Boston Latin School - Liber Actorum Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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l'. j fi 0656192 The only thing certain about the future is its uncertainty. Hence, it is very difhcult to give a graduating class a message that does not become meaningless by the time the written word reaches the printed page. As you boys graduate, our country is engaged in a war in Korea, and is threat- ened by a war with Communistic Russia. Steps must be taken to protect us against an attack from any quarter. As a result, the country is formulating mobilization plans that will seriously interfere with your plans for a higher education. Most of you boys will be drafted or will have to undergo some sort of universal military training. As you face the prospect of military service in the near future, how should you react? Should you adopt an attitude of despair g a feeling that nothing matters, a belief that one should have as much fun as possible now because within a relatively short time all young men will be in the army for an extended period? It is my earnest hope that no Latin School boy will adopt such an ill-advised attitude. You know that your Masters and I have urged you to study hard in order to do well in the College Board Examinations. We have urged you to secure admission to the college of your choice. We urge you to register at your college, even though the prospect is that you will be drafted within a week or a month after you enroll. If you will follow our advice, you will safeguard your chance of returning to your college after you have completed your tour of military duty. If it is your lot to go into the service soon after graduation, accept it as a challenge. Ahead of you will be some of the most unique years and experiences of your life, years that will stand out in your memory far beyond the comfortable and uneventful years that look so inviting now. You will meet people whose friendship you will always cherish. You will break out of our own little world and discover how big and interesting and good the rest of the world can be. Along with discover- ing other people you may discover yourself. You may discover a zest for adventure, you may magnify your own soul by some great deed. It is hard to leave home and all your loved ones, but it has always been necessary that men should be ready to do so when the enemy threatens. Since this message seems to deal with the possibility of a military life for most of you boys, may I quote a prayer of General Eisenhower that was popular in World War II. May I urge you to give heed to its message, in civil or in military life, throughout all your days, no matter what your station in life may be:- Oh! Lord God! When thou givest to thy servants to undertake any great matter, grant us also to know that it is not the beginning but the continuing thereof, until it be thoroughly finished, which yieldeth True Glory . KW'

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GEORGE L. MCKIM

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