Boys High School - Epitome Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Wednesday, January Iqtll, IQ27, at Q A. M. RAJAH THEATRE Order of Exercises - Reading High School Orchestra, S. Powell Middleton, Conductor OVERTURE-Selection from Student Prince ..,,.,..,,,..i.... Romberg MARCH-- A la Turcau .........,,..,...,.................,...........,......,....................,........ Mozart INV OCATION ,.,,.........,.,..,....l............,.....,,.......... TI'IE REV. FRED, K. STAMM CHORUS- The Kerry Dance .......,......,........,.....,......,,...................,....., 71 lolloy Class of 1927 February' SALUTATORY- Companions on the Road to Success .,,... , ...............,...,............,...............,,.........r...r............................. LEROY ELVVOOD SNYDER Class of 1927 February, High School for Boys SELECTION- Sanctus ...Y............................,...........,...... ..............,,.....,..... G ounod SALUTATORY- The WVizardry of Luther Burbank ......... 9 . .MARYBEL Avo BACHOEER i ci5Q'Q'SP1529 i5EiSQii'QiliQQfi1igi1 schooi for Girls SELECTION- Ingrid's Lamentf' from Peer Gynt Suite ' No. 2 .........,..............................,.........................,.......... - ............................................... Grzeg ADDRESS ......A...,..,...........,.,,,,...,...,.................. HONORABLE J. VVARREN DAVIS Judge U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals SELECTION- Chanson Tristen ........... - ............................. Tschaikowski- VALEDICTORY- The Old and the Newl' ......,.........,...... -. .... I ...........,.............................,,,......................................,.....,......,....r. JASPER ICEMP ELBIER Class of 1927 February, High School for Boys SELECTION K'Gloria, from B Flat Mass ................,..,,....,,,.. Hayden VALEDICTORY- The Social Side of Mathematics ......... ELLEN FISTER Class of 1927 February, High School for Girls PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS .............................. GEORGE BEGGS President Board of School Directors PRESENTATION OF MILFORD N. RITTER PRIZES CHORUS- Land of Hope and Gloryu .............................. Elgar-Faigge Class of 1927 February DOXOLOGY BENEDICTION ..... - .......,.....,..... ...................,................ R Ev. FRED. K. STAMM EXIT MARCH- High School Cadets ........,...... ............................. S ousa E'

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, THE EPITOME 47 wheres near the top, and they perish, forgotten by the world. The few Who do reach the summit reach it alone. And there, in the chill atmosphere of eternal ice and snow, they meet their doom. The path of glory leads but to the grave. T here is one more direction in which the wanderer through life may go. It leads towards the West, toward a mountain, the top of which is hidden in the clouds. Its slopes are bare and unpromising. There are no shady dells inviting the pilgrim to rest, no veins of gold to rouse his cupidity, nospraise or honor to spur him on. It is the Mountain of Self-sacrifice and Service. Of all the four roads of life the one leading to this mountain is the least frequented. Millions go South to the Land of Pleasure, millions hasten East to the Mountain of Gold, thousands strive for honor and glory and travel to the North, but only the few choose the road to the VVest to dedicate their lives to self-sacrifice and service. And yet, though the way be weary and the ascend heart-breaking, the mystery of the mountain top hidden in the clouds of eternity ever attracts faithful souls who strive to reach its summit. Those who have ever seriously attempted this path are strengthened miraculously to keep on even under the most trying circum- stances. There is an unseen hand that guides them safely past all pitfalls and snares. A mysterious power strengthens the Weak and the weary. And no mat- ter how feeble the wanderer may be, how little his strength, it is always possible for him to assist another brother or sister on this path and keep them from falter- ing. He who seeks the mystery of the mountain top of self-sacrifice and service out of love to God and his fellowmen will not fail to attain his goal, for Jesus is with him. And, ah, what a miracle when the veil of clouds has been pierced and the summit has been reached. Life's setting sun, as it goes down in the West discloses to him the beauty of paradise, the unsearchable riches in the heart of jesus and the honor and glory of fellowship with God. Having spurned the pleasures, riches and honors of the world, the pilgrim on this path at the end of his journey, instead of meeting with disillusionment, despair and death, finds God and life eternal. Then Jesus said unto the twelve, XVill ye also go away ? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. . '27 Feb. Class Song GVords and Music by LeRoy E. Snyder-Q A clasp of the hand. a tear-lit eye, That is all as we say goodbye, XVe go into the wide world to win Fortune, fame, success. Our days were filled with joy and song, But now those days are gone 5 Whether we win or whether we lose, XVe'll ne'er forget old Reading High.

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THE EPITOME 4-9 VALEDICTORY The Old and The New JASPER K. ELMER Out from a human seething mass Of Ellis Island's gates I come, A Pilgrim groping in the night Of foreign tongues, A Pilgrim searching for the light, Released from woes, Released from fears, That selfish kings thru countless years Have heaped upon the land I loved And once called home. Out from a land despoiled I come. O teach me my new nation's plan To live a True American. I can, O Starry Flag, I can! Jugoslavia is a new name for an old country. When the name is analzyed, it means the land of the southern Slavs. Before the country received the name of jugoslavia, one-half of it was known as Serbiag the other half was called Croatia and Slovenia. The Serbians were continually menaced by the Turks, whom they finally drove out only a few years before the outbreak of the tragic W'orld War. The incessant struggle for freedom, naturally, hindered Serbian progress. The Croatians and the Slovenians, on the other hand, were under the yoke of Austria-Hungary, a government which made little effort to encourage their progress. The Serbians, the Croatians, and the Slovenians speak the same language, for they are one people 3 but, due to various inliuences and the lack of adequate communication, a religious difference rose between them, the Serbians belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church, the others to the Roman Catholic. With this general and brief background, we are ready to look at conditions in' my home town, Cherevich, which, a decade ago, was located in the Austrian territory, along the southern bank of the Danube, near the boundary of Serbia. Both Serbians and Croatians dwelt in the town, making the total number of inhabitants about four thousand. Unfortunately, the two people could not live together peacefully. Their respective religions made them enemies instead of friends. Today most of the inhabitants are peasants. There are only a few artisans: blacksmiths, shoemakers, tailors, carpenters, and the like. Many of the people, especially the older persons, are illiterate and ignorant of the world outside their immediate vicinity. It is only natural that they should be primitive, that their wants should be simple. ' Into this town a school made its way, but because of its slight influence it failed to illuminate the darkness that existed around it. The course, lasting five years, consisted primarily of reading, writing and arithmetic. In the fourth and fifth grades the pupils were taught some of the simpler Bible stories, a few of the beautiful events in Austro-Hungarian history, along with a little of geography