Worcester High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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25? Q me Herr X 111 enum 311111, WHSC , CDDJCTUS 5? 1 i 'XXTTJU g'Y 611111 C91 ZIILIOIZ , 1933 A MXH -XTMA C YNDHI TIIIJXIAS O LE1111 For genermons the lor ol I11d11 h1s been 1 h1rd one Ignor rnce, o1erpopul1t1or1, deplomble soe11l 1nd et0nom1c COIlCl1 IIOHS, Illfl utter hopelessness on the p1rt ot the untouth1bles largest ot clstes have m1de the country 111 elsy prey to greed 111d selhshness from XX1l1hOL1f The 11eed for ll'lICll1gCI1K le1dersh1p h1s been urgent The m1ght1 taslx of 1I'OL1S1I1g llldll to a re 1l1z H1011 ot her wretehed ness, 111d to 1 relentless 1mh1t1on to lmprove her state, de I1ll11ClCCl 1 hero1c hgure 1 CJll'lCll'11 shaped bv QlC9IlIIV lor the role A gre1t PI'1l'lClplC 11 lS ll st1l1t lllll 1 gre1t m1n rose up to supply 1 truly 111sp1red le 1ClCI'Sll1P Thls ITIIII sllght llITlU9I lllSlgllll'1Lll1I 111 1ppe1r1nte 111th deep, glOVV1l1g eyes 1nd lgentle smlle ol SVI11Plll1W 111d underst llllllllg h1s hut retently lClClCCl mother to hls VILIOFICS o1er Englmd l11 IDLIIIS of 1 s1x d1y t1st Th1s l1test 1th1evement X1 IS 111 the ll nture of 1 tomprom1se 11h1th setured for h1s tountrvmen, p 1I'IlLL1l lrly the untouth1hlts, 1 more hum 1ne tre1tme11t 1nd 1 more yust eleLtor1l represent IIIUII Glndhl the Gre ll Soul of Illdll IS h1s t1tle M1h1tm1 1mpl1es, was born II Porhunder, Illill 1, lll the ve1r 1969 of plrents noted for nobllxty and 1l'llCgI'lKV of Lh1r1cter H15 deeply rellglous ll 1t11re he o11es to the te nhrng 1nd example of h1s p1re11ts Hts 1utoh1ogr1phv he1rs ILSIIITIOIIV to hlS mother s profound mfluence upon hlm durmg h1s youth He 11 IS brought up lil 1 Hrndu envuronment, h'1v1ng l1ttle eonnettlon 111th the 0L1lS1LlC 11 orld -Xfter rete111ng 11 common school trumng ID Ind1 1, he supplemented h1s educauon 111 Engl lllll, SpCCl1l1Zl1lg 1n the study of l11y The turnlng POIIIK 1n h1S l1fe c1me 11 he11 he 11 ent to South -Xtrlta 111 the 1nterests of 1 11e1lthy Clxent He 11 as so deeply dfected h1 the wretched st1te of hlS countrymen 25 J ef A if H is f T-h-l?-iff, .1 - Z + v1. fx -Y - RH, - I ,,,1 1 , Q, -1 ,. 1 :.f111 ,r F 5 1, 1 Qae- - 1 f- 1 H L1 ff 'au 7 ,gr fu 1 , 1, 1 .1 4 V9 ' ' if 1 if We :f .., 1- 1 5 31 1 5 . 2 A L- - gig :.t If 119 ,g S4 ,f -ff 114 -If 1 rf 1- X- V AY ry 1 3 2 : 1 X2-9 'LE ffl - -1 Y N I . . , 1 A 1 A YA A 1 1 1 1 1 . - 1' ' 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 - ' 1 - ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 . ' 1 1 . f ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' - A- . 1 . ' ' ' 1 a . , . . . . 1 '1 1 1 ' , 1 1 1 1 1 . , 1 . 1 - ,1 1 '1 1 1 1 1 -- f 1 , , , ,, ., . 1- , . . 1 , .. 1 ,. . . . , . 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 . 1 - 11 - -1 - - - 11 1,1 - -A 1 , 1 1, 1 1 1 1 L L L I , L ' . 1 1 ' s' A . 1 , . - ' . V. ' . . . . , . . 1 ' 1 1 1 . 1 . , V ., ' ' 1 1 . 1,. ' , , , . '

