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

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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.

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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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