Commercial High School - Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

Page 13 text:

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

Page 12 text:

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

Page 14 text:

To H10 Clary 0751940 I+ye1y yea1 y1l1c11 Qracluat1o11 t1111e approacbcs I always havc nuxecl fcelmgs toward tl1e class yyl11cl1 IS co111plet1nq lts l11gl1 Qcbool eareel F1rst tl1e1e 1s thc fcebng of regret tl1at 1 larffc 11un1be1 of young people are about to face tl1e SICTII real1t1es of llfe IH 0011124 mto lJllS1llC'sS or perhaps some l11Ql1er eclucat1o11al career and clo 11Ot rcal17e the almost lll'ullI'lllUllllllZ1lllC Cl1fl:lCL1lt1CS tl1at tl1cy are faclng qeconcl, there IH thc fLLllllQ of cxultatlon a11cl of C0llQfZ1flll8.U0ll that youth 1s 1n tllCl1 favor and all oi l1fe lles abeacl I confess that ll 18 tlns lattcr teelmg which IS p1 eclo111111ant as of courye lt should be I11 tllllllxllllf about yyhat I coulcl yyrlte 111 tl11s mcssaqc tll'lt coulcl be of mterest I yyas rc111111clccl of an art1cle on Oy CFLOINIJLIISZIUOII yyl11cl1 I rcacl a short tune aoo Have you eycr stoocl bes1cle a broolc y1o11clc11ncg lf you coulcl Jump 111 fact fechng that you coulclnt Tl1e11 Quclclcnly you cleclclecl to t1 y and not only cl1cl lt safcly but actually Jumped fartl1e1 than yyas nccessary That IQ Overcompellaatlon Haye you ever cl1 eaclecl ITICCUIJQ somcone only to fincl that once you Qot Qtartecl you succceclecl 111 l1Zi11Cll111Q the S1tLlZ1l1Ul'1 bcyoncl you1 tonclest expectatmns? Il1at too 1s Oy e1co111pe11Sat1on These feelmgs of yy onclermg about tl1e long Jump or lJLl1lQ fea1 ful of n1cet1nQ someone Ill1Qllt bc callecl llE1llKl1CZ11JS and yye haye all cxperlcncccl them so lt 18 up to you to talce your l1d.1lCllLZ1lJi 111 hand It 19 your cluty to conquer tl1Clll I fact every l1ancl1cap you possess bhoulcl be loolcecl upon as a bm, ancl perbonal challenge Dont ,ne up Get 1'llZlCl at your l1ancl1caps, grapple yy1tl1 tl1e111 conquer them The encrqy thus releasecl yy1l1 clo the rest NX yt I BROWN 10 lv - - V 1 A . ,, , , - . ' ' c .. , . . - . . . 1 c . . -1 . 1 1 . . I 1 . V - Y ' . c ' 6 . . .,.. ,.. . 1 . c 5 A . ., , - . ,, . . 1 1 . 1 I. - 1 11 1- - - s c c I t 4 , - 1. , . . , . c . 1, , . . ., , , . . , , . . ,.. ., c . ,. 1 c 1 v 1 1 v . ,- - . c , , c , c . cs vi N ,'. , , ,, . , . . . ,- . It-.. - 1 - 1 1 1 - 7 1 .1 ' ' 1 y , , . , . ,, .. v y - - -f 1 . V , ,,A . ,, . 1 c, ' . ' c ' . ,. . . ,, 1 , 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - c, c, 1 c - 1 .. , . v A, 1 , s K , , 1 ,. , , . c -I . , 1 . .. .. 1 , . 1 1 - , . . . U., , . , . . K . 4 K 1 1 4, 1 - 4 -' . Q . -. .