Schwenksville High School - Lanconian Yearbook (Schwenksville, PA)

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reefinga fo C5156 of 1955 On June 2. l95'i. you will each receive a I. Have l learned to understand other diploma stating that you have met the require- people? ments lor graduation. Cjn this you are to he 2. Am I prepared to he a good hushancl congratulated. There are certain things, how- or wife? ever. which your diploma does not mention 5. Am I prepared to he a wise parent? hut which are very important lor a happy and 4. Am l ready to he a good citizen ol my successful lile. Aslc yoursell these questions: community. the nation and the World? If you cannot answer Hyesn to these ques- tions, perhaps the school has failed you. at least in part, lor these are the things that lile is made oi rather than Latin, algehra or chemis- try, important as they may he. If you are an understanding person and a responsihle mem- her ol your family and your community. then we shall he proud ol you even il you did have trouhle mastering trigonometry or second-year German. Best oi luclc to you. Vve hope you will looli upon the school as your second home. a place where you will always he welcome whether you come lor advice or help or just lor a visit. - - ROBERT VV. COPE lVlRS. KATIIRYN NVISMIZR Secretory lo llw supervising principal Suppruising prinpipal 6

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Mai lifwolzea fo 66,155 of 1955 Your class is heing graduated during a period of increasing world tensions. The prophets of doom are at work trying very hard to persuade us that the future is dark. Nlay I remind you that there have heen many times in the history of our country: such as the period oi the American Revolution, the Civil War, and Vvorid War li, when all hope seemed to have vanished and the future looked hieak for those oi faint heart. To you of the graduating class I say, Have Faith! Have iaith in yourself. Your future is what you make it. Whatever your choice oi occupation. do it to the hest of your ahiiity. America needs all kinds of workers to keep her strong and steady. Have iaith in your country. You are privi- ieged to iive in the greatest country, with the hest political and economic system, the world has ever known. Our country is only as strong as each individual citizen in it. You are the links in the chain of strength. Have faith in the future. The possihiiities iior our nation are unlimited. In the 180 years oi our existence as a nation. we have made more social, economic. technological, and poiiticai progress than our founding fathers dared dream. I suggest that our future is just as bright as our past. Ahove ali. have iaith in your Creator. A French statesman visting the United States to discover what made America strong visited the factories, farms, mines, forests. cities, and schools. His answer to why America was a great nation was. uNot until I visited the churches of America did I find the real reason for America's greatnessf, Faith in yourself. your country, your future, and your Creator will enahie you to draw upon an inner strength that will serve you weit in times of uncertainty and need. To each oi you I wish every happiness and success in ali of your undertakings. THOMAS P. HENRY, JR. High School Principal MRS. RUFH SCHUCHERT Secretary lo the high school principal