Lansdale High School - Highlights Yearbook (Lansdale, PA)

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Durlng the Mtddle Ages when the organ 1zat1on of kntghthood exlsted the educatlon of a knlght was dtvlded largely tnto three t1me pertods Durtng the fxrst perlod starttng at the age of seven the kmght was sent to the court of ome baron where he acqutred k11l rn the use of arms Durlng the second perrod when hts age and exper1ence tn the use of arms had qual1f1ed htm for war he be came an esqurre and accompanied hrs lord 1n battle Tho thxrd and f1nal perlod of hrs tram 1ng was that of kntghthood whlch was gen erally not conferred before the twenty IITSI year Thxs system of educatron for the nobles taught them the best tdeals whxch the ttmes could understand However desxrable some of these qualltres may have been knrghthood was strlctly class educatlon and an arlsto cratrc tnstrtutxon Our educatxonal system ln Amerxca on the contrary xs a democratrc xnstltutron wxth a broader and a more practlcal purpose It IS our arm to educate the masses mstead of the classes and to help our crtlzenry to make an honest and mdependent llvmg and to enyoy the freedoms guaranteed by our constxtutlon In Amertca educatron IS a process whtch begrns rn the cradle and ends at the grave ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MELVIN F sH1sLr:n Durmg your school years you have passed through a pertod of growth from chtldhood toward maturlty As the kmght passed through three t1me perxods ln the course of hrs educatlon you also can recall three pert od tn your educattonal development The frrst pertod of your formal tramlng was the elementary stage where most of you spent stx happy years learnrng among other thmgs the three R s whtch are fundamental to fur ther tramrng The second perlod was the t1me you spent rn Junror hlgh school where you were subjected to more exploratory courses Durlng th1s t1me you passed from chtldhood to adolescence Thls perxod should have arded you to make better selectlons for the thlrd stage rn your educatlonal development The fmal pertod of your hlgh school trarnxng came durrng your semor htgh school years when you were requlred to make greater declslons for yourself and when you were movlng away from a dependent to an mdependent stage It was here where you acqutred great er self government rn judgment and action Thls development to experxences of greater rnterdependence w1ll contxnue as you pursue your careers ln ltfe May the best of luck and the worthwhrle vlrtues of kmghthood accom pany all of you rn your future actrvttxes ' ' 1 1 r . . . . . . - , l - I I - S S . S . I - I I . . . . , , I - ' 1 1 . I . I . .10.

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LEONARD BARMAT BS MS Temple U Socxal Studles D partment Engllsh D partment Sponsor Huskle Barker Coach of Ir Track Coach ot Ir Football RUSSELL S FISHER BS Urslnus College Temple U Sclence De partment Drrver Tra1n mg Coach of Base ball Assistant Coach of Football E K BOUGHTER A B Lebanon Valley Unlv ol Penna Math ematxcs Department MARILYN HARER AB Bucknell Um verslty Spamsh and Engllsh Departments Busmess Manager f Operetta Hxgh School Play Assxstant Coach ot Basketball Sr Class Advlser BERTHA M HIRZEL . .. M.S.. Univ. Penna. Englnsh D partment Sponsor of Forum, Lxterary Advxser of Highlights. l2 IAMES B CRAWFORD BS West Chester MS Temple Umv Health and Physncal Educatmon Department Coach of Track and Cross Country l HENRY HITZ BS Penn State MS Umv ot Penna Voca tronal Department Sponsor of Stage Crew Audxo Vlsual Drrector Sponsor ol Vocational Socxety Ir Class Ad vrser WALLACE FERRIS ll S Umv ol :tts bulgll Vocatlonal De partment FRANCIS G HUSS MS Umv o Penna Drexel Insta tute ol Technology Director of Vocatlonal School t 1 I I ' N 2 ' 'GAA I 3' Y ... . : -: P'- , ' ' 3- ' . ,i - . -1 L' ' , ' e- ' . ' - - ol ,. Q... , .,.... F 2 4 n 6 . .. ' : Q ' , I- - v 3 B.S.. . .. . I ,!' ' V Q, Hi' . , XX . .. . .. : . .. . 0 l IS ot .-. ' 9.