Northampton Area High School - Amptennian Yearbook (Northampton, PA)

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Supermlendenl of Schools dl 6 P CLYDE S, FR,xNKr.N1-'ua1.u, Ph. B., Nl. A

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To the Class of 1929 Rll NDS Before taklng off the avlator must glve his plane a final survey to ascertain exactly how much he may expect of It Thls done he can step up into the cockpit with confidence ln hls equipment knowing the power of his englne the amount of fuel he lb carrylng and the weather condltxons wlth whlch he IS to work A graduates you too must pause before your next take off It IS only by makmg a survey of your power and your llmltatlons that you are justxfled ln looklng lnto the future wlth conhdence It IS by an undcrstandlng of your ablllty that you can plan your work and go forward to noteworthy action And having estlmated thls power you will not be com pletelv happy or wholly satisfied unless you are contlnually and unstmtlngly using xt toward the expression of the hlghest that lb ln you for O all the dull dead werghts man ever bore None wears the soul wzth cllsconlenl L1 e consciousness of power unused ln accordance with the very nature of human exlstence you must make good use of what you have lf you want any Joy any peace Since sprlng of l9Z7 l have been glad to know you as students and as friends and although the coming months may separate us by distance and silence l shall continue to be grat ful for the courtesy and friendliness you gave me whlle we worked together That you wxll go on to fuller and fuller achievement IS my hope for you ln the great adventure you wlll undoubtedly encounter storms and fogs and alr pockets but just as surely there will be moments of glory above the sunset clouds My heartlest vushes go wlth you as vou gllde clown the runway RUTH BARNES 19 . t, . , EQ ' ' ' . - 1 v Q . . c , , r s ' S ' c . , , , , - , rt f . , . ,- L , , . . f- . , . - , Y .

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A Message rom Our Superintendent HIL AMPTLNNIAN IS one of those milestones whxch mark the progress of the varlous groups and classes ln our hlgh school Those records of which the class of l9291s especially proud have been gathered lnto this ISSUE It IS both a pleasure and a prlvllege to be able to endorse the various actlvltles herein recorded They serve to glV6 to the readers of this volume a good cross sectlon of the VBYIOUS actlvltles that take place during the course of a hugh school educatnon Much of the lore of these pages may seem to represent knowledge never learned of books but Interpreted ln the llght of the lmpresslons that some of these so called extra currlcular actlvltles have made upon the class of l929 as portrayed hereln we can hnd ample evidence to justify thls part of the tramlng of youth lnhat the students of the school have profited by them IS evident ln the faithfulness and enthusiasm Wllll whlch these records have been gathered ust how much of worth these actxyltlcs may have been to each and every one who shares a pant of the'-.e chnomcles cannot now be determined That they may help to brlng to all an abundant share of the world s happlness and keep allve the cherished memories of the years of a high school course spent ln Northampton l-hgh School IS the sincere wlsh of your superlntendent CLYDE S FRANKENIFIELD -i7 f . - n .l 1- - v y V Z .' ' . , ,., . .,. . . . , J , , Y , , , , , , . . . .