Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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Miss GENE WHITE To Miss Gene White and Mr. Arthur Soraci who have given unselfishly of their time and efforts to help make our Senior Year at Matawan lighthearted yet purposeful, and whose influence will follow us through the years, we, the Forty-niners, dedicate this yearbook. Dedzcation MR. ARTHUR SORACI

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Pillar Staff Dolores Latsko, Inge Otto, Alice Vreeland, Nancy Casler, Jeanne Schanck, Aletha Koons, Dorothy Gaub, Elizabeth Wasmuth, Shirley Burlew, Marianne Havran, James Gall, Robert Baker, Nicholas Fidele, Arlene Ostergaard, Margaret Bruce, Elizabeth Burlew, Carol Delbasco, Jane Haycook, Claire Marmone, Lillian DiBiase, Florence McGowan, Florence Menzel, William Sutphin, June Strother, Ronald Benkert, Stasia Olstowski, Mr. Soraci, Robert Gessner. Lssue of the PlLLARL at MATAW AN, NEW JERSEY in JUNE, 1949

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MRr. DoxALD H. Ross TO THE CLASS OF 1949 Plutarch said, What we know about the arts and sciences is also true of moral excellence, for to its per- fect development three things must meet together: natural ability, theory, and practice. If any one of these elements be wanting, excellence must be so far deficient. For natural ability without training is blind, and training without natural ability is defective, and practice without both natural ability and training is imperfect. - None of us is perfect; yet to whatever degree we are endued with abilitiesmental, physical, and spiritual-we have a moral responsibility to develop them for the improvement of our character and per- sonality so that we may enjoy a full. complete life ourselves and make worthwhile contributions to the age in which we live. You have received glimpses of great ideas from your study of the works of men and women in the field or art, literature, mathematics, science, and his- tory. Every subject offered in the high school pursued with interest and effort on your part, has left its impress upon your character and personality. . You are rational human beings. Your sense of justice is sound; your loyalties have multiplied; your friendships have increased. skills have been developed; you are more stable in your thinking; and you have, to a certain degree, attained moral maturity; therefore, as you step out from the high school level into a more mn?plu'alcd world you will be challenged to answer haxlcl problems in human relationships. May God give you ingenuity and a willingness to move forward with courage. May you continue to be thoughtful and Kind to all. Best wishes for your happiness and success. JoHN E. BENNETT Principal Admiinistration TO THE SENIORS OF MATAWAN HIGH SCHOOL Every class that graduates from a school leaves its collective mark on that institution. Be it for good or for bad, the school is different because they have lived in it for four years. A school is more than brick and mortar, paper and books, pencils and desks. A school is a living thing, having an existence and personality greater than the sum of all of its members. A school has its roots in the soil of its community; its trunk in the ever-growing body of its traditions. But as a tree is un-changing yet ever-changing, so a school is a stable yet dynamic thing. Even the giant redwood or the mighty oak may fall before the woodsman's axe or be nourished to greater majesty by the loving care of man. The school may wither or even be destroyed; the product of generations of loving care may be lost by an unheeding generation. Or the school may be a better, richer, stronger, thriving, living, sheltering institution because your generation loved it, too. Doxarp H. Ross Supervising Principal Mg. JouN E. BENNETT