South Huntingdon High School - Fort Yearbook (Ruffs Dale, PA)

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THE PEI EIPAL DELIVER A MESSAGE In this world of many changes we are challenged to produce citizens who will take the greater responsibility of our future generations. The world, being unsettled and disturbed as it is, requires the type of individual who has been trained to adjust his life to inevitable circumstances. Only the best possible prepared person can expect to meet the requirements demanded in the future. So often one tends to disregard the pos- sibilities offered by a true democracy in attaining these goals. In the land of sup- pression where individual liberties are not known the possibility of success is remote, for only those favored few are recognized. Perhaps the greatest prob- lem facing our nation is the problem of securing honest and well-trained leaders for our public offices. These positions generally have been filled in the past with persons who appreciate the com- plexities of life. The complications aris- ing from this need in a growing nation require quality of character and fitness found only in those especially prepared. The foundation of our school program is based on this understanding. D. Bennett McPhatter E N H U N D R E D A N D F O R T Y

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F 2 if fl 2 Your school board must consider in all its actions: first, what is best for the pupils and the school, then what it will cost. The consolidation of our schools, transportation of pupils, pur- chasing of books and supplies, repair of old buildings and the erection of new ones, must all be considered in propor- tion to their value to the student and the money available for carrying on the program. You may help carry on this program by your care of school property, your use of the instruction furnished you, your participation in all school activities, and your sportsmanship. I shall name four ways leading to an education: to study and read, to be told, to see, and to hear. Your books and supplies are furnished you by the school board. The teacher is there to ex- plain difficulties and direct you in your studies. To be educated through seeing, one must observe the things nature has given and man has supplied. However THE DIREUTUR PEAK Bryan, Kelly, Alhiiz. Welty, Semenko, Ilhoades, Momyer. it IS impossible to be everywhere and to see everything, therefore we resort to the fourth method f- to hear. The radio is an advantage. The daily swing of current events, changes made on the political map, wars. floods, and subjects of common interest can be heard from all parts of the world by means of the radio. Such news is brought to us from the front line trenches by trained com- mentators. The new modern two-way radio is a part of the equipment in your school and is a forward step in education. It can be used in a number of ways, to carry on conversation between the office and class rooms, to send radio programs out to the rooms, and for use of phonograph records in the class room. A public ad- dress system is connected with this system, which can be used for stage programs or announcements at events. The radio has become one of the most valuable parts of school equipment used in aiding the student in the four ways leading to an education. T H FI F O R 'I' B N I N E O -1 Ar

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, fx M Zigi! Aeuiclin Youth To xc 1 , M M Let us through the aid of tele- vision, gaze upon a reproduction of our fe1'.ow-students of tomorrow. We see their images very clearly as they appear on the screen. The high school students of today are now the citizens of tomorrow. They are now considered as cultured persons. They are neat and clean in appearance. They are kind, gracious, and well-mannered, never forgetting to be polite and courteous. Not only do they spealk carefully and correct- ly, but avo' slang and pro ni They wwfijsfwl have a broad knowledge of history and .science. The governments of their country, state, and community profit by their culture. They know and love the best in music, literature and art. The process of becoming cultured is the process of becoming educated. The school is the best place to receive such training. Throughout your school ca- reer you will be helped to continue to grow in culture and refinement if you make the most of the opportunity of- fered. It is clear, therefore, that great responsibilities are to rest upon the oulders of the citizen of to- ll 2,3 Betty J. Davis Ruth M. Eckley Eleanor F. Frank J 'I' H E F O R T O F N I N E