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

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Superintendentls Message to Seniors ir ' i! Each generation comes into a world where time and space are gradually shrinking. The study ot history from the story ot early man and his lite to the narrative of man's achieve- ments and adventures in recent years shows clearly that social, political, and economic changes are occurring more rapidly now than they did hundreds or thousands ot years ago. At the same time the increase in the scien- titic knowledge discovered and recorded by man and its translation into inventions and instruments have so speeded up transportation and communication that the world is rapidly becoming a single closely-knit community. This increase in knowledge and the result- ing increased complexity of civilization serve to put a greater burden upon each one ot us in preparing ourselves to cope with the problems ot living in a social group which is truly a world society. Preparation tor the tull and good lite can no longer be a casual thing, The education ot young people tor today's world must be a lively, stimulating experience, well-rounded and both more in- tensive and more extensive than ever before. Competition within each social group will be keener, contrasts will be greater, and the ac- celerated pace ot society will call tor a much better prepared maturity both tor the good ot the individual and tor the good of the so- cial group. You who are completing your work in the Barrington Schools have had the best oppor- tunities which the community has been able to give you. But you must not consider that your education is completed. What you have already learned can only serve as a foundation upon which you can and must continue to build. ln peace times a large proportion ot you who are seniors would continue your schooling in college or in special schools of one type or another. As matters now stand tor many ot you the war will interrupt this program, l.et us hope that the interruption will not be long. For tuture generations these problems will be intensified. For these generations you as parents and citizens ot the community must provide and your aim must and will be to make tor them better provisions than the world has been able to make tor you. They will need greater opportunities and better preparation because tor them the time and space of lite, already too short for you, will be even shorter. RALPH D. Mcl.EARY, Superintendent

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?mwWf We are the young today: the power is ours. -Jesse Stuart The post-war world has great possibilities. Trite though this quotation may be, it is, nonetheless, impossible to con- tradict. The post-war tuture is going to mean a great deal to us, for vve, the younger generation ot today, will be the adults ot tomorrow, We can have much to say about that world-we must do all we can to make it worth haying died tor. Our tuture is up to us, this time, let's do things right? -The Arrow

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Principals Message to Seniors Seniors of l945, l have one question for you: Are you living each day for what it alone can give, or are you using each day as part of an intelligent plan for an efficient, useful, and happy future? This question is most pertinent today when we see so many who apparently think only of the personal pleasure and profit of the mo- ment. Only an intelligent, unselfish, forward- looking minority are serious about post-war planning for the world, the nation, the state, the community, and the individual. Where do you stand? There are reasons why l have faith in you- why l believe that you are in the thinking minority. ln spite of the temptation to leave school for temporary high wages, a temptation yielded to by hundreds of thousands, you have remained at school, preparing for useful ser- vice later. More than that, many of you have made intelligent plans to continue your edu- cation. Even those of you who will soon be in your country's service have made such plans for both before and after your call to duty. While continuing to prepare for the future, you have also done your share in our emergency through summer work, part-time employment, and such voluntary, unpaid service as the tak- ing of the Barrington census. Yes, l have faith in you because l have ob- served signs that you are thinking for your- selves and looking toward the future. My message is a challenge that you continue to think seriously and plan intelligently, in so doing, you will serve best and contribute most to make democracy live. LEWIS E. HOLDEN, Principal