Kutztown University - Keystonia Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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Greetings from The General Alumni Association The Alumni Association expresses hearty sympathy in the joys and hopes of the members of the Class of 1955, and welcome each one into the teaching profession. The school is a spiritual creation, not a material thing. It does not cease to exist in vacation time, nor is it destroyed when a schoolhouse burns down, or crumbles into ruins. Pupils and teachers come and go, taxpayers die, patrons move away, school officials constantly change, yet the school survives. The real school is a fundamental principle embodied in an institution. This principle is the cooperation of all the forces of the community for the systematic training and education of all the children. The best schools are found where the State, the local school officials, the taxpayers, the parents, the pupils, and the teachers all work together harmoni- ously and effectively to accomplish the aims for which the schools exist—the education of children. The teacher, who is on the firing line where teaching takes place, is the all important person. The teacher develops the spirit of the school. It is sometimes said that no one can steal one's education. This is true only after one has acquired that education. But there are many agencies that may steal the child's education by preventing him from grasping that oppor- tunity or by removing the opportunity. Anyone who removes needed educational facilities or who fails to provide adequate facilities is guilty of robbing the child of the opportunity to acquire an education. No one should be willing to close the door of education to children. Rather, as Daniel Webster said, Open the doors of the school houses to all the children of the land. The best public relations come from happy and satisfied pupils. The teacher is the very heart of a good teaching program, and is en- couraged to develop and maintain cordial relations with the parents and the community. Cordial relations don't just happen, they have to be cultivated. When the child takes home a cordial invitation to his parents and friends to attend some school activity, they respond by their presence and become boosters of the school. Invite the cooperation of citizens in educational activities and en- deavors. Cooperation is basic to the principle of public education. School officials, taxpayers, parents, and pupils have work to do. If they neglect their duties, no teacher can entirely overcome all the deficiencies. However, the teacher says, I am here to help the child to come to the best there is in himself, he being what he is. Teachers of today believe that the schools are made for the chil- dren. In the name of the Association may I wish you God Speed and abundant success as teachers. Sincerely, CHARLES F. SEIDEL, President of the Alumni Assoc.

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 Personnel GAYLE E. STERNER GERTRUDE BITTING ANGSTADT LORRAINE B. HUNTER Back Row: Office Front Row: Keep accounts and student records . . . man- age post office, book store, business and per- sonnel offices . . . Are you sure all the mail is out, Mrs. G.? . . . from Moore's pushless hang- ers to turpentine and toothpaste . . . page stu- dents . . . Your attention please . . . busy, cooperative, helpful . . . Loft to Right: DR. Q. A. W. ROHRBACH DR. A. F. KEMP HARRIET G. BLANK WILLIAM S. TROXELL, Vice-President LILLIAN D. SCHMOYER, Stenographer ENOCH S. ROTHERMEL, President DR. M. B. KLINGAMAN ELROY P. MASTER, Secretary Mining from Picture: DR. SAMUEL E. RAGER CHARLES E. DIMMERLING MARGARET SELL EPP LILLIAN DORNMOYER SCHMOYER EVA ZIMMERMAN HEISLER C. DEBORAH MADEIRA DORIS GROVER GLOVER PEARL CHRISTMAN NOLL VIRGINIA LOUISE BUCKS Board of Trustees JAMES W. BERTOLET, Esquire WILLIAM A. THOMSON, JR., Accountant Milting: VIRGINIA A. ROTHERMEL RUTH SHANKWEILER MOYER DOROTHY DEISHER GROFF

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FRANCIS B. HAAS Pd.D., LL.D. Superintendent of Public Instruction y. His Excellency GEORGE M. LEADER Governor of Pennsylvania HENRY KLONOWER Pd.D., K.F.A., LL.D. Director of Teacher Education and Certification