Fosdick Masten Park High School - Chronicle Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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X ENICR5 N-X XV flgvs' X x lv x Presldent .,,Y,,.......,..7,,......,..,,,..,..,A.,.....,......,,...... Vice-President ,,,,.. ,, Secretary ....,,.,.. Treasurer .....,,.. Class Poet ,.,,,.,..A., Class Historian , Q vcmbavf-'IT' CLASS OFFICERS CHARLES H. GUENTHER ..,,....,,MARIAN E. REIMANN ,RUTH FOSDICK ..,........,DONALD W, LEIGHBODY .........BESSIE B. GOLDSTEIN .,..,,........BETTY B. HARRIS Class Motto Q 97 It Can Be Done 18

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The CHRONICLE It Can Be Done Each step in the history of civilization has been made in the face of opposition and difficulty. The majority of these steps have been taken by men of valor, and intrepidity, by leaders in the van of thought, by patriots, discoverers and Workers, and the slogan, It can be done , has been the incentive which made them capitalize their handicaps and with strong moral courage attain the goal for which they sought. There is 110 inferiority that cannot be overcome. The World has been led and conquered by men too weak to Walk, men with permanent physical deformities, men Whose names were unknown until years after their labors were completed. The greatest of all fears, the one common to all of us is the fear of failure, and unless it is overcome, years of study and practice will avail nothing. The aim of an education is not to acquire knowledge, but rather to develop reliability and judgment, coordinate and decisive thinking, the ability to face opposition squarely and use the qualities thus obtained to the best advantage. Emmett Frost. 17

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The CHRONICLE To the Class of 1926 rv -q Y message to you at this time is naturally touched with a warmer personal feeling than usual. There are particular circum- H stances which lead my thoughts along certain familiar lines. - V 'l 'j.. You and I are graduating at the same time and entering a new life. Untried experiences confront us, an entirely strange future awaits us. What are we going to do with them? I presume that our first thought is- Come what will, one and all will make good. With that aim in view we are perforce dedicated to lives which are absolutely trustworthy, for any deviation from that character- istic cannot be tolerated anywhere. Deceit and falsehood spell ruin in every department of endeavor. We must be careful in our judgments, not allowing ourselves to be swayed by prejudice, rumor or half truths. We shall give ourselves to service for those whom we meet daily and not suffer selfishness and forgetfulness of the rights and comforts of others to rule our actions. At home, in our work, wherever we are, we shall be bearers of good cheer, cherishing loving thoughts and extending at all times an iniiuence which uplifts. In other words, we shall live up to the very best that is in us at all times. So will the Class of 1926 be a source of great happiness and a power for rightness.