Bethlehem Central High School - Oriole Yearbook (Delmar, NY)

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NINETEEN THIRTY-SEVEN THE ORIOLE EDITORIAL OpEN-MINDEDNESS is needed in the world today as never before. It is a quality which requires a mental attitude capable of carefully considering all important questions until an intelligent opinión can be formulated. Because of the ease with which the dissemination of propaganda is possible at the present time, a fair and unbiased opinión becomes increasingly difficult. Movies, newspapers, magazines, and the radio constantly present material skillfully devised to sway public feeling. Very often our opinions are based on beliefs which we accept without investiga- tion. We trust to personal impressions; we bow to authority; we “follow the crowd.” We too willingly continué with oíd ideas rather than experiment with new ones. However, we must remember that open-mindedness does not imply the accep- tance of every new theory or every new idea. It does require us to give a fair trial to the new without rejecting all that is oíd. It demands that we accept facts only upon verification. In all phases of life you will find it difficult to develop the hab.it of weighing both sides of a question before arriving at a conclusión. In the business world you will discover that it is easier to adopt many practices and policies just because others follow them, not because they are the best ones. In political affairs you will learn that it requires less effort to accept the prevailing beliefs of the majority than to study the problems critically with the idea of considering fairly all merits and defects. In fact, in whatever activities you will enter, you will perceive that a mind closed to new views furnishes a path of least resistance. Open-mindedness will not bring to you complacency or peace of mind. It will forcé you to take a larger view of everything which, in turn, will make you less didactic and less sure of your opinions. It will compel you to search continuously for whatever truth there is. It will make you favorably disposed to change. With¬ out change there is no progress. Therein lies your challenge—to advance with open minds, unhampered by pre- judice and strong in purpose. —Gladys E. Newell. Page seven

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THE ORIOLE NINETEEN THIRTY-SEVEN We, the Class of 1937, dedícate this, the ninth edition of the Oriole, to Gladys E. Newell in sin¬ cere appreciation of her invaluable assistance and unfailing interest which have done so much to make our last yeaiyin Bethlehem Central High School enjoyable and success£pl. Page six

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BOARD OF EDUCATION Sidney F.Welsh, Heth G. Coons, Supervising Principal; Walter D. Tiedeman, President; Clinton H. Hartzell, Dr. Harold R. Browne, James H. Coates, Clark; Clarence Crocker SENIOR M HOMEROOM EACHERS • E eanor M. Gage Donald Z. Terhune Page eighl -