Sanford Preparatory School - Chrysalis Yearbook (Hockessin, DE)

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l P 74a 6444? JACOB NOLDE E HAVE come to the end of the trail. The preliminaries are over. The long, hard road lies stretched ahead, into eternity. We, the ninth graduating class, have learned the fundamentals of life, from now on, we're on our own. Seniors-you have twelve years of school behind you. Twelve years, the happiest you'll ever live. By some grace of God you have been di- rected to the best place in existence to teach you how to carry on from here. This place has put life itself into your beings. The world needs men, desperately, especially in times like these. You know how to live. You've been taught the supreme task in life- to lose yourselves, to give your soul to your fellow being, to love, and happify everything around you. Some of you have come a long way. All of you have a long way to go. Wfhat you've learned here is the only way to live. Believe that. Place every ounce of faith in it, and dare to live that way in the face of all opposition. You've come to love to work, don't lose it. You've come to give spontaneously, keep on giv- ing. You've come to know God, and God is love, keep on loving. It's so easy to adjust yourselves while in this environment. It's hard to live this way in the outer world, but it is the only way. It's been a hard year, these times of war. You've had more re- sponsibilities, and have faced more problems. That is good. We only grow when we have problems. You've come to know what it means to be a Senior. I hope it has been a challenge to you. It has been our duty to keep up the tradition and heritage of the school as well as our class. It has been our personal job to keep things as they were for the boys, when they come home. All these make for growth and will help us on the road ahead. One thing more. Don't forget who gave all this to you. Be grate- ful to the great men and women who have given of themselves for your joy and happiness, Come back and repay them a trifle of what you owe them. And keep the memories that must be dear to you-the memories of the countless glorious times we've had working and playing together. Remember the quiet evenings by the dancing fire, soft tranquil music creeping into your eonsciousnesses. Remember the walks in the Spring, through the woods newly clothed, and Eelds resplendent with blooming. Those were the times when you really felt that life was worthwhile after all. Don't forget any of it, hold it dear, and those memories shall be ever your reward for all you have done here. 1945