Clinton High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Clinton, MA)

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FOREWORD As the years go by, our classmates will be scattered through the world. It is for that reason that graduation is accompanied by a feeling of such deep regret. To many friends, it means separation, — perhaps forever ; to all of us, it means the shouldering of greater responsibili- ties, but with a broader outlook on life and a fuller knowledge of what the world expects of us. Experience has proven that the once vivid picture of the past becomes more and more obscure with the passing of time. To clear up such clouds of forgetfulness, this volume has been added to Memorabilia. In years to come, this book will bring us back to our high school days ; fond memories of our classmates and the happy years spent together will arise and fill our minds as we visit once again the old familiar scenes. Each member of Nineteen Twenty-Four may justly feel proud of his class. In this book of memories, we have tried, if possible, to include that same spirit so fre- quently manifested during the years at Clinton High School. It is a spirit which is written in the hearts of all our classmates, and which can never be other than an inspiration and an encouragement for them along the road of Life. 6

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TRIBUTE TO THE FACULTY There is sorrow in our hearts as we realize that we must bid good-bye to those who guided us during our career at Clinton High School. We shall always remem- ber our teachers as kind and considerate friends, who were ever willing to aid and encourage us in times of difficulty. When we entered high school, our natural tendency toward mischief necessitated their stern discipline; and we thought them austere and unapproachable. As time went on, the tendency was slightly diminished ; but the character of our understanding about the natures of our teachers was gradually changed. Now, we see that their careful instruction and advice has saved us years which would otherwise be spent in blind reaching and strug- gling for the light, and in toiling over the long hard road of bitter experience. It is almost impossible to express our gratitude, for, after all, nothing results but empty words. It is only now that we see the magnitude of the debt which we ( we them ; remorse fills us as we realize what wrongs we have done to them, if only in thought. All we can do is to humbly beg forgiveness, and to wish them success at their difficult positions. 8