Downingtown High School - Our Year Cuckoo Yearbook (Downingtown, PA)

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THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Mrs Bellelvl l-lutchlson President Mr Robert Ash Vice president Mr N Leland Wilson Secretary Mr George Nlxdorl Dr Carl F Dent Dear You ng Frlends School days end real lute begins You are at the crossroads loolclng toward a new llle l'lave you a vision? Where there IS no education there IS no vlslon and where there IS no vlslon the people perush Thus IS your Challenge' We learn to do by doing rather than tallclng about doing we learn to thlnlc by thrnlclng rather than by memorizing what someone else has taught We learn to live by llvlng rather than by haynng someone tell us how to llye WMA. Z MMWO Page th rtee , . . . , .. , , , I , . , , . . , ,, I Q I . i

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FACULTY ADVISERS Page MR SMEDLEY MISS MULLOWNEY MISS MAHAN E ol the Cuclcoo Stoll vvlsh to thonlc our odvlsers sincerely We wont them to l4novv hovv very muh we opprecucute their understondnng We hove lomd IO working vvuth them thot they ore three splendid people, ond vve vvont every one to lcnovv thot twelve services. Throughout the yeor they hove been ldnd, potient, ond

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DEMCCRACY AND THE INDIVIDUAL When nlght prevails then II IS fune to hnnlr of the light The young people an our schools are lnvlng during darlc days Some pesslmlsts suggest even education us wasted effort We here In Dowmngtown I'llgh School Icnow that tomorrow will brlng the Light We are trying to do our share IH the proper education of the cltlzens of tomorrow We urge the Seniors to luve up to their hugh resolves and face the Lught of the Future unafraid Kutztown State Teachers Colle e Pennsylvania State College, B SJ, NI S Page fourteen The test of democracy as its effort and success In promotmg the welfare of human beings The democratic asm IS the maximum growth of each lndlvndual It afflrms the Ideal of equallty of opportunity Fulfillment of this democratic Ideal demands that lndlvlduals place the common good ahead of private advantage Thus membership In a democratic society has nts r sponslbllltles as well as Its prlvlleges May each member of the Class of 1941 recognize has responsubulntues To Provlde for the Common Defense, To Promote the General Welfare, To Secure the Blessnngs of Liberty Supervising Principal Downlngtown Public Schools West Chester State Teachers College Susquehanna University, B S Buclcnell Llnlverslty AM New Yorlc Llnuverslty, Ed D