Arlington High School - Anchors Yearbook (Lagrangeville, NY)

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Foreword Last year the publishing of the first yearbook was an ex- periment. Not even its most earnest supporters foresaw the eager response and the genuine enthusiasm which were to greet the new publication. Even less did any members of the class fully realize the serious responsibility and the enormous amount of work that go with such an undertaking. This year the class of 1937, profiting from the experiences of the preceding class and anticipating both the labor and the re- ward of such a project, has decided toe continue the custom ini- tiated a year ago and thereby strengthen another Arlington High School tradition. It is with the hope that this book may provide a tangible record of the happy times they have had, the experience they have gained, and the friends they have made during their last four years, that the senior class has published the second volume of Anchors. May the pages that follow bring back pleasant memories of your high school days. God speed 1937! GEORGE A. SCHIAVONE, Superintendent.

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Prog ress Shining wings in the sunlight: man is soaring there. A hum of motors in the depths of the sea: man has found passage. A rush of wind, a flash of polished steel: man is speeding over smooth highways! Per aspera ad astra. Yes, though the way be thorny, man thinks and fights his way on, the stars his goal. Our yearbook artists have pictured for us progress in all types of transportation: the freshmen on bicyclesg the sopho- mores in horse-drawn carriagesg the juniors in high-powered carsg the seniors riding effortlessly in stream-lined trains. Do students ever give thought to the endless ingenuity of pioneer spirits who have perfected these mighty servants of man? Ah, yes, the seniors have pondered deeply these, and many other weighty questions. We have chosen this theme, Progress, for our yearbook because it so well typifies our spirit- the spirit of A. H. S. graduating class of 1937. We do not arrogate to our- selves any glory for the achievements of previous generations. We realize they are gifts-a rich heritage which we have re- ceived. May it be our privilege so to use already existent knowl- edge that we may pass on an even richer heritage to later genera- tions, a torch to point the way. We shall need to solve economic, social and political prob- lems. We need endless good will in our personal relationships and in national and international dealings. We need a social con- science which is dissatisfied unless it finds the highest good for all people. Such progress shall be our aim, and, we hope, our achievement!