Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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jforetoorfc Time alters and transforms our lives both physically and mentally. As children, we see life as a curiosity, and the learn- ing we receive is transmitted to us through our parents and immediate surroundings. We grasp at new ideas and stumble over the obstacles in our narrow paths. Time passes, and we mature. We become the youth, the leaders of tomorrow. This giant step from childhood to youth presents many problems, and we often become confused and frustrated. Our private and secluded lives disappear and a new, bigger world opens its doors to us. We seek the meaning of these new horizons and desire to become a part of them. Our curiosity develops into reasoning and logical thinking, and the complexities of life become an intimate part of our selves. Developing from this trying stage into adulthood is difficult. We examine our lives and our ideals; we discard many prejudices; we look toward farther heights. Time fashions our lives; it nourishes and strengthens our knowledge, and it gives life a deeper meaning. Thus we develop from the awed child to the mature adult. On the threshold of our challenging world, life becomes a reality. We plan our future education and careers which will make us a part of this modern age in which Time plays its important role.

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Wfyt Bebtcatton We, the class of 1959, dedicate with gratitude this volume of the MASACKSIC to Hugh O. Macfarlane. His direction and encourage- ment have developed in large measure the students ' responsibilities as citizens of school, community, and nation. Jfflesigage You have chosen a very significant theme for your Yearbook, for Time is a commodity mote precious than gold. Without it the finest laboratory is useless to the scientist, and the costliest paints are worthless to the artist. Without it no lesson could be taught, no business built, no illness cured. It is the one indispensable ingredient in any undertaking. Perhaps lately you have wondered, Where has it gone, this year? Time never went so fast before. I say to you that from now on each year of your life will rush by more quickly than the one before with little time to learn, to accomplish, to cherish family and friends, to see the world, to succeed. How priceless, then, is this gift of time! How foolish it is to waste any moment! In this space age we have been able to shorten time. We can circle the globe in hours, we can speak to the world in seconds, but we cannot stop time. We can use it, we can save it, but there is only one way we can keep it: spend time wisely and it is yours forever, held fast within you in the form of knowledge, good memories, emotional maturity, spir- itual depth, and success attained; squander it, and it escapes you never to be recaptured. And so my highest hope for you, the Class of 1959, is that you make good use of the time that stretches out before you. Sincerely, Htt

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Have you carefully thought of the most apparent aspects of this year ' s theme, Time ? Are not the past, the present, and the future equally important to each of us? Have we not learned from the past, are we not engaged in the present, and do we not hope for the future? Is not education concerned with just this? Only as we profit by past human experience, as we apply ourselves diligently to what we face in the present, and as we plan for the future, can we hope to assume our proper places among the select company of nature ' s highest creation, Man. As we travel forth through this maze of time, our hopes are for a bright and success- ful future. May that brightness and success be in God ' s will for each of you. HOWARD G. HERRSCHAFT One probably realizes most acutely the value of time when he looks back at op- portunity to which he failed to respond adequately. Fortunately, most of us have long years ahead in which lost opportunity can be reclaimed and developed. Time is one factor, only, in the develop- ment of the opportunity which is ours. Basic to true happiness are determined, purpose- ful work, faith in the worthiness of our goals, hope in the outcome of our efforts, respect for ourselves, and love for our fellows. I wish true happiness for each of you. HENRY CONE The class of 1959 will soon terminate its formal education in the Public Schools of Longmeadow. You should now be looking forward to opportunities for further achieve- ment and more worthy self-expression. Dur- ing the past four years, you have made new friendships, cultivated new tastes, and ac- quired fresh visions of truth. With these tools you face opportunities of a glorious age. Whether this glorious age is made or marred will depend on habits which you have acquired in the home, church, and school. In addition to the education you have attained in school, take friendship, co-opera- tion, and service into the future; and your glorious age will be transformed from a vision to a reality. WILLIAM A. DEXTER