Riverside High School - Torch Yearbook (Riverside, NJ)

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SALUTATORY We meet here cn this evening of mingled gladness and sorrow to celebrate the last official par- ticipation of the class of 1937 in the life of Riverside High School. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I welcome our guests, especially the parents, to share in the proceedings. We realize that this climaxing point in the career of our class has been possible only through your unselfish, pains- taking efforts, to see us through school. Without your encouragement, without your help, our efforts would have been useless. This ceremony of graduation marks an achievement, one that is all the more interesting and gratifying to you because you have had a share in this accomplishment. However, whatever significance you may see in this occasion, I am sure none of you view it in the same light as we, the class of '37, As I stand here, as you, my classmates, are seated before me, we are remembering the day when we, as freshmen, Hocked for the first time with awe into this very auditorium. Four years have passed since then, years of work and play, crowded with unforgettable experiences. We are thinking of many things our school has done for us, the ideals of character it has instilled, the knowledge which it has revealed for us. We think too, of the joyful moments of achievement that have characterized the various stages of our work, the pleasures of good grades, the thrill of victories in athletic contests, the delightful gatherings and club meetings in which we have participated. For those we owe a debt which we gladly pay to Riverside High School and her helpful faculty. True, we have had also our spells of misfortuneg we have all, at one time or another, experienced the sting of criticism, the blow of failure, but I am sure that any of us would willingly relive these four years. We shall relive them many a time in memory, and as Wordsworth's heart filled with pleasure at the thought of the daffodils, so shall we enjoy the recollection of our high school days. Henry Terluk.

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PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS May we welcome you, our parents, faculty, and friends, most warmly to our class day exercises. Four years ago we looked forward to this glorious occasion. We are glad to-day and yet we realize reluctantly that with graduation we must leave this school which we have learned to honor and love. Here we have made friendshipsg we will keep them close to our hearts. Here are happy associations too, and the memory of these we will not willingly lose. , Today we are gathered for our last assembly in Riverside High School. We call this Senior Day and the Class of 1937 will look briefly back into the past. We are glad that you mothers and fathers, who have made these years possible for us, are here to join our fun. You, Mr. Whitney, and you also members of the faculty, who have watched us so patiently and so devotedly, you will enjoy our tri- umphs and our pleasure today. And now the juniors who are taking our place and who are looking forward today for their great moment next year! We pause to perform one last service for Riverside before we weigh anchor for distant ports. Into your care we now place the future of our school. Be mindful that the trust is a sacred one, for it involves honor, courage, loyalty and service. Guard it! Remember it is for each one of you to uphold the traditionsg to be loyal to the ideals and to keep bright the spirit of River- side. We wish you happiness and sincerely hope that your efforts of next year will be crowned with success. v 'J'

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VALEDICTORY Commencement! how aptly this word describes our withdrawal from the shelter of school and home to starr life on our own initiative . For the last time we are gathered together in this auditorium. Never again shall we file into these familiar seats at the monitor's signal. Indeed we may never again see some of the classmates with whom for four years we have worked and played, laughed and worried. Many of us will never return to the scenes of our high school careerg those of us who do will come singly and will find themselves surrounded by strange faces. No more shall we listen to infor- mative speakers, watch entertaining movies, or celebrate victories in inter-school sports. But the scene will long be imprinted on our memories. With regret we leave these corridors, but with the enthusiasm of youth we enter the world. Now we are ready to try our wings-some in college, others in the competition of the business world. Many of us have recently made an important decision regarding our life workg now we go forth to carry out that decision. To our parents we owe a debt which can never be repaid. Through these years they have tried to supply our every need, to guide our footsteps in the right paths, and to teach us by their ex- perience. Without their loving care and guidance, most of us would not be members of this class tonight. Mothers and fathers, we thank you. How can we ever show adequately our gratitude to the faculty? Naturally they have taught us facts as a foundation for future study. They have given us glimpses of the problems which we are to face. More than that they have taught us lessons in life which will be remembered long after Latin declensions are forgotten. How well this year's class has learned these lessons will be proven by our actions in the future. Teachers of Riverside High' School, we thank you. Equipped with excellent training and with definite goals in life, we face the future with courage, determined to attain those aims and to make this world a better place in which to live. Pearl L. Mclntyre.