Ardsley High School - Ardsleyan Yearbook (Ardsley, NY)

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FOREWORD Our first job as the Board of Editors of the i952 ARDSLEYAN was to select a theme for it. We chose the play, Life in Ardsley High . The school was the theater. The school years would be the acts of the play. Commencement was the final performance. ln order to carry our theme through- out the book we used appropriate play titles on the Senior pages and references to dramatics in many of the other sections. This year the staff introduced color on the cover. In order to make the advertisement sec- tion more pleasing to the eye, we arranged snapshots on them. The use of individual pictures of the Varsity basketball team is another novelty of which we are proud. A great deal of time and work was spent in planning this yearbook. Unique photography set- ups, balanced layout, and the carrying out of our theme have added to the task. The staff has learned much by publishing the ARDSLEYAN. We have mastered the terminology of the publisher. Also, we learned what, perhaps, is an important principle of human relations, the spirit of co-operation that is essential for progress. Because we feel that this unifying force has played an important role in successfully complet- ing our drama of life in Ardsley High, we have chosen United we Jlamf: rlizirlerf we falf' as our prompter or motto. OUR THEATER Q.. ,. ' . r isfvft V '

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DEDICATIGN Miss Helen G. Robbie For your helpfulness and sympa- thetic understanding, the class ot 1953 dedicates this ARDSLEYAN to you, Miss Robbie. Your spirit of co-operation and many services along with your inter- minable patience are examples ot the qualities which we admire in you. Long after graduation we will reminisce on the pleasant moments we spent to- gether.

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MR. ARTHUR W. SILLIMAN Supervising Principal M.A., Columbia University first Most of your success in life will depend on TO THE CLASS OF 1952: your ability to gain the confidence and co-opera- tion of others, in which the first step is to organize your own life for success. Make a Master Plan for your life, then break X it down into immediate goals. Constantly review 45 these goals, keep the nearest one always before Q your mind. Celebrate its attainment, then press Q right on to the next. lf you fall, pick yourself up T and go on, the same as you learned to skate. Y Remember the words of St. Matthew: Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and ye shall find, knock, and it shall be opened unto you. But note that these are words of positive action, not of wishful thinking. Eliminate detours, road-blocks and conflicts. Refuse to be detoured by non-essentials or blocked by conflicts within or without. Tn flame 01012 .relf be true. lf conscience says it's wrong, leave it alone. For conflicts without, compromise if you can, battle if you must, but get it over with. Cry not over spilt milk or what might have been but devote all energy to your present goal. And finally, never forget that success is not for yourself alone. You are working also to justify the confidence of your family, friends and loved ones who will glow in the reflected light of your success. Arthur WX. Sillifmm CO-DIRECTORS MR. CHARLES W. HOREND Assistant Principal Science, Driver Education B.S., Cornell University MR. HARLAN A. THOMAS Department Head of Elementary School Grade Eight M.A., Columbia University