Delaware Valley High School - Delaware Yearbook (Milford, PA)

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J ala TO THE CLASS OF 1957 Yours w1l1 be the first class to graduate from the new Delaware Valley J'o1nt I-hgh School. You w1ll be the first of our graduates to have had the advantages made poss1b1e by a fme new building with its adequate classroom, library health homemaking, mdustrtal arts and locker room f3C111IlBS its new and modem eqtupment tts large and beautiful audltorlum gymnasturn, and the spaclous grounds surroundmg It Some of you have made the most of these new advantages whtle others may not have done so The former w1ll f1nd that the1r efforts w1ll be amply rewarded m thexr future activiues wh1le the latter may fllld themselves handmcapped Each one s consc1ence w1ll tell htm to wluch of these g oups he belongs Up to tlus ttme your work has been dlrected and made as easy for you as your teachers could make lt From now on you must rely more and more upon your own efforts The good that you dertve from further study will depend enurely upon you. The success you make of your llfe career wtll depend upon your own uuttattve. Graduatton from h1gh school w1ll mean different thmgs for each one of you To some tt w1ll mean the commencement of lugher educanonal work to others II wtll be the begmnlng of busmess ltfe or home cares But whether you go to college or go Lnto busmess lmmedlately you should have a deflrute purpose tn mmd Select a goal and work toward 1I wtth eamesmess Know what you want and d1rect your efforts toward that end Those of you who go on to college w1l1 fmd greater opporttuuues m many fields than ever before. There 1sagrowu1gdemand1n1ndustry for engtneers of all kmds Today s young engmeer mg graduates especxally those who show miuauve and prom1se, can qualtfy for excellent posmons at high begtnnmg salanes There IS also a great dema.nd for teachers sctennsts lawyers doctors soc1al workers and spectaltsts m busmess and fmance. lnhlgh schools the shortage of mathemattcs and sc1ence teachers is parncularly acute Enlarged research programs tn government and mdustry have created a btg demand for college tramed sctenttsts The fteld of med1cine needs nurses phystcaltherapxsts pharmac1sts d1et1uans and pubhc health nutr1t1on tsts L1kewise tn the legal professton there IS a need for specxaltzauon tn tax corporat1on and mternanonal law ln business and ftnance college tramed people have a d1stmct advantage over those wtth less tramtng. The outlook IS espectally bnght for those who wtll go on to pursue hlgher courses of study Those of you who plan to go tmmedtately mto the busmess world wtll also fmd many oppor turuues Be prepared to take advantage of these opporturuues The more complex our busmess world becomes the greater wtll be tts need for people wtth at least a htgh school educauon. You w1l1 have th1s background Back It upwith 1ntegr1ty xmt1at1ve, and your best efforts and each one of you should be able to find success The best wtshes of your faculty and frtends go with you as you leave our school a.nd begm the larger life May your hopes and dreams be reallzed to the fullest degree, and tn the years to come may your names reflect credlt upon the school where you spent your h1gh school days May God bless each and every one of you. Ira C Markley

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-iff' m I nr Iv v h' '- lr O THANK YOU We the DEVAIO staff on behalf of the Class of 1957 and the ent1re student body would llke to extend our heart felt thanks to you the taxpayers of P1ke County for makmg possxble thls wonderful new school It IS our aspxrauon that the succeedmg classes w111 apprec1ate what you have done for us and w11l contlnue to carry on the tradmons of good scholarshxp sportsmanshxp and cltlzenshlp

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