Ridgewood High School - Arrow Yearbook (Ridgewood, NJ)

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CLASS ADVISURS Three years ago, as we first entered high school, we began what are often called the happiest years of our lives . These years, though not completely free from trouble and care, have been full and happy ones. We have learned to live together, to cooperate with each other, and we have had a good time together. During the first few weeks in high school, we felt un- sure of ourselves. This was caused by the presence of the seemingly sophisticated juniors and seniors. They made most of us feel many times that our existence in high school wasn't justified. We also found that there were large numbers of people in our own class whom we didn't know. We tried to stick as close as possible to our own small circle of friends. Gradually these small circles developed into larger communities of interest. We discovered that perhaps the guy sitting next to us had something to offer, after all. Through personal contacts such as these, the barriers started to fall more and more rapidly, until we finally be- came a Class. As a Class, we found that we could do bigger things and do them better. We acquired a spirit of allegiance to our class and school. We found that in order to do some- thing right, it took hard work. We also found an increasing amount of responsibility being placed upon us as we con- tinued through RHS. The demands on our time and energy became greater. Our wholehearted response to these de- mands tells the secret of our success as a Class. Our real achievements lie in the work we have done together and the valuable lessons we have learned from this work. Now, it is time to look ahead to broader horizons. Our future occupations will bring us in contact with many upon our time and energy. We will find that in order to keep up with the rest of the world, we will have to meet our problems realistically, be able to think coolly and deliberately, and upon reaching a decision, be able to carry it out as well as possible. We cannot afford to let the apparent confusion of the worlde upset us. The world has known confusion since its creation. If we live and act as mature men and women, we can overcome this con- fusion in our lives. We hear a lot today about the quest for peace. Most of us think of it in terms of big armies, wars and the final triumph of justice. Of course, this may all be necessary someday. However, we need to realize that peace can start only in the hearts and lives of people everywhere. The hatred and lust for power in the hearts of men today is causing chaos and confusion throughout the whole world. As the everyday citizens of tomorrow, we must adhere to the virtues of tolerance, service to fellowmen, integrity, and patience. If we live our lives along these lines, we will be doing our part toward building a lasting peace. We all want to be successful in our occupations of the future. There is one thing to be mentioned in this connection: contrary to popular belief, there is no magic success formula, we cannot expect to get something for nothing. Of course, few of us will become successful in that we will actually reach the top . Our success will be in the knowledge of having done a job well. Success isn't necessarily measured in terms of materialistic gain, but rather in terms of happiness. With these thoughts in mind, we can face the future with confidence, knowing that Almighty God stands ready to help us along the sometimes difficult road of life . different people. We will meet new problems with which to cope, bigger challenges, and even greater demands No play is a success without the all important promptors, makeup crew, and other such people who work just as hard behind the curtains as the actors do before it. Our class might be thought of as a huge cast to a play with our class advisor as producer. Our three year production was directed by two top-notch producers. In starting our run in Ridgewood High School we were managed by Miss Helen Greenwood. She guided the organization of our Sophomore Class and the Sophomore Talent Show. When the time came to look ahead to our junior year organization, Miss Greenwood suggested methods of nomina- ting, campaigning, and electing our officers. In departing from the traditions of producing a three act play to pre- senting two one act plays, there arose many problems. Behind our cabinet, MISS THELMA CARLSON MRS. HELEN POST helping to solve the numerous troubles was the practical hand of our advisor. However, at the close of the junior year Miss Greenwood announced that she would soon be Mrs. Helen Post and that she was bidding good-bye to the teaching profession. The retiring junior class cabinet and the newly elected senior class cabinet met and unanimously elected Miss Thelma Carlson as our senior class advisor. Miss Carlson, faced with the Senior Prom, the Senior Play, and the Senior Banquet, really did an excellent job of administrating and co- ordinating our senior year activities. The class of '53 can thank their lucky stars for having the bestest pro- ducers a class could hope to obtain.

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