Stevens High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Claremont, NH)

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TO THE CLASS OF 1959 My sincere congratulations to you on having successfully completed the prescribed program of studies at Stevens High School. Your theme We Face the Challenge is well chosen. I am sure each of you realizes your responsibility for your home, your community, your state and your nation. The challenge for the future is to keep all of these intact. This will not be easy. Much has happened in the past decade, and much will happen in the next that will have a de- cided influence on these social institutions and on your lives. How well you have prepared yourselves in the past four years and how established your goals are for the years to come will determine whether or not you will make a con- tribution to the society in which you live. Choose your field of work carefully, develop a respect for it and yourselves, apply yourselves to the utmost of your abilities. The suc- cesses that you will achieve will be the result of hard workg nothing worthwhile comes easily. I have every confidence that we shall be proud of the Class of 1959. I wish you much success and happiness in the years to come. Newell Paire, Superintendent of Schools 6 T. I -..L4 -. . M-, ' 'F MR. NEWELL J. PAIRE, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS in Claremont, has completed his first year as administrative head of the city schools. During this time he has won the respect of teachers and townspeople by the vigorous and just manner in which he has met the numerous prob- lems that arise in a school system sewing nearly three thousand students. NATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK was cele- brated in a unique way by the Claremont Pub- lic Schools. A parade was held of all school personnel including the administration, the clerical help, school custodians, the Stevens Band and the Junior High School Band and nearly three thousand students. This parade demonstrated convincingly to several thou- sand onlookers the growth in school popula- tion and personnel that has taken place in the past few years.

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One must have confidence and faith in his own ability and willingness to work toward such a goal. After finally achiev- ing this, he realizes that there is no limit to onels education. Education continues throughout life for one can never learn all there is to know. Our education today has many ad- vantages over that of the past generations because of the constant efforts of our an- cestors in recent years. They have de- veloped many new methods to modernize and improve our schools for our welfare. Through their efforts our realm of knowl- edge has been highly elevated and broadened. We, of the present generation, shall strive to the best of our ability to continue these progressive advancements in the Held of education so that our chil- dren will have better opportunities, just as our parents have provided for us. In facing the challenge, we challenge ourselves in our education. We are about to enter into a new phase of life which will test our strength, endurance, and ability to succeed. Responsibility will now be greater and in the near future, one knows that he will be required to support himself and eventually his family in most instances. There are many necessary sacri- fices that we will have to make. Difhculty and sorrow will undoubtedly be included, but happiness and success should prevail if one does not expect failure and faces the challenge with renewed enthusiasm and determination. Through all our trials and tribulations, we shall forever hold high the motto of Stevens High School - Palma non sine pulveref' We shall never forget our wonderful school after we take one of the biggest steps in our lives as We Face The Challenge. Carol and Carl Couture Co-Editors The Stevens High School flag carries high its proud motto, graduates face their challenge with the knowledge that there is no victory se- cured with a struggle. 5

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LORD, PRINCIPAL OF HOOL, has for several years bf several thousands of Ste- g these years he has become and throughout New Hamp- eihciency as an administra- the high degree of discipline students and the intense e faculty. CHQOL was the largest the parade held :is Clare- of National Education ll over the nation Stevens reased its enrollment dur- irs, The class of l959 to ndred and forty-four is the 5 history. The total enroll- ied nearly seven hundred that is will soon surpass TO THE CLASS OF 1959 Every clay good teachers are issuing challenges to their pupils, although those challenged may not recognize them as such. But the manner in which they are met in class- rooms very clearly indicates how each young man or woman is going to react to the challenges of a lifetime. The student who has given up when a subject or assign- ment seemed difficult will probably miss the richness and growth engendered by overcoming obstacles in his future whenever the going gets rough. Perhaps it is too much to hope that we, the faculty and administration of Stevens High, have helped to prepare each of you to face life in the spirit of surmounting and profiting from the experiences, good and bad, that surely are ahead of you. However, I do hope so. With enthusiasm and courage, bolstered by faith in Almighty God, there are no limits to the goals you may set yourselves. Devotedly yours, Edgar L. Lord, Principal 7