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NORTHAMPTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA Office of the Superintendent To the C lass of 1044: I his message is written on New Year s Day 1944, a year of destiny according to numerous announcements on tlie radio and in the newspapers. It is the year in which we most sincerely hope victory will crown the efforts of the united nations. ou surely are not graduating into a dull and uneventful world. Lvents of world-wide importance are almost daily occurrences. I he fate ol humanity seems to hang in the balance from day to day. Certainly in lew years ol the world s history has the challenge to men and women heen so great. I he greatest problems the world has ever faced will have to he solved after a military victory has heen won. Achieving a just and lasting peace for all the people ol the earth is imperative il we are to avoid another world war a generation hence. I he world is counting heavily upon your generation to work out successfully the age old problem of peace and good will among men. Best wishes to every member ol the class o! K)44. Sincerely,
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Morris D. Wahl Howard Raubenhold J. Fred Kline Charles Newhard Dr. George A. Eichler Dr. J. Frank Bell Dr. Clayton V. Spangler Claude E. Troxell I o tlie Class of 1944: America is not Heaven, liut someone has said that it is a good land to live in, to work in, to die in, and to he huried in. Her educational and political institutions, with all their faults, are the wonders of the world. Nowhere else is so large a group living in one union with such security and freedom. J he plan for the preservation of this way of life must come out of the schoolrooms. We, the Board of Education, have tried to give you every opportunity possible so that you may he able to play your part well in the consummation of this plan. Congratulations and best wishes to all of you. Sincerely yours, BOARD OF EDUCATION CLAUDE E. TROXELL, President
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