Hamburg High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hamburg, NY)

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Salutatnrg By IEYALYN E. Rmcn Teachers, Classmates, Friends :- In the great Book of Books we read, And the people brought gifts unto the house of the Lord-of their substance brought they-each man according to his ability and the temple of the Lord was buildedf, WT, the Class of '25, stand tonight in such a temple-the finished product of years of toil and sacrificeg made possible by the gifts of the people and the skill of the builders. It is a privilege granted to us and it is fitting that we not only pay tribute to this marvelous fulfillment of hope and dreams but also from this, draw a lesson of achievement and sacrifice. For four years we have builded together and we trust we have builded well. Now we must be ready to face the future-fearless and unafraid. Tonight we are gathered together for the last time as a class. But let us not be sad-let us look into the land of the tomorrow and confidently salute what the future may bring. VVe ,have builded our lives upon a firm foundation. God grant that, when the storms of life beat upon us, the structure may stand. 'As in a building stone rests upon stone and stone, and wanting the foundation, all would be wanting, so in human life each action rests upon the foregoing event that made it possible but is forgotten and buried in the earth. --We, the class of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, welcome you tonight to review with us the past, to share with us our joy in the present and to anticipate with us the hopes of the future. Page flvenly-sin:

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lgreaihentk Ahhreaa Some careful observer of present day conditions has remarked that the rising generation is without thought or care for the more serious things of life. This statement, which in some instances might be true, should not be looked upon as applying to all of the young people of today. As our moment of parting draws near, there is not one among us who has not felt the bitterness of having to leave his best friends and the happiest days of his life behind. Each of us has been thinking quite seriously during the past few weeks as we have neared those last moments which we little realized would mean so much to us. It has also been said by some that a course i11 high school now-a-days is time wastedg that the time spent on various subjects will have little effect upon our later livesg that we learn little and remember less. This statement we feel should also be answered. lVe have devoted the last four years to preparing for the future. Our purpose was not to fill our heads with knowledge, but to form the habit of exercising our minds. Many of the things we tried to learn will not stay with us long, perhaps, but the habit we have formed by persevering in some unpleasant task is worth far more than all the knowledge in the world, for it is the habit of work. If we leave with nothing else but a little confidence and the habit of honest work, we shall be amply repaid. Some may even question our statement that we have learned to work but this fact remains, we entered high school four years ago with the purpose of Completing our courses and of graduating. YVe are doing so tonight. So it is with our hearts full of unexpressible emotion that we take the last long look at the happy past and turn our faces toward the unknown. My parting wish is that our future may be as prosperous alld as happy as our past years together have been. ROLAND Con. Page twenty-five

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Halnhirturg By RUTH ECKHARDT This evening will be a most memorable occasion. VVe fully appreciate the importance of this event as we are about to begin that growth which will make us like our symbol, the tree, deep rooted in those things which make for strength of character in men and women, and ever desirous of stretching outward and upward toward that which is highest and best. The years which we have spent in our Alma Mater under the able and efheient tutelage of our instructors have, we believe, well Htted us for such growth. It will now remain for us to so develop that those under whose charge we have been in the past few years may feel that the nurture which they gave us was not in vain. However, we cannot now fully View the sky of our future. Deep rooted in the earth of early training we shall push upward and still higher as a tree stretches through the storm and sunshine toward the sky. VVith courage and determination we shall strive to gain a clearer sky and a broader view and if we do not reach our highest ideals, we shall have known the glory of aiming high. And now classmates, fortune may so dictate that we may never again be privileged to all meet face to face. But in bidding you adieu I would say to you in the Words of the poet: A small seed planted from an unknown tree Such is the future, friends, To you and me. How the seed upgroweth God only knoweth. But plant the seed: What's done in faith, is done in deed. Page lzvenly-s'r'ven