Peabody Veterans Memorial High School - Meta Yearbook (Peabody, MA)

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OUR FACULTY

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OUH FACULTY Although the time has come when we must sever those ties which hold us so firmly to Peabody High School, yet we shall always cherish the memory of our faculty, the builders of that firm foundation upon which we base our future learning. Without their loyal guidance during the past five years, we could have profited nothing. Each one of our teachers, as the pilot at the helm of our Alma Ma- ter, has spurred us gently but decidedly onward toward the goal of better learning. Imbedded within them was the realization of a great duty, that of taking the young mind, soft and pliable, and of molding it with high ideals and lofty principles; and faithfully have they performed that duty in thought, word and deed. Our teachers, with infinite patience and skill, have been ever ready and willing to lend us a helping hand when the knotty problems of school life were beyond our com- prehension. Their friendly words of advice and sometimes of criticism have greatly aided us in our path towards self-improvement. However, not by inspirational teachings alone have they merited our admiration and appreciation, but their daily lives, at all times, have proved to be well worth our imitation. It is with a great sense of loss that we depart from our faculty, because we feel that during the course of our five years at Peabody High School, we have found in them not only wise and good counsellors, but also staunch friends who have rejoiced at our every victory and sin- cerely sympathized with our every failure. Trifling, in- deed, would be any attempt on our part, to express our appreciation for all that they have done for us, so, with a sense of gratitude in our hearts which is beyond mere words, we leave our teachers with the knowledge that they will faithfully continue to perform their allotted task for the honor and glory of our Alma Mater.