Hempstead High School - Colonial Yearbook (Hempstead, NY)

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Because of your infinite patience, deep understanding of the individual, and untiring efforts to mold the minds, spirits, and lives of your students, we, the Colonial Staff of 1957, dedicate this book to you—Miss Ruth Taft. Being a teacher, you have followed an honored profession in which you devoted your life to such services as teaching home economics and being junior class advisor. As a teacher’s life effects eternity, so may your life continue to cast its influence and, in so doing, replete your years to come with health, happiness, and success.

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In 1776, our forefathers ‘‘brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. With this to guide them, the thirteen original colonies became one nation known to the world as the United States of America. In a tribute to our country and its founders, we, the Colonial Staff, have chosen as our theme, ‘‘The Spirit of ’76. Throughout the pages of this book we have expressed pride in America’s heritage. In addition to ideals proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence, the symbols that have grown to rep- resent life during that period have been developed. Thus, as you leaf through the book may this spirit serve as an inspiration not only at this time but also in the years to come.