Franklin High School - Dial Yearbook (Reisterstown, MD)

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Y When duty whispers low, Thou must, the youth rc I pies, I 0 1 The Stall' E, the members of the DIAL staff, ha f is Farewell Message ve success- ully completed the publication of our annual. In compiling this DIAL , we have put forth every effort to make it as splendid as it h ' a piece of work as been in the past years. It is our sincere hope that as th e years pass swiftly by, the DIAL will live in our memories. f lEditor's Note HIS is a note of thanks d an appreciation for the co- operation and help of the staff, our advisors, ancl the class of '30 The al . y one have made the DIAL a success. THANK YOU! Page Seventeen

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You will be what you will to be. Talk To Graduates ATURE has her own way of developing character. The diamond is one of the best illustrations. Centuries of enormous pressure and heat in- sures the qualities of hardness, durability, and beauty. The stone is then ground and polished. Its character is the result of labor, of the grind of life. Character is formed and developed in man exactly the same way as in the diamond. If you have studied and read the biographies of men and women who have made a place for themselves in the affairs of men, you will find that they, too, have gone through a process very similar to that of the diamond. Their character, their life is a product of years of toil, of sacrifice, of study. They, too, have had the rough edges taken off by adversity, by pain, by working long hours, and by serving their fellow men. Study the lives of a Lincoln, of a Bok, of a Jane Addams and you will be able to see the comparison very readily. Character is what you are. It is you. It is being formed by your actions, your thoughts, every minute you are awake. Habits and character are links in the same chain. Your habits make your character, and your character is the product of your habits. May I suggest a few habits that you should develop, if you have not already done so? I hope that you can say, when you finish reading this, I have done all these. First, cultivate the habit of work-hard work. Beware of the easy job. It may seem to you as a perfectly fine position, but does it provide your oppor- tunity for growth, for future development? The ideas of Something for No- thing , Taking a Chance seem all too prevalent. Civilization did not, and does not advance this way. Character is not formed by soft living and soft work. Second, acquire the habit of Studying and Reading. Keep informed of the best and latest ideas in your work. Read good books and magazines, by so doing you are preparing yourself for the future. This is a splendid way to utilize your leisure time. A person can always learn. Every community offers opportunities for study at night through school, vocational training, and reading courses. Third, develop the habit of Service. A selfish life is a narrow one and travels in a circle. It is contact with other people that tends to broaden you and make your life rich and full. Make your life worthy of emulation so that, like the diamond, the light shining therefrom may be the brightest. I know that all life is not going to be pleasant and full of joy. You will find adversity, disappointment, suffering, and a host of other things to upset your stability of faith and religion. This is the grinding process going on in your life. Your reaction is the acid test. Each response in the right direction will lead to a development of a well rounded personality. The best that your principal and teachers can wish for each of you is the de- velopment of a character, that like the diamond, when held to the light of public criticism, will give back to the onlooker a pure white light. That each of you may have a happy and honorable career, is the earnest desire of your principal. RAYMoNn S. I-IYsoN. Page Sixteen

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A word in season spoken, may calm the troubled breast 1 Class Song In a sehool of which we're very proud to sing, Began a class for which our praises ringg And to work with will and way, ' Growing finer day by day, Went this class in view a standard fo CHORUS Hail the class of nineteen-thirty, 'Tis the class we hold so dear. Hail the girls and boys whoive made it, The class for which we raise this cheer. And for many a year we will serve it, And true to it welll be, Hail this class from dear old Franklin, 'Tis the class of thirty. Y Page Eighteen rth to bring