Case High School - Chief Yearbook (Swansea, MA)

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Joseph Case High School ALMA MATER Tune —Cornell ALMA MATER Our strong bond can ne’er be broken Formed in dear Case High Far surpassing wealth unspoken Sealed by friendship’s tie. Mem’ry’s leaflets close shall twine Around our hearts for aye, And waft us back o’er life’s broad track To pleasures of past day. Words -—Class of 1947 High School life at best is passing Gliding swiftly by; then let us pledge in word and deed Our love for dear Case High. CHORUS Alma Mater—Alma Mater Deep graven on each heart, Ode victorious we go singing as from these halls we depart. 4

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Town of Swansea, Massachusetts Department of Public Schools RICHARD B. BREENMAN. SUPERINTENDENT December 1, I960 OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH CASE HIBH SCHOOL OSBORNE B-8326 To the Class of 1961: In honoring the fiftieth state by making Hawaii the theme of your yearbook, you recognize the new status of a distant land. Although three thousand miles separate Honolulu from San Francisco, Hawaii, once a territory, is as secure in the United States as if it were located in the Middle West. A land of natural beauty with year round temperatures between seventy and seventy-five degrees, Hawaii has developed from a trading center in the days of whaling to a modern agri¬ cultural and industrial giant. Sugar, pineapple, coffee and banana plantations kept packing plants and ocean freighters in competition with the world market. Education, the territorial legislature, and vacation industry have strengthened the young commonwealth. A day will come when, like distant but valuable Hawaii, some of your personal possessions, not yet fully discovered, will be developed and thus increase your total value. Possibly you have a half-hidden ability to speak in public, solve a problem in human relations, find an an¬ swer in scientific research, or advance an argument in open debate. Possibly you have some other dimly seen or far away talent to be revealed through study or experience. There may be a professional baseball player in the class, or a doctor, engineer, manu¬ facturer, teacher, or leader in government. When your special talent is developed enough, then like the territory that become a state, it becomes an important part of your total personality. Hawaii reminds me of you and your future, in which I wish you rich rewards for your young talents. Sincerely yours, 73 6