Ralpho Township High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Elysburg, PA)

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C oss Motto THE PAST FOREVER GONE THE FUTURE STILL LEADS ON To us the class of 1951 th1s motto means leavmg our hxgh school days behmd and gomg 1nto an unknown future In the past years we have been ln school preparmg for our later llfe Now we are entermg a l1fe where we cannot always depend upon our teachers parents or frlends for help and we wxll be judged by our ab1l1ty alone We have had the best posslble teachers to help and guxde us through these years They have been not only teachers to us but also true frlends and helpers If ln the future, any of us are strugglmg 1n an attempt to do somethlng, or lf we should be tempted to go astray, we have only to look back to our school days to fmd encouragement and strength to do r1ght We feel that ln th1s age, lt IS essentlal to get all the education one can 1n order to meet the rxgld competmon wzth others and take the place of our great leaders and buxlders of today We feel we have not gone through hxgh school 1n vam we have recexved something that cannot be bought by the rlchest man on thxs earth We have been gxven not only an educatlon, but also we have been taught how to get along wlth others, how to be tolerant, how to respect the plans and Ideas of other people and to love our fellowmen I m sure that all of us wxll look back upon our hlgh school experlence as one of the most enjoyable tlmes of our ltfe and wlsh that we could rellve lt The past IS forever gone, but lt wlll never be forgotten The future stlll leads on Not one of us can foretell the future Consequently, we look forward wlth much wonder and d1scuss1on Where wlll the future lead'7 Wlll I fmd success and happlness m the path I choose to follow? Is th1s the thmg I am best sulted for'P These are the questlons we are all askmg ourselves must do thls ourselves by uslng our educatlon our common sense and by laborlng N one wlll come along to remove these obstacles for us W1th our tralmng and falth we Should and w1l1 be able to help ourselves and to learn day by day, to be less dependent on others We mlght ask ourselves Wlll I flnd success and happmess m the f1eld I choose to follow? We cannot all be famous, but we can be a success Success lS not measured by money and worldly power lt lS the feelmg of domg good, of maklng others happy, and of be1ng happy ourselves If we put our best xnto our work we shall be a success we cannot expect to glve nothlng and gain much As we glve, so shall we recexve As graduates we have all set goals whlch we hope to reach Let us not glve up before we have reached our goal or clxmbed even higher Let s all take advantage of our God glven powers and our freedoms ln this great country where one lS not held by relxglon, race, or creed dxstlnctlons and make our future lead to success LIBBY HOLMAN I-I' .W F54-s S . - , I ' . l . . . - . , , , . , . U , . . , ' The future leads us on, but it does not remove the obstacles that lie in our path. We . I ' . , . . , . . ' l O . , I ' I I , . . . . . . , I

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S THE C LASS FLOWER Our flower, the wh1te carnatlon Breathes forth 1ts fragrance In sweet slncere greeting to all Who enter 1nto 1ts presence The flower a symbol of power and ambltxon As comes from educatlon, Is damty and attractive possessmg a splcy aroma Endurance typ1f1es the carnatlon We w1ll follow thxs slgn throughout llfe never glvmg up m despalr but contlnumg to face wlth determmatlon what IS before us We feel the whlte carnatlon an approprmate symbol of our class Soon to be graduated from hxgh school Whxle others have stopped by the way We have contmued on to flmsh the flrst xmportant step of our lxves Has no thorns to prlck those who approach But turns a Smlllng face to everyone Llke our carnatlon we w1ll turn sweet and Smlllng faces to the world Cheermg and br1ghten1ng every path, where de stxny may place us nfiafwa CLASS SONG fTune Pomp and Circumstance J Farewell dear old Ralpho W f Frxends and teachers too, We ne er will forget thee We w1ll always be true Class mates all together Wish you fond adieu To you our Alma Mater Good old Gold and Blue Keepmg ever before us Your guldmg hght Although we are partmg Each mn h1s own way, We shall hold the memorles Of our class so true May we always hold tender The days we spent w1th you so keep us Strlvmg ever onward, Wxth the memory of you -i kj 'N I