Saugus High School - Tontoquonian Yearbook (Saugus, MA)

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HHHHHHHH To the Members of the Class of 1967: In attempting to formulate some kind of message that I might transmit to a Senior Class about to graduate in these stirring times, I was brought to recall my own graduation from high school some thirty years ago. In those ancient times an economic depression hung over the heads of all such graduates discouraging ambition and making it difficult to find opportunities in all fields of endeavor. As students, our manner of dress was different than yours but was upsetting to the adults of that day; our music and dances were regarded as something wild by the older generation; and prophets of gloom concerning youth (we had them too,) were inclined to regard us as a lost generation. Obviously, there are similarities between your days as high school students and mine. There, of course, are differences. It seems to me that the greatest contrast between these two periods of time can be found in the opportunities available for students to apply their talents and abilities in worthwhile pursuits. Whereas the graduate of my day left school for a world in which there, quite often, was no opportunity to even find employ- ment because of the depression, the graduate of today may progress in his chosen field as far as his personal drive, skills, and ambitions can take him. Certainly, society today is more complex than ever before and the stresses and strains of modern living do not make the life of a teenager an easy one. But, if I were to give any advice to the graduate of today it would be this: do not fear the challenges and problems of this com- petitive age. It is an exciting time in which to graduate from high .school! The explosion of knowledge somewhat compensates for the explosion of the bomb. Use to the fullest whatever talents and abilities you may possess while a student in school and in your chosen career thereafter. You are the hope of this nation. As the youth of my day successfully surmounted the problems of an economic depression, I am certain that the youth of today can successfully meet whatever the challenges may be in the future. MAURICE F. SMITH SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS C V t tK Cjg