Straubenmuller Textile High School - Loom Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Success Will Be Your Reward because iT lacks direcTion. Always consider whaT you de- sire To be and desire To accomplish and Then give susTained aTTenTion To The greaT decisions regarding your liTe career. Learn Trorn your weaknesses and rnisTakes7 always sTudy The lives oT oThers and be ready To revise your plan. Remem- ber condiTions change and you musT make proper adiusT- menT. The Tollowing suggesTions may be worTh while To you in planning your liTe: lll Think OT The real measure oT one's selT-noT so much oT money or power, buT sinceriTy, joy in liTe, Triendliness, gracious manners, beauTy oT spiriT, generosiTy, dependa- biliTy, helpTulness, and nobiliTy oT conducT. l2l DeTermine To keep yourselT as TiT and as sTrong as possible. STudy your physical make-up. Know The Tood, resT, and exercise program besT Tor you. Remember ThaT one oTTenTimes passes Trorn acTive ouTdoor liTe which re- quires liTTle ThoughT oT physical TiTness To a sedenTary indoor liTe which musT be oTTseT by exercise, Tresh air and a varieTy oT inTeresTs. Time spenT in The open air wiTh The sun, sea, ToresT and mounTain will give vigor and sTrengTh. l3l Remember, also, ThaT The TesT oT your inTelligence is The abiliTy To Take hold oT your own liTe-iusT as iT is. Know yourselT-your powers and limiTaTions. You will Tind shorT- comings which you can correcTg handicaps which you musT accepT and make The besT oT. lT is possible To make greaT improvemenT. Things ThaT seem diTTiculT aT TirsT will become easy aTTer susTained eTTorTs and in This way one can rise above his Tailures. The real building oT liTe is The resulT oT posiTive Thinking and consTrucTive acTion. l4l A happy home liTe and worThy Triends are also nec- essary Tor success because The Tamily Ties hold good and inspire one when The weaker Ties oT The ouTside world do noT. The home Teaches us good will, loyalTy, and coopera- Tion which are The ToundaTion sTones oT democracy-The greaTesT ideal oT all The ages. IT you bear The above poinTs in mind, success will surely be your reward. Sincerely yours, L -if lffc Principal..

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Smcerlfy and Joy in Life Are Paramount The Members oT The GraduaTing Class oT June I939: I wish To congraTulaTe all QT The members oT The class on The compleTion oT The Tour-year course and wish every- one success in The broadesT sense OT The word. LeT me remind you oT The meaning oT The word success and how To achieve success. Success means aTTen- Tion To and planning Tor The place one is besT TiTTed To Till as a member oT socieTy-as leader or worker. This requires The besT developmenT oT one's characTer, personaliTy, and physical being as well as one's inTelligence. This develop- menT oT our TalenTs can be reached only by careTul plan- ning every day, involving inTellecT, good will, and energy. Every successTul liTe is The resulT oT planning. A plan- less liTe is lilce a ship wiThouT a compass. IT geTs nowhere ll

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DR. MARCELLA BARTLEY The senior class of 39 will remember Dr. Barf- ley nof only as fhe dean of girls, buf also as fhe friend and helper of every girl in Texfile. l-ler endless pafience and deep sympafhy for our froubles have endeared her as a valuable coun l selor. Z U , 1 gf MR. H. NORMAN FORD 'N Roofed in fhe hearfs of fhe sfudenf body, Mr. Ii! Ford, as Adminisfrafive Assisfanf, has become ws if an old friend in Texfile affer only fwo years. . fllllli We sincerely hope he will remain fo be friend kg, and adviser fo fhose whom we leave behind. Administration