Port Jervis High School - Victor Yearbook (Port Jervis, NY)

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F ORE WORD In this year's Senior Memoirs the staff has endeavored to present the hopes. inspirations and achievements of the Class of 1946. We have de- picted our school days and the preparation we have received for life. It is the wish of the staff that this annual may serve as a constant reminder to the graduates of 1946 that we have dedicated ourselves to the pro- motion of cooperation, culture and peace.

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x-7' if , . Uh, Port I01'Q'is- thy som are hath gallant atm' hold Thy dnltglnters are pretty and sweet. Il'here1'cr we are or fwherewr we go, Port lewis will Item' 710 defeat. We haw fought with ti fwill ll'c are all fighting still, For the honor of P. 1. so fair. The ,whool that uv low with our might amz' om' 7lli7lll U'hcrc are othwzv wheii P. I . is there?

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VVe, the class of 1946, have the honor of being the first class graduated from Port jervis High School since the termination of VVorld VVar II. Since most of our class members were under fighting age, we were indeed fortunate in having only a few of our fellows marching off to war. However, we have by no means escaped the dreadful war feeling. VV e saw men in the flower of their youth answer the call of Uncle Sam and subsequently pay the supreme sacrifice. And then there were other boys, not so much older than ourselves, who survived the rigors of war but who have received grevious wounds, both mental and physical, some of these heroes will never again see the outside of hospital walls. And what of those who miraculously returned whole and sound? Are these servicemen complete- ly unchanged? VVe think not, the ordeal of sitting in a foxhole for days and nights on end--of sailing through mined waters--of dodging Zeros, to mention but a few war hazards, must have left some mark. For good reasons these boys occupy a well-deserved place in our hearts. And it is to them and to their future we dedicate our classbook. F urther, we, the class of '46, dedicate our classbook to the fervent hope and prayer that world peace, security and happiness can be obtained without further hostilities. We are now taking leave of our cherished school days and are entering a new life of action and responsibility. lt is our intention and our pledge to use our united power to make the hope and preservation of the hard-won peace a reality.