Bethesda Chevy Chase High School - Pine Tree Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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He Is Just Away He is just away. He lives in the hearts and ideals of those who were privileged to know him. His loyalty to young people was very deep. It was based on his sincere respect for their sense of integrity and their ability to meet the challenges of life honestly and cou- rageously. Youth resjKjnded enthusiastically to this re- spect and returned it whole-heartedly. Mr. Pyles was truly touched and humbled by their expressions of af- fection and loyalty. He paid his students and his fellow workers the compliment of his friendship. This was no light com- pliment. He was emphatic in his expectations and took his stand with firmness. Courtesy and consideration of others were a part of his code. Mr. Pvlcs was a man of firm convictions and sound educational philosophy. As an expression of his con- victions and philosophy, one of his favorite mottoes has been placed in strategic locations in the building. He believed that it applied to educators and fathers, as well as to mothers. “To Ik; a mother of men, a woman must make men of her boys. She demands their best, not because it belongs to her, but because it. is due to them. For that which is due children is not ease and luxury but hardening of muscles, the habit of work, a sense of honor, and a self respect born of integrity.” We carry in our hearts the memory of a beloved friend. Let us strive to be worthy of his confidence! How proud a heritage he leaves! by Miss Dorothy Young Vice Principal The annual PTA Tea honored Mr. Pyles and the teach- ers as it welcomed Mr. Joseph Tarallo as the new prin- cipal. Mr. Pyles had become Director of Personnel. Miss l.illian Moore and Miss Bernadette Sheehan receive gifts from Mr. Pyles in behalf of the PTA upon the completion of twenty-five years of teaching at 15-CC. Jerry Gimntcl. president of SGA. presented a silver bowl to Mr. Pyles in behalf of the students in appreciation of bis ten years as principal. Mr. Harry Antes, president of PTA, and Mr. Tarallo congratulated Mr. Pyles for a job well done ami on his new assignment. 7

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William Griffith Pyles 1947-ViccPrincipal-1949 1949-Principal-1959 6

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School -di c ROCKET LAUNCHED