All Saints Commercial High School - Excelsior Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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CNHRIST: Hxvliat reward woulclsl Thou have? THOMAS: .SN4,7IlCl other Illll, Tlwysclf, Lord.

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Q 1 U10 'il' Q .S +0 N' 2 O ny i f , 'gf Ii UWLEDGE IS POWER Knowledge is Powerln Yes, Knowledge is Powerf' You lwave cliosen your llieme well, dear students. Knowledge and power are synonymous, and wlien tliey are strengthened by tlwe determination to malce tluem come to life'-f go to worlc lor you-tlwey merge into a single word-SUCCESS Knowledge is familiarity vvitli a subject gained lay instruction or observa- tion. You liave to your credit two years of commercial scliool worlc wlaicli has had as its goal: Fitting you lor a place in tlwe business worldn wllere com- petition is lceen, and wlwere otlwers equally equipped will cluallenge you at every step, ln your quest for success, you liave anotlier aid-your Religion. Religion is tlie laasis ol all lcnowledge-all power. The meaning of life, tlae source of all liappiness, tlie principles ol all learning were tauglut by tlie greatest of all teacliers long ago-tlwese teaclwings do not cliange witlri tlie times. They form tlae cornerstone on wlwicla eacli ol you will louild. The success you aclaieve will be only as great as tlie use you malce of tlie powerful weapons your teacliers of today put into your liands. Tliey liave tauglut you well, use tlwe lcnowledgc you have gained-use it fearlessly and your Mlfnowledgen will be a Power for good, not only lor you lout for otlwers as well, in wlwatever worlc you undertalcel

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UUH P!-XHE T5 Uppermost in Gods mind alter He made His laws of respect towards llimsell' was respect towards our Mothers and Fathers. Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother commanded He, and He didnyt mean mayhel The Fourth Commandment is the only commandment to which God has attached hoth a blessing and a curse. Happiness in this world and the next if we are good to our parents-misery here and hereafter if we ahuse and neglect them. That law was not only made for the prim goody-goody hoys and girls of centuries past. lt still holds good for the hale and hearty youth of the twentieth century. One would hardly thinlt we would need the command of the Supreme lraw Maker to tell us to love our parents. Nature itself demands it. True, we love our Mother and Dad, and woe to the one who dares to cast an insulting remarlr against theml From the time we were tiny tilces, Mother and Daddy were the heroes of our world. Vxfe were frightened-they soothed usl XN'e humped our lcnee-they comforted usl We were lost-they found usl Vxfe rarely questioned them and never judged them. They were perfect because they were our Mother and Dad. Do we prove that love hy our actions now? l Do we inspire a loolc of pride in the eyes of our parents when they rest upon us. Do we malce them thinl: happily Hltys all heen worth whilef, NVhat's heen worth-while? What sacrifices have my parents made for me. My dear girls, try to snap out of the apathy of talcing everything without even realizing it has cost a sacrifice on the part of the donor. Since the minute ol our first hreath our parents have heen planning for our welfare. Many times those plans have cost them sleepless nights and empty poclcets. The deht we owe our mother and dad can never he repaid on this side of heaven. Yet, they aslc for little in return-donly the right to he proud of us. As we loolc into our own hearts, our consciences remind us of the many, many times our own Mother had done without something she wanted so much just so that we could have something we didn't even need. Have they not scraped and sacrificed to give us a Catholic education which they considered more important than anything else? The money for such an education could easily have heen spent on some- thing else. l lcnow ol more than one good mother who has scruhhed 'lloors to earn her daughterys tuition. It is a consoling thought to thinlc of that happy holy Family of Nazareth. We lilce to put our own parents into the place of Mary and Joseph. We admire their gentleness and lcindness and their tireless spirit of sacrificel That is all very good and aflmirahle. hut we must not forget there was a Child, Jesus, in the Holy Family and 'tHe was suhiect to themf, Do we follow His example ol ohedience? l fear many of us fall verv short of our marlc. lt's Mothers joh to lceep us in tow, to lay the groundworlc for us to grow into well-groomed. well-mannerecl adults. Young people don't want their parents as pals-they want them young enough to tall: to and old enough to tum to.