Tilden High School - Classic Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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We dedicate this edition of the Senior Classic to MR. THOMAS H. READYOFF . an indefatigable worker in behalf of the Seniors of Tilden High School

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THE SENIOR CLASSIC From the Principal: HE soundest advice I can give you is that you pattern your ideas and fashion your deeds after those of the best teachers and students you have met on your way through this school. Who are these best? I should say they are those who are self-motivated, that is to say those who give to the doing of any work in which they are engaged, a zeal and a loyalty that grows in them and comes from them: no one can generate it except themselves. They move by their own powerg they travel under their own steam. Their highest reward is their own interest and joy in doing things worth doing. Nobody can ever measure the amount, the quantity of this quiet. loyal effort that is given to the work of a school beyond the limits for which there is tangible compensation, but we all know that it is tremendous. l am sure that it is constructive and valuable beyond price or statement and I welcome this opportunity to record my own gratitude for it and to commend most sincerely all those engaged in it. It is, therefore, with full confidence that I recommend to young people the recognition in themselves and the continuous development of this faith- fulness to the best in themselves and in those with whom they associate. Combine this with a faithfulness to the iob itself, a joyous pitching into the doing of whatever there is to be done in the best way you can do it, and an ability to get things going and keep them going until, you reach the place you set out to reach, and you have as reliable a formula as I can think of for making headway in a troubled world. Finally, please remember that our interest in you does not cease with your graduation. The reputation for school is in your keeping for the rest of your lives. We will always be proud of your successes and grieved if misfortune hurts you. Every effort will be made to make your future con- tacts with this school genuine. lf there is any way that any of us can ever be of use to you, do not hesitate to indicate it. You can be assured that we will do what we can. Page Fwe

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THE SENIOR CLASSIC VERY LARGE corporation in New York has adopted a one-word slogan for its employees- Thinkl Every man and woman em- ployed there must go through a rigorous training in the work he is expected to do, and the predominant idea throughout the course is Think! The firm occupies several floors in a large office building and on every wall is the sign- Think! Employees are promoted according to the success they achieve in adhering to this slogan- Thinkl What a wonderful world this would be if people would think more! It has occurred to me that this would make an ideal slogan for you, now- Thi'nk! You have completed a four-year high school course. Some of you intend to continue your education in an institution of higher learning. Many of you plan to work as soon as you can get a position. Regardless of what specific commercial abilities you have developed, if you have learned to think-hard and earnestly-you will succeed. Everyone is endowed with the ability to do at least one thing better than anyone else in his city, in his state or perhaps in the whole world. What is your great ability? What is your greatest ambition? Have you thought about it seriously? Have you a plan to fulfill ythat ambition? Have you conferred with others who might help you formulate a plan to work toward that goal? Now is the time for you to consider the matter more seriously than you have ever considered it in your whole life. You have reached one of the great milestones in your life. Complacentl willingness to let destiny bring you what it may is a cowardly admission of resignation to defeat. Think! Form a plan. lt may have to be revised from time to time, but always be sure your aim is perfection and your ideals are high. The success- ful man is the one who is never entirely satisfied with what he has accom- plished and who never ceases to strive to reach perfection in his work and in himself. I do hope you appreciate the free education you have been given during the past twelve years. I hope you appreciate it so much that now, of your own volition, you will continue to improve yourself-in college, in a profes- sion, in business or in private studyl And I hope, furthermore, that you will use this education for a worthy ideal. Love thy God and love thy neighbor. Do nothing to offend either. Do everything you can to make others happier. Think and work to effect such a creed and your life will be crowned with glory and success. THOMAS H. READYOFF Page Seven