Brockton High School - Brocktonia Yearbook (Brockton, MA)

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MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED EAN FLAVIANO GANLEY DIFALCO BEST PERSONALITY IANE LAWRENCE CALDWELL CUDMORE MOST MUSICAL BARBARA THOMAS RIPLEY VASIL MOST EFFICIENT 1-A-'if' FRANCES WILLIAM LALLI FARLEY ST ALL ROUND Sanur wif IUDITH IOSEPH ALLEN ASIAF MOST ATHLETIC 'Si W 'l...,....a9'9'l ' IUNE DONALD A CROWLEY NELSON

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CLASS 0ltA'l'I0 F011 1954 This afternoon as we the graduating class of l954 are gathered here the culmination of our high school and lndeed our public school activities is but two days away As we looked forward to these moments in our earlier years the road appeared long and the way steep but from the new perspective which we have now attalned from our present position that way was not so steep that it could not be conquered the time spent was comparatively short and the profit obtained has been beyond measure Whether you realize it or not for twelve years we have been an integral living part of one of the most important institutions of America an educational system that is open to all regardless of race color or creed affording each one an equal opportunity to gain from it all that there is within his power to absorb This educational opportunity is important to our way of life DAVID SULLIVAN because it is one of the leading factors distinguishing a democracy from a totalitarian state no matter under what label that state may exist whether it be Nazi Fascist or Communist We belreve in education not indoctrination there is the difference Our system teaches us to think and reason not merely to accept everything that is told us as being the pure unquestionable truth The ability of all its future citizens to reason clearly is all important to any government A man subiected to only one point of view will never be able to reason clearly or think obtectively and mob instincts are all too often disastrous lt is therefore of prirr e irr portance that our educational system be continued with the same high standards as of the pa t expanded and improved wherever possible for it is a mighty weapon when used to further the ends of a better way of life lndeed the power of education must never be underestimated l said earlier that the profit from our education is immeasurable By that I meant that it is 'he very foundation upon which the success of our later l1ves will be built and a building can not possibly be strong if set upon a weal and unstabl base This strong foundation is vital ln the world which we are about to enter success will not come easily Those people who do not have to struggle for there may be failures even though these may be only temporary lndeed there is some profit to be gained from all defeats which incidentally are also a part of our education since there 1S something to be learned in each setback we encounter no matter how great or small lt is the truly successful man who can build lasting victori s from knowledge obtained through his past experiences For those who are able to obtain it the importance of a higher education can not be stre s d enough Life is not so short that time can not be spared to strengthen and enlarge the foundation The greater this foundation the larger th sup rs ructure which can be built upon it' Opportunities are many in those fields which reauire additional edt cation and greater training Skilled men will be needed for the future but let us not forg t that a leader can go nowhere unless he has followers We can not all be leaders but those of us who are followers must not look down upon our roles rather we must accept them gra efully and orovid our officials with all the assistanc they will n ed in th tim s to come Let us all however whether continuing our education or not whether leaders or followers strrve through hard and honest work tc improve our lives and our way of life a little each day of our existence Goals worth attaining are worth working fort We are now simply a hlgh school graduating class but in a short span of years the fate of civilization can well be in our hands Some of our generation will be the leaders of one of the most momentous ages of mankind This is why training is of such great importance Qur generation must be ready to accept responsibility We are indeed entermg a critical time in the history of our nation The tragic mistakes of the past are at last beginning to overtake us while we are still too close to Judge accurately the decisions of the present The legacy that has been handed to us from past generations is in some ways not an admirable one but it is up to us to take our tasks in stride without complaint Today we fclilllllllltd on I nga 961 18 I . I Q I ' I l I , I V 1 V I 1 . I I L A f I l l I I I ' ' the things they hope to obtain in the highly competitive world of today are very few. With most people, I I ' I I ' , ' ie s 3 t. ' ' ' . ' ' ' , c e . . c ' e I I ' ' e ' e L re Q e 5 - I I I I I I I I . I l I I I I V ' I I D I I