Muhlenberg High School - Muhltohi Yearbook (Laureldale, PA)

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We, the Class of 1954, choose to honor the administrative staff of Muhlenberg Township High School for outstanding leadership in the field of education. This quality is necessary in preparing students for their future years. The administration has given us the opportunity to create a successful life by providing the best possible materials with which to build. The school board, superintendent, principal, and faculty have cooperated for the best interests of the student body and to them we wish to express our grateful appreciation. 3 Dedication

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Foreword It is a traditional custom of the Pennsylvania Dutch to gather together and engage in the raising of a barn. The project is shared by the entire community, each person playing an important part. With this in mind, the class of '54 has chosen for their theme the subject barn raising, comparing it to the progress of our education which, too, is accomplished by a com- munity effort. W' e have started with a foundation, raised the skeletal framework, and set the rafters in place. It is each studentis responsibility to keep this barn in the best of condition. Only by constant upkeep throughout the years can the barn with- stand the storms of life. The barn was the most important structure on a Pennsylvania Dutch farm and indicative of the prosperity of the farmer. It housed his stock and stored his produce. VVe hope the same sym- bolism of the barn may be carried over into the education of each senior-that we have stored away a valuable harvest against the coming years. 2

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Admlnzstration All sturdy, well-built barns need supervisors, people who have received valuable training and know just what to do and how to do it to get the best results. A teacher is much like a supervisor. He has studied and learned the best way to build for a childls future. He has planned construction and knows just which plank of advanced learn- ing should be used for the top of the building. The teachers help to lay a strong, firm foun- dation and put into it those materials that they hope will last through any weather condition. The framework is useless without a solid foun- dation. The secondary teachers depend on that firm foundation so that they can proceed with the work of construction. The ones who plan the curriculum must be sure that the courses are well balanced and suited for their positions in the framework. But the supervisors, as their name implies, can do no more than tell how the barn should be built. Once in a while, they may help to make a plank more firm, but as for the real work, it must be up to the actual builders whether the barn will be strong or collapse in a few years. 4