Eastern District High School - Eastern Senior Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Dear Seniors, The wriTing oT This message Tor The Eas- Tern To The Class oT June I938 is one oT The mosT diTTiculT Taslcs I have Taced as your grade adviser. I Tind iT so very diTTiculT because my emoTions aT This Time are somewhaT comcused. I realize ThaT your graduaTion marlcs The end oT a Three-year relaTionship IaeTween us ThaT I would Iilce To prolong, yeT I am indeed very happy ThaT you are abouT To graduaTe, Tor your graduaTion aT This Time indicaTes SUCCESS. Your gradua- Tion indicaTes your readiness To Talce your chosen place in socieTy and To achieve greaTer goals. I will always loolq baclc upon These pasT Three years wiTh ioy and I hope you will occasionally Tind Time To Thinli oT me as you climb your Iadder oT success. Sincerely yours, ABRAI-IAM M. FRIEDIVIAN

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