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

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Elsa G. Becker W The American way of life! How much we long fo preserve ifs blessings for gen- erafions fo come! Thousands of our sons and brofhers have given fheir lives in Korea fo defend if. Upon whaf ifs essenfial meaning is for each of us will depend whefher if is worfh fhe price: we shall no doubf have fo confinue fo pay for if for a long fime fo come. If if means chiefly fhe maferial fhings paraded in our magazines, fhe fhings fhaf many friendly Europeans and Asians unforfunafely associafe primarily wifh America -felevision, deep freeze, sfreamlined aufomobiles, elecfric dishwashers, beaufiful clofhes-fhen we may quesfion whefher fhese fhings are worfh fhe sacrifice of our lives. If on fhe ofher hand if means essenfially respecf for fhe dignify of every human being regardless of race, creed, or color, fhe habif of helping each ofher in fhe pursuif of life, liberfy, and fhe pursuif of happiness, fhe habif of giving a liff where we can, whefher 'rhrough personal acfs of helpfulness or fhrough iusf iabor legislafiong willingness fo worlc hard, honesfly, and humbly if necessary, if in a word, if means high characfer founded on fhe Ten Commandmenfs and fhe Sermon on fhe Mounf-fhen we cannof quesfion 'rhe cosf, for whaf shall a man give in exchange for his soul? God granf fhaf fhe Columbus graduafes of June l954 may make fhe righf choice, for upon fhaf choice will depend fhe moral force of our Egh+ for our way of life. ELSA G. BECKER, Ad minisfrafive Assisfanf

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l T Edwin J. Browne Year Books grow more precious wifh fhe years, no+ because of lhe Hinspiralional messages conlained in fhem buf because 'lhey call up memories of lhe pasl. Gen- erally, people play +he grea+es+ par+ in lhese memories. We remember +he feacher, nol' 'rhe subieclg 'lhe leammale, nol' l'he game: fhe besl girl, nol lhe Prom. The picfures of lhe people in This book will remind you of many a happy or per- haps no'r so happy momenl' in your life al' Columbus. You may 'lhink back lo 'lhe friendships you formed and conlinued lhroughouf 'rhe years, l'he inspiralion you re- ceived from one oufslanding personalily, sludenl' or leacher. Perhaps, wilhoul' your knowing il al' 'lhe lime, your career was being shaped, your values eslablished, your aHi+udes formed. Yes, you will decide as you browse lhrough 'lhe pages of 'rhe old Year Book Columbus did play a parl' in making me whal' l am loday, a parl of which l ani iuslly proud. EDWIN J. BROWNE, Adminislrcrlive Assislanl

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