Is the Gatewa to Success l.czu'u1ng is thc gatcxyay tn succcss. 'l'ln'uugh cclucatinu, thc inmliyiclual mccmucs equipped tu see thc beauty ui cycryclay living. This insight, bring- ing varicty tn an utlicrwisc luunchum cxistcncc, nialqcs liic cnjuyablc. Cun- tcntnicnt is a precious ingredient ul succcss. Music. art, and litcralurc arc lllCllllS tn cuntcntuicnt. lfclucatinn. thc basis for apprcciatiun, brings thc arts into thc rcahn ui unclcrstancliug. 'l'hc must csscntial yaluc nl lcarniug is thc ability tu scc thc bcst way nl lilc. .Xu cclucatcfl person can pursuc this way nl hlc with a clear unncl. llc may cliuusc a crcccl tn bclicyc ancl tu lnlluw as lung as he wishes. lfnriuing his own upiniuns, thc lcaruccl man gains sclf-satisfaction. This rcassurancc giycs a man strength tu incct any obstacles in thc way ul sucs ccss, Only in thc uiincl ui thc well-trainccl inzliviclual can strcugth tu succccll bc born. This clrivc. this initiatiyc, this iuipulsc tn attain goals can manu- lacturc cuuugh cncrgy In crcatc a uuiycrsc-Y -:1 univcrsc built nu thc inuumlaf tinus ul lcarniug. 7