Thomas Jefferson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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HE sun appears above the mountain . . . moving slowly . . . He rests . . . his brilliance illuminates the whiteness of the mountain . . . looking down he sees a speck . . . this becomes a figure struggling to climb . . . falling back . . . then again gaining strength to resume the struggle . . . the sun shines forth in all his splendor . . . his dazzling brilliance extends its strengthening warmth to refresh and enliven the figure . . . he shines down in a magnificent blaze . . . he shines upon a solid black robe . . . the figure is small, frail, bewildered, but the head is held high . . . behind the figure two guardians slowly follow . . . Ambition holding a book and Success holding a diploma . . . step by step the figure ascends the mountain . . . the sun rises from the mountain . . . his brilliance dimming . . . his warmth decreasing . . . he moves on slowly . . . peacefully . . . contentedly . . . a soft breeze finds its way to the cheek of the figure . . . with pounding heart . . . with steady step . . . with head held high . . . never turning . . . the figure takes the final step . . . the figure reaches the mountain top . . .

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November 18, 1940 Dear Graduates: In the last decade it has become increasingly evident that education plays an important role in establishing and perpetuating a system of government. We in America have come to realize that in a democracy, which is a continuously improv- ing way of life that requires intelligent direction and cooperative effort by all people, education is fundamental. Education must be an ever-growing process and a life- long changing activity if it is to serve its purpose. Only through education can our American way of life ever achieve its goal of cooperative living for the common good At Jeilerson you have been led through the early stages of an educational process by means of participation in social and intellectual pursuits. In various activities we have seen you display a readiness to consider the broader view, instead of the narrow and immediate oneg to make certain sacrifices and to subordinate your indi- vidual desires to the school welfare. We hope that these basic practices have become a part of you, and that they will be carried on into ever-widening areas so that as the years go by, you will feel the inner drive to understand and contribute to the American way of life intelligently and unselfishly. Please accept my congratulations on your reaching this milestone and my best wishes for your future, Your friend,