Union Endicott High School - Thesaurus Yearbook (Endicott, NY)

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superintendent 6 Dear Members of the Class of 1964: I was happy to learn that you had decided to dedicate your yearbook to our late President John F. Kennedy. This, I feel, is an excellent way in which you can express your respect and admiration for this great leader. Shortly after the death of President Kennedy there were some who said that we cannot say yet what place history will give him as a president. This is so be- cause his actions and his programs will have to stand the test of time. His great- ness as an American, however, has already been determined. His courage, his vision, his determination, his love of country and his desire for peace with honor caught the imagination of the American people and helped make many of us more grateful and appreciative of our glorious past and more aware of the lead- ership role the United States must play in the world today. His program to extend the rights and opportunities of this land to all, regardless of color, helped focus our attention on a serious problem which must be met and resolved if we are to give more than lip service to several of the most cherished provisions of our Constitution. These are only a few thoughts that come to my mind as I think of our late President. As a tribute to him it is our responsibility, yours and mine and that of all Americans, to participate actively in making our democratic form of government work and in keeping the United States strong. Sincerely, Robert D. Agone

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top g. butz c. reavis I. brower I. starilcov bottom d. goetz e. wattles g. george board of education 5

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assistant superintendent instructional Fullest development of the intellect and talents of the individual was stated repeatedly by President Kennedy as a primary national goal and a national neces- sity. He said, I believe in an America where every child is educated, not accord- ing to his means or his race, but according to his capacity. And he said, Democracy demands more of us than any other system in education, character, self-restraint nad self-discipline . . . Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. Schools, auditoriums, airports and bridges have already been re-named for our dead president—all fitting memorials. But achievement of the educational goals for our country which he so strongly endorsed would be the most fitting and en- during memorial of all. They can be achieved in only one way, pursuit of learning by the individual and appropriate respect for learning by our society. And they can be accomplished only as we strive toward them in schools and cities and vil- lages throughout the country. Let us start now and here, here at ll-E. Paul C. Bradt 7