Bok Vocational Technical School - Craftsman Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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CDUR PRINCIPAL MESSAGE 'ro THE GRADUATES H1gh School teachers of exper1enece usually prefer to teach the semors In fact most teachers are sorry to see the semors depart at graduatron The general feehng on the faculty rs that the graduates are just about ready for real serrous mstructron They have learned the 1mportance of attendance and punctuallty Hablts of attention and apphcatxon to the job at hand are IH an approprlate stage of development The teachers know you, and you know the teachers To an employer It would be a frustratlng experxence to have employees leave at th1s stage of development The teacher, on the other hand, has condrtroned hrmself to your departure It IS a recurrmg experrence whlch 15 accepted as part of hrs way of l1fe Have you ever thought that you would llke to be a shop or classroom teacher? No one knows what llfe holds, but rn my l1fe, the seeds of a career 1n teachlng were sown by teachers I admrred when I was your age It took years for them to germmate You may have th1s experlence rn the years ahead If you do, come back to Bok and talk It over You may be just the person capable of shaplng the lrves of future genera tlons of young men and women Over the years you may have unconsclously been burldlng up the background of a teacher EDWARD M FEE Prmczpal FZ , 4 V. , f 53,4 I , - t , ,, , ,I . A ' Q . - , 421 , 1 . K 1. fi-N Qfljyi' . LtT9' z :fa hh' - 1 . , '

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CCDNTENTS Admlnlstratlon Faculty Class Offlcers Yearbook Staff Sensors Sports Student Association ACtIVItIGS Sensor Actlvltres Graduation

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for-M., MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES Together we have eompleted three year5 of eduCat1on at Bok I have enjoyed my ewpenenee and I am 5ure that you re1l1ze th1t you yu5t hav eompleted three of the happ1e5t ye1r5 of your l1fe Aa t1me p155e5 you Wlll 1ppree1ate more fully the joy5 of these year5 Our educat1on 15 not eomplete Although we entered Bok together ID September of 1971 and 5pent three year5 together edue1t1ng eaeh other We 5hould not feel that we are eduetted Educ1t1on 15 e14per1enee It 15 l1fe at elf A5 you leave our 5ehool tr1ve to follow the te 1eh1ng5 you recewed whlle here at Bok Work for your own happ1ne55 but e5pec1ally work to make other5 h1ppy Remember there 15 1 great d1fferenee between l1VlD2 and e'c15t1ng I1v1ng 15 a dynam1c 1ct1v1ty Make your l1fe eount th1t you m1y contr1hute to the welfare of all men V151t u5 when you can Smeerely FRANK L WHITE OUR VICE-PRINCIPALS MESSAGE T0 THE GRADUATES In h15 talk at the une Commeneement Adm1ral Grant gave three attr1bute5 of a good c1t1zen n1mely love of God ove of country and love of fellow men Dur1ng your l1fe at o were you a wood e1t1zen7 If you fell 5hort there IS ample t1me hefore you to change your way of l1fe Th15 nat1on under Go em only he a5 5trong and upr1ght 15 1t5 people You and we l1ve 1nfluenee other5 W1ll your 1nfluenee be for Good or ev1l7 Your teaeher5 have tr1ed to help you become good e1t1zen5 Now If 15 up to you Completxon of an a551gned tank 15 1mpo tant heeau5e If 5how5 you have the wlll to eontmue to the end Your graduat10n repre5ent5 the eomplet1on of a defimte program So to the graduate5 of 1974 eongratulat1on5 and God peed a5 you go forth to l1ve May you attaln the 5at15faet1on vvh1eh eome5 from l1v1nU a fru1tful l1fe a5 a good c1t1zen GEORGE E WILLIAMS