Sharon Hill High School - Owl Yearbook (Sharon Hill, PA)

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IIEIIIIIAIIII Mr. William A. Hildebrancli' Mrs. June E. Reed Mr. Roy M. WhiTe Teacher . . . such a small unrevealing word. YeT whaT IT sTands Tor is mighTy. Angels oT Tolerance I've oTTen hearol WiTh blessings from God AImigh+y. To Those whose perseverance anal endurance are unfailingg whose eTTorTs are so oTTen unsung, we proclaim our appreciaTion of Their un- seITish cIevoTion Through our Junior-Senior High School days by aTTecTion- aTeIy. decIicaTing To Them THE I946 OWL. MRS. JUNE E. REED MRS. DOROTHY M. PHILLIPS MR. ROY M. WHITE MR. HOWARD TOMLINSON MR. WILLIAM A. HILDEBRANDT MRS. MARIE N. FALLEN MR. WILLIAM D. SHAFFER 5

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HIIIEWIIITII In This year we. The graduaTing seniors. are embarking inTo a new- born world. On AugusT 6, l945. The aTom bomb, The resulT oT scienTiTic research, was dropped upon Japan which hasTened The day oT vicTory and The end oT World War ll. During mosT oT our high school liTe we had known noThing buT emergency measures. curTailed acTiviTies, and The war iTselT. Many oT The pleasures and acTiviTies were compleTely removed from The schedule buT we looked Tor a brighT day. ThaT brighTer day came much sooner Than many oT us had hoped. WiTh our newly acquired educaTion we shall Tace The problems oT peace, reconversion, and world co-operaTion knowing ThaT The Tinal ouT- come will aTTecT our opporTuniTies in The TuTure. ParTly, iT is our eTTorT and influence in This direcTion ThaT will help deTermine iusT whaT will happen. Our naTion, in The course oT recenT evenTs, has become The mosT powerTul on earTh. The world now looks To us Tor aid and sTabiliTy. Upon America and Americans resTs The ToundaTion oT Treedom on earTh. Thus. iT is each American's duTy To himselT and humaniTy To provide The aid necessary To spread our Treedom and prosperiTy To our deserving neigh- bors. We, The TuTure adulTs, shall inheriT This prosperiTy and good will. We shall be The keepers oT The Torch of Treedom. ScienTiTic advances in The arT oT desTrucTion have broughT us Tace To Tace wiTh aTomic power. This unlocking oT one of The greaT secreTs of The universe has puT us a sTep closer To having The power To end life on earTh. IT musT be our eTTorT Toward social progress ThaT will prevenT such an unTimely end 'To humaniTy. Our lives are The beginning oT whaT has been called The ATomic Age. l-low greaT a TacTor aTomic power will have on humaniTy is for us To see. We live Today To lead Tomorrow .... 4

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BIIARII IIT EIIUIIATIIIN Firsf row-Norman K. Seiple, Elbridge F. Sfockwell, Andrew O. Ohlson, Jr., Joseph M. Ryan. esfe J. Siaufs. Second row-Clarence K. Wagner, Joseph S. Weaver, Hibbard G. Gumperf. OFFICERS Presidenr. .,.... .... A ndrew O, Ohlson, Jr. Vice Presidenr ..... ....,,. J oseph M, Ryan Secre+ary ,.... .... H Ibbard G. Gumperf Treasurer ..,......,. Purchasing Agenr ..... Soliciror. ....... . . TEACHER COMMITTEE Joseph M. Ryan, Ch. Norman K. Seiple PROPERTY COMMITTEE Elbridge F. Srockwell, Ch. Joseph M. Ryan Norman K. Seiple 6 .. . . .Joseph S. Weaver ....I-Iibbard G. Gumperr . . . . . .Francis Brearly FINANCE COMMITTEE Andrew O. OhIson, Jr., Ch. Lesrer J. Sraurs Esbradge F. Srockwell SINKING FUND COMMITTEE Andrew O. Ohlson, Jr., Ch. Lesrer J. S+au+s Joseph S. Weaver