Henderson High School - Henderson Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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CCDIXITEINITS CLASSES ACTIVITIES SPCDIQTS FEATURES

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OUI' West Chester High , The Garnet and the Whcteu The climax of our high school career is near at hand. We, the Class o-f 1944, after twelve years of basic training, vvill soon be talcing our places in a vvar-torn World. For some of us our futures are rather uncertain, vve, lilce others vvho have preceded us, must help to remalce a peaceful vvorld. Some have definite plans to aid the vvar effort, and still more of us vvill receive additional education to enable us to build a stronger democracy vvhen the vvar is over. Qur Alma Mater vvill be the baclcbone of our lives- our ideals, standards, and goals will be outgrovvths of our high school education. We have been equipped with the essential foundations. Qur Alma Mater has meant some- thing to us-not merely dances and essays, football games and homevvorl4-but the principles our predecessors are novv fighting for. Aside from learning the differentials of right and Wrong, vve have learned to build our individual characters to meet the standards of the civilized man with whom we are in constant contact. It has been through the devoted cooperation of the teachers and pupils that vve are able to glimpse the obligations that lie before us. Fling wide the portals, Class of H44, and may each and everyone of us be the fine citizens our Alma Mater has prepared us to be. I A NANCY l-HGH, '44

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WEST CHESTER HIGH, TO THEE-- ix 1866-a date never to be forgottenl lt is important to us and to our community because it marks the beginning of our public school system. Through the years this system has improved until it has become esteemed by all the citizens. Education has always been an important factor to- ward making a good citizen, but now more than ever-education is vital-it is the backbone of our nation. S0 MAY WE STRIVE ..... This year we chose as theme for our year book the Alma Mater. We have chosen this because of the devotion we have for our school. This year is the end of our unity to- gether. Never again shall we be recognized as a united group. Already many of our classmates have left the ranks to take their places in the world. Somewhere on a remote pacific Island, or on a ship at sea, or on the battlefront of ltaly are stationed hundreds of former West Chester l-ligh School students. filled with the spirit of enthusiasm and bravery, these young men and women have ventured unafraid into the realms of actual warfare to exhibit their courage in the fight for the preservation of Americas ideal of liberty and peace. LESSONS OF LIFE ...., Yes, we have learned much, much that we shall soon be able to test, much that many of our schoolmates have already tested and found successful. The school has been the definite backbone of our constant strength. The treasured memories we have gathered from our school days will remain with us always.