Dormont High School - Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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i- -5-Q1 The Road of Knowledge is the most important road that any indi- vidual can tread, Without the aid of an efficient and capable administra- tion, the acquiring of knowledge along this road would be extremely difficult. The faculty is the backbone of a good, well-rounded educational sys- tem The successes or failures of the high school students have a definite reflection on their faculty A faculty that understands and guides its stu dents is a great administration for this understanding and guidance the motivation behind each individual Student EACHER5 ij o nnmumsinn mn

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g- Forward The acqulrmg of an educatxon can be lxkened to the carrymg of the torch of learmng along the Road of Knowledge For the freshmen, the torch has a famt lxght whlch barely HlCk8I'S as the Road of Knowledge comes lnto vrew For the sophomores and Jumors the lxght from the torch mcreases, and xt becomes brrghter as they take each advancmg step along thls broaden 1ng road For the seniors the torch and the Road of Knowledge are cruc1al pomts m thelr lxves for It IS knowledge The torch must burn brrghtly m order to cast an rllummatmg llght which w1ll be thexr guxde along th1s road whether the tzmes be good or bad As the semors look back on thus Road of Knowledge they thmk not only of the hard work but of the good tlmes It IS our purpose, therefore to create a yearbook that w1ll act as a storehouse for the memories of the person alltles and events that made up one year 1n the lrfe of a hlgh school student Now, let us trust that the torch w1ll contmue to hght our Road of Knowledge 4 - Y - , now that the seniors have reached the crossroad of , . Y , . , 3

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Departure of Superintendent Brought Farewells are always dlfhcult to say espe clally thls one to the wonderful student body of Dormont Hlgh School I am extremely grateful for the prlvllege of havxng been associated w1th such a fine group of students These four and a 1-at half years have been most msplrmg as I have observed a competent faculty gulde the steps of eager and enthuslastlc learners Dormont be cause of 1ts sound and tested tradltlon offers many opportunltnes to both faculty and stu dents therefore the challenge I would l1ke to leave wxth each of you IS that Dormont Hrgh School becomes a better school because of your contrlbutlon If this farewell carrles wlth lt the rlght to gxve advice I ask you to conslder four words a goal courage 1magxnat1on and faxth Thrs world IS not too dlfflcult for those who have a sense of dlrectlon so as soon as possxble set a goal for yourself Fmd lf you can the courage to make a satlsfactory adjustment to all clrcumstances 115 Charles H Bryan of lxfe Create a v1v1d xmagmatzon because through lmagmatxon we envlslon a better world tomorrow and strlve to attam It Lastly have faith that l1fe has meanlng and purpose These four guxdes wlll go a long way toward buzldmg a happy, successful lxfe Charles H Bryan The graduatxng class of 1959 holds a specxal sxgmficance for me Four short years ago we entered the Dormont Hlgh School for the flrst tlme I am certam for you as for me th1s has been a most mterestmg and enjoyable perlod jay Neff We have learned to apprecxate the herxtage the customs and the attxtudes estabhshed here by the faculty and former students of the school The questxon that we must answer 1S have we malntamed or pos sxbly xmproved the hlgh scholastlc standards that from the begmnmg have been so characterxstlc of Dormont Hlgh School? If we can honestly and slncerely answer yes to thxs questlon then our hkelyhood of future success ln lxfe wlll be greatly enhanced For surely no measure of success IS better than a falr ap proval of our past and present atta1nments Jay Neg, Supermtendent 6 o , .. u , 7 a 1 1 - 1 1 s - 9 ' 2 9 - 1 . ' 3 3 s 1 . , ' 1