Snowden High School - Aquila Yearbook (Library, PA)

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Frank Bolte Clifford Handel Martin E. Weaver Michael Panaride John Bruce Samuel Engott Walter Dalrymple Albert Roadway waama1rapmf,D,eJ1apaif, 0-JfwJvdlL1f!-Jim? Members of the Class of '52, the School Board of Snowden Township, individually and as representatives of the people of Snowden Town- ship, congratulates you on your successful com- pletion of the prescribed course of study in our school. Although there are many things that you learned which, in your opinion at the time, probably seemed useless, they all become, and are, a part of your reservoir of knowledge, which should, and we are sure will, make you a better citizen, a better neighbor, and a more tolerant person. During your twelve years in the public schools, you worked continuously, delving into the past, studying the histories of the various countries of this world, and particularly the his- tory of America. In your geographic studies you learned of the various cultures, trades, occupa- tions and customs existing throughout the world. Everything that we have today, whether it be a piece of line machinery, whether it be a special skill or knowledge, or whether it be the freedoms which we have long cherished but often 'take for granted, is definitely and clearly tied up and linked with the past, and, just as surely and inex- orably, you, individually and as a class, and your generation, will contribute and add to the future. The lessons of history are as important to us as a nation as our own individual past experi- ences are important to us as individuals in the development of our own trade, our learning, and our education. We can learn from the study of the past that 'throughout history people have made errors, that often times have been turbu- lent and the future looked dismal, and yet the world, and this country, not only survived such ordeals, but came from out of these dark periods better for the experience. We believe that We are at such a place in history now, that if you learn and keep in mind the lessons of the past, that the future will be brighter than it ever was. Again, congratulations and good luck!

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VVhen you look through your yearbook this year, these are the people to Whom your thanks should go for making the Aquila an interesting one. Bow I-Dolores VVisniski, Bonnie Lou Dolan, Io Ann May, John Posego, Margaret Ann VVilson, June Anton, Virginia Kuna, Marie Brctschneider, Donna Griffith. Row II-joseph Cusie, Betty Anne Trax, Myrna Vaira, Helen Sokol, Mary Jane Boyer, Ioan Opferman, Mary Popovieh, Virginia Boil, Frank O,Black. Row III--Donnah Randall, Betty Jane Atkins, Ambrose Blashich, Russell Moore, Mrs. Lenhart, Advisor, Budy Dudukovich, Ralph Pust, Amelia Kratoiil. Virginia VValchak. 4

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Dear Mr. Weaver: It has been a tradition for the Aquila to in- clude a letter from you to the Senior Class. Al- though dedicated to the graduates, they were eagerly read by the undergraduates as well. We had the opportunity to read three of your letters, and have obtained from them many gems of humble wisdom that have aided us in our growth as young citizens and students. This year we have decided to write you a letter. We know we shall disturb the sacred stream of tradition, but perhaps in its stead we can seed a new tra- dition, one through which the students can tell you, Mr. Weaver, of the fruitfulness of their experience with you. We have many things to thank you for, many little and big things that have all added up to a precious field of knowledge. VV e know that we shall use this knowledge all through life, and our lives will be more gracious and richer be- cause of it. We offer our first thanks here, a small thought compared to the many silent ones of the future. We want to thank you for listening to our problems and your willingness to aid us in find- ing their solution. You have helped us create an understanding of authority that we shall re- member as benevolent and democratic. VV e want February 21, 1952 to thank you for accepting our young, eager, brashness, and helping us to mould from it a more purposeful inquiring mind, one that is bet- ter prepared to cope with the world and its ad- versities. You told us to remember our duties, and to put them before our rights. We now know that our rights are only the rewards of our well- executed duties, a giving and receiving that is the fountainhead of our democracy. We shall be better citizens because of this, and both we and the world shall gain, for we shall be happy and useful members of our community. We shall remember, and carry with us, the warm glow of meaning you gave to the words of courage, perseverance, humility, faith and jus- tice. No longer empty words, now each one is an inseparable part of our character. Above all, Mr. Weaver, we wish to thank you for the many precious gifts that escape our awareness. They are the things that we have unconsciously assimilated through our associa- tion with you, the things that have made us successful seniors, but more, successful citizens. May God bless you, and keep you. Sincerely yours, The Senior Class of 1952