Hatfield High School - Hatter Yearbook (Hatfield, PA)

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Schoolmasters The teachmg profess1on has come a long way smce the turn of the twent1eth century The old school master w1th the tap bell and the mk bottle on hrs hrqh desk has become a d1m memory Gone too are the ruler and the h1ckory suck stern keepers oi the peace We remember these early educators ior then accuracy 1n teachmg the three R s and for the fear tor today 13 requ1red to have much more preparauon for h1s work In the teachmg held as ln others com petmon 15 keen and the protessron uses laws oi sc1en e and human nature far more 11 1ts shapmg of world cttrzens 6 I and respect they commanded. However, the instruc- ' I 1 ' . C .A . A .

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MR ELMER B LAUDENSLAGER Supervising Pnnclpal Swarthmore College A B University of Pennsylvania M A To The Mud Century Class You are taking your place in the world at an auspicious time in the twentieth century the close of the hrst fifty years and the beginning of the last What is your outlook for the future? The keynote of the last fifty years has been the acquisition and application of knowledge an interest in thxngs factual From our institutions of learning laboratories and factories have come the discoveries and the technology of our modern life What are the facts? and Does It Work? have been pertinent and practical questions These have educational world We shall continue further to explore the unknown The keynote of the second half of the twentxeth century w1l1 be Under standing To secure the physical achievements of mankind and to promote happiness the future must be filled with understanding Men have always searched for this quality the early prophets emphasized it the psalmists prayed for it and the people were astonished at the understanding of Jesus Understanding IS a spiritual quahty lust as knowledge reveals the facts of our physn al universe so understanding brings the spmtual qualities of sympathy tolerance goodwill and brotherhood Only through understanding on y by generating attitudes whereby all men wxll 11ve in common brotherhood w1l1 civilization survive Then and only then shall we have followed the admomtion of the w1se man who long ago urged With All Thy Getting Get Understanding 8 O 1 O I - n I I ll ll made lasting contributions to our civilization. They have built our social and 1 I . ' . .1 - . I t r