Newington High School - Sequin Yearbook (Newington, CT)

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SUPERINTENDENT Greetings to tiie Class of 1950: We sincerely hope that the past few years have been productive years for you. We know that opportunity has been given to you to attain the ideals, the aspirations, and the knowledge that will aid you in the years ahead. The problems of war, of race relationships, and many others still exist. Your generation must participate in the struggle to overcome these problems. In your generation democracy will strengthen itself, or it will wither in the face of totalitarian attack and lack of support from those who enjoy its benefits. Freedom lias been the bulwark of our nation. I le who would preserve our freedom must value liberty above security. The tasks that lie before you are tremendous. They will challenge you, and I hope that this challenge may produce greatness. This is your challenge. May you accept it with zest and may you ultimately enjoy the satisfaction that can come from a job that is well done. CLl

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Sitting, left to right—E. Stamm. B. Blinn. R. Mac hoi, I). Eddy. A. Rowland. J. Hamilton. R. Hall. A. Ses-paniak, B. L. Johnson, C. Bausola. L. Gallicchio, A. Athearn. Second row—Miss Kelly, adviser; R. Smith. C. Hhlert. L. Blinn. D. LaClair. M. Galbraith. C Kornak. J. Sills, B. Westermeyer. K. Bates. 1 . Flaherty. K. Doolittle. Third rmv -E. Parker, A. Mahan, M. Hollis, J. Keane, G. Rudek, L. Hall. I). Olisky, J. Rcckcrt. SEQUIN STAFF Hditor-in-Chief...................... June Hamilton Assistant Editor......................... Betty-Lou Johnson Business Manager Dorothy Eddy Assistant Business Manager.......................Russell Machol Sports Editors.................... Alan Rowland, Alice Sespaniak Art Editor Richard Hall C hief Typist....................................Beverly Blinn The 1950 Sequin 5

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PRINCIPAL Each one of you is now the possessor of a high school diploma. What will that diploma mean to you ? Will it he merely a scrap of paper which in the future may serve only to recall fond memories, or will you use it as the nucleus around which to build a more worthwhile life? New fields lie ahead of you; doors, formerly closed, will swing open, simply because you now possess the coveted diploma. Your ability to progress step by step, as you climb the hill of life, will depend upon your success in passing the various tests to which you will he subjected—not formal tests, perhaps, hut those which will show your ability to work, to think and act wisely, to be tolerant, to he firm and constant in your ideals, to seek self-improvement, and to set an example for others to follow. If you meet and pass these tests, you will find that your diploma and the things for which it stands are most certainly of lasting value. CS-