Highland High School - Echo Yearbook (Highland, NY)

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FOREWORD , Each morn1ng each of us ar1ses to face the problems dut1es and pleasures of another day Those of us who are most fortunate r1se w1th eager ant1c1pat1on anx1ous to see what the day w1ll br1ng m new opportumtles to serve tn pleasant assoc1at1ons w1th our fr1ends and fellow workers 1n golden memor1es of some deed well done 1n the knowledge that the pleasure IS 1n the do1ng and only the unwlse expect gratxtude The less fortunate among us greet the new day w1th m1sg1v1ngs unsure of our ab1l1ty to contr1bute to our socmety weary w1th the boredom of yesterday'sfru1tless search for pleasure and doomed to tread the same path agam today My w1sh for each member of the Class of l953 IS that enclosed w1th the d1ploma he gets on Commencement Nxght there w1ll be an 1nv1s1ble legacy from I-l1ghland H1gh School that w1ll bear fru1t rn the years ahead 1n a l1fe so llved that when thy summons comes to Joln the mnnumerable caravan whxch moves to that myster1ous realm where each shall take h1s chamber 1n the s1lent halls of death thou go not l1ke the quarry slave at mght scourged to h1s dungeon but sustamed and soothed by an unfaltermg trust approach thy grave l1ke one who wraps the drapery of h1s couch about h1m and l1es down to pleasant dreams AMW

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DEDICATION ROBERT J scuwennr Not only IS there an art m knowmg a thmg but also a Certa1n art1n teach1ng M H CICETO 7 . ' 'Qui fz' fu ' fl' . . - : ' A-: QQ' FA K , 1' 417, -an A ? ' -f f? ' ' ,-E115 ,J v , 4 jig N v u, A, . 1 f A

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PREFACE Vie the Class of 1953, are about to leave the fam1l1ar hlgh school wh1ch has so long been our refuge Our sen1or year espec1ally has been a memorable one for we have dlscovered a certaln sad nostal gxa 1n th everyday r1tuals of school l1fe that were happenmg for the last t1me There was a t1me when graduauon seemed remote and far away even 1mposs1ble to reach But now look1ng back w do not know where the t1me has flown Commencement IS suddenly near and 1t 15 w1th a shock that we real1ze our h1gh school days are endlng Dur1ng these years we have dreamed and planned now we are settmg out to accomplxsh our oals In our str1v1ng mt 15 1mportant to remember that wh1le we may so1r1et1mes be troubled and d1s couraged our golden dreams st1ll l1e ahead of us untarmshed sh1n1ng promlse of the future we bel1exe 1n We deeply apprec1ate the efforts of the faculty who actmg as our leaders and frlends have mstllled 1n us not only the lmportant basmc essentxals of educatlon but also 1 l1ttle of the 1nsp1rat1onal dream stuff the raw mater1al of our 1deals The examples they have set have and w1ll serve as sturdy gu1de posts 1n l1v1ng As we pause and cons1der our years spent IH Hlghland we be come aware of how lmportant they are 1n our l1ves and It 15 w1th th1s sp1r1t that the l953 ECHO was planned and publ1shed We hope that It w1ll serve as a pleasant rem1nder of the days here at I-hghland I-hgh School On behalf of the Echo Staff l should lmke to express our smncere apprec1at1on to all those who have cooperated so generously w1th thelr t1me and support 1n order to make the publlcatxon of th1s book possmble mqmywur cz E.d1tor In Ch1ef 4 1 , - . . I . 4 K . . H L , ' , IV ' , ' . ' . . W . , ' 1 v v 1 e V . . 1 v 1 U . . , . . . t, -'T , f - I J x a . . . . V . . i 1 1 ,R , , , C In ll ' ' ' . , - Q ' ' ' Il lv ' . .