Diman Vocational High School - Artisan Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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MR. IOSEPI-I P. GILLIGAN MR. CHARLES E. MATTE Director Asst. Director my MISS ALICE M. LYNCH Secretary I I 0

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WILLIAM S. LYNCH Superintendent of Schools TO THE MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS OF THE DIMAN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL: Permit me to extend my heartiest congratulations on this, the occasion of your graduation from Diman. Let me add, also, my very best wishes for your success in life and the true realization of your best hopes. In a way, you are an enviable group of young people. The world today places a high premium on the services of youth like yourselves, skilled of craft and trained of mind. The whole of our modern civilization, at least in. its physical aspects, can not survive without your hand and your mind. It is an exciting world you confront, constantly surging forward with new materials, new ideas, new inventions, new chal- lenges to your ingenuity. There seems no limit to what you will be given a chance to do. Let me add one little thought, however, that you should keep in your heart, as your mind plays with new ways of handling physical forces and as your hand devises new methods for their practical application. As the world changes in its technical aspects, it needs the steadying and determining values of educated, thoughtful and decent men and women. Not only have you learned your crafts and scientific theories, you have also been introduced to the world of literature and history. In these and related subjects, you have found, we hope, something of the nature of man and his aspirations. Remember always that this is a field in which you can never know enough. Remember that with good habits of craft, you must also have good habits of work, citizenship and individual living. Follow through with your literary reading as well as with your scientific reading. With respect for learning, with practical skills and high moral resolve, we know that you will achieve the things in life and the way of life we want for you. Our very best hopes and wishes. Sincerely yours, WILLIAM S. LYNCH Superintendent of Schools

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-. NWN l ..f Z' ,- .. i5L -- -T tr- L ,ir Y Nu Ji: 'tai f- .':'f-- Again it is our honor and privilege to wish all the graduates of the class of 1954 the prosperity and success that rightly belongs to everyone who by his determination and perseverance has succeeded in completing the necessary requirements for graduation. May you carry with you the interest and abilities and job experiences to accomplish your aim in life, for there will be many turning points on the way. To the well qualified young man industry offers many opportunities. Persons who show signs of being mature are adaptable, can make com- promises, and can take responsibilities for themselves and others. They will also be able to face difiiculties, frustrations, and hardships squarely, and find the best solutions. You can be just that kind of person. You will be challenged many times in your lifeg just how well you meet the challenge depends in great measure on how well you have developed your own character and what kind of American you are. To be a good American is the most important job that will ever confront you. But essentially it is nothing more than being a good mem- ber of your community, helping those who need your help, striving for a sympathetic understanding of those who oppose you, doing each day's job a little better than the previous day's, and placing the common good before personal profit. Our country was born to assure you the dignity and rights of a human individual. If the dignity and rights of your fellow men guide your daily conduct of life, you will be a good American. Wie feel confident that you will rise to the challenge and put to great use the training which you have acquired during the time you spent at Diman Vocational High School. Our very best wishes for a bright and happy future. -4 if? , il.. .y,.,.kJ g A .r V Y 'f 'll -S- Y .f -L -