Fairborn High School - Flight Yearbook (Fairborn, OH)

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H. K. BAKER Superintendent of Schools Wan. of the Ijear. Superintendent Baker named (Man of the Year) for 1953 is an outstanding edu- cator and business executive. He is a kindly father, a civic minded citizen, and an ener- getic administrator. He has long possessed that undefinable quality which makes him a shrewd interpreter of youth, and an exacting leader of men. He is highly respected and admired in his community and an international coordi- nator in intellectual advancement. All of these qualities, coupled with an amiable disposition and an honest heart, make him worthy to be named MAN OF THE YEAR Educational foundation5 The true foundation of a growing community, the cement of which its character is moulded, lies in the people. During the long course of history, it has often been said that a well-informed peo- ple is a free people. How true are these words today! We have the all-too familiar exam- ples before us of the wretched conditions of the enslaved millions in those parts of the World, where the light of freedom has sadly been extinguished. Due to the evils of ig- norance and indifference in planting the seeds of learning, and seeing them blossom among the masses of the people, these countries have been conquered by the brute force of their aggressors, and made to suffer the cruel punishment of tyranny, and have had the slightest hope of freedom removed from the heart of all. In other nations the decline of moral values has proven to be the ultimate downfall of their civilization, as can be gleaned from the history of the Romans. Before there can be strength militarily, there must be knowledge and understanding, for education is the refinement of the intellect. Herbert Dalin