Lampeter Strasburg High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Lampeter, PA)

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Sedan! Zuvwita i i ow-V To The Class of195'7 Wr1t1ng a few comments for thxs port1on of The Proneer IS not to be regarded as a f1nal testament Whrle I do so w1th a slrght feelrng of remorse I deem II a hlgh honor to beasked nevertheless For most of you your 11fe s work stxll l1es ahead and you are yet to experlence the fru1ts of your falthful 11V1Hg In thrs same ve1n I am hop1ng that your school experrence has prepared you for a hrgh type of home and com munrty l1v1ng and that some teacher has a deep and profound 1nfluence upon you I hope that our future paths w1l1 meet and 1n so do1ng w1ll reveal a mutual understandrng of what each other 1S try1ng to do bu11d1ng and have watched your act1v1t1es express adm1rat1on and approval, In a sense you have helped us to ploneer someof thrs work Doubtless we have made mrstakes and another year shall brmg rmproved changes But you have done well nonetheless I w1sh to commend you for your support and co operatxon For some of you thrs was probably a matter of adjustment The art of adjustment IS a sk11l whrch anyone can learn It conslsts frrst 1n emphasrzrng the pornts of agreement and s1m1lar1ty rather than drfferences or dlsagreements As 1n every year you are told that 1ndustry needs well tra1ned technlcrans Colleges are becom1ng more and more selecuve Almost every f1eld demands more know how and compet1t1on IS becomrng keener all the trme You can t escape the fact that school experlence does matter Your teachers tr1ed to lmpress th1s fact upon you If you exh1b1t a knowledge of SCISHCC mathematrcs Engl1sh and other areas of learmng you W111 be better equlpped to meet Ih1S competmon. But don t stop learnmg We have lrterally hundreds of ways adults can keep on learnmg There 18 absolutely no excuse for becom1ng SIHIIC and OSS1f1Cd We abound ID wr1tten mater1a1 and v1sual methods of cornmumcatrons You w1l1 do well to take advantage of these means of learn1ng You w1ll probably soon flnd out that you will just beg1n to dlscover thrs vast new f1eld of learnmg and II should becomeathrrll to you as you move along the pathways of lrfe I w1sh to congratulate you upon the successful completron of your annual I know rt must be a real satrsfactron to real1ze thrs concluslon S1ncerely Best wrshes for your success Robert L Adams 9 Superv1s1ng prlncrpal 'A I .wha-M 'wi' I am happy that you have had the opportunity of being in our new high school one year, People who we our

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fmkc The students of the school are very grateful to the School Board for what they have done m the past few years rn prov1d1.ng d11S new bulldrng The members of the board are Harry L Zook, Clyde K. Mylm, John H H01 lmger, Treasurer Fmos W Beck, E. Day Ressler, Presrdent, John A Coyle, Raymondl-I Rohrer, Vrce Presr dent, Clarence N Herr, Harry I- Houser, Secretary, S Dale Kaufman, and Paul W Hoover 50 1 'Il' M al ' yi hw Q , -H'-fy U

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'Me flexion! 3 1 'au-an .kg 3 msgs To the students It is a real pleasure to have worked wrth you during the first year m our new high school I would lrke to express my apprecratron for your cooperation this year assembly Open House Dedlcation the first basketball game the shorter lunch hour, the longer class perrods the larger faculty the P A announcements are a few memorres not easily forgotten We have felt that the success of our school th1s year has been a result of the teamwork of students teachers and adrrunrstratron For your part rn this you are to be congratulated Along with the novelty ofa new building we would hope you have recerved some basic experiences rn line with the purpose for which Ih1S school was built A burldrng rs srgnrfrcant only as rt serves a worthwhile purpose Our ac t1v1t1es and classes should have helped you to grow in many ways You should have a better basic knowledge of many areas of lrfe Do you better understand your place as a c1t1zen'P Can you better cooperate rn group activity? Has mtegnty seemed to be important? Have you leamed the importance of rntelligent handhng of money? These and many more lessons should be a part of this year s school life To the Seniors a specral word of commendation for completing your schoolrng Approx1mately l!3 of your group has failed to reach this goal Already many of these are envious of you The glamour of what appeared to be the easy way IS fading for them You are facmg a troubled world To make your mark you must remember a few basic rules of 11fe Integrity 1SbettSl'fh3l'1d1Sh0Il6SIy Two wrongs never make a rrght Love IS stronger than hate Mrght 15 not necessarlly right The maJor1ty has often proved to be wrong There is no easy way to the top Material possessrons do not assure one of the basic satrsfactlons of 11fe You must belreve and assoctate w1th a Supreme Power for lrfe s ultimate Joy Best wrshes to all Sincerely Paul B Wrlson Ill f. , r sf ' f v if A , 5 5' .f Many memories will go with you as you reflect on the first year at Lampeter -Strasburg High School. The first