Livingston Manor Central School - Manorisms Yearbook (Livingston Manor, NY)

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EDl'l'0RlAL This above all,--to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare These are the words that the great playwright put into the mouth of Polonius, the wise but crafty Lord Chamberlain who was saying goodby to his son, Laertes, as the latter was about to return to France following the coronation of the new king. Little did he know, as he wrote, that these words of wisdom would some day be familiar to millions of people. The father's precepts to his son are so thoughtful and so penetrating that even when taken from the context of the play, they stand by them- selves, vital and complete. We find sincerity and an almost spiritual quality to these words from Hamlet , one of Shakespeare's greatest plays. Of all the virtues, truth is held most dear. lf one is truthful in all he says or does, others look upon him with the utmost respect. His word is as good as a legal document, and one who is truthful is taken at his word. As we, the Class of nineteen hundred and fifty-three, go out into the world, we shall keep in mind the words of Shakespeare and strive to make them a guiding principle. We, of this generation, must seek out the truth, for we know that only truth can overcome the propaganda of insincerity, falsehood and hypocrisy. It is we, the youth of today, who will be the leaders of tomorrow and we must, above all, be true to our own highest convictions. We must all have a guiding principle and live up to it, unless we wish our character to be weakened and a crevice opened in our armor of truth and sincerity. As with a dam, let one fissure be found, and the waters of character will be lost through an everwidening break. lf we study the biographies of great men and women down through the ages, we will find that they had an end in mind and strove for that end. They were true to themselves and therefore true to others. There are few more important injunctions in the world, few with deeper significance for the individual than the words of Shakespeare which we have chosen for our motto. Let us always seek inspiration and stimulation from these well-known words, To thine own self be true .

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RUSSELL W. LUDLUM Hail and farewell to the graduates of nineteen hundred fifty-three. Our acquaintance has been all too brief, but during our short year together there have been many pleasant relationships. To each and every one ofyoulwish Godspeed and happiness in the challenging future which will require sincere reverence, strong charact- er, and an alert mind. Russell E. Ludlum Principal