Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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n mQm0rlGm wmraioisi Ross MCDANIEL This pasT year Oak Park losT a noble leader, Marion Ross McDaniel. His Tireless eTTorTs and his hand guiding The sTudenT body gave Oak Park-River ForesT Township l-ligh School The world wide repuTaTion iT has acquired. Though we lamenT his passing, we shall always honor and remember a greaT man. To The class oT 1934 aTTer Their producTion oT The lvory Door as Their senior play, Mr. McDaniel gave The message quoTed below. l-le lived Tor his school, and we reproduce here his words ThaT all Those who knew him may have Them as a remembrance. 'All The world's a sTage. And all The men and women merely players.' All you boys and girls, Too, have been choosing and playing your parts. Some oT you have played down sTage in The glare oT The TooTlighTs, and oThers have played equally well up sTage. As The curTain is being closed on This TirsT, happy acT oT The drama, you can look Torward wiTh conTidence. You have had The besT oT coaches. You have learned ThaT The cosTume, alThough a valuable aid, will noT play The parT. You have learned To Think, To like To use your mind, To Think beyond The Ivory Door. You are now ready Tor The nexT acT. lT is your cue. The sTage may be seT wiTh conTusion and uncerTainTy, The properTies may be misplaced, There may noT be enough parTs To go around, buT This is only an opporTuniTy, only a challenge To The class-To 'AcT well your parT.' The soimd of his voice, heard iii re- mciiibraiice, afar ojf, by those ohce sub- ject immediately to its spell, makics them recall afresh the authority of those utter- ances that thrilled them with the iiistazzit revelation of truth. 080