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

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THE class of 1931 has done well in selecting Japanese Literature as the theme of its Amptennian. Japan is called by its people, Nippon, which means the Land of the Rising Sun, for Asia views the rising sun by looking in the direction of Japan. The rising sun symbolizes awakening, life, growth, all hopefitting symbols for the contemplation of young people just entering upon the duties of life. The awakening of Japan, following the visit of our own Commodore Perry in 1853, is one of the miracles of the nineteenth century. So quickly did this nation of brave, courteous, little people absorb the best of western civilization that in a few decades it has placed itself among the greatest nations of the world. It is hoped that the years which the class of 1931 has spent in this High School have likewise awakened your intellects to the fullest possibilities, and that you have absorbed much of the world s science, art and literature, so that you may go forth well prepared to meet the responsibilities of life. Ever keep your face toward the rising sun, be loyal to the teachings of Northampton High School, and success and happiness will surely be yours. • Sincerely yours, G. A. Eichler

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WE are coming to the end of another school year with this issue of The Amptennian, comemorating the deeds thoughts, feelings and achievements of YOU, the Class of 1931. You will remember the three years, spent in this High School, as the happiest years of your life. Here, you have made life-long friendships,- here, new hopes and ambitions were born,- and here began your highest ideals. It was this atmosphere of enthusiasm and encouragement that made you want to aspire to a finer and more wonderful goal. We, the friends of the Class of 1931, hope to keep this issue of the Amptennian as a source of information and a reminder of your ambitions within the walls of our high school. We are waiting to see if your dreams of 1931 will come true, as they are told in this issue. There might be fewer failures if more people understood the significance of Robert Whitaker s Poem: Live for something, have a purpose And that purpose kept in view, Drifting like a helpless vessel, Thou cans't never to life be true, Half the wrecks that strew life s ocean, If some star had been their guide, Might have long been riding safely, But they drifted with the tide. I. L. Sheaffer