C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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f9r 'l .Bti't'2l'1tlItff as W 'l THE 1929 X f GUSHER ' i- e l X x lllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllll Illl Mr Koffman s Message To the Graduates of 1929: The occasion which our school is soon to witness is of such importance to the school and to those who shall be participants in the graduation exercises that it seems not only a, matter of necessity but also of opportunity to give a few words of admonition to the ones who will soon leave our institution. The period of our association during the past four years has been one of pleasure and benefit to all concemedg and it is my sincere desire that all of the members of the graduation class are now far better prepared to encounter the obstacles and impediments which they will meet in their effort to arrive at success. ,Do not be mistaken, though and think that the finishing of High School is an assurance of success. That is in reality only the beginning of the struggle to realize your fondest dreams. Dangers of everyl mturd will be found along your course in life, but the knowledge of the existence of these dangers will serve to minimize their peril to you. In seeking to develop yourselves physically intellectually, and morally which we should all do to the greatest extent many temptations and reverses will he encountered but the prizes of life are only for those who are willing to brave every danger and setback and still fight coura geously realumv that ultimate victory must be the result of honest conscientious, and mdus trious effort on the part of those who srck success lt is only by following such a course that you will be able to reach the place you are supposed to fill in life and to do the most good for the world m which you hve Before closing this little message, let me extend to you my best wishes for your success rn life Let me assure you of my best interest in your welfare Let me hope that you will so conduct yourselves and so plav your part m life as to be an honor to yourselves, to your parents to the-1 community and to the school that tn the year 1929 dismisses you from it-al care May Cod bless you and keep you Your principal GROVER C KOFFMAN Page N me ntimulummnunumuf llllllllllllllllllllllillllll lllllllllllllll I lillllllll llllllll ll- Ill fall I I I I I L 5 2 S I S E E . s ' : . ' . S' f. ' 1 ' - w - 5 . : , - I 1. E ti z l I U V g . - E V 4 A f, . . ' , . : . 5 . ' , vt . - I 5. F . 5 'J -I ,J ' it E ' . X r S ' ' - so i S :A . ' - S I f ' E S . - . ' : . : Z 5 , g - . 1 ' . .. 1 2 1 r . ' L' - ,y -. ' E . . . ' I ' . : , S ' f ' E u E , E . S . : . - - . E E . 1 . I I 5'-1 E E l 4' 4 .- v f '- 15 ll IIIIlIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I I l