New Rochelle High School - Rochellean Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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Dedication SpiriT, alive and vibranT, The inTegral parT oT any and every school sysTemg The Torce ThaT makes Tor success, boTh TiguraTively and liTerally speakingg The power ThaT overcomes obsTacles reduces barriers, and creaTes undersTanding and sympaThy. New Rochelle l-ligh School, The epiTome oT progressiveness oT spiriT which knows iTs limiTs, may well serve as The obiecT oT The I94O Rochellean's dedicaTion. The relaTionship exisTing beTween sTudenT and Teacher, The liberal curriculum, boTh exTra and regular, and The unreserved supporT oT The municipaliTy have moulded wiThin The sTudenTs ThaT same spiriT oT progressiveness. This Teeling oT cooperaTion and advancemenT has been insTilled in The sTudenTs since Their TirsT conTacTs wiTh The New Rochelle public schools. IT has been builT up Through our school liTe and as graduaTes oT New Rochelle l-ligh School leT us carry high The Torch oT progressiveness. 44 44 C4 l-lereToTore, we have been resigned To our loT, regulaTing our personal iniTiaTive To The background, and accepTing, raTher Than pursuing, liTe. SecuriTy in school and home was The keynoTe oT our philosophy. Friendship and ideals were imbued wiThin us as a direcT resulT oT our environmenT. Our prescribed exisTence was bounded by school and Tamily wiTh securiTy insured Tor us. We were noT burdened wiTh responsi- biliTies and led a compararively unTroubled liTe. Cur years aT New Rochelle l-ligh School culminared This period. As sophomores, iuniors and seniors our days were exempliucied by The congenial congesTion in The lunch room: The Temporary respiTe Trom sTudies while Traversing The crowded corridorsy The elecTriTied sTillness oT The classrooms: The apprehensive aTTiTudes oT sTudenTs aT assemblies: The iabbering iovialiTy oT The locker room. This was our loT - now buT memories. We are enTering a new world-a world in which responsibiliTies and personal iniTiaTive play a viTal parT. The TuTure holds no place Tor The careTree exisTence we have known. And even Though Time may obscure our backward glances, we wanT To recall ThaT liTe, Tree Trom maior Troubles, and To This end, we presenT The l94O Rochellean, a Tangible reminder oT The New Rochelle l-ligh School. 7

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NYYENWDNQ K inn yi I E! TO TI-TE CLASS OF I94O: When The Rochellean comes To your hands, you will have pracTically compleTed your high school course and will be ready Tor The nexT sTep-college or a iob. We, your Teachers, will anxiously Tollow your careers, hopeTul OT your success, yeT TearTul ThaT you and we, as well as all The oTher persons and all The inTluences ThaT have helped To mould your characTer and personaliTy, have Tailed To do our worlc as Thoroughly as we should have done iT. This is a Time Tor each oT you To appraise The resulTs oT your high school Training and To geT clearly in your mind The reasons Tor your Tailure To geT Trom your school experience The highesT developmenT possible. This should be done solely wiTh an eye To The immediaTe TuTure and wiTh a deTer- minaTion ThaT in The nexT sTage oT your liTe you will proTiT by The beTTer knowledge you now possess oT The habiTs and aTTiTudes essenTial To success in connecTion wiTh The opporTuniTies ThaT lie ahead in college or in employn'ienT. l:orTunaTely, iT is The experience oT many young people who have noT in Their high school days maTched Their abiliTy wiTh commensuraTe achievemenT ThaT in col- lege or on The job They Tind Themselves. IT you are one oT Those who can honesTly say you did your besT in high school To geT The mosT ouT oT The sTudies, The exTra-cur- ricular acTiviTies, and all The experiences ThaT school liTe aTTorded, iT is our hope ThaT you will carry on in The same way ThroughouT your liTe. To all oT you, on behalT oT The Teachers oT The school, who have aT all Times endeavored To serve your besT inTeresT, I give The assurance ThaT your success and happiness in The days ahead will mean much To us and ThaT The Class oT 1940 will have a large place in our memories. GEORGE I-l. ECKELS, Principal. 8