Curwensville Area High School - Echo Yearbook (Curwensville, PA)

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THE ECHO I m truly glad for thls opportunity of mrltlng a few words for the Grant Norrls Nlemorlal Number of The Echo While I m not thls year IH any way connected wlth the schools ln Curvx ens vxlle yet I have as a former teacher a deep abldlng lnterest ln the Curwensvxlle Schools It IS vnth much pleasure that I often look back to my teachlng days ID Curwensvllle under the happy supervlslon of Prof NOFYIS I know I could say a great deal to pay my respects and honor to the late Prof NOYFIS but I cannot more adequately express my appreclatlon of his SCFVICC and hrs assoclatron than by the followlng words who has galned the respect of lntelllgent men and women and the love of llttle chlldren who has filled hls niche and accompllshed h1s tasks who has left the world better than he found It whether by an lmproved poppy a perfect poem or a rescued soul who has never lacked apprecxatlon of earth s beauty or falled to express It who has always looked for the best ln others and glven the best he had whose life was an lnsplratlon whose memory IS a benedlctlon Wlth best wxshes for the success of your publlcatlon I remaln Mlldred E. Tate lVIr NOTYIS was for five years my superlor IH the Curwensvllle Schools In that t1me he earned my respect for hlm as a school man and affectlon as a frlend lVlr NOTTIS was more than a school man He was a communlty man I every worth vxhlle and forward looklng unclertaklng of hls town he was actlvely Interested Hrs undylng lnfluence ln Curwensvllle Wlll be a perpetual memorlal of hlm Paul A Zetler Nlr NOTYIS made a great contrlbutlon to the caus of educatlon and made the world a better place to lxve 1n I-le was a good executive a sklllful organizer and an efflclent admlnlstrator George E. Croyle Asst Supt Delaware Co Schools Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form, yet on my heart, Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou has glven, And shall not soon depart james Black Bfydflf 22 He has achieved success who has lived well. laughed often and loved muchg . ' . ' . n

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THE ECHO MESSAGES FROM FORMER TEACHERS just walt for us frlend by the slde of the way Tlll we come out of lnfe at the end of the day Then we wlll take up together with Joy and with smlle The threads we dropped and lost awhlle Grace E Moore Friend of mme' whose lot was cast Wnth me ln the dlstant past Where like shadows fllttlng fast Fact and fancy thought and theme Word and work begln to seem Like a half remembered dream Touched by change have all thlngs been Yet I thlnk of thee as when We had speech of lxp and pen Gentle words where such were few Softenlng blame where blame was true Dorothy I..aBord Keller WhlfllCf I spent two years ln the home of lVIr Norrls and I ever lound hlm to be a klndly conslderate Ghrlstlan gentleman Hrs sunny happy dlsposltlon dld much to brlghten the llves of those around hlm Base thoughts and grlef slmply couldn t endure when you heard his hearty volce He was a man of superlor mentality and I never tlred of hearlng hlm speak Hls messages always Contalned much that was worthwhlle and lnsplrlng We have lost a true frlend and lt IS wlth deepest regret that we note his passlng Best wlshes to the class of 29 and may you everllve up to the true standards of servlce as advocated by our deceased frlend E Vlctor Haney I am sendmg a greetlng to Curwensvxlle I-hgh School and IH dolng so there comes to mlnd my days spent there as a teacher under the klnd supervision of that wonderful teacher and friend Mr Grant NOTFIS Lulu Tobias Boag Mr Grant Norris was a man whose splendld and forceful personality won the respect of all who knew hlm Under his Wlbe supervlsxon hls teachers and puplls found lt a pleasure to work for hlm Laura Walter 2 I ,. 1 1 V 1. - 7 . Praising, where small praise was due.

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THE ECHO WORDS FROM GRADUATED CLASSES Class of 1923 l think it was 1n my unlor year under Vlr Norris one afternoon in the office when he said to me You know David l ve found that one of the finest ways to keep pointed ahead in life is to sit down every half year and write yourscl along letler Now that lsn t as foolish as it may sound for in that letter you explain to yourself what you have accomplished ln the past half year Then at the end after you ve surveyed all your al1blS and seen how rldlculuous they appear you write down your plans for the ensuing period For some years now l ve kept such letters and have reread them at each accounting period They ve helped me greatly more than you probably sus pect Try ihem l hope they convev his meaning l wonder how much his letters to himself helped to develop that un selfishness and farslghtedness whlch many score of graduates will ever associate with hls name3 David H McKinley Class of 1924 To our beloved leader and friend Who worked for the pleasures of others Whose days were resplendent and happy ln the doing of beautiful things Jeanette Strickland Class of 1926 ln our hearts fond mem ry lingers Of a leader klnd and true One who guided us through High School And made clear our work all through Those lessons which he taught us Make us happy hide our tears And that klnd and tender guidance We ll remember through the years Ellzabeth Klttleberger Class of 1927 It must have been his charity That tender human heart of his That rare unfaihng klndlmess Could make his death seem so amiss Nl Ruth Haines Class of 1928 For years Supervising Principal of our schools a leader 1n all CIVIC acti ylties and a staunch true friend of youth ln his passing the community has lost a great leader the school district and faculty an able directing head and the student body a real friend and advisor His task 15 finished and the book of his beautiful life closed, and so may it be said of us, as of him, when our task is Hnlshed, He has done what he could H Ruth Bloom 23 1 ' ' The words are of course from memory mere approximations of his but , . Y . .. . .. 1 , , . , . w , v Y! , -