Stonewall Jackson High School - Jacksonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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Dear Stonewall. Students: Before you leave for your vacations I should like to have a word with each of you. I should like to thank each of you for your contributions in making Stonewall the outstanding school it is. After all it is really you, the boys and girls, not the building, that makes the school. Since your abilities and talents differ, naturally your contributions to your school have not been the same. Some of you have excelled in major subjects, some in cultural subjects such as art, drama, or musicg and some have been outstanding in interschol- astic athletics. We do not wish that our school be a melting pot where standardized students are produced, but rather that it be like a sym- phony where there is harmony, as each plays his own individual part. You can indeed be proud of the Hne record that most of your predecessors have made. Many of our Stonewall graduates have earned scholarships to some of our institutions of higher learning. Some have made enviable records in colleges and universities. Most of our graduates have become desirable, upstanding citizens, and that, after all, is the primary aim of education-to teach one to adjust- himself to life, to his job and his neighbors. Before you leave, I wish that you know how much genuine pleasure the faculty and I have derived from our relationships with you. We place a very high value on your friendships. You may not realize it, but your welfare is our chief concern. One of the greatest compensations for our type of work is the feeling that perhaps we have helped our students over some rough spots-that we perhaps dropped a word of encouragement when you needed it-that we have steered you forward when you faltered. I wish to congratulate those of you who are graduating-those who will not return next year .We wish you much success in your future endeavors. We hope that you will think with pleasure on the years you spent at Alma Mater-Stonewall Jackson High School. We hope that your school can be proud of the record you make in life. In closing, may I wish 'all of you a happy vacation and may I say, Thank you for some wonderful memories of the happy times we have had together in Stonewall Jackson High School . 8 .Mazza

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minisfrafiozz raves asf gfefpfuf Truly a friend of the students at Stonewall is Mr. Fred B. Hill, our principal. He is con- cerned with maintaining the high scholastic standard of the school and helping the stu- dents become adjusted to the problems of high school life. He works for complete understanding between the teachers and the students, approving of all student activities is another of his jobs. Mr. Hill also encour- ages guidance in extra-curricular activities to help the student better prepare himself for later life. MR. I GEORGE STEADMAN MISS VIRGINIA ATKINSON MRS. JUANITA AUER Assisting Mr. Hill in the office are Miss Atkinson, Mr. Steadman, and Mrs. Auer. Miss Atkinson can -often be found giving words of sound advice to those who seek it. Mr. Steadman receives letters every day from business concerns inquiring about students' high school records. Can I help you? are often the first words you hear when you enter the office at Stonewall Jackson. This is the friendly inquiry of Mrs. Auer, the secretary, who answers the phone and takes care of the mail and record-keeping at Stonewall,