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

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Eehmcatlun HIS EDITION of the Curwensvrlle High School Annual rs hereby most mi-' ' respectfully submrtted as a Memorial to Professor Grant Norrrs rn Igflsi apprecratron of the many benevolent principles which he rntroduced and developed rn the interest of our community and or the rg standards and ambrtrons he has placed before us and our posterity For the past seven years Grant Norrrs has served us nobly earnestly and rndefatrgably as Supervising Principal of the Curwensvrlle Public Schools The attention awakened wlthrn him along educational lines rs almost beyond comparison I-le was keenly rnterested rn the welfare of all hrs students There was ever rn hrs mrnd a strong determination to formulate plans and ideals for the betterment and advancement of our educational system Professor Grant Norrrs as all great men knew human nature To know human nature rs a greater essential rn conducting an educational system than the mere knowledge of handling the rnanrmate versron of educational interest profound sympathy When confronted by the problems of a single student he gave his whole hearted attention to these problems placed himself and upon understanding hrs omnr present sympathy came to view This his extraordinary abllrty to see into the hearts of students has en deared hrm to their memory wrthout hesitation He was most gentle and rn thrs tactful manner he convmced hrs puprls of the correct attitude to adopt Without a hint of dominance he fixed the souls with new ambrtrons new hopes coupled with sage prrncrples Hrs reputation as a leader as well as friend shall always be srgnrficant Amazing capability of shoulderrng high responsr brlrty mark hlm rndelrbly as a Leader Hrs pleasing personality and constant success have caused hrs followers to be proud to recognize hlm as their leader and happy to admit themselves as hrs followers lVIr Norrrs could not fall Why3 Because hrs efforts hrs skrllful man euverrng was always prompted by the rnterests of others he acted for others for you and for me' I-low could a noble charrtable soul such as hrs fall? For God has said What you have clone to the least of My brethren you have done to Me also That Grant Norrrs served hrs God rs undenrable and was the making of thrs fine splendrd noble character Hrs frame of mrnd must have been to thrs effect Let me do my brt now for I shall pass thrs way but once Professor Grant Norrrs rs and always will be rn the memory of hrs assocrates a vrctorrous never fadrng color on the horrzon Let us hrs pupils give thought to hrm as an Ideal let us pattern our lrfe s work from hrs May God grant that we shall worthrly fulfill our duty as amply as has our lost brother Grant Norrrs Hrgh hearts are never long wrthout learning some new call some drstant clarion of God even rn their dreams and soon they are observed to break up the camp of ease and start on some fresh march of farthful servrce Class of Z9 7 V Ty . . if ' yu . . . . . . L .'r 1 . . . . ,. h Our reverenced principal was possessed of a keen, analytical mind and of yy n w u a ' I , I ' I H

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-IMI N.--, L1-Y X ' GRANT NORRIS EDUCATION Stony Point School Ferguson Townshlp B C Youngman Normal School Clearfield Dickinson Semlnary Wllllamsport Allegheny College A B Unlverslty of Pittsburgh Registered Ph D State College Extension EXPERIENCE Broadway Ferguson Townshlp Teacher Hillsdale and lVIt ,ly Lawrence Townshlp Teacher Kerrmoor Normal School Teacher New Mlllport Normal School Teacher New Mlllport Carnwath Knox Township Teacher Olanta Pxlce Township Teacher Burnside Teacher and Prmclpal Morrison Cove Vocational School Teacher Conneautvllle Hugh School Prmcxpal and Teacher Wllmerdlng Publlc Schools PFIHCIPBI East Freedom Prm cnpal and Teacher Duncansvllle Prmcnpal and Teacher Braddock Supermtendent Curwens vllle Supervlsxng Prmclpal RECOGNITIONS Class Orator Allegheny College President of College Y IVI C A Editor College Hand Book Wmner of Dlamond Medal Oratorlcal Contest Eight Colleges ln Contest Wlnner of Essay Prize ln College Secretary Prlnclpals Round Table Allegheny County President Schoolmasters Club Plttsburgh Chairman Leglslatlve Committee from Plttsburgh to Ilarrlsburg on new school code Presldent ofC1ty and Borough Superlntendency of the State Education Assoclatxon Institute Instructor JT- .. . I. I 3 I D . . A , 'c . I: C . .Dc I - . '. 5 'g . o. , : , : . : . . , : , ' ' , 5 . : . : ' : ' . ' ' : I . l' : I - : ' ' ' : ' I' ' ,I 2

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THE ECHO ilu irlilsmurxam AWAY l cannot say and l mlll not SIX 1 hat hc lb dead He ls just avsax Wltlm a cheery smlle and a wave of the hand He has xx andered mto an unknown land And left us dreamlng how very falr lt needs must be slnce he llngers therc And you oh you who the xuldcst yearn For the old tlme step and the glad return Think of hlm farlng on as dear ln the love There as the love of Here And loval stlll as he gave the blows Of hls warrlor strength to llli country s oes Nllld and gentle as he was lnraxe Vvhen the sweetest love of hxs hfe he gaxe To slrnple things where the vlolets grew Pure as the eyes they were hkened to lhe touches of hls hands have strayed As revcrently as hls hps have pras ed Vlfhen the little brown thrush that harshlx c Was dear to hlm as the mockxng bird And he plt1Cd as much as a man xn pam A ss rlthlng honey bee wet ulth raln fhlnk of him stlll as the same I sav He lb not dcad hc lb just awxaw hlrped james TI lulcomb Rzlcy f KC !! -f C' yy. Y f -.E Y 1 ' ' 4 1 sg- 1 f K- A C , V y v 1 1 , f - v f v , . . . , , , . t . . V , , , X , , n ' 1, V f ls .. . , , ,, ,I