Leander R Peck High School - Arrow Yearbook (Barrington, RI)

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9 Each year the Arrow presents to the school a new recording of events, of memories, of ambitions. The Arrow shows you the school and the students and endeavors to interpret them accurately, amusingly, interestingly. We sincerely hope you will feel that the l94O Arrow has been successful in its efforts to satisfy-and more than satisfy-you. We hope you will be proud of its general excellence, of its new features, of the fact that it is YOUR yearbook. But more than all, we hope this justifiable pride will challenge you to uphold and improve the standard in years to come. THE ARROW STAFF, i940

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1 We dedicate the V340 eciition of the 'Arrow' to Miss Barton and Miss lsherwoocl, in sincere gratitude for their many efforts on behalf of our yearbook their work in other school activities, and in appreciation of their and for wit, sympathy, and enthusiasm. Qedicahkfn

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Superintendentls Message to Seniors High School Graduates of l9flO, you are now standing at the crossroads of a new epoch, in various directions lie diverse path- ways of tomorrow, These pathways lead in all directions and, at the close of the school year, your traveling will begin not only by finding the solution of the problem of build- ing this new epoch, but by finding and develop- ing a place for yourself somewhere, somehow, in the busy, whirling mechanism of the world's work As there is no way to short-circuit the solu- tion tothe problem of building this new epoch, you will also find that the preparation for one's life work is not limited to the mastering of certain skills and abilities, Real success in any life's work is founded first, upon char- acter, and second, upon firmly established goals goals that will bring successful achieve- ment which, in turn, is essential to true hap- piness. Accordingly, a transformation must now take place in your lives. The goals during the years in high school have been largely of a general and academic nature. Now, they must have vocational tendencies which will be a preparation for entrance into the great uni- versity of the world's activities, Perhaps al- ready some of you have made positive deci- sions in this direction, nevertheless, your life-long advancement and success of tomor- row depends largely upon the firmly estab- lished goals of today, The setting of the goal and the working toward it are your tasks, the finished product is in the hands of that mysterious force called life, and, with your goal set as the fullest de- velopment of yourself, you will find three things essential to success and true happinessi purpose, effort, and opportunity lt is the purpose that energizes our lives, it is effort that bears fruit, and it is opportunity that goes hand and hand with youth CXXRL l-l PORTER-SHIRLEY