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Administration Most of the students of Norfolk High School have little realization of the amount of work that is done by the members who are in charge of the school’s administration. The administration of the Norfolk Public Schools is in charge of Superintendent Dr. Allen Burkhardt and the board of education. The members of the school board serve without pay for their many strenuous efforts in behalf of the school district. This group has jurisdiction over school district number two, which includes all the schools of the city of Norfolk. Their duties are many and varied. They elect the teachers, custodians, and secretaries, and determine all business transactions and policies of the district. Many of us do not realize the responsibilities that these gentlemen have. It is not an easy task to govern a school during these trying times. We, the Annual Staff of 1944, are happy to have the opportunity to give public recognition to them.
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Superintendent's Message My heartiest congratulations to Editor Beverly Busskohl, Sponsors Ruth Hepfinger and Lumir Geraer, and the Staff of the 1944 Milestone. The task of producing a Milestone is always a difficult one. Producing such a publication under war conditions is a real accomplishment. We owe a real debt of gratitude to these folks for keeping the line of Norfolk High School Milestones unbroken. My congratulations, too, to the graduating Seniors. No other Seniors have ever been faced with as many, or as real, temptations to quit school as have the Seniors who graduate in 1944. You have shown good judgment by staying in school. The possession of a high school diploma is the possession of a key which opens many doors leading to better opportunities. Present conditions emphasize more than ever before the necessity of finishing high school. For most of the boys in the class of 1944, the path leads toward military experiences. May your lot be as pleasant as possible, and may you soon return to civil life. Remember that war is a temporary thing; that peace is the real way of life. To those boys who do not qualify for military service, and to the girls, may 1 point out the importance of doing something worthwhile. You must almost at once choose between getting a job or going to college. If you feel that college cannot offer you anything of great value, or for some other real reason you feel it unwise for you to attend college, then pick your job carefully. Try to find some useful work that pays money, satisfaction, and pleasure. Remember that immediate gain does not always mean ultimate benefit. If you think you are of college caliber, and if you think college education can be of real value to you, then pick your college carefully. You should enter college with the idea of working hard and not only obtaining good things for yourself, but of also helping further the onward and upward march of civilization. The world has a long way to go. Your generation can and should help society rise above this present level. While it seems that the red light of war, disorder, and chaos is set against us now, remember that the green light will come on again, and that it is only during such periods that real progress can be made. Maybe yours is the generation we have been waiting for. Maybe you folks will find the way to keep the green light on always. Good luck to you all. Sincerely, ALLEN P. BURKHARDT, Superintendent.
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