Huntington High School - Huntingtonian Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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Our Р kincipal and His Secretary : MR. W. D. SGALES A.B., Johnson С. Smith University M.A., University of Iowa 3% rincipal : My young friends, it is an extremely satisfy- ing experience for me to extend you greetings on your graduation day. The progress you have made justly entitles you to considerable praise. Great sacrifice and effort are represented by this accomplishment. You now become identified with a host of people who have finished your Alma Mater. This group includes ministers, doctors, law- yers, insurance brokers, contractors, dentists, career soldiers, and others who have dis- tinguished themselves in various fields of human endeavor. The social order into which you are to soon assume adult responsibility is fraught with many imperfections. The apparent moral and spiritual bankruptcy into which so many have fallen continues to impose grave responsibilities upon those who would respect the dignity of man. It is fairly generally agreed that present advancements in the field of thermo-nuclear -- 8 Mrs. VERLEY PACE JAMES B.S., Secretarial Science St. Paul’s Polytechnic Institute essage energy are such as to guarantee the possible de- 5 . .q. . SEA . 3 . x struction of civilization. Mechanical inventions have made possible a standard of living un- thought of a generation ago; yet the techniques demanded by the principles of peace continue to elude us. This is the social order you face—this is your world. It is yours to contribute such as you can to improve the lot of man. Who knows but that one day you may not derive the formula that may usher us into a new era of peace. We have endeavored to create within you tendencies toward positive actions calculated for your personal and social advancement and to establish such inhibitions as will safeguard you against evil doings. Our aim has been to assist you in understanding and the values in- herent in, and the responsibilities demanded by good citi- zenship. : ХЭС It is our earnest prayer that you will look with charity upon our errors and remember with kindness those whom you leave behind, those who have gone, and will continue to go beyond their contractual obligations to safeguard you from falling. کش رر ———— € 0232029992107 r کر‎

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U, Grave and Karat Senior We grave and reverent seniors, Who thought the years go slow; We spent in acquisition Of things we had to know. Are filled with wild excitement, At last the goal 1s won; We gaze in admiration, Upon the work we've done. The courses we have taken, The stiff exams we've passed, Would indicate intelligence, With wonder we're aghast. The faculty, they tell us, Is equally surprised, For when they found us passing They scarcely believed their eyes. Perhaps it was their wisdom, That dragged us up to grade, And so we're saying “Thank You,” For good advice and aid. How olten we have counted, The time until holidays, And wished the hours were shorter, In education's ways. But now we may discover What old folks say is true: Life's working day is lengthy And holidays are few. Still armed with high endeavor, We meet fate with a smile, And strive with hearts und aunted, Remembering the while, That life, despite misfortune, Is but adventure gay, And Death's a friend that gives us A last long holiday. -4[ 10