Sparta High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sparta, MI)

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The dedication of this Annual is of unique significance. This, the thirty-Silfth edition of the Spartan , pays tribute to an educator who has devoted thirty-six years to the cause of public education and to the education of thousands of school children in the state of Michigan To have spent thirty-six years in this profession, first as a high school principal and then as a superinten- dent, and to have served well in this capacity, requires a person of integrity, of loyalty, and of devotion. Mr. Del-Iart has impressed those whom he has served as a man of these qualities. Mr. DeHart, we, the graduating class of 1959, consider it a privilege to dedicate this, the thirty-sixth Spartan Annual to you, our friend and educator upon the completion of this, your thirty-sixth year of profes- sional service to the public schools in Michigan. We hope that you may enjoy good health and gratifying re- wards as you continue to meet the challenges in your profession. The Senior Class of 1959

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Foreword Om' school with its friendly walls holds fond memories of happy hours, cherished friendships, serious endeavor and lasting achievement. We, the last class to graduate hom the old building, are happy to com- plete our courses within these walls where we entered four years ago, for there is a spirit and a tradition that lingers and permeates each nook and comer. We feel that we have helped to establish mme firmly everything for which our school stands. We hope that the highest traditions of all the schools will become the common heritage of the new one. It is with this fhought that we give to you, our successors, the passport to the future.

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Superintendent? Message To the Class of 1959 At commencement time 1959 you will hear something like this, We have come again to that part of the school year which is looked forward to with much anticipation on the part of studems and faculty members. The above, of course, could well be the beginning of the diploma presentation. Yes, it is an important event, lt is the beginning, but at the same time, it marks the end of another certain period in your life. Yoimg people, you will find that life is truly a series of beginnings and endings. So long as you are acwrs on the stage of life you will find your- self playing at the last showing of one play only to start rehearsals for the next. There will always be some unfinished tasks for you. Keep that undefeated spirit which is within the heart of every liberty-loving individual and keep the faith which the fathers before you had in democracy, that we may emerge into a new age with all the righ1s and privileges that should be accorded to men and women with a heritage of ideals and freedom. It is my sincere wish that during your short stay at Sparta Area Schools you have accumu- lated the wisdom and spirit to live today with your fullest eEort--because today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Out of your todays you build your own reccrd. We feel certain that that record is going to be a good one. Sincerely, .7sK0,,1,f