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

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Dear Graduates: All too soon the time has come around where farewells must he spoken, and you begin living your lives midst new scenes and new activities. As you leave us, it is iitting that you take stock of your fine accom- plishments and of those things which you have not done so well. Thus you may know your strengths, and cause them to flourish. Thus also will you learn your Weaknesses, and seek to correct them. We hope that you will think of education as a never-ending process. Whether you go to college or into business, every one of you should strive for more schooling. In the times that are to come, competition for positions of all types will he keener than ever. The better prepared you are, the better your chances of success will be. In this great country of ours, no one need suffer from lack of the opportunity to grow in Wisdom. Today, as in the days of old, 'gW'isdom is better than rubies: And all the things that may he desired are not to be compared to it. On behalf of both faculty and students, I bid you Godspeed. Sincerely yours,

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Fellow .leffersoniansz In these times, it is wise, yes, profitable to remember the advice, recall the deeds of Thomas Jefferson who, it is said, was equal to all' occasions, good and had. He, always fully cognizant of the odds against him, fought success- fully the good fight. His was the privilege to pledge his life, his fortune and his 'csacred honorn in a war against military tyranny. He realized that there exist more subtle types of tyranny-ignorance, poverty, bigotry, in- tolerance. There could he no douht in his own mind as to what was right and good, no hesitation once he had decided what was right and good. He never gave miserly of his courage. Unswerving was his loyalty. Deep was his faith in the ultimate victory. Fellow Jeffersonians, we must carry on with similar faith, loyalty and courage. Nothing less will serve. Sincerely, MORRIS C. COHEN