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A Jointure is Born On the first Monday of July, 1952, the twenty-five architects of our Laurel Valley Locomotive added their signatures to the blueprint of a new school system. That significant day will be remembered as the birthday of the joint agreement for the boroughs of Bolivar, New Florence, and Seward, and the townships of Fairfield, and St. Clair. The purpose of this agreement, as is the purpose of all joint agreements of small school districts, is to provide better educational opportunities for all pupils concerned. In our five districts aboard the Laurel Valley Locomotive, 1,088 students travel with a competent crew of forty teachers through the land of knowledge. When our train designers, the five school boards of Laurel Valley, visualized a progressive and unified school system for area students, many questions were asked. “What about the increased cost?' many citizens inquired. Now we all realize that jointures are more expensive for the same reason that a powerful, streamlined diesel costs more than an antiquated little steam engine. During the 1952- 53 Laurel Valley train journey, the blueprint of our school system has been the jointure plan. In this setup each of the five separate school boards is a member of the joint board. A high spot in our train trip is the inspection of the prospective site for our future Junior-Senior high school. The joint board has elected Sorber and Hoone as architects and holds an option on the Chido property on Route 711. During the planning, formation, and journey of our progressive Laurel Locomotive, we often heard our engineers say, “The only reason for schools is for the education of our children--the future citizens! ” If this is an axiom, the Laurel Valley Joint School System can only go forward.
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As the Seniors prepare to leave Laurel Valley on train number 1953, they are proud to dedicate this first volume of THE LAUREL to their fellow students with whom they have enjoyed many happy hours both at work and at play on the Laurel Valley locomotive. The students of today and of the future must prepare themselves for the useful work that their minds and hands must do in the years that lie ahead. Youth is continually experimenting in the field of science and constantly searching for truth and tolerance. Our schools have two purposes--To permit every student to pursue his education, a vital factor in the molding of his career and future livelihood, and .o encourage activities to develop sportsmanship and character. In this closely knit world the success or failure of Democracy will depend on how well all classes can live and work together duriftg their high school days. If this lesson in co-operating with others for the good of all is well-learned at Laurel Valley, the citizens of the Unites States need have no fear for the future. These boys and girls will carry on the principles on which our country was founded. As we, the Seniors, prepare to leave, we are proud to salute the student body by dedicating this yearbook to them. 5
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