Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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“THE THOUGHTS OF YOUTH ARE LONG, LONG THOUGHTS” I wonder how it feels to be old, middle aged; to have cares and responsibilities; to be grave and digni- fied; and worst of all, to realize that you have reached the peak; that everything lies behind you, and that you have nothing to look forward to but years of drudgery (unless you are fortunate enough to be wealthy), feebleness, probably sickness and ill health, and eventually, death. From my viewpoint, that of a sixteen-year-old boy, the aspect seems terrible. To me, life is sweet. I am young, happy, and care- free. I have no worries, no troubles, and no responsi- bilities. How could I be other than happy? Merely to be alive, particularly in the spring, is wonderful. To breathe the fresh, clean air of a bright spring morning; to feel the gentle warmth of the rising sun; and to know that your whole life lies before you — what more could anyone ask? I want to live forever and be young forever. The only shadow upon an otherwise perfectly happy existence is that one irre- pressible thought, which, far distant though it seems, I know to be inevitable; that of growing old. R. D., ’32 C ' EST TOUT For this is wisdom — To love, to live. To take what Fate or the gods may give. To ask no question, to make no prayer. To kiss the lips and caress the hair — Speed passion’s ebb, as one greets its flow — To have — to hold — and, in time, let go. Robf.rt Coiner