Boyertown High School - Bear Yearbook (Boyertown, PA)

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rf' ,- Mr. Hartman escorts a student into the building. A hat-with Alfred Bashore under it. Gossip in the sun. 4 LETTERS TO THE EDI TOR fCfI1I.fllLll0dj STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Sir: No one can question the im- portance of continuing high school publications, even during a period of national crisis. As a matter of fact, it is, if anything, more important to keep publish- ing at such times than normally. Student publication oifers a forum for the ideas running through the minds of members of the student body and it is good for them to have a place to ex- press those thoughts. To the members of the Boyer- town High School, I say keep up the good work. WENDELL WILLKIE New York, N. Y. THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL Sir: The American public high school is a most unique educa- tional experiment. Embodied in its philosophy is the Christian ideal of the essential worth of every human being. It recognizes no such materialistic nonsense as the concept of a super-race, In theory, it affords educa- tional opportunity and vocational training for each adolescent whose individual development and civic growth may be en- hanced by such an environment. The furtherance of democracy as a way of life is its ultimate aim. In war, as well as in peace, it seeks to adapt its services to the needs of the state which has caused it to come into being, be- lieving that both the school and the state are institutions evolved by the social order to help pre- serve, nourish, and improve our civilization. Basic are its con- cepts of the sanctity of the home and of the inviolability of the right to absolute freedom in the worship of the Divine. But what has any of this to do with your Yearbook? Everything. GEORGE B. SWINEHART Supervising Principal of the Boyertown School District. Boyertown, Penna. REMAINING IN SCHOOL Sir: One of the greatest problems with which we are faced today is the retention of our youth in school, Our national leaders have said time after time that youth will make the greatest contribution to national welfare by continuing its planned school programs. It is our duty as teachers to impress upon our stu- dents that fact that they will travel the educational highway but once, and that they are de- The next six pictures were take the Columbia Scholastic Press Con tion. Eberly, Reifsnyder and M watch the crowds go by. Janell Landis and Barbara Keely at the meeting place for the rest ol B. H. S. delegation. Eberly, Reifsnyder, Mayer, and Fi were regular New Yorkers after 1 fin-ef. :Inv at. the convention.

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' '51 nr in G'-Graaf :rd mil if at I Jane Rickert, Dorothy Thomas, Laura Landis, and Nancy McNey are snapped before the girls' entrance. Boys look back as they enter school building. This is a typical scene on any clear day-boys sit on the steps while girls chat and laugh. LE TTERS TO THE EDI TOR FROM LIFE Sir: I am tremendously interested in your project for the M1943 Bear, and we are much flattered and pleased that you would like to use a format similar to LIFE's. We have nf objection at all to your doing this, the only restric- tion being that we cannot give permission for you to use the LIFE slug - - that is the box with the name of LIFE' in it which appears in the corner of the cover. If you use the name LIFE, change the size and shape of the box and the type of the letters. Best wishes to you for a most successful year book, and I hope you will let us see a copy of it when it is completed. JOHN TOWNSEND Educational Director Time and Life New York, N. Y. TOWARD A BETTER WORLD Sir: The Vice President has re- quested me to reply to your letter of January 15, in which you asked him for a, statement for use in the 1942-43 Yearbook of Boyer- town High School. We believe that the January 26 radio address of Mr. Wallace to high school students throughout the country contains a number of statements any one of which may be suitable for your publication. We are therefore enclosing a copy of this speech. MARY HUSS Personal Secretary to The Vice President Washington, D. C. The following was taken from Vice President Wallace's speech, HBuilders of Tomorrow .-ED. . . . One thought I would like to leave with you above all else is this: The world you will live in will be what you and the others of your generation make it. There will be plenty of problems and obstacles-the course of hu- man progress, like that of true love, never did run smooth. It will be your job to study these problems and overcome these obstacles. . . . If we in the United States face the facts, and then take whatever action those facts re- quire, we shall have done our full part in helping toward the res- toration of human lives and hu- man values for which millions have already paid the highest price that man can pay. Sharing vitally in this great task will be the high school students of today, who are the leaders and builders of tomorrow. Serious discussion just before the las bell rings. BEAR photographer takes an un rehearsed picture of Mrs. Reary There are always those who stanl outside and talk, even if the ther mometer is below zero. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Helen Johnson, Betty Jane Fry and Iary Sayshen cross a New York street. B. H. S. journalists buy gardenias: 'ry, Croll, Landis, Johnson, Sayshen, ieely. Croll, Unger and Bause know all the nswers. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR serving of the best educational opportunities available. Ten years from now those who with- drew from school will probably say, 'Tm sorry I didn't finish my school work. I wish I had an op- portunity to do it over again. But then it will be too late. Today it must be forcefully shown to our boys and girls, and it must be pointed out, that regularity of attendance and being on time are important foundation stones upon which their lives are being built. Nothing but eventual dis- appointment and loss of oppor- tunity can be predicted for boys and girls who are withdrawing from' school during our present war emergency. LAWRENCE E. GRIM Principal of the Boyertown High School Boyertown, Penna. B. H. S. AT WAR Sir: The public schools of Boyer- town provide a flexible program of education with the aim of at- taining as many types of ob- jectives as possible. The school system is governed by state laws, As local administrators, we must formulate rules and regulations. The purpose of these is the pro- motion of orderly and efficient administration. Our schools are making an ef- fort to meet the current national needs by offering pre-induction training at the upper levels, and by supplying other important services at all levels. In carrying on the business of war, however, we must not forget the import- ance of fully Winning the peace. It is important, therefore, that at all times we maintain an open mind on all questions, and that we be thoughtfully receptive to new ideas for the development of the children and youth of our nation. Our supervisors, teachers, cus- todians, and other school em- ployees are patriotic and loyal in every way. They have con- tributed hours of their own time in registering men for the se- lective service, in assisting with the national rationing programs, in cooperating in the salvaging of essential materials, and in assist- ing with the conservation pro- gram. We extend our thanks and appreciation for this splendid record of devoted service in the national war effort. I extend my best wishes to the class of 1943, to the entire stu- dent body, and to all friends of educational progress. HARVEY D. RITTER President of the Boyertown School Board B0yertowu. Penna. Homer Herb is a former member of thc class of 1943. Daniel Bause and Gwendolyn Keyser are the most popular members of the Senior class. Grace Sterner and John Sterner are the biggest man and woman haters in the class of 1943. 5