East Lampeter High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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Y if 4 i To Mr. Harry K, Gerlach, our respected principal and instructor, we, the class ot l943, Wish to dedi- cate this volurne ol the El Dorado. May it serve as a symbol of the gratitude we owe to him lor the kindness, consideration, and interest which he has shown in helping to make our high school experi- ence a most profitable and pleasant one. Five Q 4 52 hw 'fi gig me if rf A. if U, , 5 E4 F. 2? iii fit .3 2 1-1 5 P I T051 g -2 NX fi f. x W, ,,,,,1' K 4516! s ff ,V 353 t ' 213 V 1 , 2.4 .req ' 31? Q i i 193251 :fic v ,tngffffz Nix 4 ,, ,Q

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To the eff!! of I943 On the succeeding pages of your yearbook will be found much evidence to show that each member of this class, by his accomplishments, has earned the right to be regarded as a graduate of East Lampeter High School. So, it is sufficient to say here that by having completed a prescribed course of study, by having performed a certain amount of required work, and by having accomplished that which you set out to do, each of you has acquired certain skills that will enable you to meet with confidence the problems' that will undoubtedly confront high school graduates. lnfinitely more important than the fact that you have be- come a graduate is the fact that you, by growth and experi- ence, have become an individual prepared to interpret the complexities of our everyday life. Essentially the world in which you will find yourself is no more difficult than the world into which former graduates have stepped. The difference lies chiefly in the happenings that have occurred since you have entered high school. I-low you accept the results of these events, and in what manner you solve the problems that are connected with them, will determine to a'large extent the de- gree to which you are educated. An educated person and a high school graduate are not synonymous terms. The similarity between the two expres- sions is found .in the creative spirit that each individual pos- sesses. The creative spirit that you possess will make you more valuable in the place that you will occupy in the near future. For some, the place will be the armed forces, for others, war jobs, and for the rest, higher education. Let me suggest that regardless as to what place you occupy, you do so with con- fidence and with an awareness of your own ability. Your creative spirit will make you unafraid, and will give you a fuller appreciation of the things that are happening round about you, and the part that each passing event is playing in your life. Finally, this spirit will determine the type of success you will attain. I hope that this success will be such that it will bring the greatest good to the greatest number as well as sound happiness to you. Sincerely, H. K. GERLACH Four

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lOl-lN H. EOOSE .. . .. President CLARENCE K. DENLINGER . Vice-President WALTER A. SMlTl-l . Secretary CLARENCE N. BRUBAKER Treasurer MENNQ G. SAUDER rafts This year graduation is, in a larger sense, something bigger than ever before Because of the changing world you yourselves must adapt and fit your lives to its pattern. Many of you will be entering far differ- ent industrial fields than you have anticipatedeothers of you will be aiding in the nations and world's food problem and still others will be serving your country as fighting men and women. You must prepare yourselves to help your country at every possible opportunity and above all other things show your patriotism and loyalty to the nation as well as the fighting forces. ln order to bring- this devastating war to an end, you must aid on the home front as well as the battlefields of the world. You young people have a gigantic job ahead of youeyou will play a leading role in molding a new and far better economic and social plan to make the United States of America the Model for all Civilization. Display all the qualities of your education and make yourselves a credit to your family and your institution. Character is the only thing worth anything in this world and it is the only thing you will take with you into the next. No Mari sees his shadow who faces the Sun. On the behalf of the Board of Education and the writer we wish you every success in all your future undertakings. lOl-IN H. FOOSE President Six