Hamburg High School - Pinnacle Yearbook (Hamburg, PA)

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.Sz 00 gamma! Left to Right: Paul Tobias, William Kessler, Adam Hahn, Benjamin Wagner, and Thomas Sanger. A CLOSE investigation of any well established and smoothly run group, whether educational, social, or political, invariably reveals a competent executive force in control. Every organization must of necessity bear the mark of those who mold its policies. Efficient functioning can indicate nothing but wide and enlightened direction. In this respect we hold our- selves to be eminently fortunate. To the five men who compose the staff of school directors we owe the stamp of a well run school. The duties confronting the members of the Hamburg School Board are perplexing and multifarious. At their monthly meetings held in the con- ference room of the Public Library they ponder and act upon such problems as the appointment of census enumerators, the filling of vacancies created by resignations among the faculty, and the proper disposal of school funds. Quietly and inconspicuously, these men Work in the background, unseen but not forgotten. Every pencil and every tablet that We use is evidence of their provision for our needs. Once every term several school directors journey up this hill to inspect the school, visit every classroom, and see the educative process in action. As those cherished diplomas are placed in our eager hands, let us remember our debt of gratitude to these men who have helped to make our graduation possible. Seven

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Counfy ngjulaerinfenvlenf ALVIN F. KEMP IT WAS with deep regret that we learned of the retirement of Mr. Kemp from active educational duties-a regret arising from our realiza- tion that a competent pilot has relinquished the helm. For two decades the schools of Berks County have looked to him confidently for guidance and direction in their educational policies and problems. Nor have they looked in vain. In his own inimitable way, Mr. Kemp has shouldered his responsi- bilities with wisdom, sagacity, foresight and a common sense vitalized by an untailing optimism and a sense of humor. We, the Class of 1946, sincerely hope that the days ahead will be joyous and happy ones for Mr. Kemp and that pleasant reminiscences may while away the tedious hours. We are confident he will have Kas Shakes- peare saysl . . that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends. -. DIZ -lin-..................4..--.. -4-

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ulaeruizi ing rinczyaa HIGHLY ENDOWED with those qualities of mind and spirit which de- velop character and raise an individual to a high plane among his fellow- men, Iohn N. Land, as supervising principal ot schools in Hamburg, takes an important part in the educational life of Pennsylvania. Mr. Land graduated from Franklin and Marshall in l907 with an A.B. degree. During the summer of 1909 he attended Cornell University. He Went to the University of Chicago in l9l3, and in the summers from 1930 to 1935 he attended the University of Pennsylvania, Where he received his A.M. Before becoming supervising principal in Hamburg, he was principal of Public Schools in Alexander and Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Mr. Land belongs to several fraternal orders, among them the Ameri- can Association of School Administrators, the Pennsylvania Historical So- ciety, the Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, the Phi Delta Kappa, the Chi Phi, and the Masons. He also holds a life membership in the National Education Association. Eight