Pittston Area High School - Memories Yearbook (Pittston, PA)

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To our superintendent, Miss Elizabeth G. Battle, for her great efforts and kindest devotion in helping us to carry on when a crisis fell upon our school 3 to our principal, Mr. Francis A. Earley, who made our last year one of the happiest in our lifeg to our advisers, Mr. C. Wm. McNulty, Miss Olympia Pauxtis, and Miss Regina Long, Who by their untiring efforts and inter- est made this publication a successg to the members of the faculty who prepared us to go out into the worldg to our fellow students and others who helped us in any Way, we, the members of the 1945 Memories staff, Wish to express our sincere gratitude.

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1 To each and every member of the Senior Class of 1945 who has entered the service, and to those Who will join them in the near future, We affection- ately dedicate this issue of our year book, The Memories . Your teachers and classmates wish you luck and a safe return. May God protect you whether you are near or far and Watch over you wherever you are.

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- 4 ? E i BOARD OF EDUCATION Inf! lo riyhl llirm-clot' Jzum-s Nlogzivcro, l'at1'ir-k O lixun lu isui I Anlh ny Lu dn Adrian, Sz-1-rotary Thomas :nm in ic lxni ELIZABETH G. BATTLE Miss Battle, our superintendent, has reached the peak of success through her great efforts and her devotion to the school children throughout our city. She is truly one of the most prominent educators in Wyoming Valley. Miss Battle's teaching career began at the Jefferson School where she taught in the Fifth and Sixth Grades. She became princi- pal of the Senior High School in 1929, and in 1939 she was appointed superintendent of Pittston City Schools. Her kind and understanding character has guided many students to success. Although she has been burdened with many difficult tasks, she has given us her undivided attention. We extend our greatest appreciation to Miss Battle for enabling us to continue our educa- tion When a crisis befell our school. Her keen ability shall guide her to carry on the accepted standards which have brought her success. We, the Class of 1945, wish to ex- tend our best wishes for her future success.