Freeport High School - Voyageur Yearbook (Freeport, NY)

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GREETINGS TG THE CLASS (IF 194H HECAUSE:—of all that the Class of 1948 has signified in character, intellect, and school spirit; of all that has been done to uphold the standards and traditions of F. H. S. through thoughtful service, typifying worthy purpose, high ideals, and understanding, Harmony is not only a challenging theme for your Yearbook; it is a most appropriate one. That intangible and interesting quality—Harmony—plays an important part in everyday work. Harmony is the spirit which creates good fellowship and promotes the smooth running of the many units of any organization. Harmony is the outward expression of an inward consideration for others. Harmony untangles, pacifies, regulates, enlightens, and uplifts. It lightens the task and mellows the day’s work. Harmony is a familiar term in music. The conductor mounts the podium, lifts his baton, and the long-awaited concert begins. The brass is there supplying strength and rhythm; the wood-winds and the strings too—sweet and harmonious—round out the melody. Each musician plays his part. Soloists alone, however, cannot reflect the grandeur of it all. The grand finale is reached only through mutual agreement and coordination— harmony. So in life, we must fit our individual talents into the whole plan, working together for the common good. Now, a greater audience—the world—awaits your performance. It may be hostile, ready to criticize, but we are confident that the Class of 1948 will measure up to high standards with trained minds and the spirit to win. With harmony as the keynote, you will succeed. Best wishes to each of you. JOHN W. DODD Superintendent of Schools 9

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GREETINGS TO THE CLASS OF 1B4H THE swift winged hours of your Senior Year have almost passed. You have given a part of yourselves to each one, and soon they will slip into a pattern of memories. Both in student-faculty relationships and in student-directed activities, our educational program in Freeport High School has provided many opportunities for learning to live together in a spirit of harmony. The Board of Education and the Faculty have done their best to supply the conditions favorable to a healthy growth of that spirit. The value of harmony to a happy life is best appreciated when its advantages are experienced. In high school years, you have been building the traits of character which will enable you to exercise your adult responsibilities honestly and intelligently. Working together, the Class of 1948 has set up and attained remarkable goals of clean living, honest thinking, and true patriotism. The Board of Education salutes you and congratulates you upon your fine record and accomplishments. Best wishes for future successes! Your paths of life may diverge greatly, you may achieve varying degrees of material success, but may all of you live uprightly and play the game squarely as you have done in your high school years. May the spirit of harmony pervade all your enterprises and bring you a happy life. LEO F. GIBLYN President, Board of Education 8

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HARMONY IN FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL HARMONY is often defined as a nice adjustment of parts to one another so as to form a connected whole. The modern high school is made up of many parts. Freeport High School is proud of its varied offerings and of its academic standing. Pupils are given the fullest opportunity to participate in athletics, clubs, and music organizations such as bands, orchestras, and glee club. The HARMONIOUS blending of class room activities and extracurricular activities has brought an ORDER in Freeport High School of which we can all be justly proud. This ORDER is reflected in the class room and study hall and on the athletic field. We work together as one large family in the accomplishment of our goals. Each student is encouraged to have ideas and interests distinctly his own, but at all times and under all circumstances, he is expected to respect the ideas and interests of other students. CLASS OF 1948, the ORDER which you have sensed in Freeport High School should prepare you for the challenge which awaits you after your graduation in June. The responsibility which you owe to the adult society of which you will soon be a part was well expressed, more than five hundred years before Christ, by Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher, as follows: With righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in character. With beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home. With harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. With order in the nation, there will be peace in the world. These are the words of Confucius, yet, in a world which is weary of war and longing for peace, these words stand as a challenge to the youth of this generation. MARTIN M. MANSPERGER Principal 10