Doylestown High School - Torch Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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4 I C H A P T ER ONE R. LEONARD HALDERMAN is the chief administrator of the Doylestown School System. Receiving his B. S. degree from Pennsyl- vania State College and his Masterfs degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Halderman has also completed all credits at Temple University for a doctor's degree, passed his preliminary examination, and is now working on his thesis. VVhen this work is completed, the doctorate will be conferred upon him. This is his sixth year as supervising principal of the school. Besides Mr. Halderman, since that first graduating class in 1892, when Mr. I. L. Shroy, a well known poet of that day, was principal, there have been five other heads of the school, but none remained so long as Dr. Carmon Ross, who gave the best years of his life to build a school system which became known throughout the state for its progressive ideas. In Mr. Halderman's administrative duties, he is responsible to the Board of Education which in turn is responsible to the citizens of Doylestown, upon whom the election of Board members depends. Little of the early history of the Board is known, for their meetings were not recorded until 19083 however, the decisions of its members in recent years reflect forethought and vision. All of them have given of their time and energy to make the school a better place under existing, crowded conditions. The purchase of a tract of land for a new school is one of their most outstanding accomplishments within the last few years. Since then the Board has allotted funds each year to develop the athletic fields at the new sight. This year the board made possible a new room on the second floor to relieve congested conditions. It financed the Handbook, a booklet for new students to help them to adjust themselves to their environment. And each year when students return to the school, all necessary equipment is available, and the build- ing is in the best of condition. Faculty and students alike are appreciative of the interest shown by the members ofthe Doylestown School Board which includes: Mr. William Satter- thwaitc, president for Hfteen years, Mrs. Louisa Kerr, vice president, Mr. Walter Carwithen, secretary, Mr. Wlestley Bunting, treasurer, Mr. Frank Mitch, superin- tendent of building and grounds. 9

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MR. SATTERTHWAITE'S MESSAGE It is fitting that this issue ,of the Torch with its historical theme should be dedicated to the boys in the service. We may consider the modern history of the high school, as we know it, as beginning in the early years of the 20th Century. The names of a large number of its students up to 1918 appear on the Memorial Tablet in the auditorium. A new Honor Roll is rapidly being compiled from the younger generation who attended school since the first World War. Thus a large percentage of its pupils for the past four decades have been or soon will be in their nation's service. Since the Colonial Days, Doylestown and Bucks County have been well represented in every call for our national defense. Although our school has no course in military training, a patriotic love for our country and a knowledge of its institutions have been a vital part of its curriculum throughout the years. We are confident that in the present emergency its graduates and former students, both men and women, will uphold, either in the armed services or in civilian capacities, their full responsibilities, whether measured by the traditions of the past or the demands of the present. WILLIAM SATTERTHWAITE, President, School Board. MR. HALDERMAN'S MESSAGE Never in my experience as a school administrator have students graduated into a world that offers such uncertainty. History reveals that uncertainty and opportunity go hand in hand. Present economic opportunities prove this fact. Several years ago youth had reason to feel there was little place for them 5 today you are recognized as our first line of defense. It should be remembered that this change is man-made and should teach us that man can create the type of world he desires. You have completed your formal public education. I congratulate you on your accomplishment and wish you success in whatever part you choose to play. It is my hope that none may be called upon to give the supreme sacrifice on the altar of war. Whatever your duties may be, do not loose faith, for civilization is not going to be extinguished by the present world conflict. Out of this period of blood and destruction will come a better civilization shorn of its present short- comings. Remember trials and tribulations make men gnot break them. When you look for honors in future years, you will find the surest test is not, Have you won in every game? , but, Have you played your best? I. L. HALDERMAN, Supervising Principal. ll