Suffield High School - Sagitta / Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Suffield, CT)

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DANIEL J. SWEENEY, Assistant Headmaster, Mathematics We have learned in mathematics that every priv- ilege carries with it a responsibility and in lite every new opportunity brings new obligations. So I would suggest that every senior, betore leaving Suttield School, aslc himself two questions: Have I, during the past year, become aware ot new or greater obligations and increased my ability to perform them? Have l acquired greater capacity tor handling strange as well as tamiliar situations, and have l more selt control? lt you can rate a I nfs , A B in this self-administered test it will otfset that ts I D in Plane S20 CONRAD HAHN, English, German, Coach of Tennis In addition to all worth-while success, I should like to wish you all three things, which will malce your Alma Mater boast ot you, should you acquire them, no matter what your rank in lite may be. First, real selt-mastery, to make you clear- headed, self-reliant, and etticient. Second, a sense ot responsibility, to serve your homes, and towns, and nation with true patriotism. Finally, a conception ot the artistic lite, to bring you real happiness. Hint: An artist is any man who takes pride in his work. i ' i MERLE C. BROWN, Commercial Studies Money may not buy happiness but with it you can be unhappy in comfort.

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f L ' ' 'M'--3, 1 jx- ffwpzg,-rv: 2 .I , RN a y- f fi ,. W I . 'T l':fi1 tfa C-I ' L ,-w-wif., BROWNELL SAGE, Headmaster You have asked me for a personal message. and I have tried to think back forty-odd years to my preparatory school days, to ask myself whether these years have taught me anything that I should have been profited by knowing when I entered college. The two things we feel most interested in as we look ahead are success and failure. The successes will take care of themselves, if we are not too elated by them. I-Iave forty years of life taught me anything of value about how to meet failures and disappointments? This, at least. would have been worth knowing - failures are sure to come but failures are not FAILURE. They pass and so do disappointments. They even help to future successes. If I had known that, they would not have tasted so bitter at the time. Life is a kind of long distance race in which speed - or falls - are less important than to keep going. One of the most encouraging things we can learn, I believe, is this: One is never beaten as long as he keeps going and never defeated until he gives up. This may sound like gloomy counsel, but you will find that joy cometh with the morning if you know how to live through the nights. I do sincerely wish for the graduating class that you may have courage to meet your defeats, for then I know you will have - and will deserve - your share of success.

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my !Jw,yy- ' if- .iv VF! ' 1 T A ir ' Q-rr ' l A F CHARLES SANFORD RAYMENT, Latin and French A college professor of my acquaintance once said to me that he would as soon be called a fool as a good fellow . There is much to be said for this point of view. To be a good fellow means substantially to conform to the attitude of the majority in manners and morals at the sacrifice of one's own ideals: or at least to acquiesce in conduct among others which we ourselves do not approve. We need to stitfen our spine and speak our convictions: we shall thereby create a better f C- school. L 433 , ch JOHN B. HEBBERD, Mathematics What we steadily, consciously, habitually think we are, that we tend to become. fyl l rr if gi- Q..,.:N.,..,.f JESSE F. SMITH, English If one would live a sane and balanced life in these hectic days he must of necessity take up a hobby of some kind. It matters little what the hobby is so long as it provides relaxation and a complete change from the daily task. The tired brain and jaded nerves of those who hold white collar jobs, cry out for the relief which can best come through out-door activity. Hence arises the growing popularity of golf courses. ski runs, hiking trails and outing clubs of all kinds.