South High School - Oriole Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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ma ny obstacles to JAMES E SHANNON To the Graduating Class Our heartlest congratulations to you graduates of the class of 1954 As you com plete your courses here at South It IS our sincere hope that the educational tralnlng have participated an wlll flt you to grasp the opportunntues lufe offers and to dns charge the greater responslbllltles that you now assume In a successful manner Mav you enloy a full measure of happiness and success You have chosen Tame as the theme of your yearbook and nt ns best that you con suder Tume not as recorded by the clock but as to the use you make of It The twelve years you have spent enloylng the many educational opportunntues In the great American system of publlc education IS rela tively short compared to the usual lnfe span lt IS Important though that you have used these twelve years ln a satisfactory manner to Improve your habits and attutudes suffl clently to meet graduatlon requirements and to prepare for the time ahead I I , To make the most have a real purpose nn ually strlve toward the vusloned There will be of tame one must mlnd and contm goal one has en surmount many set backs to make up but the graduate who IS determined wlll suc ceed No man becomes spnrutually mcrally or intellectually wealthy by waltlng for great thmgs to happen If you want time for great accomplushments spnrltual growth and a sense of achlevement do not walt for lt nt seldom lust happens! Make It by definuteness of purpose concen tration of effort devotuon to your asm and puttung your heart unto your work In thus crntlcal stage of our countrys history the responsubllntues you face loom larger than any you have previously faced but nf the responslbulutues are greater and the planmng ns more dnfficult It ns also true that the opportunutles life offers are also greater for the graduate wlth a determined purpose a devoted courage and a sense of vlsnon who uses every moment to achleve the goal Samuel Ullman says Youth IS not a time of lnfe It us a state of mmd It as a temper ofthe wlll a quality of the lmaglna tlon a vigor of the emotions ut IS a fresh ness of the deep sprlngs of llfe Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over tumudnty Nobody grows old by merely llvmg a number of years people grow old by desertung theur :deals Every moment IS preclous make good use of ut strave eternally for the goal you have set and wuth fauth nn God and In your fellow man you must succeed It has been a happy experience know Ing you workmg wuth you and for you and It IS our prayer that you may at all tnmes use those fine qualutues we know you possess and that they may lead you to suc cess and happiness Very sincerely yours James E Shannon I - - . . I I I I . I i . . I . I I . . . , I , 1 I I , I . . n H . and the extra curricular experiences you - . - - - I I il . ' . . I , . . . ,, . . . I . F - . I . . . . ' , ' ' 2 I 3

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Ja june, Jfmpvm, Left to rlghf Mlss A olnetfe Sccllse Clerk Mrs Helen Rltflger Chref Clerk Mr John H Moore Vocohonol Counselor Mr James E Shannon Prmclpal of South Comprehensive Hugh School Mr E G Burns Vuce Prnncupol of South Mlss Ethel Lloyd Director of Achvmes -in M5 .mx WWW Left io right Mr Henry J Browne VrcePrrncupc1l of South Vocchonol Mr R Sontmyer Book ond Supply Clerk Mlss Mary Moritz Chlef Clerk of Vocoflonol Omce 9 Y..