North Brunswick Township High School - Daedalus Yearbook (North Brunswick, NJ)

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.,R5W1L- . x t -I F00 x 'L 4 1 I- Q I Q ' 'ff , Q- o Q I E Daz? 569 asa . 49 9627 sea ctiiss or 1980: NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL RAIDH? RGAU RUJIF Isl, NORTH IERiJ'-JSWIKKK NEW JERSEY 518907 Ui ffl EQCO Jill! L HLVAYQI Iune , 1980 ,,,,,,iP,, nun: rl. zona Amin, pimms.: vuuum lfllkblh Annu.-I Prima-I Iohn Steinbeck wrote , . .it is customary iindeed, at graduation it is a re- quirementl for speeches to refer to America as a precious inheritance . I do not mean to fill his requirements in this letter to you. My hope is that I can convey my feelings and, perhaps , Steinbeck's at graduation time. If there is a truth I believe in, then it is probably that life and society run in cycles. Rigid discipline is the way it was when I was your age. Love, Duty, Respect for Mom and Dad, Respect for the Flag and Love for our Country were the order of the day. Time has passed since Iwas a boy, and with no regret I watched the pendulum swing from strict discipline to a greater freedom of choice and then back to more and more accountability for what we say and, more importantly, for what we do. Steinbeck also wrote that as Americans . . .we are restless , dissatisfied, a searching people, we spend our time searching for security yet hate it when we get it . As Americans,we have been blessed with the simplicity and magnificence of freedom. Because we have so much, we constantly question our good fortune. Like the child at Christmas , we open our presents with a voracious appetite only to survey our world a few days later and ask, Is that all there is? I do not know all that there is. Ido know that we, you and I, have been blessed with many things these last four years. We have learned, laughed and loved. We have experienced many happy times and a few that were sad. You have questioned us in so many of the things we have done, You are searching, You are rebellious, You are anxious. That anxiety surfaces in your enormous energy that wants to make things better. Steinbeck said, Wasted energy is a little problem compared with the lack of it . America will survive. We have the strength and restlessness of your youth. You have energy -- use it! You have learned -- build on it! You have laughed -- laugh again and again! You have loved -- never stop! Congratulations Good Luck God Bless You Sincerely, if Iames L. Salvatore ILS,dC PI'lhC1DB1 -f I 4 f fi Q W 4, 18 Administration 7-sw