Central High School - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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,,f'v'- To the Members of the 212th Class Your years at Central High School will soon be a memory Keep that memory ahve and vital not only through class reunion but also by active interest and member ship in the Associated Alumni It will be a rewarding experience as the years go by As you are about to leave us there seems to be an undercurrent of fear in the world fear of an onrushing global catastrophe Radar electronics inter continental ballistic missiles lunar probes and atomic energy are spoken of in terms of dying and Such wonders of man s creative genius should not be feared The1r proper use will enable us to develop a future rich in good th1ngs almost beyond our powers of imagination Boundless opportunities stretch before us We must keep constantly in our mmds that it is not the future which shapes us but we who shape the future Our destiny ls 1n our own hands and in the gifts which God has given us not in the distant stars or some mysterious thing called fate As you leave Central to take a more active part in the shaping of the destiny of this beloved land of ours and of the world go with a Hrm resolve to make that destiny one full of the fine and good things for humanity May you all have great joy and happiness as you strive toward that goal Erwin FIELD . ,. . . A . . , . , Y, destruction, when they should be talked of in terms of living, building, and creating.

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To the Two Hundred and Twelfth Class I have found thls class to be exceedmgly self rellant it tlmes almost to 1 fault However I hope thxs attrlbute wlll remam with you m years to come for 1s always the future looks none too brlght Let me remmd you to take serlously though you probably wlll not the well known chche It 15 up to your qenerwtlon to make the world a better place ln whlch to l1ve After all lf you do not do somewhat better than my generatlon you may ind yourselves lrvmg 1n caves or not exlstmg at all The present generatxon havmg proved to cxvxlrzatlon that It tan generate power to a staggermg degree and can make the greatest nomse ln the hxstory of the world IS stlll spendlng m1ll1ons and blllrons for st1ll greater power whxle forgettmg that It 15 love that makes the world go round I sincerely hope you can and wrll remedy the sxtuatlon GERALD HAMM - ' , I 1 - K . Y Y S K K ! r - u . , , ,, . . , , x 1 1 . . . ,., . - a . , V . . . .- . , 1 . , c ' L 4 l 1 . . . , 1 1

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To the Members of the 212th Class The quahty of your educatlon we trust w1ll not be measured by knowledge stored up but by the degree Ill whlch you have developed the power of constructlve and 1mag1nat1ve thlnkmg, by soclal COHSCIOUSDCSS and by the acceptance and discharge of l'6SpOIlS1bll1t18S You have not been v1ct1ms of a soft educat1on before Sputmck spotlxghted the necesslty for stronger efforts you elected a school and a course that you knew would not be easy Many of you carr1ed the added load of the Advanced Program you worked rn school organ1zat1ons you part1c1pated 1n athletlcs and you took responsxble parts 1n commumty actxvxtles Now most of you w1ll fmd that ID sprte of the mcreased dlfliculty of gettlng admlssxon to college the way IS open to you There IS more scholarshlp ass1stance than ever before and for many of you the college program w1ll be shortened But above all thls you have before you the greater fuller l1fe that 15 posslble for the educated man I should l1ke to congratulate you and w1sh you every success JOHN D CHMSTMAN 9 s 1 a 9 s - 9 9 1 , .