Snowden High School - Aquila Yearbook (Library, PA)

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dlmcc Alma Mater her we cherish There we entered, labored, learned there Dear Snowden High Dear Snowden High May all evil 'gainst her perish On her hearthstones hearts have turned there, Dear Snowden High Dear Snowden High We recall the spirit caught there We revere the spirit taught there Bevirent minds that lived and rought there Bevirent minds that lived and sought there Memiries of our Alma Mater Mem'ries of our Alma Mater Dear Snowden High Dear Snowden High Chorus Alma Mater God preserve thee, Dear Snowden High Thru the years we long to serve thee Dear Snowden High In the air on land and water God preserve each son and daughter Guard tradition years have brought her Dear Snowden High Jfzhtoig. nl jfwwdcru jruvnnluh, ,S,ch.cwL In 1931 Mr. Cutshall, our former supervising principal, and Mr. Weaver felt the need for the establishment of a high school in Snowden Township, since a large percentage of the eighth grade students were not getting advanced school- ing. They presented the facts to the School Board members, who decided to give the plan a few months' trial. The Board considered the idea because they were impressed by the fact that it would be a substantial saving of money to the District. After a few months, the School Board was so pleased with its success that they decided to add another year. Snowden Township High has shown a steady increase in enrollment. In the first year of the high school, 1933-1934, the enrollment of 87 was handled by two teachers, Mr. Weaver and Mr. Magill. During that year, however, there was only the Freshman grade, the next year a Sopho- more year was added. The new enrollment showed an increase of 70 students over the pre- vious year. The following year it was found impossible to add another year, therefore the Juniors were compelled to attend another school. Then the Iunior year was added for the term 1936-1937, and the enrollment totaled 211. Through the co-operation of the School Board, the citizens of Snowden Township, and the con- tracting company, the Senior year was estab- lished for the term 1937-1938. ln 1944, Mr. Weaver succeeded Mr. Cutshall as Supervising Principal of the Snowden Township Schools. For the 1946-1947 term, the eighth grades were moved to the high school from Broughton and Stewart as a result of the large enrollment at the grade schools. For the 1953-1954 term, the seventh grade was also moved to the high school, but the completion of four new rooms at Broughton enabled the seventh grades to return to the elementary buildings. Today the high school, consisting of five grades, has a total enrollment of 407 students, a considerable increase over the 87 who began here.

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Dear Seniors, This is your day-your day in which to rejoice and be glad. You have run a good race, you have Hn- ished the preliminary stages of self-development. May your joy be that of a job well done. May you enjoy to the fullest the fruit of satisfaction which oozes from the realization of a task successfully completed. But in a sense, your task in life has just begun. Imagine, if you will, an intricate cosmic jig-saw puzzle made up of all the men and women of your generation, in which you are an important and necessary piece. Do you know exactly how and where you as an individual fit in? Fortunate, indeed, is that senior who knows what he is to do after leaving the hallowed and pro- tective walls of his alma mater. On the other hand, let us suppose for a moment, that you are among the myriad seniors who are graduating from high schools all over the country this spring - graduates who realize the importance of their existence as human beings in modern society but, who are just a bit, if not a great deal, undecided on what parts of the gigantic jig-saw puzzle are to be filled by themselves. I would consider myself remiss in the duties of my office if I did not take time to give a bit of paternal advice to you, my parting seniors, my grown-up citizens. Let's try to figure out the answer to your problem to- gether. The solution to the problem can best be determined, I think, by the good old question and answer method. Since you are the piece to be placed in the cosmic jig- saw puzzle, let us begin by asking this question? What are you? VVell, you are a human being. Where did the first human being come from? He was created by God. Why did God create you? Well, since our intellect does not permit us to will something that does not add to our happiness, I think it's safe to say that God created us for His own and our own happiness. How can we fulfill His purpose in creating us? We can fulfill the purpose of our existence by doing God's will. How can we do Cod's will? We can do God,s will by doing the task that confronts us from day to day in the best way possible, by being true to yourselves, your fellow men, your country, your God. Now you have one answer that will help you find your place in the cosmic puzzle. But you might say, What are the tasks that will confront me as an in- dividual - an important individual- as you sayf' That's a good question-a question which you will answer by the choices you make in life. The task you choose may be in the field of government or shoe-repairing, medicine or banking, communications or automobile body and fender work, labor-union leadership, or busi- ness management, education or fruit huckstering, the military or marriage and family life. Whatever vocation you choose as your piece in the cosmic jig-saw puzzle, carry your own load of the work and responsibilities, fulfill the duties of your task, don't sacrifice principle for the sake of expedience or personal, ephemeral gains. If you have been in the habit of letting George do it in your school activities, BEWAREl you are off to a bad start. Break this habit now! If on the other hand you have fulfilled all of your school duties to the best of your ability, you are on the right track. Stay there! In our Great Democracy, thanks be to God and our logical thinking forefathers and precursors who drew up the constitution of the United States of America, YOU ALL HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY-Oppon tunity which is limited, and shackled and hampered only by yourself. Most of us are average people with average talents and average abilities. Bear in mind that it's really the average man and woman who makes the world go round,', so to speak. How effective and influential a part you will fill in the world,s giant jig- saw puzzle will depend upon your own use of your talents, your individual initiative, your perserverance in the fulfillment of your daily tasks and how true you will be to yourself, your neighbor, your country and your God. Sincerely, MARTIN E. WEAVER Supervising Principal Mr. Martin E. Weaver, Miss Helen M. Susko, Secretary Supervising Principal