Manchester High School - Les Memoires Yearbook (Manchester, PA)

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CONEWAGO-FORGE HILL JOINT SCHOOL SYSTEM MOUNT WOLF, PENNSYLVANIA :Hone :ma CARL W. NELSON, Principal Manchester Hlgh School Manchester, Pennsylvania Phone 3l3I PRINCIPAL'S M SSAGE Congratulations to you on your graduation from Manchester High School. You are eagerly anticipating the great adventures which are to be yours.... higher education, a vocation, or perhaps a period of time in the service. As you go about these activities you will begin to find a new and greater appreciation of your high school education. It ls true that some doors Will be opened for you by virtue of the fact that you have a diploma. However, the qualities which helped you earn the diploma are the ones which will help you to succeed in your chosen vocation, and not the diploma itself. It is with pride and reluctance that we graduate you from high school. Pride in that we believe that you are well prepared to meet the realities of life---reluctance in that we will miss you. The class of 1955 has become a part of this institution. You have had your influence on it, and in return it has influenced you. And now as a new chapter of your life unfolds before you, may I wish you many opportunities and the wisdom to recognize them as such, and the desire to make full use of them tmffer .Sinead gui!! Mffer Gnnmunified M 9

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CONEWAGO-FORGE HILL JOINT SCHOOL SYSTEM MOUNT WOLF, PENNSYLVANIA moms 3393 CARL W. NELSON, Principal Manchnlor High School Manchester, Pennsylvania Phono 3I3I THF SUPFPVITIYG PRINCIPAL'9 MESSAGE The class of l955 has now passed its first milestone. Vany who started with you dii not finish. You who have graduated have obtained your goal and have my most heartfelt congratulations. From your achievement let this be a lesson. Set your sights on a tarset and aim to hit it. Do your best in whatever you try. The World loves a winner -- aim high. The seahees during the last war nad 3 slogan very apropos. NThe fossihle we can io now, the ii- possihle takes a little longer.W Their slogan was also a very short one, Winn Do.N This is a good slogan if we can rememoer it in the future. Do not say Nl oan't or I don't know how.W It's much oetter to say N1 canu or HI will try.N Learn to face life as it is rather than as you would like it to be. There is a song currently popular nGount Your Blessings.' Se thankful for what you have and do not hemoan the fact that there are certain things which you do not have. True happiness can be obtainei from the things that we give rather than what we receive. The poet says: HNot what we give but what we share For the gift without the giver is bare Who gives hirnselfinis alms feeds three, himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.H Your high school days should have proved to he enjoyable rs. Vour school has had a varied extra curricular program for yea , clubs, dances and many others you including dramatics, athletics too numerous to mention. I hope they have proved both profitable and enjoyable and will serve you well in the future. You are now in a position to take a full share in all the activities of the community, and I hope that those activities will be worthwhile. Your school needs your support -- your church nefis your support. Help both of them and any other worth- le activity to the best of your ability and may your years ahead be fruitful and wrought with many blessings and successes hat you will always bring credit your parents and anyone else whi in what you try to accomplish so t to first yourself, your community, who ' has had or will have a part in molding your niche in life. mffer 524006 gui!! Effer Gornmunifieri M 8

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School Board Message To you, the graduating class, who have trains as your theme for the yearbook, we, the Board of Directors, would suggest a basis upon which a train of thought will carry you as you cast your lot upon society. We would like to offer the following words of encourage- ment to use as a guide in seeking happiness and success throughout your life: . TRUTH RIGHTEOUSNESS AIM INTEGRITY NOBLENESS SINCERITY The truths which are established and those we seek give us a sound foundation for our existence. Being righteous is a virtue, not only in a business sense, but also merits consideration from a family view-point. Your aim should be upon a goal which will lead you over the highways towards the gates of eternity. Your integrity will fortify your courage to press forever onward and upward to the achievement of your ambitions. A noble person has the responsibility of perpetuating the dem- ocratic principles upon which our land was founded. Without sincerity in our hearts, it would be difficult to compre- hend our successful association with others. The fruits of your twelve yea rs of education will manifest them- selves according to your ability to recognize right from wrong. A small train usually runs on a circular track. A super express covers a vast area. The decision rests with you. Which train will you choose? The Board of Directors of the Conewago- Forge Hill Joint School System is hopeful that you are now prepared to make this de- cision. With the expansion program, the integration of school boards, competent administrators, co-operation of parents and teachers, and the help of the Building Authority, our school facilities will be ade- quate to provide the opportunity for those who seek further know- ledge. ' BOARD or DIRECTORS to