Fairhaven High School - Huttlestonian Yearbook (Fairhaven, MA)

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WALTER DAVID WOOD, B.S., M.A. Clark University Assistant Principal, Physics, General Science

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ICC LUC tut aval To the Class of 1947: The expression to pursue an education is full of meaning. It suggests persistent effort on the part of the learner to reach a goal which refuses to remain stationary, but which advances as the student progresses. Graduation proves to be not the end of the process, but only the commencement of a new phase made possible by the ac¬ complishments of the past. It is as though the pursuit of education led up a hillside so that each new elevation increased the breadth of our vision and the clarity of our understanding. There is danger that for some the pursuit will lag after they leave high school. Having no teacher to assign specific tasks and no class deadlines to meet, they may read only what is light and humorous; they may tune in only what is entertaining; they may refuse to give serious attention or study to important problems which in democracy must be the concern of all. The light, humorous, and entertaining is to life what frosting is ta a cake or dessert is to a meal. It is good if wholesome, but it is not a substitute for what is more substantial. The problems that face us can be solved only by people who are informed and interested, and it is the purpose of education to produce people who have acquired knowledge and skill which they are willing to use for the common good. Do not let graduation mean the end of learning. So order your life as to grow in understanding, in usefulness and in the satis¬ factions that endure. My congratulations to you as you receive your diploma from Fair- haven High School. Making use of what you have learned, may you go forth to pursue an education as long as you live. Cordially, CHESTER M. DOWNING, Principal

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ean ■ Lti EDITH ROGERS, B.S. University of Vermont Columbia University Dean of Women, History, Economics