Harding High School - Saga Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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eras life both then and in the future. Principal Bergs Message l Mr. Kenneth Berg, Principal To say that your high school years are the best of your lives is a trite and overused statement, however, I feel it is the best ex- pression of my feelings, for in these pages are recorded the best years of the lives of the members of the class of 1964. First, these years are the best years because the healthy mind loves to be exercised in the learning process. Every opportunity has been presented here forthe mindthat wishes to take advantage of the privilege to learn. The facility is one of the best inthe country and the faculty is second to none. Secondly, these years are the best years be- cause there is no place in the world, or no time in your life, where experience will be less costly than in a public school in the United States of America. There will be many days ahead of you when the wrong decision will be costly. If you have pro- fited from our experiences at Harding, you will find better solutions to the problems that are inevitable. Third, these years are the best years be- cause they have been lived in an atmos- phere permeated by the idealism of acad- emic pursuits. Never again will the an- swers to problems be simple and concise, never again can you look to older people for the way, for you will have become the older people. Finally, because these are the best years, you are leaving behind something that is of value. Those of us who have worked with the class of 1964 will remember them forthe contributions they made to improve our school. Those who follow them will havea better experience for their having been here. A group can make no greater contribution than this. Faculty is an Important Part of the Students Life No one group of people plays amore important part in the teenager's life than the faculty of the high school where the student is obtaining an edu- cation. During the teenager's years in high school, the faculty of the school has not only the job of instructing the stu- dent in a particular subject but in help- ing him obtain those things necessary to lead a successful life as an adult. The teacher helps the student choosea future vocation, learn to work and pla with others, solve problems, face reafity, and think for himself. The main job of the teacher is helping the student help himself. The teacher receives his greatest reward when he sees that he has enriched the teenager's life. Because the student sees the teacher five daysaweek for atleastone hour a day, the teacher becomes a part ofthe life of the student. What the teachers think, do, and say affects the teenag- Because of the teachers the young a- dult has had, he may have decided to be a baker, policeman, engineer, or musician. The teenager can solve problems, work with others and prac- tice good citizenship all because of what he has been taught. The students of Harding High school have had the privilege during the 1963 - 1964 school year of studying in one of the-finest new schools in the nation. The students, too, have had the privilege of working with a very fine faculty. The faculty was well-pre- pared to instruct the students of the school in their chosen subjects, but they were also ready to advise the many clubs and coach the various sports. The class of 1964 will not return next year, but each student will have with him, no matter where he is, a little bit of the teachers who have been such an important part of his teenage life.