Friends Select School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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vi. . Q -PCir4!W'1 ! vf-W-,,1-1-3-v wr Q-was-rw 1-'-f':'-1rff--a- - . ' rs -4-ov--m.Wy7-fa. PUHEWUHD The years -of preparation are over, and we who stand on the thres- hold are ready to cross over into the future. They have been long years and hard years, but because they have also been good years, we establish this Record that all may know of our indebtedness and gratitude to those who have enriched these years. As we stand on the brink of the future, we cannot help reflecting on the past. We, the Class of 1955, have inherited from the past the rich Quaker tradition that is Friends' Select School. That tradition is em- bodied in the school motto, The Wh-ole of Life. We have analyzed this whole of life in its four important phases-academic, physical, social, and spiritual. Here at Friends' Select, the student embarks upon a venture of learning amid an atmosphere of wholesome, well-balanced living, encompassing all of these phases of life. In the classroom and in many extra-curricular activities, the aca- demic growth of Friends' Select students is stressed. Standards are high, classes are small, and individuals have an opportunity to seek, and find, learning. On the athletic field, the pent-up energies of our youth find expression in competitive and individual sports. The health of the body is an important value in our education, and the team-spirit gained from such activities is invaluable. That same spirit of fellowship is found in the many varied social functions of the school. We can really meet and know both our classmates and teachers in the atmosphere of friendly participation which pervades all social activities. But through all of our life at Friends' Select, we have sensed the something different about our school. And that difference is the Quaker belief in the individual and the bit of good in every man. This respect for our fellowman has been an important part of our past and present. And we feel it will continue to influence our future. And so the years have gone, and we have grown in the lesson of the whole of life. Only the Future can show how well we have learned the lesson. F ive

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EUNTENTS Foreword .. Iledication . Faculty . Seniors .. . Underclassmen Acadennc . Physical .. Social . . Spiritual . . Page . . five . six eight .. eleven . thirty-five . forty-five . fifty-orie sixty-three seventy-one

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WE UEUIE TE We, the Class of 1955, pay tribute to a wonderful man and inspiring friend, Master Ed. From his skillful instruction, patiently imparted in the Shop, we have learned the value of working with our hands. But the values which Master Ed has so capably taught us extend far beyond the realm of the crafts. Master Ed in a definite manner has expressed worthy ideas that will be invaluable to the Class of '55 in later years. With a sincere interest in our problems, he has heard them and given us the wise counsel which has endeared him to all. To you, Master Ed, the Class of 1955 gives a heartfelt salute for helping make our life at Select a full one. Six