Greece Arcadia High School - Chronos Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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rich man lifetime. To that end, many cultural halls President ot the ROOSEVELT was a use of lireside radio 2 enthusiasm to by DIL IOIIAS years ol research. Polio n ten years. SALlt's re- the Salk Institute. A lifetime passion lor machinery led HEHRV FORD to Detroit where, in 1896. he completed his Iirst motor ve- hicle. The Ford Motor Company manufactured the Iirst Model T in 1909. I I I I ROBERT FROST's poetry was clear, understated, well- metered and told the stories ol rural America. He was a four-time winner ol the Pulitzer Prize and has been called America's poet laureate. IAITIII LUTHER IIIHG was a leader in the cause ol civil rights. He had been a pastor before turning to the cause ol segregation. His leadership earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in l964. He was assassinated by Jams Earl Ray in 1968. I I One of the most elementary symbols ol the American way of life was established when I. EDGAR HOOVER and his Federal Bureau of Investigation G-men set out to clean up the country. His career spanned over 40 years. A plain, homely woman with tremendous appeal to the masses, who was always in the thick of things de- scribes ELEAIIOII ROOSEVELT and her lifetime of poli- ticliing beside her husband during his four terms. I I Lieutenant Colonel IOHH GLENN started America's trav- els to outer space when he became the Iirst American to orbit the earth. He had been an aviator in World War ll and a test pilot in peacetime. The motion-picture industry was revolutionized in Amens ca and DAVID VIARK GRIFFITH became known as the Father of the film art and king of directors for his part in this revolution. His camera techniques were the pioneering steps ol the industry. I I I I THURGOOD MARSHALL is the first Negro to serve as a iustice of the Supreme Court. His law career was aimed primarily at civil rights cases. GERALD It FORD. the first President to achieve the ol- fice without an election. ln 1974, through a series ol scandalous events. the Nixon administration toppled and FORD reached the position through approval by Congress.

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EY MADE THEIR M RK en and women who helped shape America's history inkrupt Quaker corselmaker, some- er and grocer wrote the most bril- -American Revolution, His words in :ted longings and aspirations that If American culture to this day. IARSHILL established fundamental n constitutional law. lle is noted for aration of a Congressional act as served through live administra- 5. l I ipitomiled the American dream of a acending to the highest office ofthe ly sltilled at analyzing complex is- :hem into meaningful words for the id to the preservation of the Union. DANIEL WEBSTER chose law as a career and went on to become well-known in the courts and in politics. He was twice Secretary of State with an eye always to the Presi- dency which eluded him. I l l I Born a slave in Maryland. FREDERICK DDUGLASS taught himself to read and write secretly and,at 21, escaped to freedom. He was an ardent abolitionist campaigning successfully for Negro suffrage and civil rights. HARRIET BEECHER STONE wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in an effort to make the whole nation realize the inhumani- ty of slavery. Her book resulted in one of the most popu- lar and controversial plays on the American stage. The Civil War was kindled by this work. I l DOROTHEA DIX worked her entire adult life for reform of the existing penal and mental institutions in the mid- l800's. The first stale hospital in the nation at Trenton, New lersey was a direct result of her efforts. The New Colossus. a sonnet composed by EMIM LAZ- ARUS in 1883 is inscribed on a bronze tablet at the base of the Statue of Liberty. She organized relief for Jews and helped fugitives from the Czar's ghettos to establish homes in America. I l The creator of the Cherokee alphabet, SEQUOYIH. was an artist, writer and silversmith. He used a simple 1821 English primer to compose the characters. The famous redwood trees of the Pacific coast bear hs name. I l I I AlELlR IEHKS BLOWER, best known for a mode of dress she adopted during her campaign for equal rights for women. Though ridiculed until she gave up the cos- tume. the term bloomer came to symbolize woman's bid for individual freedom. HORRCE fiREElEV'S admonition to Go West young man was a rallying cry of the pioneers ot America. He was founder and editor of the New York Tribune He was best known for his philosophy ol social reform and his unsuccessful bid lor the Presidency in 1872. IUSEPH l'llLlTlER was the first journalist to reach a tru- ly massive audience His New York World newspaper was the symbol of yellow iournaIism with its sensational- ism aimed at the common man.

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