General Douglas MacArthur High School - Commander Yearbook (Levittown, NY)

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General Douglas MacArthur High School 1967 Commander June, 1967 To the class of 1967, Man's progress owes much to those few men of vision who have stood face-to-face with the impossible and refused to be denied. On every frontier of hu- man endeavor, such men have made yesterday's impossible dreams today's realities. Both their vic- tories and their failures have been triumphs of the human spirit, enriching life with dignity and nobility. You must seek and find your own formula for real- izing your impossible dream . Perhaps you will find fulfillment in the advice of Socrates to know your- self , a likely starting point. Your years at MacArthur High School should have started you well along that path. Self-realization for some will be found in the words of Polonius: To thine own self be true. Others will stand with Tennyson's aging Ulysses and determine to seek, to strive, to find, and not to yield. Whatever your course, whatever stars you steer by, may your dreams become visions of what can be, and may your visions become realities. Joseph F. McDonald Assistant Principal Robert J. Enderle Assistant Principal General Douglas MacArthur High School 1967 Commander June, 1967 To the class of 1967, As you entered MacArthur High School four years ago, graduation seemed to be part of a dream in the far distant future. Graduation and the world after high school were something you would have to face some day, but were not of immediate concern. The first year in high school was a year of dreaming of the future, planning to fulfill this dream and ad- justing to the school situation to make this dream come true. During the second and third year of high school you reevaluated your plans and dreams in the light of experiences, both in school and out. You grew more practical, you were a little older and hopefully wiser. At the start of your senior year you felt that you had finally arrived. Perhaps, one of the best things that had ever happened to MacArthur High School. As your senior year drew to an end you began to won- der if you were really ready to accomplish the dream you had been looking forward to for the last four years. It has been my dream, over the past four years, that each of you leave MacArthur with your ideals and ambitions as clear visions of what can be done. Best wishes for success in whatever your dreams for the future may be.

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Mr. Donald A. Grant Principal General Douglas MacArthur High School 1967 Commander June, 1967 To the class of 1967: On the eve of your departure from the halls of secondary education, I congratulate those of you who have had the perception to take full advantage of the preparation for a complex life which has been offered you. We thought the “Soaring Sixties to be an incredible decade! I submit that the Unbelievable Seventies'' and the decades to come will surpass anything previously conceived by man, in terms of technological ad- vance! The Impossible Dream we have, will not be impossible to achieve if your generation pays heed to an exhortation which, so far, has fallen on the deaf ears of past generations: the humanities and proper consideration of the rights of all men must—at last—receive your proper consideration! Do not fail to heed the call! Best wishes for the realization of your Impossible Dream are now tendered by your faculty and administration. They will be watching your generation in the years ahe'ad to see if you can and will succeed, where we have failed. 18

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Board of Education Mr. Louis Blumberg Superintendent of Schools General Douglas MacArfhur High School 1967 Commander June 1967 To the class of 1967: If I could offer you a philosophy for your life, it would be encompassed by these three words: dignity, service, honesty. Dignity, in my opinion, is a way of life. One conducts himself with dignity,- one respects others' dignity. Dignity is that part of character which distinguishes between crudeness and fineness; between generosity and selfishness; between patience and impatience; between discretion and indiscretion. Service, to me, has also been a way of life—one which I would recommend to you. Service is a reward, not a chore. The server of God and mankind receives more than he gives. To serve your community, your country, your fellowman, and your creed is one of the fulfillments of life that I would wish for you. Honesty has been written about in prose, in poetry, in song, and sometimes in jest. However, honesty is the balm of conscience. Shakespeare in Polonius' speech to Laertes said, This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou const not then be false to any man. And I would add you will not then fear any man, any belief, or any happenstance. Your future is bright, your lives ahead of you; live with dignity, service, and honesty and you will tread the path of satisfaction, fulfillment and reward. SEATED: Mr. Zimny, Mrs. Rubino, Mr. Buck STANDING: Mr. Good, Mr. Morgenstern, Mr. Elsbree, Mr. Finneran.