Draper High School - Draperian Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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EDITO In a very short time the Class of 1947 will be a thing of the past. As one small, unimportant part of this class, I should like to say that I am leaving behind four of the happiest years of my life. I shall never forget the wonderful experiences and the many fine friends associated with these years, for they have seen me through the most important and most difficult years of my life. FRANCES CONWAY f 1 L1 ' I Lf! V' I' pi- J eff f , f n of' L-f 1 . K. -bf ,V X gg, We, the seniors, have just finished a chapter in our book of Life, a unique chapter, indeed, for it is one to which we can point with pride. It is a chapter which will be remembered after others have been forgotten. Inscribed you will find joyous and heart-warming experiences. Here, too, you will find sorrow and sadness. But, somehow, I think we shall be able to fill chapters with happiness before the All Mighty Editor blue pencils the last chapter and marks finis.,' DOUGLAS JACKSON Frances Conway t 1, . f ,..f'-' V 'Vik fr .V x.,'5x, sth isi I is I I I ASSISTANT EDITOR UI

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DEDICATICN 5 'JJWWQCZ After many years of preparation, we, the Class of 194-7, have finally reached our goal. We have worked diligently as individuals but cannot ignore the fact that without the careful, patient guidance of our counsellors our work would have had no purpose or direction. Howard E. Baker The Class of 194-7 respectfully and gratefully dedicates its yearbook to Mr. Howard E. Baker. Without his help and interest we would never have reached our goal as high school graduates with as much ease as we did. Many of us have known Mr. Baker as an individual because he has taken the trouble to know us. Carefully, and with malice toward none, Mr. Baker has guided our footsteps in the paths of liberality and fair play. He didn't claim that we were wrong in what we didg he merely showed a better way.

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ADMINISTRATION . de Su ntfn Earl B- Zimmg nt of school Four years have passed since you entered high school. We have enjoyed knowing you and hope you have profited from your high school experience, and we wish you health, success and happiness in the years to follow. The world is faced with a multitude of problems. They are your challenge. The past is filled with both success and failures, a fact which does not excuse your generation or lighten your responsi- bility. It is for you to play the drama of Life to the limit of your ability and to strive to solve the problem of man's inhumanity to manf' The last war has been fought if civilization is to survive. l urge you to keep this fact constantly in mind. EARL B. ZIMMER Superintendent of Schools Zyl ' Howafd E. B OPPORTUNITY The high school graduate of today faces oppor- tunities far greater in kind and extent than any of his predecessors. As we emerge from the confusion and hatreds engendered by war, a tremendous field of unsolved problems await us. Reconstruction is the immediate problem, both spiritual and physical. Science has placed in our hands power that has been only dreamed of before. The engineer, the physicist, the chemist, have fields of research and application so large that the imagination is stag- gered to comprehend them. The greatest problem, however, is in the field of human relations. Re- adjustment of our economic and political structure is now going on. Relations with other nations are strained in our attempt to form a lasting peace. If the tools placed in our hands are used wrongly, civilization can be easily destroyed. We must learn how to live at peace within our own country and with other nations of the world. The new generation must attempt to solve the prob- lems left by the old. Profiting by the experiences of the past you can help bring the world to a state where all can live and live abundantly. HowARD E. BAKER - ' Principal II aker' Pri 'iPul