Ambridge Area High School - Bridger Yearbook (Ambridge, PA)

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An Efficient Office Force Bauerlein Bartolo Izak Mons Nicklewicz Serack Zowoisky The clerical duties of ithe Principal's, Superintendent's and Vocational offices were capably handled by the office staff. In the Superintendent's Office, Esther Bauerlein was assisted by Rhea Mons and Dorothy Izak. In the Principal's Office, which is the Junior-Senior High School Office, Louise Serack supervised the work. Her very efficient aids were Ann Zawaisky and Sophie Nicklewicz. Sarah Bartolo assisted Mr. Taggart in the Vocational Office.

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DR. N. A. SMITH Superintendent Smith is completing his twenty-fifth year of service in the Ambridge Public Schools. He looks bock with satisfaction and pride over the achievements of the past, and at the same time looks with enthusiasm and vision upon the responsibilities and possibilities of education in the future. He recognizes the mighty potential power of education in the life of the individual, the community, the nation, and the world. Education may be bad, and education may be good. Bad education promoted by dictators and war lords in Germony and Japan is responsible for the present condition of chaos and misery throughout the world today. However, it is our firm belief that the education of youth in the Democratic way of life will bring about ultimate Victory and World Peace. Hundreds of students who have gone out from our high school are now serving in some branch of the Armed Forces. Many of the members of our high school at the present time, and especially the members of the class of '45, will soon be engaged in the service of their country. These young men and women are displaying the highest type of loyalty and bravery, and many have paid the supreme sacrifice. It is our fervent hope and prayer that these sacrifices may not have been in vain, and that permanent peace may soon be established throughout the world. DR. JOSEPH MOHNEY BENKERT I salute the Class of '45 and all American Youth: YOUTH whose vision has not been stifled by the insidious doctrine of totalitarian creed nor superstition and bigotry. Dr. Joseph Mohney Benkert, Principal Dr. N. A. Smith, Superintendent YOUTH whose bodies have not been warped by the bloodthirsty demands of Mamon's machines in the reeking sweatshop. YOUTH whose rugged sports call up their physical, mental, and moral best. YOUTH whose teachers have taught them to collect facts impartially and to classify and correlate data so that they can draw their own conclusions and check by experimentation. YOUTH whose ears are attuned to the cries of distress of their fellow-man. YOUTH whose feet are running miles in performance of the daily good turn. YOUTH whose hearts are filled to overflowing with love of God, Country, and Humanity. May my life ever be dedicated to the services of the best in YOUTH so that people may say of me, when I am gone, as Browning wrote: At the midnight in the silence of the sleep-time. When you set your fancies free, Will they pass to where—by death, fools think, imprisoned— Low he lies who once so loved you, whom you loved so—Pity me? Oh to love so, be so loved, yet so mistaken! What have I on earth to do With the slothful, with the mawkish, the unmanly? Like the aimless, helpless, hopeless, did I drivel —Being—who? One who never turned his back but marched breast forward, Never doubted clouds would breok. Never dreamed, though right were worsted, wrong would triumph, Held we fall to rise, are baffled to fight better. Sleep to wake. No, at noonday in the bustle of man's work-time Greet the unseen with a cheer! Bid him forward, breast and back as either should be, 'Strive and thrive!' cry 'Speed—fight on, fare ever There as here!'