Snowden High School - Aquila Yearbook (Library, PA)

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f t l Words W1sdom L R CUTSHALL Superv1s1ng Pr1nc1pal The preamble tells us Our Great Constitution was formulated and enacted to provide for the common defense promote the general welfare and secure the blessmgs of llberty The common defense has and rs recelvmg cumulative attentron Wrth the exlstmg world unrest thrs IS as rt should be For a number of years we have been seeking personal lrberty with all our mlght and cunnmg thus puttmg general welfare completely out of our thlnlung Gullt and mnocent are just two other words ustlce has been qulte dlsplaced by power Our crtxzenry must be aroused very soon to a deep concern rn the general welfare or lt wrll be too late We must be wrllxng to work and sacrifice or the blessings of lrberty mll sllp out of our hands L R CUTSHALL Page Str Q yr. If I X, ., ,L ,A I l 0 Q n a v 1 f H ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . U , . - u - - - - n n n H ,, . . . . . u - - n - - v I .

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The Echtor s Note The great humane movements of events toward our llberty has prompted the gradu atrng Semors to select Educatlon for Natronal Defense as the theme for their l94l Aquila This year more than any other we Seniors are aflame wlth the splrrt of opposltron agamst tyrannres Most of our studres and outslde actlvltles have been accented by De mocracy Democracy can be defined as a way of lrfe and soclal orgamzatlon whxch IS sen SIUVC to the drgmty and worth of the mdrvldual human personallty afllrmlng the funda mental moral and pOlltlC8l equality of all men and recognlzlng no barners of race rellgron or clrcumstance It has been our hope as Senrors to become loyal crtlzens wrth a passron for hugh Ideals and good moral character In our Hrgh School we have been taught to understand most of the complexities of llfe smce all are not comprehenslble We are also taught that every man shall bear hrs own burden Thus rs the trme when we feel that we should be broad bramed and broad shouldered for the many tasks awaltlllg before us Of course we are not under the lmpressron that these tasks are to be solved lmmedlately but we do belleve that our four years ln Hlgh School has taught us to keep a cool head and mamtam peace while the thunders of war are heard around the world The purpose of our Hlgh School trarnmg IS to bullcl the mmds of the students spmtu ally morally and mentally and to teach us that the foundatrons of a mlghty natron depends upon lts people We are these people we have been rn the past we are at the present and we wlll be ln the future loyal patnots Together wrth the rest of the Senrors I shall always remember my four years rn Hugh School as a place where you learn that edu cation I5 of fundamental Importance to a great nation In our Snowclen Township Hugh School we have learned to take a regal pride m Our Constltutron Our Llberty and Our Country We as gracluatlng Senlors have not beeen drslllusroned mto thlnkmg that when we leave our Hlgh School we have a rrght to expect a world filled with easy tasks and excellent posrtrons We know that we are golng to work for all that we get and that he who does hrs work well IS the one who will ln the end be the Winner ELDA VALDISERRI Edrlor rn Chref 1941 AQUILA , - . . U . . H . 1 1 1 , - 1 1 1 , . - 1 1 u 11 - - - 1 ' - 9 1 1 . s 1 1 , . 1 , . 1 1 1 o 1 9 1 ' . . , . o

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Po1nts Gu1daHC9 MARTIN E WEAVE R H1gh School Pr1nc1pa1 Dear Semors of 1941 In thls world of unrest wlth the war clouds hangmg overhead the task of answering your mvltatlon to wrxte a brlef message to you becomes both a difficult and a dangerous undertakmg The course of events IS so uncertaln that the best that we can look ahead to IS a contlnuance ln practlce of a few fundamental trled and tested truths Gossip IS cheap but facts wlll stand the test of trlal while gosslp will not It IS better to not have attempted than to be lnconslstent ln what we attempt Life wlll be rxcher lf you wlll be sympathetlc and tolerant wlth the efforts of others The most lastlng enjoyment that comes out of llfe wlll be a love for your work A democracy needs followers just as surely as lt needs leaders No game IS worthy of being called a game that does not subscrlbe to falr play If we are to be happy w1th our way of life we must be equally as good at losing as we are at wmmng As members of a progresslve soclety we must ablde by the laws that have been stabllshed to protect llfe hberty and the pursuit of happmess It also becomes a part of our responslblhty as a cltlzen to mslst that there shall be unlformlty ln the mterpretatlon of our laws We wxll do well to apply the rule that there shall be no hxlng We must as cltlzens of our Amerlcan Democracy be prepared to put forth our all to protect and perpetuate our government of the people by the people and for the people To thrs end we wlll be called upon to make many many sacrlflces but m the end the dlvldends wlll far exceed the outlay If we as your teachers have ID some small measure aroused m you a devout falth ln our democratlc way of hfe an enthuslastlc respect for your church an earnest desxre to contmue ln your never endlng search for the truth an ambltlon to grow mentally and physlcally and a consistent insistence that your soclal relatlonshlps be of the lund that you will be proud to truthfully boast of as you grow older then we wnll be proud ID the fact that our experlences have borne frult Then too let 1t not be forgotten that we have also en joyed and benefntted from our httle game of g1V6 and take With slncere good wlshes that you may en1oy a healthful happy and good llfe I remam Truly yours MARTIN E. WEAVER Page Seven . fr. - . 1 3 :ff l 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - u - - - - 11 Q 1. , , . - u - 11 1 1 sn 1 1 ,, . . . . - 1 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , ' 1 1 1 s 1