Walton High School - Periwinkle Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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i pi: of young people and moulded their minds by wise counsel in an attractive form we owe a lasting debt of appreciation and gratitude to Louisa Alcott. From early childhood her dream of success was not one of fame and glory and wealth, but of the time when she could bring her discouraged parents into that chamber whose name is Peace. Success, to her, was not made up of the amount of wealth she could amass. lt consisted of the happiness she derived from doing things for others. Success should never be measured in terms of wealth. Money may buy the material things of life, but what of the spiritual? Happiness, peace, and understanding are most elusive when we continually grope for them. lt is to him who forgets about himself and willingly aids others that happiness comes, for in so doing he really expands his own personality and his interests become rich and abundant. Neither can wealth buy freedom of the spirit. A rich man is often 'handicapped by the belief that he has succeeded in life because he has accumulated so many dollars. Morally he may have failed miserably. ' Bronson Alcott, Louisa's father, challenged the world when he expounded his theories of education. Little by little we are seeing the truth and practicability of many of his doctrines. lf we could adopt the best of the theories practiced by the Alcott family and their neighbors, we should have a people of clearer thinking, simpler living, and an intellectually developed race far superior to any the world has seen. Walton has given us the foundation for such an ideal be- cause Walton places emphasis on character building. For the opportunity to realize this ideal we wish to express our gratitude to Miss Conlon, our parents, and our teachers. As we bid fare- well to our Alma Mater, we consecrate ourselves to the ideals which Louisa Alcott illustrated so beautifully in her Little Women and her other masterpieces of nearly half a cen- tury ago. A 4 sk r- . so Q no lv gg. no v ,064 ,ga .4 Q. .4 on ., , ooeoso nov.. afosf. Qlagq 0,400 -ooo. 0 C' 1 . A 5-,Sr 4 ' i -ti. 1 ff. h KN . Ea. g, , -U egg. . H N s 3:44 . iff. m e A i ,ina v V r 0 p q 4 - f Y .: :.,. ' iz 1 gf- V. -aiffv. , -3 , 5 , , ' ' 5 s. ' ,,,, V v :Al V ,QQQZQA7 .5 . . . : , , I ' t. - 1 -rv - ' V- ' -'- - It - ...., t- ' - ,'. - ,.'.g,'4'. .- ri . 4 ., r- ,, g, -rt - - n YQ- 4. 1- 0. ,4. 9- v. asf' .4 .o .f. vu. -Q 0- . ,glq wp 4 -V -9401, eve . -gr -1,1 - rn-J -, - ,Q . . - -.-,- V ,433 M , . my Y .441 . , . no. up . v op. -ug -1'-1 '---5 79 '-'F TK Q '- fake-'S 3-r- r:-F '- -f-tl iq- of - aff:-5 rf-T' .-if I-.4 3-.1 f:-5 r? 1'e . 1 n LAURA C-l LMAN ,. 449- Q syn 'gg V:- aj, rn -gf. .-.5 -L :.'. .ny fr- -' . , A, 1 .-ggi. ' !-'. r.-. f.-A one ,. 2.-of np: w.-.'. ,a.. we g.w.r ., z A .'. '.-.5 , me -.-v 0 ' ,un .., .,,. ,,, , ,, ,. ,,, , , . . . ., .,, ..3 3 ff. Lf: - : stu gc -1 -3 -,- 1-r,0.v,' . A '.- f-w -4 3 1 -... Z- sm ,.- ,+. ., .r - L- - ' me 'gf -.-,ou -wgmkfi-. -gQ,+,- tg ' Q' 'r ig 'if 'Yv..st1. I1 .FDHQQN ' .TY 31.1, r- Ja. - - 32:5 . -. Fu- f -,s:x'.,.-13 I- ' ,, 'u ef. -,f , ff Coy: 5 1 ' ' -- ., A -. -'. -.as .','-,-Q -. --u a... ' . ,. .- ,- -. T.i,f3.+.:. . .'. ' ..-,Q 3.4.-f.-.. 'Ta-al F331-,,. a' - - t ,-.- - ...rf rv .'..: . 'V ' -N. aff'-1-I 5.3ii..i-., A. .-::1:-:..- af. ww. ' rf '.4 ..-.,:...' .