Webster Central High School - Reveille Yearbook (Webster, NY)

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MR. ROBERT L. THOMAS Pri ncipal The great pianist, Paderewski, once said that before he became a master of music he was first a slave. Thus he recognized the hours of persistent practice and the rigid routine which are basic to all achievement. Members of the class of 1951 now face restrictions upon their accustomed way' of life that the heritage of liberty and freedom, which have been taken for granted may be preserved lt is well, therefore to obserye that even the limitations present in any game really are the source of its enjoy ment A man is allowed but three strikes in baseball In golf the play er is limited to the use of one insignificant ball and in tennis the court is fenced with lines and a net Break down the limit ing prohibitions and the game itself is gone After all the real pleasure of life lies in accepting in cvitable boundaries and in demonstrating what fine goals can be achieved within them The Ilidllllfdllll' tha! mclafe the tale Hflfb uallsr 0 gramle, Jteep and bzglv Irwzte the eurlerr not to rcale Tbezr itazruuy In flae fky The burr 0 I1 e al ubzclv ue ret That reenz to pflJ'0Il and mnfrof Are but the d00ff 0 daring, ef Ajar before the mul Ll'eC OI' 'VIR RALPH XX MARTIN I Ice Prmezpaf Music, the theme of the 1951 Reveillc, sug gcsts a comparison of the world and its people with the players of a large symphony orchestra In the symphony each player performs his part with precision in cooperation and harmony with the other play ers The piccolo play er the harpist though he plays but a few notes, the soloist the conductor each is important and makes the rendition of the composition a thing of beauty and inspiration So it is in real life Each individual s work and actiyities should contribute to his own deyelop ment and to the welfare of others Abilities, inter csts and character eouplel yyith industriousness cooperation and understanding are deciding factors in any vycll performed task J ,gf sf 1 s ff, .rf ' f ul' ' . . A .!v-,- 4 Q , XL. . l',.. . Q .'Y Q V . Y - I Y, . i c