Tamaqua High School - Sphinx Yearbook (Tamaqua, PA)

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LEAIIEHS IN EIJUIII-KTIUNI-l F. G. HORNER Superintendent of Tumaqua Sciloois Juniata Preparatory SCIIOOI AB., Juniata College M.A., Coiuminin University k When time 1946 graduate was iaorn. Mr. Horner was serving his initial term as superintendent of time Tamaqua scilooi system. Since ttmen, his administration oi education and his taittliui participation in time constructive woric of time community are common knowledge. Outside the educational field tie is an active member of Rotary, treasurer of time Tamaqua Chapter of tile Red Cross, chairman of the Advisory Board oi the Salvation Army, and president oi tile Board of Directors of thi? Y.M.C.A. For his guidance and direction of youttl we are incieed apprecia- tive: for his deep interest in movements and forces affecting our environment We are especially grateful. His has been an administration rounded out by sciioiastic, community, and spiritual leadership. Eigtlt

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Administration, Snninrs, and Undnrlzlassnlen HNUWLEDBE IN CLASSES We siiaii build our worid with educated minds, for we realize that without inteiiigent, comprehensive thinking and understand- ing we silouid be unaioie to confront tire many proibiems facing us. Through our history and language courses we have been given imacicground and understanding, and tilrougir mathematics and sciences we have been shown tile way to concise reasoning.

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I-IND IIIIMMUNITY AETIVITIES txir. Stapieton iias earnect a piace in our fond rememinrances ot irigtr sctwoot days because we stuctents tiave found trim a sincere friend aiways vviiiing to twetp untangte ttle proimiems wittr wtiictw we cannot cope. He tras advised us about courses anct cotieges, sctroot anct extra-curricuiar activities, ctass and sociat aiitairs. His interest and participation in sctuoot activities, however, ctoes not iceep t1im trom taicing! part in tire community and time state. He is very poputar as a speaicer and as a toastmaster in time community and tie is aiso wett-icnown in tide attiietic circies ot tire state as is evidenced iay ttie tact tiiat ttris year maices tire sixtii consecutive year ttiat tie tlas been presictent ot ttle pennsyivania tntersctlotastic Atiwtetic Asso- ciation. Ttiese are the reasons ttrat Wir. Stapteton twas our iiicing and respect. R. B. STAPLETON Principal of Senior Higtr Scimoi ivtitiiinimurg Higii Sctroot AB., Buciinm-ii University 3t,A., ci0illIl!i'PtEl tiniversity president of Pennsylvania lntersciroioslic Attrietic Association, Faculty Mnricrger of Bust-zvfiiait i Nine