Batavia High School - Batavian Yearbook (Batavia, NY)

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0iti0s, Sl2ltl'S 111111 11:1ti1111s pass cl00:11l0 l.l't1lll 111111' it lllilf' lit' 2111- f1'l1'11' 01l11a1ll1' i11111111't:111t 111'0l1l0111. 11111 01111 gi1'011t' y0lll'S0ll'l0 WOI'llly you 11't111l1l Stllblllllly l'L'StllYU to 1l00i1l1-1111 El l'0wg11i1li11g111'i11c'i11l0s m1t'li1'i11ga1111l lllUlI Ill2lli02lllll0ll0Sl' :1tt011111t to t'11ll4111' llllllll, ytllll' i11- tl1101100 11'1111ltl l10 t'0lt. This 012111 l100z1ll01lz1 ,lllllt1SU27llX' ut l1t0. lt t'2lIl I10 ul' lltlllltdly 111'igi11. 'l'his is not i11111111tz111t. Th0 i11111o1'tz1111f0 0111111-s in th0 pl'I'SUlllll :1111l h11110st :11-c'011tz11100 ot' th0s0 z1i111:1 as Mr. Cofran S011i111' Flaws l3z1tz11'iz1 High Sc-l11111l liillilllil, N. Y. 'D0111' S1-111111-sz l11 tl10 lit'0 ot' l'V0l'y i111li1'i1l11z1l th01'0 Zll't' t't'l'lZllll lllllt'S that h0 111- sh0 Slltlllltl stop mul lilkl' 11 1101'so11z1l i11y011t111'y. lSllll ytblll' g1':11l11z1ti1111 t'1't1111 high svllool Zlll 411:11111't11110 ti1110 tu zisk X0llI'S0lll this tlllt'Slltlll-Nvlltll has 111y 1-1l11rz1ti1111 tltlllti t'111' Illlx tn 111z1k0 lllt' El l10tt01' 1-itim-11 111111 ll0NY 11111 I going to apply this lill0Wl0tlg'l' i11 Illj' tlziily living? You Hllllllltl I10 z1w:11'0 ut' th0 i':1c-t that th0 p0c1pl0 ol' Batziyizl SltI1iTt1l'i th0 1111l1li0 s0l1m111ls :111tl llZlYt' t'tlllll'llltlll'tl to ytllll' t'tlIlt'Zlllt1ll. You slimihl illiltl l't't'tlg'IllZC that this has 1:0011 tltillt' l1yth0111 i11 tl10 I111110 that this 011111- lllllllllj' will 111'11tit t'1-11111 ytblll' lt'2ll'lllllg 0x1101'i011c0s. 'i't111' Il s, tlirougli ll't11ll1lt,'tl ti1110s Zllltl 041111- l1li011t01l l11'11l1l0111s. ilight 111111' tl10 i1l0:1 vt' 111-1'110t11z1l i?t'llt't' is lll?p0l'- must i11 tl10 111i11mls nt' lllllll. A l11 any t'Vt'llt, ytllll' t1'z1i11i11g 02111 :intl Slltllllll 1'0tl00t lllt' l10st that itl0z1ls. It is my l'00li11g that il' l'2lt'll ol' yc,111' 111111 mul 11.1 tll1l'llZ'Fl 1101111-0 tm ly0 hy tl10111. XV0 11:1 not 110011 gl'02ll llltlll :mtl 11'c11110t1, hut l111110st 111011 111111 11111111-11. XY0 k111111' 11'0 t'z111't :ill l10 t':11111111s hut wc 02111 all l:0 h41110st. l11 ytllll' 111'0s011t i111'011tt11'y 1'0s11l'1'0 to 1'0tl00t tl10 l10st alt all ti1110s. Plt'ilS0 2lt'l'l'i1t lllf' liiqlsflllfll 01111g1'a1t11lz1- tions 11111111 Ql'2ltlll2lilt1ll Zllltl ht-st 11'ish0s for tttklliilllltltl s11000ss. Slllt't'I't'lL.' y41111's, nVVilltlt'll S. C0l'l'ilIl, Sll1J0l'llIlttlltl0lllf ot' Scliools.

