Ridley Township High School - Archive Yearbook (Folsom, PA)

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UPERINTENDENTS ably meet the problem of an ever-growing district Responsibility of the proper and effec- tive functioning of the public school sys- tcm falls upon the administrators. At the head of this distinguished group is the Superintendent and his assistant. Included among the duties of these Township educators is the management of the school district's elementary schools, junior high, and senior high. The various problems add to the routine of an aver- age day. Now, with the enormous build- ing program taking place within the Township, the unique capabilities of these men are evident. Throughout this entire administrative era, a rapid fire growth of all Township schools has been in evidence. Even with this sudden rise in population these men have provided an excellent educational system. Provisions have been made, dur- ing the years, for qualified personnel in harmony with attractive buildings and high scholastic standards. MR. JOHN W. O'BRlEN MR. ROBERT V. DONATO M.A., Temple Univ. M.A., Univ. of Perma. ASS,T. SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT

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Student leaders, David Lake and XVilliam Evonslcy, examine the school seal. R T H.S. adopts coat-of-arms of Ridley family Since this was a disgrace to the Ridley family, they supplied beef to the King's army. Thus, the crown and bullls head were added to the shield which meant that the family had repented and was once again in the good graces of royalty. Appearing below the crest in Latin is the family motto, Coustaus Fideif' meaning constantly faithful. The three circles or balls represented the Penn and Medigy families. The families were druggists and the balls were symbols of pills, but if the balls are put in a cluster the sign of a pawn shop is formed which was also an occupation of the two families. W'e of Ridley Township have adopted this seal, not at random, but primarily because our high school is erected on the area of land which is the oldest section of the Ridley Pol Estate. Ridley Township High School with special permission in 1934 adopted the official coat of arms of the Nicholas Ridley family for the school seal. The original family crest may now be found on display in Stationer's Hall in London among the crests of prominent families who were in good graces with roy- alty at one time or another. Originally from Chestershire, England, the Ridley family received a grant of land from XVilliam Penn long before there was a United States. Sett- ling in the Crum Creek valley on an estate they named 'fRidley Pol, the Ridleyis brought cattle herds which were the begin- ning of Pennsylvania's dairy industry. On the crest, which is in the shape of a shield, are three falcons, the sign of royal approval. Across the seal is a band known as the bar sinister. The bar represented trouble and was frowned upon by royalty.