New Haven High School - Elm Tree Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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l C lass of 1944 Twenty f1VG yea1s ago 111 my pilltlllg Wolds to the Seu1o1 Class l 16f611CCl to Olll splenchd SG1V1CG flag Wltll Its eleven hunchecl st'us and sa1d th It lt 1lwf1ys st1r1ed IH me '1 deep IGVSIGDCC tol oul l'I1l.lll1OLlSG students and gldClLl3.tSS who had offe1ed the11 all lol Olll COlll'!t1y Tod IV I can lepeflt the ve1y s'une xvo1ds and as 1eve1ently and s1nce1ely fO1 Qgfun Ihllhouse has 1T1 lg111f1C6Dtly 1esponded to 0111 count1ys call The t1de of battle has 1ef1ched the po1nt whele We It home and those ab1oad a1e aslung When the hghts go on mgun, what? Yes, '1fte1 the hvhts Qgo on agam, what can we do to keep Ameuca Ameucan what W1ll he the COl1d1t1011S the moods the des11es of the d1ffe1ent 11 lt101'lS mvolved and what agwements can be perfected that W1ll make my futule Wal nn osslblep one W1Sl1CS to estabhsh a leal home one must bulld 1nto It COOPSI 311011 cl1a1acte1 and contentment LIk6W1SG 1f We clesue W01ld peace It must be bullt wlth co operatlon and helpfulness of all peoples CG1t'11UlV not 1solat10n, SP16 lC-llllg of good W1ll love sympathy 'md an lIllClG1St?lI1Cl1l1g funong all mces and 16l1g1OHS and the '1SSll111pt1011 of clutles woxkmg toWa1cl these ends In '1 WO1d fI1'I.SU1Hg and gleed must he C1OWClCd out tlnough .1 he uty clesue to establlsh tluoughout the wo1ld mahce tOWa1Cl none and chanty fO1 all Let Ameum show the W xy lefldmg to a l21St1llg peice Wllill all 112lt1OI1S And to you gxaduates may I sfzy show you: comaffe hve vou1 best, fund st11ve unceaslngly fO1 '1 wo1ld 111 Wl11Cl'1 Wa1s shall be no mme I have the fa1th that you W1ll try Co1cl1'1lly youls CHARLES L KIRSCI-INER 88 P1 mczpal E'l7'l6llfllS 15 ' - ' -1 K 3 ' . - ' . - t ' . 3 p . . . ' ' 1 ' ' C ' , ' 1 a z K . . ' C A - - . . . ' L. K x ., 3 , . . . . . U 2' . A K . C u . 7 C K 1 n C Q 7 . Q C C ' - ' C ' ' Q A I u , . c w c l I n E Q . . . , ,, . ' 1 ' , ,, - .. 1 c 2 - c . c ' D L : c . ., J , 'l Q r I I I , , A . . C 3 , A . z ' ' Ig . Many suggestions are being presented for a etter World henceforth. If , C . A, . .7 .. .7 I 1 . , . . L 7 4 n v - e c ' , ' c I r ' ' 1 Q , . , c' ' , c c 'c ' Q c c .. ' kk ' , . c ' , I 'c . , n 1 4 V 1 A 2 1 ' Q Vx ' n . Cl I 1 . 7, CK .1 ' 77 .1 I I 4 C Q E C C . . C . A . i . . C K 7 . . D , 1 . C' - lr - , , 9 . ' ' . ,

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i Bfli. im 'A 3, To the class of 1944: The ancient Romans were a strong and vigorous people, who built a mighty empire which made many notable and far-reaching contributions to civilization. The early Romans of the Republic were simple in their tastes and were men of sturdy characterg the later Romans of the Empire were given to the ptusuits of pleasure and were careless of the old virtues of their ancestors. Hence the Roman Empire lost its virility and became an easy prey to the barbarians. Our enemies before Pearl Harborv said that Americans had lost the strength and vigor which had made them great, and, given to the pursuits of pleasure, had become effete and Weak. Our martial exploits have proved their hypothesis to be false. Cicero said that there have been many men who have been great through sheer strength of character, but that when a man of splendid qualities has received an education, the result is an outstanding person. It is my hope - nay, my belief - that the members of the class of 1944 are imbued With the highest qualities of character and that, through the education received in New Haven High School, they will stand out as pre-eminent men and women who will play their part in keeping our great American democracy a mighty and virile power. Please accept my best wishes for your future happiness and prosperity. IRVING N. COUNTRYMAN, N. H. H. S. ,01, Principal 14

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To the Class of 1944: This commencement season most naturally stirs Within each one of you mingled emotions of joy and sorrow when you contemplate a job Well done, on the one hand, and the termination of your many pleasant associations of the past several years on the other. I say that these feelings are natural, as well indeed they must be for all graduates. For you, especially, they must be particularly poig- nant since yours is a class historic in the annals of our school in that it is the only one ever to begin and end its course during the years of War. Your associations have been unusually close and strong because you have joined hands, as it Were, in the struggle to maintain the traditions of academic freedom indigenous to America. You responded nobly each time you were called upon to make the many and unusual adjustments to meet the exigencies of war. Even a casual perusal of your accomplishments both curricular and extra-curricu- lar and your specific contributions to the War effort assures you of the right to be ranked high among the outstanding classes of our school. Although this commencement time may mark the end of your united efforts as an academic group, each one of you, I am sure, will find his place in other groups either industrial or military and continue to expend the energies and make the sacrifices necessary for final victory over the common enemies of the United Nations. For your future in the World following that day of victory and the cer- tainty of your being useful people, I hold no doubt, for in that post-war era with its almost fantastic promise of opportunity, each of you will rightly share, and your share Will carry With it a responsibility as great as any ever b01'ne by young men and Women, that of making the most of that opportunity and of cherishing the memory of those who died to secure it. Corclially yours, ENIMONS I. BOWEN, N. I-I. I-I. S. ,15 Assistant Princiyaal 16 N