Forest Park High School - Forester Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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RA YMOND C. SHIPLE Y

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aaxaxqm. ea or- I orowoff Seniors Dear Seniors : I SHOULD LIKE to take this opportunity to formally wish you good-by on be- half of the student body. Vtfe are going to miss you greatly, but I am sure that we shall not forget you. Let me congratulate the members of your class on the fine work that they have accomplished this year. It has been a direct result of the concentrated efforts and co-operation on the part of each member of your class. From my viewpoint I have always like to work with you because you have been faithful and conscien- tious. The first time I came in contact with your class was in the Jolly junior Jubilee of last year, and from that time on, I have held the highest amount of respect for you. So far this year I have been in Contact with your class at your' Hallowe'en Dance, at your class play, and on the various athletic teams, and I can honestly say that I have enjoyed working with you, more than with any similar organization in the school. You have been very fortunate in having as your advisor Miss Ruth Hudson. I know of no other person who could have piloted your class more successfully than she has. In closing, I should like to thank all the members of your class for the fine amount of respect and co-operation that they have shown me in the first half of my term of office. , Your friend, RAYMOND C. SHIPLEY. Eighteen

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a:..swc:AG3-X. lb an iss gfadsmzis essaqe A Dear Girls and Boys of the Class of February, 1931 : I As THE END of our work and play together draws near, I can think of no words to express adequately my sincere feeling toward each of you. All of the hours we have spent solving problems, discussing plans for activities and enjoying social events will always live as treasures in my memory. My wish for each of you is that you may have life and have it abundantly. The ultimate test of life reads thus: Whoever keeps the wellspring of kindness uncongealed is worthy of eternal lifef' The idiom of kindness is made very plain: it feeds the poor, is hospitable to the stranger, clothes the naked, visits the sick and shares the loneliness of the prisoner. These are not conspicuous and grandiose achievements that gain the plaudits of the world. But the facts cannot be escaped and our Savior looks upon them as, . . . that best portion of a good man's life: His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and love. They inherit a kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world. Each of us has a treasure in his heart, let us always remember the words of the Master, The good man out of the treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good. The ultimate test, then, is a matter of high and deep appreciation of every human interest and every human value. It is a matter of getting at what is fun- damental, cosmic, and the eternal purpose of God. The world is rising to ask for a decent sense of real justice. And what is justice but that intelligent good will that sees every man as a child of God. What is the ultimate meaning of science, economics, education, politics, medicine, theol- ogy, or any other branch of human endeavor or research? It is,-or is it not,- the achievement of the human soul, the increase of its amenities and 'its inspirations, the reconciliation of its enmities, the increase of fellowship between man and man, and man and God? Charity is wisdom, courage, industry, faith and every other faculty in friendly cooperation. May these standards and ideals be supported and furthered by you, the mem- bers of my class. M ost sincerely your advisor, RUTH H. HUDSON. Twenty