Freeport High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Freeport, NY)

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GREETINGS TO THE CLASS OF 1940 As I look at your accomphshments and records I confess to przdt ln the present generatlon of young people Graduauon represents young people at thelr best entermg upon the most utal perlod of thelr grow th The fame the popular 1ty the frlendshlps and the cheers of your H1gh School days are all a necessary part of your educatlon Educazzon men and women wx orshtp II thev loxe II they search and slaxe for lf The htness of the theme of your Yearbook challenges thought The marvels ct Lzglzz luke Educatlon ltself are supremely lmportant The hghted torch for centurles has symbohzed educatlon The greatest teachers of all tlme have been those who haxe thrown the hght of understandlng on the problems of the dav Educatlon IS the torch that men carry After raclng madly for a few years they pass II on to the next generatlon Sometlmes a generation may tr1p over a war or a depresslon and almost lose the flame but zealous ones gather up the sparks and blow them back to hfe agam As members of the Class of 1940 mav hght alw ays token educatlon and may educatlon m1rror enterprlse thrlft and lndustry Llght seems to g1VC courage hope ammatlon, and blnds people together 1n a common bond Best Wlshes JOHN W DoDD . 1 -H . 1. 7 D . 9 .s ' 9 ' 7 c . ' 7 ,, 7 , I , , . 7 v U . T 1. 4' a ' 7 , M . 7 .1 .1 7 ' 7 7 7

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BOARD UF EDUCATIO To THE CLASS or 1940 Durlng a year when the xery foundatlons of all c1v1l1zed l1fe are belng all but uprooted, I want to agam express for myself and the board our deter mmatlon to stand steadfast and keep for you and others to follow a school system xx luch wtll mean opportunlty, equahty and a chance for achrevement To keep the lamp of knowledge burnlshed and brlghtly burnmg has alxx avs been the purpose of those lnterested IH educauon Front the earhest plomer to the most modern of the moderns the tradmon of equal oppor rumty for all has been an ex er present goal DUflDg tl1e long centurles past many haxe glxen thelr hves to be able just to think the truth Today an Amerlcan CIIIYCH can find the truth engage ID free dlscusslon and reject openly that YKl1lCl1 may be found to be lackmg IH proof VVe have trled to glve you the fac1l1t1es necessary by means of whlch you Illlglll prepare yourself for your after school hfe We trust that you wlll connnue to strlxe onxx ard and upxx ard and so set your course that you vxlll become an 1nsp1rat1on for those xx l1o xxlll folloxx rn your footsteps Cordlallx yours GEoRoE C COLYLR Prtszdtnz Boardo Educarzon GEORGE L C,oLYL1t LEO F GIBLYN R GEORGE E WILLIAMSON CLIFTON B SMITH MP. Orro JENSEN I . , 1 ' j , . . .3 w . Q, 1 .. l - H V . .1 . v - 1 l - L 1 7 '. I . . Y I . . - . . . 7 J. Q , f . fl it 7 . 7 L q , 7 ,. 7 7 f . DR. ' N. i -' MR. . M. i . .. ' MR. .

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LIGHT Llgllt throughout the eenturles has been sx mbohc of Truth Know ledge and Underetundmg Nlttn x progress has been IU dlreet proportton to lns ab1l1tV to comprehend truth to acqulre lenoxxl edge, .md to get underetemdmg l..lQ,llt lb not etutxc Bw man 5 etlort the lught of truth and UI1ClCI'SIdI1Cl1I122,I1IZlX be made to wloxx is .1 beaeon llflllllflijs the paths ot men tn their upward cllmb Through neglect .md lndltlerence IlllS s une lught max llleleer and Oo out Lluhts .lre Qomg out all ox er Europe .mel A5121 todax The lwht ot truth .md LlI1ClLI'SIdl1CllI'lQ, IS TJSIIIQ snutled out hx mtoleranee, greed, .ind selhshness ln 'XTNLYILJ alone do ue hnd the hght born of truth knowledge and understttndlnu, stlll lwhtmeg the ptths of men On tlns uenenttton rests dIYCINLl1ClUllS I'LSpOI1S1lDlllfV It truth .md l1I1ClLI'SIe1IlCll1122,' are to prextul ox er the lorees of cl trknesb, AI11CflLlI1 xouth noxx Lffdfludflllil, from our hugh 5chools and colleges must dedletlte themselxeb to the Lisle ol lJI'Il122,'lI1Lf 1 new hefltt of UIWCTCFSIJIXCTIHEL lnto the VC orld C OI1QI'elllllelUOI1S and best mshes to the Clues ol 194o' NTXHTIN NI Nlaxsvuu tn I rzmzpaf M Nfl MANbPERG ER - e ,. .. , ., ., , ,. - e e ' ' T. 7 e 7 x , . ,.. ,. . . Y .- . , K .. , V , 1 -,. .1 ,. . e ' e' . . . , - . 1 . - A . ., , . X . .. . , , , - . . .., e . e e . s ,., - . . , X, r. , X 1 e. . , e -, e e .L , - .. ,Y . . ., .A - , ,. . , . , . e A . e . rv e e e . P . X., .. -. , - , , 1, , X, . 1 ,. , ., . e. 4 e e . x - 1 'x x ' -x ' f -. -I '- ' 1 2 1 e 7 e 7 X e' F' e 1 ,-, X.. ,.., .A . ,. . . ,.. . ,,. .K .. . . ' K v, , .,. , ,. ,. I, , . . - . ., 1 ,. . e e . . . e e e . - . . . - . . y . , .. , , ., v, ..v , ,. ., , , . . , 1. . . e e n e -. . .. ,. ,. x. , , . . . . . . 1 . .' . , . A . :L 1 w . L .