Fort Hamilton High School - Tower Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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E TER TO GRQW BQDY, MI D SPIRIT Mr. Jon B. Leder and Underclassman, John Curofalo

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Dear Graduafes, The fheme of your book, Tides, quife nafurally suggesfs Shakespeare's familiar lines, There is a 'ride in fhe affairs of men, Which, faken af fhe flood, leads on fo forfune. lf is my firm belief, however, fhaf a misconcepfion of fhe idea sug- gesfed by fhese lines is responsible for a greaf deal of needless discouragemenf and hopelessness in many lives. If you are like mosf young people, you are nof af all cerfain af fhis momenf in your life iusf whaf career you wish fo follow. Such uncerfainfy should nof disfurb you excessively, as if is quife common and normal. Relafively few high school graduafes are quife cerfain of fheir ambifions, and even fhese will offen change fheir minds. The imporfanf fhing fo remember is fhaf fhere are MANY roads fo heaven, and fhaf one need nof look for THE one career fo be happy and successful. If you have an oufsfanding falenf, if has probably shown ifself by now, buf if nof, you may feel cerfain fhaf EVERY field will welcome fhe old-fashioned virfues of hard work, honesfy, imaginafion, and inifiafive. Make no misfake abouf if: even fhe falenfed will need fhese virfues fo make fhe mosf of fheir giffs. ln shorf, fhe fide is af fhe flood every fwelve hours, for fhose who sfill wish fo make fhe voyage. If by some chance you miss if, lose no fime in freffing, buf seek anofher ship, and you will surely find safe harbor af fhe end. Sincerely yours, JON B. LEDER Principal