Royal Oak High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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We, the Ianuary 1953 graduating class, dedicate our Oak to you, Mr. Rathsburg. All through our high school years we have looked to you for help and encouragement when we needed it. You were always there, willing to stop what you were doing and listen to our problems. As a homeroom teacher you were tops. The few of us who had you will never forget how you put up with all the noise during the P.A. announcements. We struggled through your chemistry classes, and for most of us it was only with your constant explaining and understanding that we managed to pass. Your sincere friendliness has been ct definite advantage to the school for it has helped to promote good teelings between the students and the teachers. I I 2

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Royal Cal! High School Roy al OaK, Michigan 1953

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eacf1In','1lun ','n' ' ' Although we all may not be reactionary, I'm sure most of us have a little bit of sentiment in us-enough to want to remember our high school days and classes. For that reason, this Oak is designed to be a collection of souvenirs, each page bringing a pleasant reminder of those memorable years. Some of the things we'll surely remember are the rush of everyone trying to get into their homeroom before the 8:30 a.m. deadline: or, last but very surely not least, the lovely sound of the 3:15 p.m. bell which puts a smile on every one's face. These memories are but just a few that will come into mind as we reminisce over the events that the Ianuary 1953 class went through. 3