Forbes High School - Forbian Yearbook (Kantner, PA)

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STANDING: Earl Custer, Allan Ober, Chester Long, Noah Fyock, Sr., Ray Dinning, Sr., Richard Stetler Merle Stutzman. SEI-XTED: Milton E. Spangler, Dasie Lehman, Forrest 1-X. Lohr, lack B. Shatter. ABSENT: Robert Gindlesperger, Charles Miller, Iohn Sharp, Ir., Margaret Schifthauer, Harold Wentz First line of defense . . . during the 1952-53 term the Forbes Ioint School Board was actively engaged in study, research and planning to meet build- ing requirements for our ever-growing school population . . . school houses are democracy's line ot fortification . . . Fnrhes Jnint Schunl Bnard President i,.ii.,,,,,. ,c..... I ACK B. SHAFFER Vice President ...... ........ M ERLE STUTZMAN Secretary ........ .....c.. F ORREST A. LOHR Treasurer ..,.. ..... M ILTON E. SPANGLER

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f aff H S .. . , .:..:E A THE 1953 FUHBII-KN PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLASS FORBES HIGH SCHOOL Hooversville. Quemahoning Twp.. Stoystown Pennsylvania

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. . . IIHIEF UF ST!-IFF DAVID E. LICHLITER Supervising Principal It is a rare privilege to have been in the teaching profession for twenty-five years. Serving during these years as an elementary teacher, a high school teacher, an athletic coach, and as a supervising principal, gave me the opportunity to watch the growth and influence of education. This completes the third term for the Forbes Ioint School District. Guiding an institution in its growth and development is like guiding an individual. It is easy to point out material prog- ress. Buildings, beautiful surroundings, physical equipment speak for themselves, but a school system is not just a physical plant. The real school is a spirit that animates-a spirit that perme- ates the faculty, the student body, graduates out in the fox holes, and the one who administers. It is the sum total of its service to youth. I believe it is the cumulative effect of good teaching. good contact between teachers and pupils, between teachers, and between teachers and the principals. We measure success in gaining opportunities for children to grow in stature of addi- tional opportunities for a broader education and it is my earnest hope that the growth and de- velopment of our school district keeps pace with the other school districts of our state and nation. Graduates of our school system had the opportunity to get a broad education. Sometimes for one reason or another a few fail to make the best of their opportunities. However, there are a few things every student should learn before leaving our school. First: Straight thinking. Students must learn to face facts as they are, must not warp or con- tort them to their own advantage. They must learn to pursue a course of thinking to its most logi- cal conclusion. They must not evade the truth at any cost. Second: Students must learn to open their eyes to beauty. They must be encouraged to prize spiritual values. Third: Students must learn to respect the abilities and to consider the rights of others. Stu- dents must learn there is no superiority except through merit, service and achievement. Fourth: Students must be informed. We must make accessible to them all the facts of history. We must create interest in world events but they must learn to formulate their own lines of thinking. Fifth: Students must be guided, not coerced in their search for truth. Every child should make his own decision as to his life's work. It is the only way for him to find happiness. On behalf of myself and the faculty I wish for each graduate lots of success and happiness in the years that lie ahead. DAVID E. LICHLITER