Central High School - Cog N Pen Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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lic a AU REVOIR, CENTRAL As the time rapidly approaches when the seniors are due to bid farewell to Central High forever, there is a certain amount of regret and sorrow coupled with happiness. There are hours of reflection and medita- tion; recollections of freshman days when we were directed to Mr. Wiener's office instead of the gym- nasium. Our sophomore year closely followed and we inconsiderately inflicted the same initiations upon those “‘measly little freshies.” As we entered our junior year, a light of understanding dawned upon us for the first time, and it was then that the majority of us realized that we were acquiring a valuable educa- tion. Some few did not see the light and could not be made to see it, and so they continued the fun and “cutting” of their freshman days, only to find that they had fallen behind their ambitious friends. Senior days came and we studied harder and grimly determined that if those who have gone before could do it, we likewise could earn a diploma. Perhaps we did become a bit haughty and assume importance, but is that not a senior’s privilege? Did we not study nights so that the time would come when we could be the “big guns” of the school? And now that it has arrived, we are half sorry and half glad. For some, school days are over for the rest of their lives, while others will carry on their educational studies in col- leges and universities. No matter where we may go or what we may do, Central High will always remain foremost in our memories as the institution where we gained our first real knowledge with the able assis- tance of a noble principal and a splendid faculty. It was here that we enrolled as mere boys and girls and lived a happy life of work and social pleasures, learn- ing as we grew. Today we leave, not as children, but as young men and women, carrying with us a knowledge that forms the basic foundation of the judg- ments which will guide the people in future years in government and in business. Central High, we take our hats off to you! —A. O. В. CHOOSING A VOCATION - Choosing a vocation is likened to choosing a vaca- tion; both are usually powerfully influenced by the de- sire of the proud homefolk and by friends performing the role of counsellors. If the youngster was only capable of visualizing the future and determining his calling at that early age, the business man of today would be far better prepared to cope with the situa- tions arising in his affairs. As the youth grows older, his views and opinions of life change, and he finds that the business which