Germantown High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE CLASS REfORD, JUNE, 1935 ...ob QU, IE qs... The Outlook H221 DR. EDWIN C. BROOME Superintendent of Schools To the Graduating Class of the German- town High School, Philadelphia,Penna. MY DEAR FRIENDS! You and your classmates are ap- proaching a most important event in your lives, that of graduating from high school. You have enjoyed the privilege of an edu- cation in all grades through the senior high school, and, undoubtedly, you DR. BROOME needs no introduction to us. As Superintendent of Schools he is in a strategic position to interpret the worlr of the School System and its rela- tion to the problems of our day. His message is replete with sound advice for tlwose facing decisions requiring the bene- fits of experience for a happy landing. His advice is intensely practical, and will give satisfaction and encourage- ment in tlvese trying days. start, and many tunities for service. I have a great deal of sympathy for the boys and girls who are stepping into life today. Bly advice to you is to get hold of something honest and useful to do, Whether or not it is the thing that you had expected to do, and regardless of the compensation. You cannot run a race unless you make a a person has made a have acquired a great deal of informa- tion, many skills, and a well-trained mind. These, together with good health, high purpose, and strong char- acter, are the very best Weapons with which to iight the battle of life, for life is a battle, but a challenging one, and one that is not altogether disa- greeable. You get as much fun out of life as you put into itg and, if you put all of yourself into life, honestly and fearlessly, you will get a great deal out of it, and also make life pleasant for others. At the moment, the outlook is not very promising in the way of oppor- poor start, picked up later, and passed the tape first. If you cannot find anything to do that pays you wages, it is Wise to find something to do in the way of gratui- tous serviceg or best of all, if you can afford it, to go on with your education in some higher or different type of institution. You can never acquire too much educationg but the habit of loafing, which is easily acquired, will prove to be a handicap throughout life. I wish all of you, therefore, success and happiness in your future careers. . ' ' rl- 4 . . . . - a..'- :H-1 -- -sf' yd i' W- - ef - --:xl 10 If:-

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THE CLASS REC ORD, JUNE, 1935 ....g Egg definite connection with society in general. 1Iodern art is justified only inas- much as it reflects past traditions, but unfortunately in most of it this tra- dition is unrecognizable. In using the word modern,' I do so in the ac- cepted sense, properly speaking, all art of today is modern. Nothing of a radical nature can ever succeed unless its action is founded on fundamental truth. One might just as well defy the laws of nature: it just cannot be done. An unthinking person might say that the laws of nature are disregarded when we are building a sky-scraper, but not so. Every law of nature was con- sidered by the architect and by the engineer to the best of their knowl- edge: they work with nature, and are , 1 MQ-7 fp... surrounded by CRIIIOIIHHQEQ there is a reason for it. lYe hear that a certain person took up a prcfferred vocation hbecause there was money in it.', Bly advice is to choose a job that you are happy in and do it well, and try to do it better than the man next to youg the monetary gain is sure to take care of itself. Society offers you unbounded opportunities, and owes you a living only in just proportion to your service and efforts in its behalf. Ile profits most who serves best. Have you stopped to realize the many benefits you have received through our fine school system? Your teachers have worked diligently and patiently to help you arrive at your of them . you owe a great debt of gratitude. present goal, and to every one careful to respect lier every whim. That disaster follows indiffer- encei' is a prin- ciple to be not lightly regarded. Good art was never masked by high sounding and uninterpretable phrases: it needs no high-pressure salesmanship to put it across, but stands on its own merits. Be wary of that which is . -iii' I, fi f f f if 5 ' nfl XR J' .xltx i ' I 454 ig. v 'ng ' 'g ifs ' ff - .Q '1'-.A N V fix' ij i 'vi WMM ' I 1' tl. QW' f 2. Y fwgif 5' 1 .' Q11 ' 1 ' 'T yt' -' J, 1 lfllllfli' li Xx x Pl ' 'ill I lx ,I A XA IM :mv KS' V I ll J llvl 1 N l WM l K 1 if I 4 fi fl xsn xx, I , f I I ',g, , ---gif, . -- Y -., l il f mlitllm i . Q in . --:il 9 lc' In closing, let me say that it would be to your own distinct bene- fit to be connected definitely with your chosen Church, and to be faithful unto it: go regularly, and help to enrich your life with its spiritual benefits. lNIy cordial and sincere good wishes are yours for a successful life of service.

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THE CLASS RECORD, JUNE, 1935 ----:Egan .ng-.,.... HEOD0 R E ROOSEVELT onceremarked that to educate a man's mind without educating his char- acter was to make that man not an asset to the country but a social menace. Mr. Roosevelt might have been thinking of the lawyers who bend their talents to the service of crimeg of the racketeers Gonceptions of 'Truth ily DR. EARL L. DOUGLASS Minister, Summit Qhurch DR. EARL l.. DOUGLASS is minister in charge of the Summit Presbyterian Cllurcll, Greene Street and Westview Avenue, Germantown. As a representa- tive of the moral and spiritual forces of the Community, be looks expectantly to the youll: of today for tlle strong up- standing leaders of tomorrow. His greet- ing is a wortlly guide in this clay of be- wildering trends. character as well. lt must aim not only to put some- thing into his head, but into his heart. The object ot educa- tion is not only to train a student to think, but to train him to live. And to that end we must lay hold on the conviction that truth never changes. Our conception of truth changes all the who prey on a patient publicg of the diplomats who play the age-old war game without counting its bitter cost to humanity. It matters little what a man has in his headg if he does not have in his heart the spirit of square dealing and upright living, a head full of facts will get him nowhere. More and more in this modern world we are coming to realize that the only thing of value is character. Neither money nor social standing, neither popularity nor at- tractive personal qualities, can ever make up for lack of character. The business world would be wrecked in a day were any consider- able number of business men to be dishonest. We must have character in every aspect of life or we have chaos. True education concerns itself not just with a mants mind, but with his -QI 11 time, but truth itself is an eternal thing in no way affected by the pass- ing of time. If a principle is true today it was true a million years ago, and if it was not true a million years ago it is not true today. The thing that changes with the passing years and centuries is not truth, but man's grasp of truth. So let us not be misled by those who scoff at everything old and praise everything new. The point is that we must lay hold on truth, which is eternal, and learn how to apply it to situations that are ever new. VVhen we learn how to do this, we are educated, not only in head but in heart. VVe have gone to school to the enrichment of our characters as well as to the enrichment of our minds. Above all we have learned how to handle the biggest job in the worldw- that of living every day with purpose, joy, and self-control. le