Christopher Columbus High School - Anchor Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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Never before in the history of our country have there been in existence so many services ready to assist the youth emerging from the nation's schools. These have been created in response to a demand that government do what it can to remove the obstacles to success confronting you. You are, therefore, going out into a world which, though troubled and uncertain, is deeply concerned over your personal well-being. This sis, of course, a happy circumstance over which all should rejoice. But, it presents a subtle danger to you. I refer to the possibility that you will allow yourselves to rely too greatly for success upon forces out- side of yourselves. If you lean too much upon help from without, as upon a crutch, the chances are that you will not exercise the courage, the foresight, and the initiative without which-be the youth services increased a thousandfold-you cannot achieve success. Therefore, to be sure, take advantage of the aids established by government to help you. But, take intelligent advantage of them by ceaselessly putting forth every effort to secure your own job, to obtain your own further education, to plan your own advancement. In a word. keep in condition the muscles of your own determination. You will find that by doing so you will not only secure satisfactions for yourself, but will conserve the most important resource our democratic country has for its defense-men and women who are masters of their own destiny. ' ELSA G. BECKER ELSA G. BECKER

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ANDRE C. FONTAINE AVE! From Columbus you go forth-some to college, others directly into the turmoil of modern life. Naturally those of you who are fortunate enough to look forward to four more years of preparation and study are all anticipation,-but a college experience has its drawbacks. Too often it insulates students from realities, and it still contains too many trivia. Therefore, to you entering the ranks of college freshmen I urge that you have a very definite goal, that you know just what you want to prepare for. Then let nothing interfere with your purpose. Stick to it with energy and steadfastness, To those of you who are going directly to work I must repeat what you probably call the same old stuff, platitudes perhaps but no less TRUTHS. Life is a struggle and it is every one's duty to contribute something worthwhile to it. Try to land a job that appeals to you and when you have it do not get impatient, do not expect rapid advancement, do not become dissatisfied. Hang on, work hard, loyally, give to your job, no matter what it is, all you have, constantly aim to make yourself more valuable. If you do, you will ably serve our great democracy, your social value will broaden and your personal happiness will increase. Vale! ANDRE C. FONTAINE

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MAHY G. ASCHEFI Chairman, Accounting OSCAR DOMBHOW Chairman, Social Studies IOSEPH I, SEXTON Chairman, English HELEN MCCONNELL Chairman, Stcnoqraphy DONALD K PHILLIPS Chairman, Music IKEHTHA B. HOWAN Clin , Health Education, Girls WALTEH I. DHGNAN Chn., Health Education, Boyz: HARRISON FRERICIIS Chn., Fine and Applied Arts IOSEPH E. IOHNSTON Chairman, Physical Sciences E M M A M E N N A Chn., Italian, Spanish, Latin DANIEL C. ROSENTHAL Chn., French, Ger., Hebrew l, ALEXANDER HEHSKOWITZ Chairman, Biology