North Tonawanda High School - Northstar Yearbook (North Tonawanda, NY)

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I TFIH IE IH AN 'EAXIIQ In human greatness ot any sort there is a take-oft and a Corning back to earth. Greatness has to Wait for proper Weather, the right air currents, the favorable season. IQHN ERSKINE

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DD N lfAX'Clf The NORTH STAR staffs present a year's flight of North Tona- awanda High School which centers about the modern industry . . . Av1Ar1oN. The officials associated with the N. T. H. S. field and its pilots include the president, vice-president, engineers, field commanders and instructors. Each student is the pilot of his own plane under the direction of his teachers as instructors and his deans as flight commanders. In order to be a successful flier, each pilot must make the most of his opportunities and give his best attention while he is training. From the time the pilot enters the control room Cofficej of the hangar Cschooll to arrange his course until he graduates, he ex- periences four vital years of study and observation which are illus- trated on pages nine to thirty-six. The curricular and extra-curricular activities in which he participates most energetically often indicate the kind of advanced pilot he will become. A good pilot should be physically fit. When he enters N.T., he undergoes a physical examination. He must be mentally fit, so by test his talents are discovered - these physical and mental exam- inations reveal his skills and make him a finer and more successful individual in any field into which he may plunge. The report cards which serve as barographs are sent home eight times a year and the annual spring open house program is comparable to an aeronautical exhibit which is open to the general public. The yearbook producers include the art staff which designed the small cuts throughout the book, the cover, end sheets, and division pages which are colorfully illustrated by the silk-screen process. A group of students willingly and successfully gave their time in assisting with all the photography except the individual student pictures. After several weeks of planning the lay-out, the editorial staff met regularly to discuss and compose literary con- tent. Enthusiastic typists neatly arranged the written material for the editor and the printer while the business workers whole heart- edly obtained the financial backing for the activity. These staffs have aimed to present a literary and pictorial view of a year's flight which will prove significant as time flies by.

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MUD.. MVAILILAMCIE MV.. lBIllflfIEIll2S Mr. Wallace W. Bitters, native ot Wisconsin, graduate of the State Teacliers' College ot Wisconsin and the University ot Buttalo, entered Norili Tonawanda l-ligli Scliool in H928 as the bead ot the commercial vourses. Tlirougli ttiese years Mr. Bitters lias been a commercial teacher, a supporter ot student activities, and financial secretary ot tlie scliool. lfurttierinore, it is appropriate tor us, ttie l94l graduating pilots, to dedi- i-aie tliis publication to Mr. Bitters in appreciation ot bis willingness to assume the responsibilities ot tlie senior class during Mrs. Listrs absence. So it is witli sincere expression we extend our gratitude, and trust that lVlr, Billers will enjoy many liappy landings. SENIGR CLASS '41