Bellmar High School - Link Yearbook (Belle Vernon, PA)

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Earn, of gyozcozlfion Good schools with highly rated programs do not just happen. They do not spring full grown like Minerva from the head of Jupiter in the ancient Roman legendg but are the result of years of careful planning. Several years ago the members of the boards of edu- cation in the local districts that make up the jointure realized that each district had progressed to the limit of its resources, and that the small units of school adminis- tration could not meet the changing concepts of educa- Pffs- Donald Duvall tion, either academically or financially. NVhat are these changing concepts of education? Why are smaller units no longer feasible? These and many other questions have been asked many times of those responsible for disturbing the foundation strata of the old systems. The answer is relatively simple. In the early years of our country, the objectives of the school were crystal clear. Good behavior and respect for authority were sought through rigorous discipline. Reading, writing, and arithmetic were taught to aid in communication and simple business transactions. Secondary education was only in- tended for the very few who entered the professions. Today the outlook is different. Universal secondary education has become a widely approved goal. Means of making a living have become more varied. Voca- tional success requires longer training. Social and 'economic relationships are more complex. Effective citizenship challenges the ingenuity of each individual to sift the truth from the chaff of propaganda. These new concepts were weighed by the members of the boards and in two short years they have fashioned a framework or skeleton through which the plasma of a new life is surging into our school program. The parents and students of the community owe these men a debt of gratitude. They are the most valuable asset a community can have. Their dreams are well on the way to realization, but they can not do the job alone. They need the whole-heart- ed cooperation of every individual in the community. Board members pose for informal picture before taking up the business at hand.

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President Vice President Recording Secretary I:ll1.ll1Cl.ll Secretary Treasurer OFFICERS Donald C. Duvall Blandon Bulger J. E. Kuhn Clifford Breakwell john Cameron --QU 'S 4 1 George Boston Clifford Brcalcwell Clair Browneller Blandon Bulger -lolm Cameron james Clialfant Donald Duvall Slcplicn Figcl -lamcs Hamer Richard Hamer George Hancock -fU9Cf7l'l Hoffnmn J. ll. Kulm George Trowa Robert Lange Srcplmen Ruby Bernard Sarra Allen Smitlx Gerald Stanley ,Iolm Kasucla