Perkiomen School - Griffin Yearbook (Pennsburg, PA)

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Headmasters Message . When men become discouraged with their lack of progress, they can find last- ing comfort in John 3, verses 6 to 8: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound there- of, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. . ' Many of you graduating in June and August have started to rebuild your lives. You have faced the reality of life through grim experiences beyond the call of age, but you are more thanmere flesh, you are men reborn with the spirit of determina- tion to amount to something and to work for the betterment of mankind and the world. Experience is like the wind that comes and goes--sometimes refreshing and beneficial, sometimes destructive and searing. But no one can dodge exposure to experience as no one can dodge the wind. This experience leaves its imprint--good or bad--and you, alone, must decide which to retain and which to discard, which is permanent like the Spirit and which is only flesh and transitory. We at Perkiomen who are your friends and teachers can help you differentiate between the relevant and the irrelevant. Each of you deserves to be treated as if he were the only student here toward whom all our energies, knowledge, and experience have been directed. Four words will summarize our educational environment today: Too many, too soon . We regret to see you leave, but you pass on to greater challenges, greater hopes, and wider vistas. We shall not forget you. You are indelibly a part of us, and we are a part of you. Through our shared experiences we are as close as the Spirit of God and the wind which surrounds us always. May He bless you and watch over you. Albert E. Rogers Headmaster

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