Commercial High School - Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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fllt111I1r1x 0 flu Claes 0 Xzncfwaz Forty In lfurope Nlcmbers of the Claes of 1940 xx ould carry thc SllllStCI' meanmg that you all are 111 a group subject to be 111VOlWCCl 111 the tolls of xxar slavee to the dcm.111ds of CllCtdIOI'S xxho obey no ClX1llZCCl rules 111 puslnng the1r aqqrcssmn over xx calxu democraclcs One by o11e these ClCIl1OCI'3.ClCS arc belnff obhteratcd VX r1t111Q a message to you some seven xx eelxs before you actually l1ave Qradu ated and on thls theme IS somexxhat precarlous for, at the moment the future 19 dark for all Kl6IIlOCI'3ClCS Lxcn our oxxn beloxed fxl11CI'lC3. IS not safe One noted xx rmr has Sillfl XX hy should xxe suppose tl1at the 11at1o11s of th1s l1em1sphere xv1ll be treated dlflereutly 1f lf sults a hungry foe to launch a campalgn of agqresslon ICTL VX e haxe a pncelcss herltaqe of freedom but that xery fact a11d tl1e DOSSCSSIOH of a l1l1QC storehouse of rxch 1axx materlals place us 111 tl1e dangeroub s1tuat1on of lJCl11Q' the enxx of ruthless aqgressors Ks xou take xour places 111 the larger spheres of AIIICTICHII l1X1I1Q' do not alloxx xour Illllllxlllg to bc lulled 1nto a feehng that tlns countrx lb secure come what mav lulled bx the l11sltll0l1S propaganda of those xx ho xx ould destrox o11r form of govern 111e11t bx l1and1ns1 If ox er to the enenues of den1ocrac1es God grant that none of you 110116 of us max' agam expenence the horrors of actual xx arfare, but thls ran be only 1f each and ex crx 'XIIICYICHII accepts the respon s1b1l1ty of preeervmq the herltaqe of the AIUCTICHII VX ax of hfe x X 1,1111 74 1940 8 4 1 .1 ' .l ' ,. , 1 1 - . - , V ', - . - ,, .. t .1 ,, . vi x - 1' 1 7 . , . I . I- ' . 1 Y Y -av Y V 1 v 1 ' Y ' M K' l . V. . A' fr -. - - ', 1 1 'L' mx L ' .f ' 1

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Dear Graduate VVANVII D X JOB is thc name of a httle pamphlet prepared recently by 1 Conference of Business md Inclustrml Personnel Officers Years of instruction in the selection 'md supervision of students and workers hare convinced these business and personnel ofiicers of the prime importance of the following qualities CHARACTER It corresponds to the structural steel framework of a tall building It is inconspicuous but it must be strong ENUOX NIFNIT OF VVORK The successful person takes his work seriously and puts forth his best efforts INITI ATIVE This involves not only aware done NIENITAL -XLERTNIESS The successful person is mentally alert JLDGNIENT This is the ability to make wise decisions GETTING ALONG W ITH PEOPLE The successful person must hare the ability to carry on with others HEALTH The healthy person has vitality energy enthusiasm for work and play APPEAR-XNICE AND NI -XNINER I-Iow a person looks and acts his appearance and his manner give other people an impression about him ANIBITION -XND OBJECTIX I: A vocational obJectne understanding of the ty pe of Job one wants and is able to full increases a person s effectiveness in seeking emplox ment SOCIAL AND CIX IC RESPONISIBII ITY This mwolwes participation in the actnitles of the group and community in which one lives and works These traits Dear Graduate are not the final answer to getting 1 Job but the possession and lltlll7'lIlOl1 of them will affect ones chance of making good XVhat you do to lmproxe xonrselt in am one of these traits ts a personal matter Gettlng and holding a Job will be xour mdiudual problem COYCIIEIIIY your friend GJ, L QWQJ 9 x , s I wi I. yxxxkhl 2 t rr 'v i A Q. t'f 1: T ' ' . It I' '. C I I I . 7 I . I L 4' 41 I ness and imagination in seeing things to do but also courage and determination in getting them , , , . - , v A I . . . . . . . ' , . 'I ' , ', .i ' I . . l. . 4 . : I 1 Z I V T 7 Q I I T I I 7 I I A 4 I . A '-' V . V . -. , . v . . V- v 7 C . I I 7 v I Q I I ' . : . ' ' . . t . ' . ' - , - ' 1 I . . . . . , . . .L ' c c 5 I .av I 7 s 1