Hope High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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afuacvzd By NANCY CHATTERToN Forward: the past is but a memory, The future lies ahead, bright and promising In its newness. The horizon offers much . . . To some it will mean college: To some, business: To all, life. We have come to the fork in the road. We hesitate, say our last farewells, and go on . . . Always forward, undeviating, towards our destinations. The past, its joys and sorrows now fresh in our minds, Will fade, but only partially. Always brief fragments will remain to take out and Dust off occasionally, relive, enjoy and then Tuck away again. New problems, greater, more crucial will cloud Our lives, and we shall probably envy this Time of carefree youth . We ask not that we be spared of woe, but that God Grant us the grace and courage to face life unafraid. May we become worthy members of His Kingdom.

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By BARBARA YOUNG Thi-s is our book, but, really, more than that . Between its covers lie three Years of youth: Within its pages: classrooms where We've sat And studied lessons, books in which the truth Of life was waiting for us, suddenly made clear. This is the book in which we've put a part of our Own selves, and if you'll look, you'll find Our class's thoughts, a little of its heart, Its rich ambition, and its eager mind. Herein are strength and Weakness, hope and leai. This is our book, and we must dedicate Its pages, not to generations past, But to the generations We await. For them-a better world of peace at last. This is our goal as We set out this year.

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January 23, l95O marks the end of an important period in the lives of the young men and Women who will henceforth call themselves alumni of Hope, class of January, 1950. Just what have been the high points of this period? What has Hope High School meant? To many, it has meant football games and pep rallies, basket- ball in the gym, hockey at the Arena, track meets and baseball games. To others. it brings back memories of proms, class plays, debates, experiments in the labs, the band getting drenched on Armistice Day parade. To some it brings memo- ries of more or less pleasant afternoons in Room ll'5. All of these memories of three happy years at Hope will return to haunt each one of you during the months ahead. To those of us who have worked with you during this time there will re- turn memories of l3O young people of varying abilities, interests and personali- ties, each of whom has added a small amount to the whole pattern of life which we call the 'Al-lope Way . As you have learned to Work and play together here and as you carry these learnings into your adult life, you Will spread far and wide the influence of the school of Which you are an integral part. You cannot escape the fact that you are part of Hope, and as you are so will Hope be known, My best wishes and congratulations to all of you, HOWARD D. Wooo Principal X i