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

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OUR FACULTY

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ALMA MATER More than the general knowledge of books, Alma Mater, you’ve sought to convey Higher ideals of truth and respect That defy and challenge decay. You’ve been the beacon light to success That has paved an uncertain road; You’ve whispered to us when in secret despair “Carry on!” You’ve lightened our load. Your g’olden hours and golden days Have fled with rapid feet; But hearts with golden memories Live on — to surmount defeat. Friendships, loyal and true, were formed Within your stately walls; Now the future, dim and uncertain, With beckoning Anger calls. When hours are more than fleeting thoughts, You’ll offer joys untold; Fond mem’ries will come to minds in distress When youthful hearts grow old. You’ve instilled. Alma Mater, within us Courage to face the fight; Long may your high ideals be kept For God — for country — for right! J. T. F.

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OUR F Although we are leaving our Alma Mater on our vari- ous chosen paths and we no longer have daily contact with the faculty, their advice and instructions will never cease to influence our lives. Next to our parents, teachers have, undoubtedly, a more vital part in the shaping of our careers and characters than any other group with whom we meet. Every day, they have strengthened our hopes by the aid and encouragement which they gave to us during our five years in High School. By their sympathetic understand- ing we have been guided through the darkness of doubt and uncertainty. They have not dictated the course which we should follow; they merely lent a helping hand to those of us who were following definite courses with definite ends in view, and to those of us who had not yet selected our course in life, these able leaders of the citizens of tomorrow were ready with honest advice and counsel in their sincere efforts to lead us aright. Competently and kindly, they have directed us by means of the silken thread of assist- ance through the intricate labyrinth of knowledge until CULTY we now find ourselves arrayed in the shining armor of their teachings, ready to overcome all obstacles in our battle with life. The faculty, through the knowledge which they have imparted, have enabled us to face unafraid the wide future that lies before us; to deal with all questions with a clear, open and impartial mind; to be able to talk intelligently on the vital subjects of current interest. Wider interests of life, the true breadth of the immense universe and a recognition of infinity, they have imparted to us. The short comings and misdeeds of youth, our teachers ba e endured with an understanding patience; they have unfolded to us the manifold aspects of education and di- rected our attention toward the proper channels in prepar- ation for our respective futures. It is then, with a profound gratitude which we cannot adequately express, with an admiration which pays tribute in itself, and with a deep-rooted respect for those who guide the youth of the nation, we dedicate to the faculty all our achievements erected on the sound base of their teachings and instructions.