Theresa High School - Blue Banner Yearbook (Theresa, NY)

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Let us pause for a moment in memory of one of-our friends and classmates, David Porter, who was the wittiest and most 'brilliant of the class. To open our program this year, I wish to thank our sponsors, the board and faculty for giving us the opportunity to present you with our activities of the past year. Our sponsors, the faculty, who have faithfully kept us on the pathway to success, and the members of the board of education who have appropi- K. I j5f ated the means for our having these chances, are to have the first words on our opening night. Left to right, back row; Mr. Kessler, Mrs'. Dudley, Mrs. Til ley. Miss Aiken, I.Iiss Maltby, Mrs. Keeler, ‘ Mr. Pratt Front'row, left to right; Miss Daab, Mr. Marshall, Miss Matis, Miss Constance, Mr. Blake and Miss DeLyno. The Board of Education and Faculty of Theresa High School wish to take this opportunity to congrat- ulate you, the Class of 1959, on your success, which has culminated in your being the graduates of this year. This yeai’ book, the production of which docs not mean much to you now, in later years will recall to mind pleasant memories and faces which would be lost without it. The one desire that has been preva- lent upon the part of your Teachers is that in later years we may know you as real men and women, main- tainors of homes, mothers and fathers of another worth- while generation and realise that possibly we played a small part in your success. Thank you, Mr. Kessler. Every organization has a creed by which it ex-prc3scs its faith and promises to keep certain vows. V c have chosen Viola Seymour to present you with our Class Creed. Viola can bc3t be described by this short quotation: 'V Still water runs deep.

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CLASS CREED Friends of the radio audience: As other classes have creeds, so havo we, the class of 1939 of the Theresa High School. We believe in many great and good things. We feel that it is necessary for us to explain our creed, for several outstanding reasons. We believe in our future and in the possibilities of advancement; yet we realize that in all progress there lies the certainty of change. The principles for which we have elected to stand are the great fundamentals of life that form the foundation of manhood and womanhood. We think that wo should allow ourselves to be put upon the e- ternal records as having givon much interest in each of them. First, as a class, we believe in our motto Success Is Victory. We do not believe that we could have secured a more well-moaning motto thon the one we have chosen, even if we had searched in a thousand other books and places. We, as a class, feel that we have chosen.our motto vory carefully r.nu in: the year» borcor.ia, wpMiavc. ddbori.umod to turn every thought and ambition toward Success Is Vic- tory. We.believe in tho triumph of all good and the downfall of all evil and pledge ourselves to v ork it out to the greatest extent. We bcliove very dearly in the motto Success In Victory. We believe, secondly, in our colors, crimson and silver, that it is suitable for all groups of individuals, to show their colors bravely and boldly, in order that the world may know just where they 3tand. We believe in our colors, because thoy point out to us just what a perfect life should bo like at the boginning of its courso through the world's work. We shall do everything that is within our strength to force all the world to believe in our class colors, Crimson and silver. Wo believe, thirdly, in our class flower, the rose. There are reasons why we have chosen the rose to be our class flower. First, because its beauty and richness appeals to our artistic sense. Secondly because it is the greatest symbol of love and honor.