Freeport Area High School - Freeportian Yearbook (Freeport, PA)

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51, if., 5z..f..,f, of 34 A A 3 Once again, it is spring and time for the publication of the Freeportian-our high school yearbook. It is a privilege to use its pages to greet you and to express a few thoughts which I hope may be helpful in the days to come. From the greatest book ever written come these words: Wis- dom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Here in these simple words is your objective as a student. Are you accomplishing it? It has been said that experience is the best teacher. That is wrong. It is costly, it is wasteful. Man's progress is in proportion to his ability to profit by the experience of all those who have gone before him. So history is one of our greatest teachers. From the records of the past you have the opportunity to acquire the wisdom of the ages. That is the reason you have been studying languages, reading, writing, geography, mathematics, science, and so on. But as you are doing, so did your fathers, and your fathers, fathers. All acquired a certain amount of wisdom. But what of understanding? Within recent months we have witnessed further development of the most powerful weapons of the destruction man has et de- vised. This took a vast amount of wisdom, scientific knowledge, too complicated and complex for most of us to comprehend. Yet, we have not the understanding to put this wisdom to peaceful ends. With all our getting, we-your elders-did not get understanding. So, if you are a senior about to graduate or if you are an under- classman who will return to your books next fall, I hope you have and will acquire still more facts, knowledge, wisdom. Yet, with it all. may you get understanding-understanding not only of the laws of nature, of the events of history, but understanding of the moral and spiritual values which give directions and meaning to all your wisdom. Your success in this regard will determine the kind of world in which you live. May each of you have a pleasant, profitable summer! F. LEE MYERS SUPERVISINC PRINCIPAL Olgflfer fo fire cgzniom The earning of a high school diploma is an accomplishment of which you can be justly proud. Its value will depend, however, upon the quantity and quality of education which it represents, as well as upon your future efforts to put your talents to work for the better- ment of mankind. Although they are alike in size, shape, and word- ing, no two 'diplomas will prove to be of identical value. You cannot live again the twelve years just past in order to pro- Ht from the educational opportunities which were yours. Neverthe- less you can resolve to devote the next fifty years to a twofold purpose, the increase of wisdom and the promotion of virtue. I know of nothing more likely to guarantee a happy and useful life than Christian ideals that have stood the test of centuries, while countless fads, theories, and interpretations have blossomed and quickly withered away, and their adherents have lived an-d died in the utmost poverty. It is not by man,s purse, but by his character, that he is rich or poor. A penny will hide the biggest star in the universe if you hold it close enough to your eye. May the years ahead find you truly wealthy. HAROLD BUSH High School Principal 8