Burgard Vocational High School - Craftsman Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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.Message to the Graduates Durmg the past year we have seen and heard countless controversles ragmg about the general toplc Educatnon both here and abroad The terms Sputmk Lunlk Polorls and Vanguard unknown generally five years ago are now terms regularly reported on by newspapers and subjects of dlscusslon by 1nd1v1duals and groups Many comparlsons have been made between our system of Educatlon and those of leadmg European countrles w1th partlcular emphasls on Russla Experts claim that we are falllng behmd Some of our own leaders estlmate It will take us three to live years to catch up wlth our arch polltlcal rlval sclentlhcally Thls of course presumes that Russxa doesn t set up IIS pace Is fat llvlng makmg America soft? Are our materlal goods overshadowmg all else on our hor1zons Many crltlcs charge that hard core currlculum courses ln our schools are bemg avolded as 1f contammated by plague germs Each year more h1gh schools and college students are dlllgently avoldlng the so called dlflicult courses ln Mathematxcs Sclence and Languages Grave concern IS l1kew1se bemg exhlblted about the phenomenal populatlon growth around the world Thls means demand for food clothlng and shelter 1n un precedented quantmes It also means competmon Wltness 1f you w1ll the movement out of our CIIICS to the suburbs wxth the subsequent problems of needs for schools teachers water and dlsposal Graduates your youth and your Vlflllty will help you meet these challenges but you must have more You must have moral courage foreslght lntellectual honesty and profound bellef ln the worthlness of your country and a firm separatlon of rlght and wrong 1n your mlnds Formal schoollng may end for most of you at thls po1nt the termmus of your semor year but your learmng must go on alded by your determination to keep Amerlca as you found lt and pass on lts glorlous herltage to your sons and daughters Slncerely your pr1nc1pal and frxend QW Q f .f Q ' as - as ' ' 9 ' 5 S 3 7 . , . 7 7 ' . , ' 7 , . . Y 9 ' 9 9 1 9 7 I ,ii-