Great Neck South High School - Vista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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Mortimer Abramowitz Superintendent June 1976 Dear Graduates, Our nation is two hundred years old - or young. Compared to the countries of Europe or the East, we are newcomers; compared to the emerging nations of Africa, we are middle-aged. Perhaps, therefore, we are better described as maturing. Such a word implies continuing growth, not necessarily in numbers but in wisdom and moral strength. We have the resources to espouse and defend our ideals, yet the chastening by recent international developments has made us realize that real strength lies within the power of our democratic principles. Muscle alone, important as it is, must be accompanied by commitment to ideas. Just a short time before the Bicentennial Year, Americans came to recognize that Watergate presented a microcosm of the twin dangers of ruthlessness and complacency. Perhaps the tragic lessons of Watergate have helped us to realize how precious are our freedoms and how zealously we must continue to guard a democratic government of laws not men. There is joy too in our Bicentennial. As a country, we have not only survived but thrived. We can be proud of our accomplish- ments in the arts, science, technology and education. There is much yet to be done as we strive to fulfill our stated ideals. We hope that you will continue to help our nation to lead the world in principle and action. Sincerely yours, Mwfawvv, )Xv UlUlA Mortimer J. Abramowitz Superintendent of Schools 20

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FACULTY

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(L. To R.): Mr. Michael S. Zarin, Dr. Marilyn M. Kritchman, Mr. M. Frank Phillips (Pres.), Mrs. Claire J. Speciner (V.P.), Dr. J. Robert Rosenthal. ( Dr. Bernard Seiderman Director Of Secondary Education