Seton Hall Preparatory High School - Tower Yearbook (West Orange, NJ)

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HALL the FREEDOMS ters were molded with the attributes of tolerance. justice. and equality: it was here that our thoughts were directed to the inalienable rights upon which our nation is founded. 0ur studies here ilnbued in us the knowledge that liberty and freedom are the greatest gifts which the Creator can endow upon a nation. Moreover. we were lnade to realize that this divine inlleritance must be zealously guarded lest the forces of tyranny efface it from the earth. In our own day we have witnessed the rise of evil des- pots seeking to enslave the world. And we have re- solved that our time too shall see their fall. ln addition. we have determined that now as we join the flower of our nation's youth in the raging con- flicts of ideals. those Four Freedoms which grace our land shall also be carried to the countries wherein the torch of liberty has been quenched. Seton llall has prepared us well for this noble task and in recognition of her efforts we have. throughout this book. emphasized the Four Free- doms-the suln and total of our individual liberties. Upon these pages we have depicted the Four Free- doms as sketched by Mr. Norman Rockwell. whose unique interpretations have eloquently expressed to the peoples of the earth the fundamental rights of all mankind.

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gx 5 ETO an .....F0 t Four long years have now elapsed since that morn- ing in late summer when the class of '44 first gath- ered beneath these portals of learning. They were four years of work--of study-and of prayer. But most of all they were four years of preparation. First, preparation that we might lead our lives in conformity with the glorious principles of our holy religion, secondly, that we might be ready to assume our duties as loyal citizens of the worldis greatest democracy. During three of our years at Setonia, America's bloodiest war was being fought. 0ur studies, sports, and extra-curricular activities during these three years were regulated so that we might more thor- oughly understand the goals for which we would soon be fighting. For we are aware that someday, perhaps in the near future, we shall be called upon to defend by force of arms that heritage of freedom we now enjoy. The time of our schooling grows short. 0ur days of study are numbered. Most of us have completed this year our last semester of formal education until peace once more returns. Neverthe- less, as our schooldays end and we go forth into the gigantic contest that now occupies the world, we shall always be armed with the training received here at Seton Hall. It was in the halls of Setonia that our charac-

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