Perth Amboy High School - Reflections / Periscope Yearbook (Perth Amboy, NJ)

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Stools 'Hrc h Foreword All the great things of life are swiftly done . . . However much we dawdle in the sun, We have to hurry at the touch of fate — When life knocks at the door ... no one can wait!' John Masefield Ever since the door of life was opened to us, we have been guided through many passageways. As smoll children we thrilled to the vast new horizons partially discerned through the apertures of each door in our homes and elementary schools. Late in our young lives, we found ourselves standing before the portals of Perth Amboy High School . . . the threshold to our higher learning. How cold and captive they first appeared. It was not long, however, before this great creature of rooms, doors, and halls became the symbol of our existence. It came alive and beckoned us to enter. Laughter and seriousness each ployed an important role in the drama of our classrooms. And now that we leave, the great doors slowly closing behind us, we realize the many memories they hold in their midst. But it is not for us to look back . . . rather to raise our eyes to the future. As in the poem, we cannot wait—for fate is a fast runner. Life lies ahead, but our memories shall always be with us! With these words we, the Annual Staff of 1954. present our book of memory which we have entitled Through These Doors. Charles Goldstein

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WILLIAM J. KOLODINSKY Many people have helped guide our class through the doors of success and happiness. They will live forever in the depths of our hearis, but none more than William J. Kolodinsky to whom the Annual Staff of 1954 dedicates this, our class book. Mr. Kolodinsky became our guide early in our high school careers. He too was new, and perhaps it is for that reason he became so attached to our class. Then, when we became upperclassmen, he rejoined our ranks as adviser to our Junior and Senior Class councils. In this role he gained the respect and friendship of our class. Always adding optimism to our darkest moments—always with a keen under- standing of our needs. Mr. K earned his place in our memory. Dedication 6