Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades - Mechanic Yearbook (Media, PA)

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WILLIAMSON SCHOOL 15 fIBfficers zmh Clllasea Qlioll nf 1921 .. CHARLES R. GROSSMAN, President FRANK STEWART, Vice President WALTER HERRE, Secretary PAUL ANDERS, Treasurer Alexander, Paul N., Mount Joy, Pa. Anders, Paul M., Worcester, Pa. Ayers, Donald R., East Northfield, Mass. Bausch, Norbert J., Minersville, Pa. Bell, James G., Media, Pa. Boehret, Frank L., Roxborough, Pa. Buckman, George R., Media, Pa. Buler, Roy D., Conshohocken, Pa. Clevenger. James H., Philadelphia, Pa Collar, George W., Wallingford, Pa. Cookstock, John, Germantown, Pa. Criswell, James A., Elkton, Md. D'Annunzio, Joseph, Philadelphia, Pa. Duncan, George, Media, Pa. Edwards, David P., Philadelphia, Pa. Gamewell, Ralph B., McKinley, Pa. Grossman, Charles S., Philadelphia, Pa. Harlan, Felton S., Conshohocken, Pa. Hennecke, John R., Harrisburg, Pa. Herre, Walter J., Philadelphia, Pa. , Kaylor, Jacob H., Elizabethtown, Pa. Kelly, Joseph B., Dunmore, Pa. Kerns, William E., Philadelphia, Pa. Legg, Andrew W., Williamsport, Pa. Lindemuth, Ralph L., Gordon, Pa. McElroy, George S. Marietta, Pa. McFarlan, Elwood K., Altoona, Pa. MacFeeley, Tho-mas H., Brown's Mills, Pa. Milnor, Harold T., Newtown, Pa. Mohney, Paul R., Ridgeway, Pa. Morris, William H., Doylestown, Pa. Muff, John C., Ridgeway, Pa. Nauman, Charles K., Elizabethtown, Pa. Noaker, William E.. Milton, Pa. Phinney, Benjamin D., Monroeton, Pa. Richards, Thomas W., Germantown, Pa. Ritter, Edwin E., Philadelphia, Pa. Sack, William E., Philadelphia, Pa. Shinehouse, Russell C., Kimberton, Pa. Snively, Harold G.. Altoona, Pa. Steel, Edwin R., Philadelphia, Pa. Stevens, Vincent H., McConnellsburg, Pa Stewart, Frank L., Ridley Park, Pa. Tomlinson, William D., Upland, Pa. Wood, James E., Johnstown, Pa. Yost, Warren M.. Gordon, Pa. Zaiser, Edwin G., Cheltenham, Pa. Zeller, Jacob R., Mount Joy, Pa. Class Colors: Blue and Gold. Class Flowers: Yellow Rose. Class Motto: Knowledge Is Power.

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16 p THE MECHANIC 4- 1Hreaiheni'a hhreaa Today we are standing on the threshold of manhood. We have been watched and guarded and guided for a score of years as we have passed from infancy to child- hood, from childhood to youth. and from youth to this present day. You, our parents, have loved and provided for us since we, as babes, nestled in your arms and gave you visions of that ideal which you have ever hoped and prayed that we would fulfill. If we have been fortunate enough to attain either your or our own ideal, every sacrifice or self-denial which you have made now seems worthwhile. But others have had some part in aiding us to reach the satisfactory place where we stand today. During the past three years our instructors, teachers, and matrons have been tireless in their efforts to urge us to keep our standards high. To you I should like to say that we count it a privilege to have known you and to be able to con- sider you our friends. You have helped us to change our dreams- into realities, and your unselfish service and devotion to our interests will be a constant inspiration to us when we, in turn, have an opportunity to serve others. During our three years' sojourn at this school, we have learned to honor and revere its founder, Isaiah V. Williamson. We can never fully appreciate what he has done in shaping and moulding our lives. And although we can never actually repay him, yet we can pay homlage to his memory and to his great generosity and unselfish interest in making of us better and more useful men, by performing all our duties faithfully, and when the opportunity offers, by serving others in the same magnani- mous spirit in which he has served us. Just now, we, the members of this class, have awakened to the dawn of a new day in our lives, a day in which we shall be expected to assume some of the numerous responsibilities which in the past have been borne by others. As we face this new day, it behooves us to consider thoughtfully and diligently how we are going to meet them, and how we may in some small measure repay our parents, teachers, and friends for their efforts in preparing us to shoulder these responsibilities. Today we are starting on the untravelled road which twists and winds its irreg- ular way up the mountain side of success to the peak which is' our goal, the reaching of which means the fullest realization of our dreams. To each of us this distant goal which we are striving to reach has a different appearance. To some it appears as a position which means power and honor, and possibly fame, to the man who holds it. To others, it is a mass of wealth which means ease and comfiort for the rest of their lives. But there may be some who see neither power nor great wealth as they gaze, but instead they see a life of service in which they will continue to give to others that which has been given to them. Throughout our entire life until the present moment, we have been preparing for this great day when we should be compelled to stand out alone, and boldly face the hardships and trials of those who are making the ascent toward that which means suc- cess. Just now we appear as ia group moving along the road together toward the goal, but gradually some will forge ahead, and others will fall behind until later we shall appear as a long train of pilgrims winding their way up the mountain. With each turn in the road, with each step nearer the goal, we shall receive new responsibilities with greater opportunity to serve our fellow men. Those who will forge ahead most rapidly are the ones who realize that these new services which they must render are only stepping-stones to the fulfillment of their ambitions. But in our eagerness' to realize these ambitions, let us not forget the invaluable example of un- selfish service which has surrounded us as we have been in training. The progress to our goal will most likely be hindered at times by barriers which we must surmount, by landslides that will bring us suffering and disappointment, and perhaps some of us may eventually stand face to face with the yawning chasm which, for the time, will cause us to dispair of ever reaching the go-al. This is the time when we shall learn whether or not our aim was worth while. What has 'the man who has hitherto labored with the sole idea of honor and