Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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wavy ynfoflug Life is one continuous voyage in which we ourselves are the skippers and masters of our own fate and destination. We ourselves chart the course we are to follow on the rough seas of Experience, Adventure, and Leaming. Many find the passage easier than others. Those who wander off into the dark depths of Ignorance-those who close their eyes and minds to the tribulations of ,mankind and shun their inevitable duty of con- tributing some good to the world, are apt to find the journey somewhat easier but not so gratifying. It is not difficult to get lost in the Channels oi' Ignorance, Intolerance. and Ill-regard for fellowmen. and once lost there is little hope for a reorientation which would set the iourney back on the right course. However, those who set sail tor the Isthmus of Broad-mindedness. and the Islands of Tolerance, Understanding, and Clear Thinking will find their course rich in happiness and satisfac- tion. This iourney. we realize, is the hardest, for we must combat the barriers ot misconception, indifference, and preiudice. Those who have '-. 45 E taken the opposite course may even persuade Q fT1:t,f'Rg,sL 1 others to ioin them and against this we must pit if YQ gmt is L - t ' - 131 , all our intelligence and reason. q ?A Er 'Z W' jf,-' ' ' ' ' 'pn We, the class of 34-'45 have reached tha ,sf g 5' ,. ' all-NJ 5 if stage where we have completed a phase of that .r WEE-, N .A , ' long voyage. Our iourney on the Good Ship of Q12 , Q55 9 SQ-Z, . . wtf- . t-1' cf, ..:,:v' - ,,', Learning having been completed at Gratz, we T. K ggi ' ' N fm A L . embark on a more complex and intriguing voy- ' llgdgfii-:,?wg5 ifqrfsgvgg. i f! age. Bt school. we have weathered a barrage . ' mx of tests, enjoyed the companionship oi our tel- if 1 il f , .4 WJ' Ji : Z low classmates. and although. at times, the 4' .3 'Ru' F 5 iourney was beset with difficult and arduous .3 Qggffv. MW. 'N gifs ...Q-U f.5?,-Q1 imga tasks, we have found our bearings. and at last M 1? 4 X ,.,. ew- ' if see ahead the sun Peeking out of the clouds 7 f - 'kr 1 V. ,,.-. . predicting good sailing weather. :H pi .-,..,a..-W--.t -- f H . 'X This world of ours, now immersed in the 7 -I ,AW-w.JM,- 4--, 'Q depths of a war, is faced with many problems. Q K if Youth may not hold the answers to all the world's , , .. If-'m,.f,e ff E ,M ' problems. but we who have completed one step .. '15 Q . - - - 'f' t News of the 1ourney of learning can emerge as citizens R. . -m,e.,w,,m.fsw.-new-5 tfi. ,,.fyye1--me fsyggjw ,,,V U 5 5 whose supreme devotion will be towards the betterment of the world. We dedicate ourselves to that proiect ot aiding in setting this war- weary world of ours on the right course. We will try to spread the theories oi understanding, tolerance, love of fellow man, and clear broad- mindedness. so that the world will be blessed by peace. We, the class of 34-'45 dedicate ourselves to the arduous task of bettering the world. M. fl 'W - X , . I ,- Acc, .W-, -nga. 'sf .1 , P .A 'Q . 1 - AJ ' ,CQ , .1 'X e ,-A 1 , - We r' 9 4

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GR!-H1 JUNE 1945 THE SIIG B800

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