Marple Newtown High School - Memories Yearbook (Newtown Square, PA)

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TO THE CLASS OF 1944; At the present time there can be seen in the newspapers and magazines a mounting list of educational opportunities that are being prepared for the benefit of the boys when they come out of the armed service. The expense of these educational advantages will be met by the national gov- ernment. The lesson to be learned from this vast preparation for continuing the interrupted schooling of our young soldiers is perfectly obvious. After the war we shall be confronted by a world filled with a great amount of competition and the rewards will go to the best prepared. The authorities at Washington know this and they are trying to see that several millions of young Americans will have the opportunity, if they care to avail them- selves of it, of preparing themselves to meet these changed conditions. Every high school senior should ponder over this situation and not be misled by the present topsy-turvy condition of the world which will lead the thoughtless to believe that the old rule — the best prepared will come out on top — has ceased to exist. It behooves every youth, then, to continue his education most earnestly. Do not think that next June should write ’’Finis to your efforts at self-improvement. Whether it be in college, night- school, or through self-effort, continue steadfastly in your efforts to make yourselves well prepared to face the conditions you will meet in post-war America. Most sincerely, JAY W. WORRALL

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orewoPi j Before we leave Marple-Newtown and join the ranks of alumni, we, the class of 1944, pre- sent this book of Memories. In this book you will find a record of our high school life, four years of studies, athletics, dances, hard work, and fun. In keeping with our theme, Prospects of Peace, we have endeavored to show the train- ing provided for us that prepares us for later life — whether it be a time of war or a time of peace. After graduation, practically all the fellows in our class will be serving our country in one branch of the service or another. The immediate future may not be too bright, but with the back- ground and training provided us, we, as all high school graduates, have the qualifications to help speed this war to a quick, victorious conclusion and make a better after-world. In this book, then, you will find the story of our school life — truly a book of happy memories.

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MISS ELIZABETH BOWDITCH Art MR. FREDERICK W. BROWN Science and History MISS EDITH CAIN School Nurse MISS MARIE I. ELLIS Junior High MISS MARY ESTHER INGLE Dental Hygienist MR. HARRY R. HARVEY Commercial Subjects MISS NETTIE V. COLEMAN Home Economics MRS. ELIZABETH D. CONWELL Physical Education MISS ELEANOR D ' AMELIO Commercial Subjects MISS HELEN E. DECKER History and French Eight MARPLE-NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL