North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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ALVAH GEORGE HAYES

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1937 YEAR BOOK YEAR BOOK STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF Editor in Chief Assistant Editor Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Humor Editor Thomas D. McKiernan Paul Bixby John T. Chadwick, 3rd Isabelle Phelan Robert B. Galaher Mason L. Downing INDIVIDUAL WRITE-UP COMMITTEE Dorothy P. Lord, Chairman Marion S. Bamford Caroline Barker Evelyn Clark Doris M. Dimery Marie M. Dolan Warren Drew Mary E. Thomson Harold R. West Barbara J. Eldredge Walter F. Fredrick James A. Hargreaves Joseph K. Kattar Carl E. Lager, Jr. Joseph A. Maker Norman A. Stead Mary G. Wilcox Everett R. Woodhouse BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Advertising Manager Typists Faculty Adviser Gordon Thurlow James E. Williams Senior Typing Class Edith L. Pierce

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ADDRESS TO THE SENIORS © ENJAMIN FRANKLIN not only understood the value of time, but he put a price on it which made others appreciate its. value. A customer one day entered Franklin’s little bookstore during the morning when Franklin was busy in the pressroom. After spending some time in aimlessly turning over books and showing dissatisfaction over prices he asked to see the proprietor. Mr. Franklin hurried from his pressroom to see what was wanted. “What is the lowest price for this book?” asked the leisurely customer. “One dollar and a quarter,” was the prompt answer. “Why, your clerk asked only a dollar for it, a few minutes ago.” “True,” said Franklin, “and I could better have afforded to take a dollar than to leave my work and get a dollar and a quarter.” The man believing Franklin to be joking, continued coaxingly, “Come now, Mr. Franklin, what really is your lowest price?” “One dollar and a half,” was the grave reply. “Why, you just offered it to me for a dollar and a quarter.” “Yes, and I could better have taken that price then than a dollar and a half now,” replied Franklin. Without further words the crestfallen purchaser laid the money on the counter, took the book, and left the store. This little episode illustrates a point. Many people are perfectly willing to waste the time of others as well as their own- It is only when they are made to realize that the time of others is valuable that they can be reformed. It is interesting to note that time is man’s only possession which he is wil¬ ling to have others waste. Frequently he will waste it without assistance. The tragedy of the situation is that time unlike other possessions cannot be replaced. Once gone, it is gone forever. For the past four years, you have each been endowed with an equal amount of time. Some of you have used your endowment to good advantage- For others the lesson still remains to be learned- Therefore I pass on to you this word of advice. If you have learned the lesson of making each minute count, continue in the same path. On the other hand if you are one who has not ac¬ quired this habit, attempt to acquire it at once. Truly, time waits for no man, and when opportunity knocks he succeeds who has budgeted his time ad¬ vantageously. In parting I extend to you, the class of 1937, my sincere congratulations upon having passed another educational milestone in your careers, and hope that it is only one of several which you are to attain. To all I wish unbounded happiness and success. ALVAH G. HAYES 5