Waterloo Public School - Panther Yearbook (Waterloo, NE)

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 0 0 4 F r 0 0 0 0 s S' A w 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- who, on one occasion, said nI am the truth, the Way and the Life and on another 'I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that Is a thirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall Inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son . As for my classmates, I recently found a poem that, I think. Is significant and appropriate for the graduating class of ’47 and I feel that I am voicing the sentiments of each of Its members In the following lines: If I live a life that la clean and square. And aid my fellow man. By lending a hand to help him bear His burdens the best he can, I need not fear what Its close may be. Nor how critics my life may assail, Nor what the future holds out for me When I reach the end of the trail. If I speak a word of good cheer to one Whose sorrows have broken him down. And thus give him hope to struggle on With a smile Instead of a frown, I shall not fear when the shadows fall And my earthly strength shall fall; I’ll trust In Him, who redemed us all. When I reach the end of the trail. If a part of my little I freely give To help those who faint by the way. Or even pure water, so thirsty one live Not thinking what shall be my pay. Whether I live In a house by the side of the road, By a mountain, by river, or vale, I’m willing to reap the seed that I’ve sown, When I reach the end of the trail. So my classmates, to the school that first Instilled In us a love and desire for all that Is idealistic and Utopian, it Is only fitting that we express our gratitude. As we stand upon the threshold of a graduation which will, for many of us, sever old connections and be the birth of new ones, we are moved to say a fervent Thank you to everyone who has had a part in making our high school career happy and successful. To you, Mr. Larsen, and to the Board of Education, who have tried to make Waterloo High a better place for us, to our parents, to whom this event means a crowning of long years of sacrifice and tireless effort, to our principal. Miss Neville, and to our faculty, we wish to say that we are extremely grateful for the interest sfcown in us and for your whole-hearted attempt to teach us a beautiful philosophy of life. My fellow classmates, this Is perhaps the last time that we shall be assembled in a group, and even though our commencement day should be one of the happiest of our lives, we cannot help but feel a little sorrow at parting. For four years we have worked side by side, sharing each other's successes and failures, each other's Joys and disappointments. In one of the happiest associations we shall ever know. Today, as we take leave of each other and start out on widely-separated paths, let us keep In mind that although all of us cannot accomplish great deeds In this world, we can all of us live fully and completely in the most worthwhile of llves--a life of service. Alumni and School History The first school in Waterloo was taught In the summer of 1865, by Miss H.H. Thomas, who had an audience of six scholars, and kept school in the sod house of a homesteader. In 1871, the present schoolhouse was erected at a cost of $2,000....In the summer of 1881, a new schoolhouse, for the use of the primary department, was begun, and is now (April, 1882) nearly completed. The report of 1881 shows an enrollment of fifty-one males and flfty-slx females, a total of 107. There are two departments under the charge of Mr. G.G. Burton and Mrs. E.J. Burton. A third will be established in 1882. (History of the State of Nebraska, The Western Historical Co. A. T. Andreas, proprietor, 1882) (continued) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 f 0 0 0 0 f t 0 f 0 0 0 0 ; : 0