Samuel Gompers Vocational Technical High School - Artisan Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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Chief Swat MR. EDWARD

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For we cannot tarry here e must march my darlings we must bear the brunt of danger e the youthful smewy races all the rest on us depends Pioneers' O pioneers' Walt Whitman ..r- bedicatzon Because thls free and democratic country m whxch we l1ve IS not the work of one man but the concerted ef forts of many men we the class of Nmteen 1'ortyNme choose to ded: cate our book to the Pzoneers It was these men who undaunted and un afraid laid the cornerstone of thls natxon

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Dear Graduates Back IH 1849 thousands of men struggled across the plalns to reach the gold fields of the far West Those who took part ln the rush became known as the 49 ers I am 1n formed that the co1nc1dence of your class numerals w1th th1s colorful chapter ln our natlon s hlstory has resulted 1n your adoptmg the name for your class The choxce IS approprlate and may be symbollc You present day 49 ers are start1ng on the Journey of lrfe as those of long ago started the1r trek to Cahforma All Journeys have to be prepared for yours and the1rs Those who wm through to the goal w1ll be those who have not neglected therr preparatnon and who possess the necessary strength of character Those old tlmers faced many dangers Some fell by the wayslde Most of them would not be de feated and they reached the1r goal They were self rehant courageous hard workmg ploneers and they helped make our country great They knew the lmportance of teamwork Yes you can learn a lot from a study of the days of 1849 Now as you leave your school to go forth on the Journey of llfe seeklng goals I wlsh you all a safe journey and hope that you l1ke the 49 ers of old w1ll drsplay the same sp1r1t of teamwork and character that gave success to them and just as the ones they left behmd looked forward to hear1r'v of the1r progress so we teachers hope to hear of yours Srncerely EDWARD N WALLEN Prmczpal , . and hardships. You can learn a lot from their experiences. . . , ' 'D