North Penn High School - Accolade Yearbook (Lansdale, PA)

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To the Class of 1957 Graduation is a milestone in your life. It is a beginning, not an end. It marks the begin- ning of real life responsibilities: citizenship and leadership in your community, interest in the affairs of State. It foretells the serious business of making a living, of meeting life face to face, of problems and decisions, of success or failure. Graduation marks the beginning of man- hood and womanhood. This period in one's life has been recognized as of such great importance that special ceremonies were held in the uncivilized tribes and in the civilized states of our ancestors to celebrate the oc- casion. Until now you have been protected and supported by your parents, you have been instructed and directed by your teachers, you have been guided by your counselors. Many decisions were made for you by those who were older and wiser. Graduation means that you have reached the end of your public school education. You have achieved success in your studies in varying degrees according to your abilities and efforts. How much you have achieved will determine in no small way how far you WALTON E. LANDES Principal will go and how well you will do in the days to come. We hope that you have been induced with courage, that you have been inspired by your rich heritage, that you have been instilled with an intellectual hunger and curiosity, and that you have been taught a deeper respect for moral and spiritual values, As you take your leave, take also these words of advice from Theodore Roosevelt: The credit belongs to the man who is ac- tually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives vali- antly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming, who does actually strive to do the deeds, who knows the great enthus- iasm, the great devotions, spends himself in a Worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and, who at the worst, if he fails at least fails while caring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Sincerely. WALTON E. LANDES. Principal

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Not often seen or heard from are Mrs. Dr. King's Secretaries Pauline Bartholomew and Mrs. Elaine Wood, secretaries to Dr. King. The duties of these two capable Women are many and varied. In addition to taking and transcribing dic- tation, Mrs. Batholomew attends to all of Dr. King's correspondence, including incom- ing and outgoing calls. She also writes the purchase orders for the supplies and equip- ment necessary to maintain N. P. H. S. Checking bills for the authority or the board and typing checks for their payment is everyday Work lor Mrs. Wood. Some of her other jobs include keeping account books for the Board of Education and issuing em- ployment certificates to students from seven of the eight districts. Left lo Right: Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs. Wood. High School Oice Did you ever Wonder who types and mimeo- graphs all the notices and bulletins that the school uses each day? The responsibility for these and many other important jobs rests on the shoulders of our very efficient general office staff. Composed of Miss Elaine Craner and Mrs. Chris Richart, veterans of five and two years respectively and newcomers, Mrs. Georgia Kressly and Mrs. Anne Moyer, the office staff keeps the school running smoothly and always seems to find time to give a smile and a friendly word to everyone who passes through the office. Left to Right: Mrs. Richart, Miss Craner, Mrs. Kressly.

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Senior Class Pioneers are people who go before cmd prepare the way for others. At first thought, one might conclude that the scientific age in which We live no longer offers opportunities for pioneering. This type of thinking is read- ily disproved when We see new advances made in the fields of science, communication. transportation. or education. History records the story of a great leader and conqueror Who in his boyhood had been so eager for glory that he is said to have wept at his father's victories, fearing there would not be enough worlds left for him to conquer. At thirty-three Alexander The Great was dead, a victim of drink and fever, and not all the worlds were conquered. In the field of education as in the field of history we have noted pioneers. Pestalozzi, a Swedish pioneer, was probably the first man to plan schools for all about 150 years ago. Thaddeus Stevens saved the day in our State Legislature for. free schools in our common- wealth. MELVIN F. Sl-IISLER Assistant Principal A pioneer to introduce high schools into the United States was Horace Mann and now in a little more than 40 years the number of high school students has multiplied six times and the number of students in colleges and universities seven times. This noble and devoted character also led the movement in our country for higher education for women when in l853 he admitted both sexes to An- tioch College. He further expressed the spirit of American pioneers in a challenging state- ment to a college graduating class when he said, Be ashamed to die until you have Won some victory for humanity. This challenge could also well apply to high school seniors. Some one has aptly said, God does not want us to do extraordinary thingsg He wants us to do ordinary things extraordinarily Well. Not all will be pioneers, but every one can follow paths which pioneers have explored. Good luck to the class of 1957! MELVIN F. SHISLER. Assistant Principal