Germantown High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE CLASS RECORD, JUNE, 1935 -I: Sgr HC::E,L'l E EE E E

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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

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THE CLASS RECORD, JUNE, 1935 ...srtil .- ,j 3.... The Gommunity Speaks Ty MR. WILLIAM H. EMHARDT ermantown gllusinessman and Gitizen REETINGS to the Class of 1935 of the Germantown High School. Now you are about to step out into the world, and the life that follows will largely depend upon what road you take. If you take the path of least re- sistance you will amble along and ar- rive nowhere. The FOR years, Mr. Emhardt has been president of the Germantown and Chestnut Hill Improvement Association. He has been actively interested in the progress and development of all phases of our community life, and brings a worth while message to the class on behalf of the parents, friends and neighbors who are interested in preserv- ing the worthwhile traditions through the coming generation. was land, and by diligence and thrift, they made it pro- ductive and have builded from this start a great city and a great state. Among the first things attempted of a community nature was the building of schools. The writings of Abraham Lincoln said, Property is the fruit of laborg path most worthwhile will be selected with a high resolve to make the most of yourself as a good citizen, and to do just a little more than is required of you. The extension of the Public School System into the higher grades can only be justified at public expense with the thought in view of a better citizenship, and is n.ot warranted unless the stu- dents accept this responsibility in exchange for the educational advan- tages provided. Knowledge is power, and power is only worthwhile when properly applied. It leads to cor- ruption and spoils, when misused. School funds are largely drawn from taxes on real estate, which have become quite burdensome. Real es- tate is simply one form of accumula- tion which is the result of labor and application and is a thing to be de- sired. All that the early settlers had property is desirableg is a positiye good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and, hence,is just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him labor diligently and build one for himself. thus, by example, assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built. The general condition of mind in lhese disturbing times is toward the tearing down of the old order of security which undermines the sta- bility of the Government. Study your history and think deeply of the causes which underlie the founding and the building of our Country. l will again referto the saying of Lin- coln, 'Wvith malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the light, let us finish the work we are inf, -:QI 13 Is--