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

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THE CHRONICLE PRINCIPAL C. BROOKS HERSEY To The Class ol l93I C. BROOKS HERSEY SOMETIMES wonder whar is 'rhe mosl imporfanl possession which graduales lake wilh Ihem from The high school-nol 'Ihe diploma, surely, for 'fhal means Iillle excepl as il' is 'Ihe symbol ol a real growlh in characler and accomplish- menl. Nor can il be mere accumulalion of encyclopedic knowledge-necessary as I'ha'r may be. Far above and beyond Ihe gaining of 'Ihe prescribed unils in science. language, malhemalics and hislory I like Io feel Ihal Ihe high school has helped Io eslablish in Ihe seniors Ihose personal habils ol righl living and zeal 'lor educalion' and Irue cullure which make for worlhy home membership and lor good ci+izenship- in a word, for helpful service To olhers in Ihe family, Ihe church and 'Ihe communily. Bu+ even Ihe besl Ihal Ihe high school can give in Ihe Iraining of youlh is almosl valueless unless il' is energized and aclivaled by a will-power direcled Ioward The highesl obieclives and slabilized by a sell-conlrol slrong enough Io avoid Ihe pilfalls of modern dislraclions. Accordingly, my wish lor Ihe Class of I93I is Ihal' you may conlinue in Ihe gaining of a real and useful cullure, a 'Iraining in Ihe line arl of living, and above all in Ihe slrenglhening of a will-power 'rhal shall vilalize and direcl your energies info worlh-while channels, In Ihe long run a man becomes whal' he purposes, and gains for himself whal he really desires. page eighteen Q

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Miss ETTA CoHEN

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THE CHRONICLE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL GARNETT F. ROBERTS To The Class of I93I G. F. ROBERTS URING your school life, progress in every branch .of human endeavor has' been so vasi and rapid fhaf if is difficulf fo realize how 'rhese changes have affecied your lives and environmeni. As a result new and higher sfandards of inlelligence, culfure and cilizenship are needed To keep 'rhis greai' na'rion in fhe posifion of world leadership which if has so lafely assumed. Thus far your rraining has been a general one. covering fundamenfal facls and requiring cer+ain minimum sfandards of achievemeni. Bu+ now you are looking for- ward 'lo individual eliforr and leadership in some chosen field for which you have a naiural inclinafion. To obfain recognilion you should be able fo perform or build belier lhan your compe+i'rors so Jrhai your 'rechnique will be lhal' of a masier. l-lowever, individualism means freedom of lhoughl and acfion. Emerson wriles, So far as a man fhinlcs he is free. Your abilify +o meel a sifuafion as ii' arises will, demand cons+ruc+ive rhinlcing, srrong will power and characier based on 'rhe highesl' efhics. ln olher words, only as you are able lo command yourselves will you be able To lead ofhers. page nineteen