Shortsville High School - Hi Lo Yearbook (Shortsville, NY)

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To Miss Pauline Shortall . . ws DEDICATE THE 1949 Ht-Lo . . In 1936 the Class of '49 entered Pre-primer, where our youth- ful efforts were guided by Miss Pauline Shortall. She was our first teacher and we were her first pupils. Only seven of our charter members remain, but we all can remember our little band and the fun we had. We thank Miss Shortall for the good start that she gave us in our school career. The Pre-primer has grown so that we now have two of them. Besides this added responsibility, Miss Shortall is the school Li- brarian. Since the care of the library is a big job, she has the Library Club to help her. ln her library work, Miss Shortall serves as a friend and guide to everyone who uses the library. Her advice has started many of us on the right road to reading and education. Miss Shortall came to us from Newark, where she now lives. She attended high school there and went on to the New York State College for Teachers at Albany. Afterwards she went to Genesee State Teachers College and to summer schools at Buffalo and Oswego. She had library teaching experience before com- ing to Shortsville. M.ss Shortall has a Permanent Certificate for School Librarian and a Kindergarten Primary Certificate. Her main interests and hobbies are her record collection and writing. One of her articles was in a magazine last Pall. With all these accomplishments to her credit, we feel that Miss Pauline Shortall certainly deserves to have the 1949 Hi-Lo dedi- cated to her. ,. -7..

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THEME.. Since the beginning of history, men have attempted to write down their experiences. These tales have been developed from the early cave-men's pictures to our present-day books. Thru this literature, men have handed down the wisdom of the ages. By means of books we learn of the deeds of those before us, and treasure their memories. Part of the foundation of our democracy, the Bill of Rights, is concerned with freedom of speech and freedom of the press. We read of many foreign countries where men are not privileged to express their feelings in writings, we cannot imagine this be- cause our great government allows this freedom to all men, re- gardless of race, color or creed. i A Through books, men and women receive cultural background for their social lives. ln order to rise in the social world, it is necessary for one to be well-informed of world happenings from pre-historic ages to this modern time. One must face many social grievances, and cannot meet them unless one has knowledge of the rights and wrongs of society. lf we ever stopped to consider the great part that books have in our education, we would conclude that it is impossible to ad- vance without them. The first object a child receives when en- tering school is a book. For twelve succeeding years his life centers about books and the learning he receives from them. The first years of schooling are only preparation for the future. Whether we intend to enter college or obtain a job, it is neces- sary to receive the full benefits of school. The 1949 Seniors have chosen books as their theme in accord- ance with the dedication to Miss Shortall, who is our Librarian and a book lover. -3-