Wellesley High School - Wellesleyan Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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Foreword YOU and I arc America. Unless we change, America will not change. Unless we are willing to experiment boldly with the application of absolute honesty, absolute purity, absolute unselfishness, and absolute love in our lives and in our relation¬ ships and responsibilities, America, the land of the free, may lose her freedom because she no longer has the moral and spiritual values to maintain it. — J. Herbert Smith

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Dedication W, changes the lives of all Americans, but most of all it changes the lives of young Americans. War shatters the dreams of youth and interrupts their study, fun and development; yet young people are willing to forget their personal ambitions and private lives to take part in a greater struggle. Victory will be won by the courage, resourcefulness, and eager spirit of young Americans, fighting to preserve the rights and privileges which they have learned to treasure dearly. Some of our high school friends have already suspended their education to join the armed forces or to help in war production. Realizing their sacrifices and sharing their ideals, we, the class of 1943 humbly dedicate our yearbook to those members of our class who are already participating and to those who will participate in our fight for the American way of life.