Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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Growth is unlimited, bound by only personal desires and ambitions. No matter where our lot in life is cast, we must open wide our minds and hearts to what is going on in the world around us. Complacency is one of the things we Americans have to fear most. Do not be content with the status quo, with mediocrity, but continue to grow in strength, in character, and in under- standing. We need people who are not afraid of being different, who have the courage to speak what they be- lieve, and who are not satisfied with surface explanations. Remember, Class of 1962, growth in the years ahead will be limited by only your individual demands. Demand the best. RALPH L. SHINDLER ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 11

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Almost daily, improved methods of travel and com- munication shrink this earth on which we live. In a few short years the most remote spot on our globe may be as close to each of us as our telephone and our television set. World-wide travel may be taken for granted by today ' s high school graduates. The need for mutual understanding with other peoples of the earth increases in direct proportion to contact with them. The trigger of nuclear war is fingered nervously by fear, suspicion, intolerance and lack of knowledge. Here is the area for growth and expansion! Let us not forget that we human beings, regardless of our country and culture, have one Creator. We are much alike. Deep in the human heart, common feelings lie buried, feelings which are the opposite of hate and greed. It is upon this premise that we must continue to build. U). M •VvU cA L ff A— ' W. HENRY CONE SUPERINTENDENT As you are about to leave Longmeadow High School, let us pause a moment and consider that imaginary creature, The Com- mon Man, an individual who has little dignity and who conforms to what is popular at the moment. The Uncommon Man is scorned and belittled; he should be valued. Think for a moment of whom we want when we are sick — the uncommon doctor; when we are at war, the uncommon general; when we choose a president of a university — the uncommon edu- cator. In such times and circumstances we seek the leadership of the Uncommon Man or Woman. It is your right and responsibility to grow to be uncommon if you can. Seek opportunity, not security. Take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. Prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia. Do not trade freedom for security, nor your dignity for a handout. When you get something for nothing, you do give up something — a part of yourself known as character. Here at Longmeadow High School we, your teachers, have en- couraged you to think and act for yourself, to inquire and form judgment, to seek the truth; and, when you find it, to proclaim it and vigorously defend it. We hope that your growth during the last four years has been in this direction. tf p t , 10 EDGAR G. CRAVER PRINCIPAL

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