Niagara Falls High School - Niagarian Yearbook (Niagara Falls, NY)

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E ek Ii Ivgligel LEED 41 44' PAGE Two DEDIOATION To: One who has devoted fifty years of her life to guiding the stumbling footsteps of students over rocky and difficult paths to knowledgeg One who has given generously of her time to help othersg One who has always been sincere and Whole- heartedg One who has embodied in her teaching those pioneer principles which inspire the stalwart youth of Americag , Mary A. Walsh We, the Senior Class of 1935, dedicate this Niagarianf'

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THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS 16354935 WAY back in the days when the first schoolmaster in the Boston Latin School chastised the iirst naughty schoolboy for disturbing his com- panions, he said sternly, Peace, ye ingratei Would ye create ungodly noises despite my commands ? Thus for the first time, peace, involving a group of people, was discussed in the American schools of 1635. That little pebble, once dislodged from its resting place, started an avalanche that has grown to such huge proportions down through the years, that it has caused a world to stop long enough in its daily grind to wonder and fear and make test plans for world peace. Three hundred years ago no one questioned the right of a nation to declare war in order that it might avenge rights which it felt had been violated. Today the world is beginning to realize that perhaps a nation is not justified in sacrificing its members to settle grievances. This enlightened attitude may be traced directly to the progress of education. Each new generation, through the guidance of its teachers, has developed a more tolerant, more far-seeing philosophy of life. There can be no doubt in the minds of today's thinkers that education, as a vital, sub- stantial, tangible thing, has revolutionized the thoughts of the United States. Education, we salute ou! Ma our trium hs within the next three Y Y Y P hundred years carry you farther on your way toward permanent world peace.

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.msklilrelxgwgl LEED sf we FOREWORD ODAY, the world is enveloped in a turmoil of confusion, distrust and fear. The men in whose hands the fate of nations lies, are undecided and hesi- tant. They are torn between two desires -to grant the demands of peace-loving millions, or to accede to the desires of commercial enterprise. The decisions made in this year will vitally affect the future of the world. We represent the Future. We have a right to ask for consideration from the men who are shaping our destinies. With this in mind, we dedicate the Niagarian', of 1935 to the principle to which we shall ever devote ourselves. Men of Destiny, we plead for-PEACE! PAGE THREE