Central High School - Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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3 To The Members oT The 2 l4Th Class: As you leave CenTral High School, you will Tind yourselves surrounded by a world Tull of conTradicTions and conTrasTs, a weary world, and a world Tull of wisTful hope, a world in which people are hungry Tor peace. In EasT and WesT alike There is a common dread of a Third World War, and The caTasTrophic desTrucTion iT would bring. Some Time ago PresidenT Eisenhower said, WhaT The world needs Today even more Than a gianT leap inTo space is a gianT sTep Toward peace. This is a senTimenT applauded by The common folk of boTh hemispheres. Peace has been The dream of Thinking men down Through The years, buT iT has been elusive and has slipped away many Times iusT when men ThoughT ThaT They had developed a Tormula To secure iT. The problem oT how To bring abouT a lasTing peace is sTill awaiTing a soluTion. Possibly your generaTion will Take ThaT greaT sTep Toward peace of which PresidenT Eisenhower spoke. The currenTs and counTer currenTs oT daily evenTs will consTanTly presenT oppor- TuniTies To make choices and decisions. Upon These decisions will resT your chances Tor TuTure success and happiness, and upon The sum ToTal of decisions reached by men and women The world over, will resT The chance Tor mankind To go forward To new heighTs of achievemenT in The realm of living TogeTher in peace and harmony. We wish for your success in all Things, buT parTicularly in your search Tor a formula for peace. ELMER FIELD PresidenT, CenTraI High School April le, 1960 6

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To The 2I4+h Class: Tradi+ionally, a message from a class sponsor +o his class is comprised of advice and good wishes. Advice. 'ro be of benefit should be condifioned by experience and wisdom. Each of us has accumulafed some porlion of lhe former, buf 'rhe laffer is a general quali+y which musf be evaluafed by each in lhe lighl of his maluring years. l should like however, fo impress upon you one conclusion ihe validily of which I am convinced. You genflemen are in a posilion of disfincl advanfage and of grea'r promise. Your schooling has been almosl singular in This era of inlelleclual regression fo fhe mean. Your inna+e capabililies and falenls mark you for leadership. Your achievemenis have already sel' you aparf from ordinary compe-'ri+ion. ln sum. be confidenf and welcome fhe challenge which you know is omnipresent To each of you I'exfend a sincere wish for a realizafion of your poienfial and your aspirafions. MILTON LEVIN 5

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?lE 5Ki1E , ' ' ' ' i , To The Members of lhe 2 l4lh Class You were born during World War ll and have lived enlirely in a period of hol' and cold wars. ll' is very appropriale lherelore, lhal you have lalcen Peace as fhe 'rheme of your Record Boolc. Peace musl be a mailer of primary and immediafe concern lo each of you. You will have 'ro help loear The siaggering cosfs of our pas? wars and lhe equally heavy expenses of nalional defense. You will have +o s end several of 'rhe besl' years of your lives in mililar lraining. You will conlinue 'ro Eve, as you do now. under The lhreal of afomic warlyare and ifs unlhinlcable consequences. Peace fherefore becomes a vilal parl of your plans and hopes for The fufure. Do noi develop a peace al any price allilude. A peace based on cowardice cannof lasr. There were al leasl live 'rimes in Hi+ler's early campaign where one small brave acl' would have slopped him and could possibly have averfed rhe war, buf fear prevenled acl'ion. ' Permanenl' peace, l believe, musl be buill' on slrenglh, honor, self respecl and a respecl' for fhe dignify of man. High moral principles in our dealings wilh each ofher and in infernalional affairs give lhe grealeslr promise of a peaceful world: al' leasl' fhey will bring you 'rhal' inner peace which l wish you may possess. JOHN D. CH RISTMAN Vice-President Cenlral High School 7