East Side High School - Torch Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Just enough, said Emerson, is not enough. Man's progress up the scale of civilization has been accomplished only because there v ere those who v ere not willing to leave well enough alone. These restless adventurers had to invent the machines, discover the processes, explore new lands, invest the capital, and execute the plans for the world we live in today. To be a competent worker is commendable, but to be a creative worker is more praiseworthy. To be a good, conscientious citizen is laudable, but to be a constructive and active citizen is even more valuable. Your elders urge you on to greater efforts and higher goals, but we only do so because we have learned that mankind's rise stems from those who are willing to do a better job than has ever been done before and from those who are eager to do jobs that no one has ever been able to do before. That is the challenge that faces the class of January, 1952. 4

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To the Faculty — those who have played so important a part in our four years at East Side, we dedicate our Torch. In our hearts will always be the memory of their courage, their patience, their understanding, and their ever-friendly interest in us. 3

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Every term when a class comes up for graduation I regret anew that I do not know the students personally. Your names and your records are familiar to me. In the privacy of my office I rejoice in the splendid scholastic records many of you have made and I wish there was time for me to send for you and congratulate you on your fine grades. Of course there are a few who have come to my attention for various reasons during the past three and a half years, but most of you have never been in my office, and you are the very ones I would most like to know. To all of you I give my best wishes for future health, happiness, and prosperity, and I shall watch your progress with interest. Anna L. Erbacher Vice-Principal