Berne Knox Central Schools - Memoir Yearbook (Berne, NY)

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To you, JPF, with thanks It is to a man tall in stature and genial in spiru that we dedicate this yearbook. His sunny personality radiates to all who know him. As a teacher, we consider him one of the finest. He has initiated many stimulating discussions in his classes. He has stirred us to think seriously about world affairs, the human mind, and the shape of things in general. He has often left us pondering. As a friend, we couldn’t have wished for a better one. He always listens to whatever is on our minds. He advises us whenever we need counsel. And he can always inspire laughter in the most down-hearted person. As a class advisor, he lacks nothing. He knows what is best for our class. He has always helped us out of difficult situations, sacrificing much of his spare time to help us organize our events. It is for these reasons that the class of 1969 dedicates the Memoir to Mr. Joseph P. Foley. 1

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This is our school ... where we spend our formative years, learning, adjusting, succeeding, failing, making friends, conceiving ideas, accumulating a wealth of facts and memories. Here, we set the patterns we will follow for the rest of our lives, ... where we pass time and time passes as we grow, develop, endure, exult, regret. However often we stumble, our school will stand, molding youth into maturity, in preparation for the tomorrows that lie ahead. Knowing less than all, still striving, wondering, we leave you this Memoir to help you recall 1969.

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Education is cooperative achievement The school-community concept of education is vital to life. In order to have a unified school-community, participation of each of the related parts is a necessary requirement. Interaction of the school, its students and teachers, the Board of Education, and the parents insures the educational process, an essential arrangement by which children obtain preparation for adult life. Interested parents who are willing to devote time to school projects and interests produce students who carry this attitude into their daily school life and permeate their environment with a spirit of cooperation. This kind of spirit can inspire teachers to work above and beyond their call of duty. The day when the teacher who taught school did so because he was devoted to children is not gone. The day exists still when parental interest in the child and his school surroundings is evidenced by thoughtful participation and genuine concern with the school’s responsibilities. When this cooperation of all concerned is forthcoming, the school and the community will then function as a unified whole. The role of the high school pupil then becomes crystal clear. He is considered a representative of the community in which he lives. The knowledge he receives serves as a background of enrichment, and as he matures, is disseminated among his contemporaries to Drovide another link in the never-ending chain of learning.