Walton High School - Periwinkle Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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A Message January 3 I938 To fhe Graduafes of January I938 Though my acquaIn'rance wI+h you IS shor+ I have a long 'Isl' of wIshes for you I hope Ihal' you are healfhy honesl' open eyed open mInded +hough+fuI perseverIng In+eIIIgenI' and possessed of charm The reason for some of Ihese wIshes IS obvIous some I would IIke 'Io expIaIn Heallh and In'regrI+y are necessary condII'Ions for workIng oul' a good IIfe Open eyed you are keenly observanl' of people and 'I'hIngs Your open mInd FGCSIVGS Ihese ohservahons WIIIIOUI' preIudIce analyzes compares and uses Ihem +o help you arrIve a+ concIusIons Perseverance keeps you sfrugglmg desplfe hIndrances and sefbacks If you are Ihoughf ful of 'rhe rIgh+ of ofhers you are aware +ha+ Ihe Golden Rule doIng Io ofhers as you would have fhem do Io you and a spIrI+ of helpfulness are essenhal oIIs for Ihe workIng of any sysfem of communI+y IIVIng be II' sImpIe or complex As In'reIIIgen+ young women you conhnue sIeadIIy +ryIng no+ only 'Io resolve fhe COHFIICI' 'rhaf goes on wIIhIn yourselves bul' also Io play your parl' In workIng oul' a democrahc soluhon 'ro Ihe age old confIIc'r beiween lndIVIdU6IS and befween groups Charm IS eIusIve and IS In parl' The com ponen'r of fhese quaII'rIes I have been wIshIng 'For you II adds deIIgh+ 'ro vour own IIfe and 'rhai' of ofhers I+ IS Imporfanl' also because you can wccomphsh Incomparably more wI1'h IIS aId You came Io Walfon gIrIs wIIh defInII'e characfer +raI+s and promIse of cerfam IInes of developmenf I hope 1'ha+ you are IeavIng Walfon wI+h Ihe desIred quaII+Ies more clearly marked In your makeup and wI+h an awareness of Ihe need for +heIr conhnued grow+h Possesslng Ihese quaII+Ies you wIII work ou'f a IIfe In whIch Ihe wIsh u+'rered by Socrafes more 'Ihan Iwo Ihousand years ago wIIl I hope be granfed He asked Beloved Pan and all ye ofher gods who haunf +hIs place glVe me beau'ry In 'rhe Inward soul and may 'rhe oufward and Inward man be al' one May I reckon 'Ihe WISS Io be fhe wealfhy and may I have such a quan+I+y of gold as a 'remperaie man and he only can bear and carry AnyI'hIng more7 The prayer I I'hInk IS enough for me HIs companIon added Ask Ihe same for me for 'FrIends should have all +hIngs In common Smcerely yours MARION C CAHILL PrIncIpaI I . . . . . . . .. , . . ' I I I I . . . I I I - . . . . . I . . . .. . . . . a ' , a . . . . . . - , I I . . , . . . . . - . . I I .. ' . . . . . .. . I . . . . . . . I . .. I . . . . . . .. . . .. . - .. . . . . . .. , ' I I . . . . . x . . . .. . . I . . . . . . .. . . . . I . . .. . . . . . I . I I I ll . . . .. , . . . . I I . . ' I . . . . I, . . . . . H . . - I - - II . . I . . - I

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Dedication and friendship we gra+efully dedlcafe 'rhls Senior Yearbook We feel lhaf fhus as bu+ a small foken of our hear+'Fel+ es+eem for +he one who has made our las+ year a+ Walfon so complefe The Sensor Class of January I938 l To Dr. Marion C. Cahill, in apprecia+ion of her unders+anding, leadership,