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

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AN EDITORIAL: The Time is Now GEORGE J. MOSKOWITZ Editor-in-Chief Perhaps, the greatest tragedy of mankind is the inaioiiity oi man to utiiize the knowledge and opportunity set hefore him. Moreover, his visiiaie hiindness to see these things only adds to his oespondency when at iast he reaiizes this, only to find that it is too iate. Time has run out. As it once was said, it is iater than you think. This is so readiiy proved, time and again, hy the peopie aioout us, our parents, our teachers, our friends. The salesman who siaved at his joh so that his child might receive a better education, a better opportunity than he had. Poor parents who work and save so that their children might enjoy a higher degree of iearning in coiiege. Both parents having iearned through time the vaiue of an education. The time is now. At this point we must choose our own way, without the assistance of parent, teacher, or friend. For their joh is complete, and only our choice hangs in the balance. Time stops for no one. it knows no friends: it knows no enemies. A decision which may readily govern our distant iuture has to he made . . . and is made. Whether to continue our academic studies, or to gain the imowiedge which will in time form our ideals from the worid of husiness is only half the decision. The other haii is the earnest desire to utiiize every forthcom- ing opportunity to its iuiiest expioitation. With this in mind, our parents, teachers. and friends may rest easy knowing that no matter what may iie ahead for each of us, our most pro- found energies wiii he used in ohtaining our ultimate goat-success. GEORGE J. MOSKOWITZ Editor-in-Chief Ciintonian 20 w 4

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What is an American? JAMES THEOHARIDE5 G.O. President A true American is utterly opposed to any form ot ciivision resting' on race or religion. A true American conforms to the philosophy of ciemocratic government. All oi us in Clinton heiieve in this great American ideal. The American way of iiie is a free church in a free state, anci a free and non-sectarian school in each community, with its doors open to ali. Ciinton's cioors are anoi shaii always he open to ali. Here in Clinton we have marie lite-long friends of ciifierent races and sects. We have iearneci to picic our frienois hecause of their ahiiity and personality, not hecause they are of the same coior or creeci. We, here in Clinton, have had very ciose Contact anci exposeci ourselves to many races anci reiigions, and in this Clinton way we have eciucateci ourselves, eciu- cateci ourseives in such fashion that we no longer countenance iaise propaganda ahout any minority group. Ciinton's great traciitions, championship teams, unparaiieieoi squacis anci outstanciing ciuhs were mouideci from this great icieai. JAMES TI-IEGHARIDES G. O. President 19

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