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

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RUTH H. HUDSON

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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

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tb in cs- SID 'Q 4: Q 4 A'E:Ai.A,..,.., gli g areweif essdqe ON THIS OCCASION I am sure the reader will be indulgent if I grow senti- mental. In spite of all the festivity which attends commencement, being graduated from high school is a sorrowful event when it means leaving a place as fraught with memories of gay events and warm friendships as is Forest Park. With the wisdom of alumni we shall perhaps look back over the years we spent here and see how petty were our small successes and failures and yet how momen- tous to us at the time. We realize we did not make the most of all our opportuni- ties and we made many missteps but the compensations more than outweigh the disappointments and today there is nothing we would trade for the happy experi- ences of these high school days. What about the future? I am sure that for some time to come we shall feel a certain emptiness, as if something were missing, when we do not come every morning to our classrooms and join in the noisy unimportant conversation with our intimates and walk around the track after cafe and climb the ro-pes in gym and do the thousand and one other trivial things which go to make up school life. But melancholia is not the state of mind in which to be when starting new undertakings. Leaving high school means expanding and going on to greater things for which high school was only a preparation. As Dr. White says, Com- mencement is the beginning. T herefore, let us hold up our heads and go forward with indomitable spirit. I am sure no one wishes you, my classmates, more suc- cess than I do. Sincerely your friend, PAUL T. MILLER. Twentyftwo