Port Byron Central High School - Panther Yearbook (Port Byron, NY)

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Donald Smith Carol warren Helen De Bottis EDITORIAL Have you ever observed the life cycle of a butterfly? If you have you probably foimd that xt consists of four stages He begins life as an egg growing to prepare him self for the next stage which ts a caterpillar As a caterpillar he moves about rapidly gathering food as an advancement toward his ultimate goal. Then he goes through the last preparatory stage the cocoon where he builds all that stored up food into the finished product a butterfly The growth of a butterfly IS strangely enough very much hke the progress of a person ln the first years of his life a person usually does nothing in particular but grow When he IS old enough to go to school he goes Thus completing his first stage in life. From thebegmnmg of his school days to the end he is like the caterpillar gather ing his food which is the basic fact needed for his advancement toward his ultimate goal--the well educated and wise man Then he graduates into his third stage where he like the cocoon applies his accumulated knowledge to wisdom with experience and years he grows nearer and nearer to the man he hopes to be This illustration which has been used is more or less idealistic That is this per- son with an eye on progress is a person who everyone should be but one who many unfortunately are not like This person is not only enjoying his progress and reaping from the benefits of it but is also doing what his Almighty Maker intended The aim of the members of the faculty of our school is to guide us, the students, to that happy road of advancement. Although we may sometimes seem discouraging to them, we are grateful for their consistent efforts. As a result of their efforts, many are living good lives as wise, open-eyed citizens working for the betterment of our United States. We also are beginning to feel the good results of their work. As we leave these hallowed halls, we will look back on those who helped us in our growth with respect, thankfulness and admiration.

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Y CATION MISS KENNEDY If you have been watchrng our school chorr for the last three years you have no doubt seen a fast growmg nrce soundrng group of srngers You may have notxced also that the performances put on by thrs group have been grven rua novel and beautrful way It rs obvxous to see that there has been a steady growth rn the number of people rn the A11 thrs and more we owe to our devoted and beloved Mrss Dons Kennedy we the yearbook staff of the 1954 edrtron of the Panther dedrcate our yearbook to Mrss Kennedy as a small token of our apprecratron and gratrtude for all that she has done for us and our school rn the short trme that she has been here It goes wxthout questron that Mrss Kennedy has been rs and always wrll be a brrght gay and shrnmg star ln everyone s heart who knows her . ' . . . . . choir, proving, beyond a doubt, that the interest in our choir has grown tremendously. ' . . . . . . U . . . . D ' . .

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THE YE XRBOOK STAFF AT WORK SE XTED C Crosby F Keenly M Insk1p D Srruth J Laraway STANDING D Jordan I-I Casey L Bates H DBBOIIIS YE.-XRBCXHK HE.-KDS SE.-XTED: M, IflSkiD, D, Smith, C, Warren. STANDING: M, Ball, H, DeBotIiS, I... Bates,