Buckland High School - Eagle Yearbook (Gates, NC)

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Principal I R BARCLIFFE THE PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE It IS a prlvmlege for any man to have hls l1fe cast among youth to fall asleep agamst the background of thelr needs to awaken to wrestle w1th thelr problems to pass the day ammdst the muslc of the1r songs and thelr laughter All of your llves so far you have been rec1p1ents of Intellectual beneflts At each stage Of your pro gress you have found kmd hands to lead you when the way was dark and strong arms to l1ft you where the road was rough But now a change comes To you the gospel of culture comes w1th the same summons whxch the Great Teacher gave to h1s dmsclples of a hlgher gospel Freely Ye Have Recewed Freely Gwe You have understood many of my mmost thoughts even w1thout thelr express1on and have responded gratmfymgly I have trled to understand you Your heart beats I have known Whatever error I have thought to dlscover m your Judgment I have not hes1tated to correct I have done what I could to see fulf1lled your every reasonable deslre All of thls you have understood and apprec1ated You have shown me much the struggle of some of you agalnst great odds to contlnue your tra1n1ng your openness to suggestlons your 1n our hlgh school famlly has been a grand farmly I know that you wxll contlnue to be devoted sons and daught ers to thls school true to her ldeals and true to the trust I have always placed mn you We have been students together you and I You have learned much from me I too have learned much from you Every day has been a growth as we have explored the flelds of thought and 1nvest1gat1on together For thls reason as you go forth out of Buckland Hlgh School s lxfe step as bravely and boldly mto another school s lxfe resolvmg to prove all thmgs for yourselves ard m holdmg fast to that whlch IS good make the world better wlser and happler because of your lwmg m It Thus only can you f1ll up the measure of your opportumtles and meet the demands of your respons1b1l1t1es We have been such close frlends that I regret your golng even whlle I TCJOICC that you have been found worthy of graduatxon You have done well and I am proud of ou you are golng to do better and I am prouder yet of that I b1d you God s speed whlle sendmg you forth mto the work of hlgher grades or mto the work of your communlty w1th my deep and smcere bless1ngs Very smcerely yours I R Barcllffe N . , . . . . . . . , ,, . , . . 1 . , . D I - D itiative in seeking counsel, your loyalty to Buckland High School. You have been to me a grand group, and ' . 1 . l x - D D . ' 1 . . , . . .

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7' FF! JJ HIGH SCHOOL days are over before you reallze mt Cne moment lt seems you are a tremblmg freshman the next you are a graduate The Eagle of 1953 offers us the opportunity to keep a speclflc year of our llfe con stantly before us Txme that subtle thmef of youth may thm your halr and tlucken your glrth but 1f m the pages of thms book you recapture the emotlons wh1ch were yours as a student mf ln the years to come you lwe agam your h1gh school days through the medlum of thxs volume meet mg old frlends agam although themr p1ctures are shadows and not substances and xf you fmd thls book a treasure then the labors of the Ed1tor1al Staff w1ll not have been 1n vam THE EDITOR K , N JA Jaf 12 U, h is NN, as

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