Kunkle High School - Echo Yearbook (Kunkle, OH)

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5113 off To the Semors of 1953 Congratulatxons on atta1n1ng your goal of graduat1on May all your goals 1n l1fe be atta1ned Wlth the same sp1r1t of enthus1asm and determ1nat1on' In all your ways acknowledge H1m and He shall d1rect your path Ruby Parent Congratulat1ons Semors' You have each attalned that coveted goal for wh1ch you have a1med namely Graduaur ll Dur1ng the years spent 1n atta1n1ng lt you have met wlth chsappomtment cr1t1c1sm frustratlon and fa1lure Perhaps at t1mes you wondered 1f an educat1on was worth the cost but your des1re for someth1ng b1gger and better led you on As you now stand on the threshold of commencement may you reallze that the manner 1n wh1ch vou mastered these obstacles w1ll enable you to meet the challenges that awa1t you Wlth greater strength and assurance tMrs 3 Ethel Stlpe To the SEDIOTS of 1953 As you people make your Journeys through l1fe may these thoughts be of benef1t to you 'P May I ask a s1mple questlon of two? How many of us have a def1n1te goal 9 How many of us 1f asked to wr1te down the 1deal we hope to materlallze some day would have any th1ng about wh1ch to wr1te 9 Let's make a compact w1th ourselves for the purpose of br1ng1ng out our best not to do the lesser when the greater IS pOSS1bl8 to make my l1fe count as It has never counted before not to condemn to cr1t1c1ze or Judge people harshly but to have Chaflly and encourage and help them not to cr1t1c1ze or dxshearten them to try harder than ever before to cl1mb a l1ttle h1gher ll my work to f1t myself for a larger place If we have a def1n1te goal toward wh1ch we are work1ng we are sharlng our v1s1on Wllh others as we talk and work w1th them Remember th1s l1ttle quotat1on It IS the m1nute of talk after the hour of thought the ounce of effort after the hour of preparauon that br1ng the busmess 1nto the harbor of success Congratulauons and best W1Sh9S for the future Thomas L G1lcher To the Class of '53 The world you are about to enter IS not a cruel dark world only 1f you make lt so yourselves Each has someth1ng to contr1bute to our SOC16ly You have the power to make yourselves and others happy or sad Use your powers wlsely and to the best of your Hb1l1t18S Make your l1ves happy l1ves by addlng to the pleasures of those w1th whom you come 1n contact Happ1ness IS not made by the great men of hxstory but by the common people who are vo 1 everyday assoclates Robert M Rad1gan Semors Always do your best You can succeed 1f you real1ze the power that 1S w1th1n you Remember that a small breeze puts out a candle but a strong w1nd fans a f1re 1nto a flame W1ll1am Trunk E 5. tolerance for allg to appeal to the best in people, to the good in them, not the bad, to . . . -,, . . Il I YI '

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PROPHECY fCOI'1t'd, was head nurse and had persuaded h1m to be a doctor How th1s happened we w1ll never know It wasn t long unt1l they had Carol1ne's leg ln f1ne shape We were 1ust leav ng the Hosp1tal when we saw Dorls Barrett enter the hall wearlng a nurse s umforrn too She and Rosanna both graduated from College Rosanna was rnarrled and was l1VlHg ln Deflance close to the hospltal Dor1s wasn't marrled yet She sa1d she was wa1t1ng for a m1ll1ona1re to come along There was just one more class mate to look up yet that was Jackle Dorey Rosy sa1d there was a D1etr1ch's Supply Co there tn Deflance and wondered lf that mlght be Rlchard Jack1e's husband So we aslf ed the glrls to jom us as we Wert to flnd Jackle Sure enough as we entered the butldlng Secretary Jackle Dletrtch greeted us She sa1d lt was near closlng tlme and we could s1t ln the off1ce and all v1s1t She mformed us that she graduated from Secretarlal College She was marr ed and had one chlld After v1s1t1ng for several hours we declded to stop ln at a restaurant for supper We could hardlv belleve our eyes when we saw Chef Lornell eookmg the food Le sa1d after teachlng the Senlors of ' 53 he gave up teachlng and went to restaurant Cooklng We all thought the day had been much worth whlle and u c:1ded to have an annual gatherlng each year Wrltten by Ruby Weber . l . . . . , 1 , , . . 'i . 1 - ' , . 1 - A 1 . K . . K . L . ' w ' .1 . Y i . . . 1 vy . 1.1 . .O . 1 .

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.sez off Congratulations to the Class of '53 For most of you your formal school1ng ends with the Commencement exercises this year You will now enter upon a far more 1nformal but none the less d1ff1cult phase of lean1ng called by some the school of hard knocks Here to fore your assxgnments have been made by teachers and rewards or penalties have been g1ven for success of failure 1n the form or grades Now you are the ones to set your own goals Success w1ll not always be rewarded promptly and fa1lure will mean someth1ng more drastic than a low grade It will take the form of loss of employment financial loss or the loss of respect by one s associates Do not be afraid to try your hardest to adm1t your errors to accept criticisms and to complement your assoc1ates Think highly of your fellow man and he w1ll have a h1gh regard for you CMrs J Jane Anderson Sen1ors of 1953 You represent another group of young people who are completing your high school days Before you l1e unknown problems There are l1ttle thoughts which somet1mes help us to meet and overcome some of the obstacles Remember He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers Happiness 1n l1fe 1S one of our goals Here 1S a h1nt 'The secret of happiness 1S I W1Sh each of you much happmess 1n your future life Good Luck' fMrs J Fern All1on To the Graduat1ng Students of the Class of 1953 A man walking along the street near a lot where a group of young boys were playing baseball was astonished when an eager young fellow answered him Why should I be dlscouraged that we're behind 18 09 Why we haven't come to bat yet The pomt I would l1ke to make IS th1s your future undoubtedly holds many dark moments SIHCE you have just so muc 1 tune alloted to you Just so much energ wouldn't It be WISE to always remember to move w1th a purpose to choose the proper roads the necessary means and to keep r1ght on moving? As Dorothea Brande the outstanding Amerlcan wr1ter once said With the time and energy we spend 1n making fa1lure a certamty we mlght have certam success Henry W1chmanowsk1 To the Seniors of 1953 My best W1SheS would be that you Have fa.1th know the r1ght and do only the rightl' Smcerely C A Cornell . , . . , I 1 - - - ' 1 , n . ' 1 v . . ll ' II l I not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. , . . . . ,, , . 1 . A --h ll Q I . . A: . i . I I --- I ' I . . . . ,, . . . , , U . .... ,, , . . . ,. . . -' 1 A ' I .D