DeWitt Clinton High School - Clintonian Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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TO THE MEN OF THE CLASS OF JANUARY 1959: You liave novv come not to tlne end but to tbe beginning of tlie road. Tbe time tbat you bave spent witb us bas been a period of preparation, and it is our fondest bope tbat it bas been a period of preparation for lite. Tbe tbings tbat you bave learned liere, you will not long remember. Tlie liabits tbat you bave acquired bere will probably survive tbrougbout your lifetime. It is, tlderelore, important to you and in no small degree to us tbat tbese babits be good ones. Yve bope tbat we bave taugbt you to stand upon your own two feet and to talce wbatever comes witb courage in your bearts and no wliining on your lips. Vxfe bope tbat we bave somebow trained you to see tlie trutb and to lcnovv its value. Above tlciings, We desire tbat you liave learned liere to sl'1un cbicanery and to despise it. XV e want you always to be intelligent, free souls, advocating and carrying on tbrougli successive stages of improvement tbe practical application ot tlie ideals ol American democracy. Xwe bope tliat you are leaving us reasonable beings, not men swayed by passion. VVe liope tbat you are a peace-loving group but ready to ligbt in tbe cause ot rigbteousness. Xwberever you may go and wbatever may fall to your bands to do, we of tbe faculty extend to you our best wislies. Xve bave faitb tbat in tbe struggle Wliicli confronts you, your clriaracters will grow. Xve believe tl'1at eventually you will 'find lwappiness.

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A. MORTIMER CLARK, Principal

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FRANK BOYI-AN WILLIAM P. ZINGARO Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant 2 ANTOINETTE L. I-IERRBIANN DOROTHY R. LEWIS Chairman, Honor School Chairman, Program Committee