Brockton High School - Brocktonia Yearbook (Brockton, MA)

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CLASS DAY OFFICERS N PBOPHETS Pat Casey, Bob St. larnes, Shirley Brides, Claire Murphy, Sam Stone, and Dave Silk gaze intently into their mystic crystal ball as they prepare to unveil the future of the Class of '45. HlSTOBlANS Bob Nelson, Mimi Castelluzzi, Mel Scovell, and Pat Cahill ponder over the archaic class records compiling significant dates and data for the Class History.

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xscufiaa ' we Omnuffaa Bill Taylor, lean Pearson, Beverly Srnith, and Clay- ton Peterson qaily rerninisce about the qood old days when their co-worker, Denis Murphy, had not yet left B. H. S. for the Navy.

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PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS U55 cpsiporziigififiai of qfoufg By PETER LE!-XVITT Welcome, friends and honored guests, to the graduation ex- ercises of the Class of l945. This evening, because of present War conditions, many members of our class are not here to share this occasion with us but are serving their country throughout the universe. ln this contingency, l should like humbly to link the present problems and the future Welfare of our absent members to the imminent future of each of us now present-in order that we may have a better understand- ing of the World We Wish to create out of the catastrophe of war. Of a period of confusion and conflict, Shakespeare once said, Ah, there has been much casting about of brains. Such is our age. Red points, blue points, gasoline, and rationings of all kinds vie continuously with who is going to run what-and when-and how! Perchance it is a racial question or an inter- national problem. Public speakers sermonize continually. The radio blares forth the issue unceasingly. But let me assure you that, in the midst of this chaos. We, the young citizens of today and tomorrow, are not so dull-witted as some would have you believe. We young people know what We Want! We shall not be satisfied unless We develop ourselves into physically, intellectually, and morally fine citizens of a better tomorrow At this time can any alert individual fail to recognize the positive necessity for a constant emphasis being placed on obtaining and keeping our bodies healthy, as Well as stressing clean, sportsman-like activities? For the purpose of maintaining these healthy bodies, the best informed people have consist- ently stated that the mind of the average person cannot function fully and prop- erly unless he has built up for himself health-abiding practices. ls not this obvious as you constantly hear the stress being placed upon physical well- being by those persons responsible for training the members of our armed forces? The mere mention of the physical development of young men and Women emphasizes the importance of all sports and the influence of gymnastic activities. In fact, participation in just such fields of physical prowess has decidedly increased in significance whenever the welfare of our country has been threatened. Why then, is it not feasible to follow the tide of this increased participation and carry it into the peace-time future? General MacArthur, in contrasting the realm of physical fitness at home with that found in the line of battle, once stated: On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds which, in other years on other fields, will bear the fruits of victory. What better illus- trates the imperative need of our generations insisting upon a physical pro- gram available for every American youth? 15 is