Westfield High School - Weather Vane Yearbook (Westfield, NJ)

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On Friday, November 22, we shared in heavy silence the grief which the nation and the world felt at the death of our President, John F. Kennedy. His life and ideals were supreme, testimony to the truth of the words of Charles Sumner. The true grandeur of nations is in those qualities which constitute the true greatness of the individual. The President was in a position uniquely suited to making his individual standards strongly felt. The country assimilated many of his ideals and made them a part of its national standards. It responded

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Harold S. Thompson For i iioiv titan ns. Mr Ila told Thump- son s I.. i i iKV n a fa mi liar on it» in die corridors and i lass rooms of W H ioh School Throuy 1; l.is loya it and dedication to his work. lie has gained tli e aCtinii, it ion, , apprt nciation, and rr |»cct tn li |i in i' . and students alike I ioS' was raised in I •‘niton. Net York, and atiOrtcle d Oswcffo Noi:na 1 Si In M.| He came to Westlic Id in P‘2I to io;i It mar iu.il trainin' and was joi ined later In his M m. Although lie join icd the ad ii itipisli a dim as $$ islant to die Print ip al in IP 15.; III HUl 1 ling median- ical di; twills;. Dei ipite 1 is 1 fPW(K •d sc licdtde. Ik is never t (Hi busy i iindi nl individual mien- lion Wd fit mi schi IC'l, Boss’ s inten enter around his Ian lily. He ha i two d; it l i;l i lei till graduate of Wes .yield Hit!) i. and o m and f ather of sev ii. In adc lilioiV,. h is inte in meriraii Indian lore has le d him tr • an i ' 'tensive col- lection of relit v and he is roil' •cl an expert in the field boss 1 limnpsoi » has set m mar n tl vatU2.cs in his carcci at Westfield I : in building , ri rri» ulitn. and |imonnel Ilowrvpj hi clrs'ce to vnode and ervo the vixith of W estlidd ha- ursoi changed Because In: has doin' so nutdi lor this »lass and those which have preced'd it. the f lass of l!'h-l is proud tc» dedicate its ll trtflu t f tfm to Mr Harold S Thorn] ) 0n»

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warmly to his courage in the face of crisis, to his strength of purpose, and to his vibrant, cultured mind. In turn the Kennedys lent their charm and graciousness to the image of our country. Kennedy is proof of the way in which history may be altered through the efforts of one man or a few. At this time he is an exalted example of the importance of the individual in the building of a nation, a culture, or simply a school. The individual who can incorporate into his life the principles of intelligent thought, compassion, realism, and idealism is the individual who, by his personal attitude, will form a society with these same high ideals.