Fitch High School - Tantara Yearbook (Groton, CT)

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Sovereign of the Universe: Thou who art the Father of all mercies, the Source of all life. Giver of all gifts, to Thee we turn in the hour that marks the supreme joy of the Graduating Class of 1962 of The Robert E. Fitch Senior High School, in gratitude of heart and mind, for the countless blessings with which Thou hast crowned their lives and the lives of their beloved parents. Grant, O God, that the daily task and the continued sacrifices of father and mother for the good and guidance of son and daughter, in the ways of knowl- edge and understanding, may not be in vain, but lead them evermore to a deeper pursuit of the good life. May the hope of their Alma Mater; their teachers, counselors and advisers never be dimmed, nor tarnished by the lives of their graduates, in days to come. Rather, may their lives hear the fruit of their teachers’ plantings in strength of character as their homage to their beloved Fitch High School. May the challenge of our times; a world on trial, find response in their lives in maturity of understanding, in loyalty to ideal, in responsibility to society; to the ever increasing glory of Thy name, to the enrichment of mankind, and to the blessing of our country. We ask it in Thy name; Our Father Who art in Heaven. RABBI HARRY R. RICHMOND