Boyertown High School - Bear Yearbook (Boyertown, PA)

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HERE DO CQME FROM? Did you as an individual, as a student of Boyertown High School, ever wonder where your fellow students come from? Did you, as a builder of the future, every try to learn anything about your fellow Americans who will have to work with you as well as you with them? Did you ever notice the boy who shares your algebra headaches with you? Do you know where he lives, what his father's occupation is, what his own ambition is, and what his opinions are? To learn a little about your fellow Americans, a survey of the students of Boyertown High School would give you a small scale picture of the prob- lems that confront you. For this school is typical of the schools all over the country. it represents an ideal cross section of the melting pot that is America. its students, their homes, problems, opinions and lives are representative of those found all over the nation. Within these portals we have students from large cities, as well as the majority from our small town, students of all religions and creedsg students from all types of homes, students of all nationalities, students who realize what is confronting them, and are willingly preparing to meet and conquer these problems. To take several students and compare them, their ideas and ambitions would illustrate exactly how they are preparing for their future. The trend of students following in their parent's occupation is prevalent. And yet there are many individuals who are cultivating interests in new and different fields from those of their parents, others, too, are developing unusual talents which, when sufficiently cultivated, will offer unique careers for many. Famous personages also have an effect on the students' lives. Men such as Carl A. Spaatz, lieutenant general in the Air Forces, John Gunther, noted news commentator and author, and Nelson Grofe, artist and illus- trator, who are related to several students, have influence on their lives. But even more it is you-f-our parents, our guardians, and our friends-I who are innuencing our lives. And so we find that we, as students, must accept the challenge that inevitably will be hurled at us. ln all sincerity we must attempt to under- stand our fellow Americans, and our fellow citizens of the world, if we are ever to have a peaceful prosperous world. We must try to understand each other, reconcile differences, accept ideals and exchange ideas. The time to begin is now.

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. FU , WASN'T IT? Students hurry home after a long' and fatiguingy day. A typical scene at Bause's after a Friday night dance. This is the favorite meeting place of the students. Gerald Ehst feeds the chickens while Robert Hatfield assists With a rake. Jim Oesterling, a Senior, buys a ticket from Martha Lambert, a Freshman, at State theatre. Bicycle lmrig'acle takes formation-Paul Reppert, right foreground takes the lead.

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APTER l Five students walking to school early in the morning. Left to right R. Alcroth, M. Croll, D. Carrington, J. Hartenbauer, and B. Weller.