Freeport High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Freeport, NY)

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GreeTings To The Class of I947 HE Theme oT The l947 yearbook-CommuTing-challenges ThoughT and imagina- Tion. IT inTerpreTed To imply ThaT progressive advancemenT To a chosen goal is The keynoTe oT your Yearbook, The quesTion is:-On whaT road are you commuTing To reach your desTinaTion? The Lower Road over liTe's iourney is down-grade all The way. IT aTFords easy means oT TransporTaTion-There are TuTTed seaTs in all conveyances: There are gay and hysTerical crowds To cheer you as you pass: There are bands and orchesTras To make music: There are many mirages and opTical illusions To lead you on, and There is much leisure among The happy-go-lucky wayTarers. Yes, This lower road oTTers enchanTmenTs OT a varied naTure unTil you geT by The lasT connecTing paTh To The greaT highway oT Progress. Then you experience hunger Tor more pracTicaI and permanenT Things. You Teel The pang of wasTed opporTuniTies and suddenly you are iolTed by a husky voice crying ouT, All OTTI Far as we go. The Upper Road over liTe's journey is Traveled by Those who have The quali- Ties and virTues To overcome diTTiculTies, surmounT obsTacles, and sTick To ideals. IT is uphill and down. You will pass Through Toul and Tair weaTher: you will encounTer sTeep grades, rocky slopes, and narrow passages, and There will be many evidences oT sTruggle by The wayside. You will see The by-paThs here and There which lead OTT To The Lower Road, buT The main highway is plainly marked aT every Tork and iuncTion, so ThaT he who runs may read, and if you Tollow The sign OT Progress ThaT marks The way, you will reach your goal and experience The keen joy OT having won. Success To you on your journey. 'May your Travels be along The righT road. May happiness and all good Things worTh having be yours and may The Training which you have obTained in FreeporT High School aid in The aTTainmenT oT your ambiTions. BesT wishes Tor success in every endeavor. JOHN W. DODD SuperinTendenT OT Schools 7

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GreeTings To The Class of I947 NCE again iT is my happy privilege To exTend greeTings To a class abouT To graduaTe Trom FreeporT High School. The record oT The Class oT I947, Scholas- Tically, AThle+ically, and Socially, has been one oT accomplishmenT. The Yearbook pre- senTs a word and picTure sTory oT your service To l:reeporT High School and is des- Tined, ThereTore, To become one oT your mosT Treasured possessions. The worlc oT your class, your clubs, and your organizaTions is recorded here. lvlay iT ever remind you oT loyal devoTion To TTuT'h, Honor, and Learning. Some wise person has said, IT I could give buT one giTT To my children, I would endow Them wiTh a liberal educaTion. Through educaTion, young people are TaughT To live nobly, To worlc valianTly, To Thinlc clearly, and To serve well. The Theme oT The Voyageur This year-CommuTingfis mosT appropriaTe Tor a l:reeporT publicaTion. FreeporT is a commuTing communiTy. ThaT, in everyday liTe, sug- gesTs railroad Travel, As a greaT railroad Train sweeps by over ribbons oT sTeel, we sTand in TascinaTed awe. This peculiar TascinaTion which The speeding Train holds Tor us comes Trom The evidenT progress IT is malcing Toward The deTiniTe goal ahead. IT, ThereTore, Teaches us a lesson. Every individual should have a purpose in liTe worThy oT inTense eTTorT and consTanTly worlc Toward The deTiniTe goal ahead. ln your Travels in school Thus Tar, you have successTully passed The sTaTions in elemenTary and iunior high school and soon you will have passed The senior high school sTaTion. Symbolically, The sTaTions ahead may be college or business. As you enTer upon oTher spheres oT acTiviTy and inTeresT upon your graduaTion Trom Free- porT High School, may conTinued success aTTend your every eTTorT. May each oT you be blessed wiTh happiness and good healTh and may The TuTure see you success- ful in obTaining The worThwhile Things you desire. CongraTulaTions To The members oT The Class oT I947! LEO ll. GIBLYN PresidenT, Board oT EducaTion LeTT To righT: Mr. C'iTTon B. SrniTh, Dr. E. Freeman Miller, Mr. Leo F. Giblyn, Mr. OTTo Jenser' Mr. Harold Pearson. 6

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A CommuTers' Paradise REEPORT is oTTen spoken oT as a Commu- Ters' Paradise. More Than l40 Trains run on a 20 minuTe schedule daily carrying men and women To and Trom work in The largesT ciTy in The world. A lisT oT FreeporT's commuTers includes naTionally known arTisTs, wriTers, economisTs, edu- caTors, and many who are ouTsTanding in The business world. These men and women who con- TribuTe so much To The arTisTic, business, and pro- Tessional liTe oT a greaT world meTropolis have chosen FreeporT as a good communiTy in which To make Their home and rear Their children. These neighbors oT ours chose FreeporT as Their home Tor many reasons. Among Those mosT Tre-- quenTly menTioned are: FreeporT is TiTTeen minuTes Traveling Time Trom The greaTesT ocean beach in The world-Jones Beach STaTe Park. The climaTe is mild. WinTers are shorT and summers on The average are I5 degrees cooler Than The TemperaTure recorded in The ciTy. FreeporT is blessed wiTh good sTores. Large and well sTocked Tood markeTs supply a shopping pub- lic oT more Than 60,000 people. Churches are well supporTed and each TaiTh is ToleranT of The belieT oT oThers. FreeporT led The naTion in an experimenT in Tolerance and good will. The lnTer-FaiTh Clergy Council has been ac- cepTed as a model Tor The whole counTry. The FreeporT schools are among The besT in The naTion. Many people come To FreeporT in order ThaT Their children may have The advan- Tages oTFered by The public schools. College Board ExaminaTions are seldom required oT Free- porT High School graduaTes Tor enTrance To The besT colleges oT The naTion. GraduaTes oT Free- porT High School may oTTen be Tound on The Dean's Honor LisT oT such schools as Yale, Harvard, M.l.T., R.P.I. SmiTh, Vassar, and MT. Holyoke. IT is well ThaT The Class of I947 should dedi- caTe iTs yearbook To ThaT parT OT our communiTy mosT TrequenTly spoken oT as commuTers. Some oT our besT leaders and a number oT The honor pupils oT your class come Trom commuTers' homes. The TirsT duTy oT The Class oT I947 is To sTrive To keep FreeporT a communiTy ThaT will conTinue To aTTracT The besT people To make Their homes in our midsT. ThaT you may be willing To accepT This challenge oT ciTizenship is The wish oT your principal and Triend. MARTIN M. MANSPERGER