Penn High School - Pennerian Yearbook (Greenville, PA)

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Our Superintendent . . . A. BRUCE DENNISTON BS., University of Pittsburgh M,A., University of Pittsburgh Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh Dr. Denniston, here shown in con- ference with Gene Wilkins, senior class president, and Norma Mazzeo, treasurer, is always interested in the problems of our class. Class of 1950: Congratulations to you, the mid-century class. You are graduating from high school at a most challenging period in history. Your high school days have been influenced by the many civic, social, economic, and scientific problems growing out of reconstruction fol- lowing Woi'ld War II. You have witnessed such new ideas as television, nuclear fission, sonar, hydrogen- bomb, United Nations, cold War, Fair Deal, cradle-to- grave security, Communism, and many other concepts to which you have been introduced in your high school classes. l-low your generation deals with these problems will determine the course of history during the second half of the century. As your superintendent and counselor, l urge that you take a look back into the past half century to note the accomplishments as well as the failures of other generations, then face the future, determined to take your responsible places as individuals in meeting the problems of American Citi- zenship, and in striving to solve them. A. BRUCE DLNNISTON Superintendent of Schools

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To the Class at the end of the Hrst half of the zoth century: Greetings. Your class is the smallest class since 1931. However, it is said that quality is better than quantity. Worltl Wai' II closed the summer before you entered the eighth grade. You have studied the trend of the times in your history classes. The United Nations has been established. It has helped to prevent several wars. lVlany problems remain to be solved before we can have an enduring peace. You will take your place as voters in a very few years. Your influence will be needed to possibly keep our country from socialism or some other ism.H A number of you should seek higher education in order to provide good leadership. Maiiy of our girls will soon establish homes. I hope they will be good Christian homes. Others will be scattered in all direc- tions. May you ever look back on your high school days as the happiest days of your lives. Auf Wiedcrselieii, ARTHUR R. STEWART High School Principal . . . and Principal l ARTHUR R. STEWART B.S., Grove City College M.A., Columbia University Vife bother lVIr. Stewart about a lot of things-excuses, grades, tran- scripts, special permissions to put on a dance or place a poster on the bul- letin board. Beverlee Beckstine and Miiiii Beachler are consulting him about their credits for graduation.