Windsor Locks High School - Herald Yearbook (Windsor Locks, CT)

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FAREWELL SONG OF THE CLASS OF 1956 Melody: ' ‘Moments to Remember Words by the Song Committee Our first three years have ccme and gene, Our senior year has come along— We will have those moments to remember. As freshmen we were young and new With outings, dances, homework, too— We will have those moments to remember. As sophomores and juniors We had overcome our fears. The sounds of schoolday laughter Will echo through the years. Now as we bid farewell to you. Our friends and teachers, classmates tco. We will have those moments to rcrncnb.r.

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SUCCESS, OUR GOAL Many believe that a college education is necessary to success. In some cases this is undoubtedly true. However, there have been many famous personalities who have succeeded in reaching their goals without college training. One who comes immediately to mind is Walt Disney whose cartoons are known and loved throughout the world. With unfailing faith in the originality of his creative ideas, he has overcome all obstacles in his path to achieve presperty and fame. Even more widely known are Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln who did so much toward the development of our country. Without college training, but through study and actual experience, these men were able to advance in their own fields. The fact that these and many other persons have succeeded indicates that success does not depend on formal education alone. Each of these indi¬ viduals set himself a goal and worked until he had attained it. Success is net a mysterious thing and it is not for only a certain select few. Any¬ one who is willing to work hard to achieve his ambitions and who has the strength and incentive to endure can, in his own way, be just as famous as Benjamin Franklin or Abraham Lincoln. We the members of the Class of 1956 are leaving the comparative safety of high school for advanced training, the business world, or the armed forces. Whatever our goals may be, reaching the top of the ladder will not be easy. There are many obstacles which can be overcome only by strength and a profound firmness—traits which have enabled many to go on to prosperity. Today in this modern world of ours there are many opportunities. With the knowledge and training which we have received in high school, the possibilities will be even greater. With the help that we have received from our teachers and from the administration, we shall face the future with greater faith and security. Through their perseverance and consideration, their gifts of time and effort, we are here tonight; we have achieved the preliminary goal, graduation from high school. I should like now to bid farewell to my classmates and to wish them endless success and happiness in whatever they undertake. With them I say to all who have helped us, We will try to live up to our motto, Less than our best is failure.’ ” Gloria Lefemine ' 56

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