Conyngham Centralia Joint High School - Iris Yearbook (Aristes, PA)

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D A 4 OUR ALMA MATER , iq

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N. 1 - ,-it f 1 vls e q 4 i A r 4 i To the Class of 19 1 ' You now come to the end of a road. In point of time it has been a long road. Yet in the thrall of youth you did not note the passing years. The road was paved with your dreams and hopes and smoothed with the ineffable happiness of imma- turity. That road has led you from early childhood almost to the verge of man- hood. Along its course you have met others, men and women of great souls and wise minds, who once trod the same path which opens before you now. Futile and vain would have been your endeavors if they had not been borne under the vigilant eyes of these teachers of your youth. Only the coming years, bearing the fruits of their life's labors, reaping the harvest of their instruction can bring back to them some reward. 5 In lifetime many roads may be open to one man. Yet only one road can be the right road, the road to your ideal. The little child, adding up a column of figures, may find a dozen results. Only one is correct. So it is with the more difficult prob- lems of man in the trials of life. There is never more than one right answer, one straight and narrow path-haid to find and at times harder still to follow. This is the problem of life-to find the one straight path and to marshal all your strength to follow that path when it has been found. l We are proud indeed of tihe graduates of '31 and we hope that the lessons you li ave learned here will leave their lasting impress upon the manhood and woman- hood of this community. You must be its standard bearers, you must vindicate to the world the proud claim of education that it best belits the whole man to struggle with the problems of life. Neither space nor time cab break the bonds that bind your hearts to your Alma Mater. Though you go to the seven seas, north or south, east or west, your Almt Mater will continue her interest in you. And as you go our enduriing love goes with you, and it is our earnest hope that you will keep us proud of the Class of '31 lot-tN I. REILLY l 'W -7' i .A A I .L 4.

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N . 1 X gf f - vls e ep 4 P l I 4 Commencement Commencement does not signify the end but merely the beginning. Our learn- ing in school prepares us for this. If we plant our seeds in school they will bloom abundantly for many future years. The more learned in school, the less learned after. We should always aim high and although we fall short of our anticipations we are sure to go somewhere near them. Commencement is our reward for the many years of toil and hard work we have endured. We look upon it as the climax of our work, of our education or learning. Experience is the best teacher is an old saying, but, nevertheless, true. It is with remorse and joy that we near our goal-remorse for the breaking of bonds of friendship, and joy for the attainment of our goal. But now that our goal is in sight we realize that after all it is not the end of all things but merely a stepping itone to bigger and better things. We have often longed for this commencement day. At last, the hour that We have anticipated draws near, and it is in accordance with the work we have accom- plished whether the end will bring joy and triumph or regret. Most young people thinkjthat amusement and recreation are the main objects of life, that as long as we enjoy ourselves life is worth while. This is a mistaken idea, however, because it is easily proved that life cannot be enjoyed without some amount of labor. Do not leavb school with the idea of having a good time Without fitting yourself for your life's work. Idle men that have no work can have no play. We have ll0t concluded our course, by any means, but are just commencing a new one. We should now find another point in the distance toward which we should direct our future activities. Nothing can end well that has not a good beginning. The height of a personfs triumph is always measured b his own personal ability. Oh that at man might know, The and of this e1ay': business ere it comes!