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

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Supervising Principal Stresses Perpetual Education To the Class of 1959: With the launching of the Atlas, the whole world has gained a new respect for America and its ability to cope with Russia in the various phases of technological sciences. By the time this writing reaches you, the famous Atlas will be superseded by other missiles or rockets even more formidable. What does this illustrate? For one thing, education is changing in purpose and philosophy. Already in the short period of your high school, you have seen the need expressed for more trained persons in almost all fields of learning. We are engaged in a kind of intellectual renaissance. Many of us are thinking agood deal now about education, since we were awakened by some oftherecent scientific and military developments in the Soviet Union. Thepointis,we are still not quite determined in what direction we should go. But rest assured, we shall not fail in this task of educa- tion. This means spotting the promise wherever it appears. It may be in a sharecropper's hut in Arkansas, or in one of the cannery rows on the Pacific, it may crop up in a lumber camp in the Northwest, in a coal mine in Pennsylvania, Who knows? Talent has strange ways, and the problem is to follow it, to spot it and to nourish it. Now what does this mean? lt means people who are competent and know what they are doing must structure our curricula. One of the sacred cows that dies hardest is that of localism. People must make a choiceg either education is supported on a local level, or it is supported on a national level. ltrust in you, the class of 1959, and thousand of other young gradu- ates, that you have the vision and the courage necessary to act in the name ofAmerican democracy, and in God Almighty, that our land shall not perish, but shall show the way to everlasting peace. As your Supervising Principal, l am happy to congratulate you upon the achievement ofthe Pioneer. I hope your future years will be happy and fruitful. You will experience failures, no doubtg but this is a part of achieving. Be of good faith. Sincerely yours, X' ROBERT L. ADAMS SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL 9

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School Board Serves As a Governing Symbol A i :fx it . . ..- ii.. Raymond H. Rohrer, vice-presidentg John H. Hollinger, treasurerg Harry T. Houser, seeretaryg E. Day Ressler, president. Gentlemen serving on the school board are rarely seen in person by the studentsg thus their true per- sonalities often remain unknown. However, they serve as a symbol for the sturdy framework of the ladder of high school education. Since these are the figures who govern the school, they set the policies, approve the rules and regu- lations, establish the curriculum, and provide for the maintenance and general upkeep of the school building. . ...- r-- , 3 William M. Musser, Jr., E. Day Ressler, Harry T. Houser, John H. Hollinger, Clyde K. Mylin, Raymond H Rohrer, S. Dale Kaufman, Clarence Herr. 8

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Principal Endorses Balanced Education To the Students: A principal in his office sees school from a point of view that may differ slightly from astudent's version. During the course of a day many events occur that tend to raise a question of just what it is that makes for good education. A student may be sent into the office for correc- tion. Parents are likely to call and ask for students to be excused for a trip, work at home, etc. The yearbook staff may ask for school time to take pictures. Again it may be that the school newspaper would like that some students be excused to go to the printer to set up the paper. On a number ofoccasions we are asked to conduct drives for clothing, bangle pins, Junior Red Cross and many other things. We are also contacted concerning a student's class work or our program of studies. These are onlya few of the many aspects of school that come to the attention of my office. It is our hope that American education will maintain a balance between the activities program and academic schedule. We have tried to provide for both, and at the same time maintain a reasonable pro- gram for each. As you receive this book, we hope each of you has had a profitable school year. For the Seniors we would hope this is true of all their school life as it now ends at L. S. With good wishes to one and all we close another school year. Sincerely yours, 6b.fl3.LUQQ-0-sf PAUL B. WILSON PRINCIPAL 10