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

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ANTHONY MEDAL ESSAYS WHY I ADMIRE MY BROTHER CContinued from page 175 made his heritage and his education possible, parents who dearly appreciate his chats about sciences, humanities, and languages. Chicky l'oves and honors the foreign-born parents who, however brilliant they may be, have had neither the education nor the refinements that have processed their son. He does not condescend, for he considers what is his for- tune to be the achievement of his father and his mother, and he daily deepens his respect for a quick-witted father and a lovely mother. Chick is a connoisseur of all fine things, but he is down-to-earth. He takes out beautiful, charming, intelligent girls to luxurious places: but he drives a collection route for a furniture store Saturday mornings to Hlthy slums, in a '36 Dodge coupe, all without a tinge of con- tempt or pity, only with sympathy and un- derstanding. He is a joy to parents who well deserve such a son, parents who, amazingly, do not favor him even subtly. Friends may call on Chick at any hour, friends superior or inferior in brains or looks, Not many could be above him. But Chick is delightfully un- aware of judgments and ratings. Only sin- cerity does he judge: only warmth does he rate. He is astonishingly modest, refreshingly unaware of the worth he must know is his: he accepts himself perfectly. He is kind, con- siderate, and true. He is no saint, I try to convince myself, but he is: he is. I quarrel with Chick. I grew up with Chick. I have for a long time nursed a little healthy envy of him. It's good to be a little envious: it helps a personality and stimulates energy. It has helped me to adjust to a world where I will find many superiors. Because of his height. I have never been able to allow my- self the ruinous self-indulgence of conceit, only family pride. If I get a straight so does Chick. If I win a prize, Chick gets one a bit better. I am therefore compelled to compete in more important endeavors, While we compete, each an impetus to the other, we turn our sets of values to standards of good nature and sincerity, qualities he has taught me to admire. I like his girls and his friends. I like his ideas and his attitudes and his words. I love my brother. I love to know that he is my brother. Of course he is lucky. God bless this my Eighteen JOBS I HAVE HAD CContinued from page 171 most of the employees were school girls who were working for a short while, I met some older people who were forced to work there. Some had trouble and grief written on their faces, while others seemed not to mind life. Conditions can be quite uncomfortable, and certain instances proved it. One such instance happened the day two boys were taken to the hospital for extensive burns. We tried to for- get the heat and uncomfortable feeling, and somehow we lived through the day. With the end of summer I left the factory and re- turned to school. Impressed upon my mind were the thoughts of the widow with a large family, the woman whose husband was par- alyzed, and the many girls who quit school to take such discouraging jobs. Starting back to school, I decided I needed spending moneyg therefore, I applied for a job in a down-town store. I still maintained my opportunity to meet people. This time I met both types of people: the beauty-parlor type whom I loved because of what they were, and the factory type whom I pitied. The first type I wished Ito myselfj that they never taste hardship. The second type I prayed for silently that their anguish soon cease. Through my practical experience I have learned to love people. This, I think is my greatest benefit from part-time work. I look forward to my new job, which will be my full-time, permanentljob, with great anxiety. I want to establish a place for myself in this world-a world about which I have still much to learn-with the people I love so much: and I want to become a person myself -a real person with whom other part-time workers can experiment. brother and send him all the beams of love and luck that heaven can spare, beams he will promptly absorb and allow to shine through him. His magnificent adjustment to a friend- ly world is a marvel I behold in awe. It is here that Chicky achieves something rich and wonderful. He is an American youth who basks in the sunshine of success, but he works hard, lives well, and loves much. My heart goes out to my brother, who conquers fortune and bends it to a noble work . . . on a noble youth.

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Anthony Medal Essays WHY I ADMIRE MY BROTHER MICHAEL PINK Chicky is my brother. I shall always be proud of him: I shall warm to his successes: l shall always be just slightly envious of him. Chicky is eighteen. a freshman at Brown University. He was born on August 2, 1932 on my mother's twenty-seventh birthday. He was a plump and beautiful baby, the second boy in the family. A lovely freckle-faced child. he exhibited even in kindergarten a quick and willing cooperation, an aptness, and a charm that expanded and enlarged through his twelve successful years in public school. He won many friends, among both teachers and students: he was popular, bright, and sparkling. I-Ie was at the head of his class for twelve years with very nearly a straight a record. He was editor of his school paper and Anthony Medal winner in junior high school, and class of- licer, graduation speaker, and manager of the yearbook at senior high. I-Ie is a straight a scholar at Brown. He is an accomplished artist, who attended the R. I. School of De- sign for six years, a clever writer, a witty con- versationalist, a talented pianist. He is smooth. good-looking, well-dressed, welligroomed, and mature. He is well-to-do: he loves lux- uries: he has excellent taste. This is not important. This is no credit to my brother, Chick. He has been lucky: he was born into a rich though hard-working. intelligent family: he has been exposed to fine influences all his life. All this is true. But Chick has not been overwhelmed by the burdens of his good fortune: he has risen above them. Chick works hard with and for our father, driving a truck, uncrating and de- livering furniture, sweating. and swearing. Chick studies hard, deriving from his educa- tion all the sweetness and mellowness that books, professors and college can offer, and he shares the experience with the parents who fContinued on next Pagej JOBS I HAVE HAD MAUREEN CARROLL What have I gained from working part time? Are all those hours worth the money I received? Is the money the only thing that has been of benefit to me? As I ask myself these questions, I stop to think of the jobs I have had. I have held different types of jobs, each interesting in its own respect. I feel far more educated and experienced than if I had not had an opportunity to taste life. The wages I received taught me to budget my al- lowance and deny myself luxuries. In 9B I had a chance to take a part-time 'job in a beauty parlor. Upon acceptingit. I found that the work was more interesting than I had hoped. Day after day I became more accustomed to my job, and I felt as if I had a place in this big, wide world. As graduation time drew near and more social activities began, I became envious of those who did not have to work. I did not realize the advantages of work. I felt as though I was missing all the fun. I can now look back and see what this job did for me. I met all kinds of people, talked with them, sympathized with them, catered to them. It gave me an opportunity to ap- preciate people for what they really are. We discussed religious feasts and ceremonies, pres- ent-day problems, and life in general. This gave me a wider outlook on the world. Some days I awaited anxiously for certain customers' arrivals, for I grew to love them: others I awaited anxiously for their departure, trying hard to be always polite and understanding. The past summer I thought it a good idea to buy my own school clothes: therefore, I took another job, almost the opposite of my former one. I forgot my pride and started to work in a factory. Cione was the chic beauty shop. The work was harder and sometimes unpleasant. But again I found an advantage-that of meeting people. Although CContinued on next Pagej Seventeen

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