Sutton Memorial High School - Exitus Yearbook (Sutton, MA)

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' 5 0 13 rancor and bigotry. Do not be afraid to use the power of thought which the Omnipotent and Omnipresent Power has endowed you with. Dictators have gained their power when individuals have ceased to think independently or have permitted their organ of thought to be- come atrophied. He who thinks has a million allies. ' Tis time to sail! The chattering swallow ' s come; There blows a pleasant breeze from out the west; The meadows now are springing into bloom; The sea, once-storm-tossed, now has sunk to rest. So weigh the anchor! let the cable run! And sail away with all your canvas set! The God of all harbors says, Begone, And fare ye forth your livelihood to get. D. G. Schwab, Class Advisor

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12 ' 50 Outward and Onward (A Message to the Class of 1950) As the arrow sped upon its way never more to return; so has your secondary education passed into history all too quickly. You are now entering upon the realities of life ' s great arena. In it integrity of character plays a most important part in determining your success as a citizen in our American democracy. It has been said, Character is what you are and that reputation is what others think you are. A good character, therefore, is of more importance than a good reputation, since many an individual with an excellent character has had his reputation ruined by the tongue of the bigot, and the professional defamer who delights in besmirching an in- dividual ' s character through his reputation. The true character of an individual can never be blighted ' by the vile tongue of an enemy un- less that individual, by his or her own conduct, so wills it. It is what I am that counts and not what people think. Be true to thyself. To develop that type of character which will best fit into our American pattern of democracy, it is of vital importance that each strive to: First: Hold true to the noblest and finest concepts of those ideals which have brought religious, social, and economic betterment to the world of which we are a part. Be not ashamed to admit a Power greater than self. Wherever possible, lift your voice in protest against a materialistic philosophy of life — the dregs of a diseased mind. Second: Combat the rise of religious and racial intolerance. Keep ever in mind that the lew and Gentile, the Catholic and the Protestant have all given their full measure of devotion to the up-building of these United States. All are given equal rights under our Constitution — which is purely a secular rather than a religious document. If our Constitution is to be maintained, as it has in the past, it is for each individual to see that no man is debarred from public office because of racial, religious, or political scruples. Third: Become thinking citizens. Do not accept as truth every- thing which is written or spoken, no matter from what source such may emanate. Think for yourself! Keep an open mind — free from

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14 ' 5 0 Graduation Program Procession, Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar Star Spangled Banner Key Invocation Rev. G. Edgar Wolfe Response: Abide With Me H. F. Lyte High School Chorus Address of Welcome William C. Johnson Prayer of Thanksgiving, Valerius-Baker Song: Lo, A Voice To Heaven Sounding Bortniansky High School Chorus Essay Dorothy M. Minor Class Song Senior Class Essay Harold F. Smith Songs: Jesus, Joy of My Endeavor Bach Onward Christian Soldiers Gould-Sullivan High School Chorus Presentation of Class Gift Benjamin F. MacLaren Presentation of Honors Joseph A. Sullivan, Principal Presentation of Diplomas Edward W. MacLaren Chairman of School Committee Alma Mater Chorus and Graduates Benediction Rev. G. Edgar Wolfe Recessional