Weequahic High School - Legend Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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 principal's message TO THE CLASS OF JANUARY ’55 When we read of Medieval Chivalry, a flood of dazzling and romantic pictures flashes across our minds—the Lancelots, the Quentin Durwards, the Crusaders, the Rolands, clad in shining armor astride prancing horses, jousts, tournaments, the fair Guine-veres. the Elaines, the Rowenas, and the Rebeccas, dressed in scarlet, blue and gold, cheering them on to victory. But behind all this pageantry and glitter were the millions who toiled and suffered to make this brave show possible—the peasants who toiled in the fields to raise the food and raw materials, the serfs who built the roads, the artisans who constructed the thickwalled castles and beautiful cathedrals, the armorers who fashioned the shining armor. Among these workers were men of great skill and pride of craft. Their castles and cathedrals still stand today. Their magnificent stained glass windows still glow with breathtaking brilliant color. Their beautifully fashioned and decorated armor can be seen in our museums. Their magnificent tapestries decorate the walls of our art galleries. This pride in craftsmanship, this painstaking care of detail, this willingness to spend years in acquiring the mastery of a trade, this joy in one’s daily work—all seem to belong to that dim medieval past. Can we somehow retain our assembly-line productive capacity and at the same time regain the joy and satisfaction in individual creativity and craftsmanship? t .-‘I Aw' (r -o U michael conovitz

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prologue In our times, youth has been portrayed in many ways: impulsive, reckless, and gallant. Of these, it is the last which stirs us most; for the eternal gallantry of youth brings to our minds the era of Knighthood with its unequalled pageantry, its unfaltering courage, and its steadfast bonds of friendship. Because we are young, because we have felt the joy of our youth surge within us, we like to think that in many ways we are akin to the bold and gallant knights who graced so colorful an era. and whose ideals and romanticism have inspired these pages. Life in those spirited times was, as it is now, a constant challenge. For the knight in armor, it was the challenge to prove his chivalry, his heroism —even his sincerity in friendship. For us, in the pavilions of learning, these four years have proved as much of a challenge. Here we have tasted the fruit of knowledge, the sweet, soaring rewards of triumph and sometimes the poignance of defeat, the warmth of genuine and loyal friends, and finally, the reluctant glory of graduation. And now we are ready to meet an even greater challenge—the world that beckons us. Our armor is our youth, our hopes, our dreams, and our shining faith in the future. June Goldman

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assistants to tlie principal Constance d. bowerman VICE PRINCIPAL a. matter acherman VICE PRINCIPAL Annex