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M r. llc-111' Soiiiorsz 'llllt'l'U w11s il lllllt' whon ll tu111'l101' vould Sily to tl gfiltlllilllllg' class, H8110- cm-1l i11 your 1'o1'11tion illltl livo 21 good l1l1-. llo tlu-so things illlll w1- will tc-ul tl111t ytllll' school, along' witl1 yillll' ll0llI0 tllltl your 1-hurvli, l111v1- lN'0ll Sllt'4'0SSl.lll.,, 'l'od11y, tl1is is llllt l'llUllg.l'll. l sl111ll he glad to know tl111t y0lli1l'0 11111'11i11g11 good living. Ull lU2ll'lllllQ illltl will do so d11ily illlll y1-111'ly. l hopv X011 will 1ll21k0 11. good l lltl 111 you lll't' 1-1 ui 1111d to Wo . l rw Osborn From tho lwg.1'i1111i11g' ot' Olll' nation ull ll'2lllt'l'H, wl1o In-li1-vtfml i11 tlUllllll'l'2lt'y i11 Ulll' 1'o1111l1liv, In-lit-V1-1l tl111t tho 1-itiz1111s llt't'tl0ll 0tlllf'2ltl0ll. You 11111 givvii 1111 cd- Il02lllUll lltll' Ollly to i110r1-11s11 yo11r v111'11i11g powors, hut also to lllillit' you 21 part olf 1111 i11tollig1-nt f'ltlZOlll'j'. lNl11y tho gradu- 2lll'S ol' 1947 prow- tln-111sol1'1-s to ho 1111 111'tivo group, l'lllZt'llS ot' l311t11vi11 und citizm-11s ol' 11 now world. 21 world llllll'll tho In-tt111' l'o1' thvir p11rti1'i1111tio11 in it. honn-. l liopv ytbll know how to play, Slltdllllllg' Xfllll' I1-is11rv o11 111-tivitios tl111t Sim-0,-Gly vom-S, 1111'1'1-11s1- l1l1-s VilllIt'S l'2'ttllt'l' than o11 Edwmwl ll. fmmrn. thoso whivh 1l1-plc-to ciwrgy. But I hope tl111t Xlblll' 111-l1i11vc1111111t will go hoyond tht-so things. Most ol' 11ll. l trust you will. 11s tliinlting' 1'itiz1111s, t11lw S0l'l0llSly your 1'11spo11sil1iliti1-s litll' llllI!l'0Y- ing' this world of ours. l,Zll'OlltS tllltl t1-111'l1111's l111v1- ZllW2lyS felt and 2llW2tj'S s11id to lll2lflll'lllg.f ytllltll, l11 you lim-s tho hopo ot' tho world. l11 thosv ll2lXS X011 lllily we-ll l'o1-l tl111t tht- 111'1'1111111l11t11d p1'ol1lv111s ol' tht- lliltltlll 1111d tho world 111-11 s111'11111pl11x11111lso 1111111- 1-rous IIS lo ho quito ln-youd yo11. UI' t'Ulll'St' thvy 11111. lt is ln-yond 11ny onu pt-rson to undcr- stnnd tho i11t1'i1-111-ios ol' tl llliljtll' llllllllltll' ol' ltNl2tf'iS Ill'UlDl0lllS. But it is quito witl1i11 your powors to adopt 21 llltlllgllllilll 1111d scrions atttitndv. You will gain insight lllltb llI'lllllt'lllS 11s X011 lollow illt'lll. lll'l'i2llllly, hy lwing serious illltl lllllllgllllllll uhout now 11oli1'i1-s11l1d trc-nds you will i11tl111-111'o otln-rs to 21 wisv11111'sp1-1'tiy1-. Q11itopos- sihly X011 will I1111-1111111 onu ot' tht' l1'111l111's tht- world so lllllCll llUUllS :lt 0Vt'l'j' lou-l. T