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EO if 1 Y: We xx ere now called upon to select our class officers for the last time and were '1ClV1SCd to vote w1sely whlch we d1d Popullr Iohn Hogan 11 IS almost unammously elected presldent B1rb1r1 Loeffler vtce pres1de11t GFICC R1e secret lry, 1nd ohn Reirdon treasurer Our class was found to be very popullr Ill the ClCCK1Ol1S held 111 the var1ous school 0I'g'll1l71l1lOIl9 oh11 HCJgll1 our 11elll1lCed pI'C'ilClCl1C W 19 elected presldent of the Boys Assembly Debaung Soctety H wel Dela11ev 1 very chxrrrnng 1nd popular Mrss w1s voted v1ce pres1dent of the BlaclCfr1ars Dr 1m 1t1c Socxety Our popular treasurer ohn Re lrdon wls chose11 for the CI1Nlll'7lC 1nd lmportlnt POSIUOII of CCl1tOI'1l1 chlef of the Mczczfiy Our senlor velr xx IS 1nterruptecl bv the summer 1 1c1t1on 1nd then ctme the l1st stretch the home stretch Whtt 1 11 h1r of 1ct1v1t1es ensued tll the V1I'lOLlS CCJI'l1l'T1lCCCC9 1nd thelr chalrmen to be chosen Cl 1ss Day speakers to be selected and pllns to be made for L1 Prom' Reluctantly we lay 'lSldC our bouquet gl 1d to h1ve hngered 1 XVl'11lC 111 the p1st md l1 lppv lll the thought thlt uc mtv 11 henexer me deslre rel1ve those cherlshed d lys non gone forever by lllflllllg lgllll to our bouquet of mcmortes Supcrlazfzvcf, 671155 of 193514 Boy Fdmund Power Iohn Hog Ill Albert Roll111son Ioseph W1tlCo Ptul DL1gllll1 Thom IS O Le 1ry Leon 1rd F1sher Walter EllC1'lSCI'l ohn Relrdon Albert Roll111so11 Robert W1dd1S Walter Ealertsen Wesley bprlng Iohn Reardon M1lton Slovxn Don Trotter Vtncent Oyerholm Don 'I rotter Wesley bprlng Thom IS CJ Lt try Szzpcz 11111116 Best Loolnng Most I opul lr C,l1ss Angel C'l1ss W1t C l ss Actor 'I c tcher s Pet Worst He 1rt l3re1lCer Most 5 1 Most btudxous C l ss N lllllll Most C lllfffllllg C l ss bhcllx C utest Best Dresser Best Person llltx QLIICICSC liest bport Most Fun Loung Most -Xrgument IIIXC G17 lslbellc, Sturrocls liarbar 1 Loelfler M 1r1e I1cobso11 Nat 1l1e Reid H llel Del tney C rlce Berglund Gr 1ce Berglund C enev1cvc bII'llxCJ97 Natal1e Read Evelyn Gustafson Grlce Berglund Grlce R IC L1ll1an Ltnd C race Rae M1r11n1 Post Anne Rlnchynoslsl Theresa Kalagher Mlrv McN1mee 74 ' 1. 1 1 , . 1 11 1 3 1 LL , '- 1 Q 1 1, 1 '1 I L , ' v .1 1 1 ' 1 .1 1, 1 , 1. 7 ' 1 I f f 1 f I 1 1 I L s 1.4 ,K V t. C , 1 - ' LL . , 1 11 1 '11 ,1 1 1 ll f 1' 1 A-1 1 11 1 g 1 ' 1 ' 1 , 1 . f ' 1 , 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 I 1 fr 11' ' ' , 1 1 1, 1 , QL 1 ' . . 91 J Y' 1 my v , .1 1. 1 ..,,,... 1 1 1 J 1 , ,. 1 1 ,..1......, , 1 1 1 1 ........,,.... 1 1 1 ' . .. .... ..,....... '1 1 V D 1 r 1 A 1 . ....1..,., 1. 1 1 7 '11 ' N. I L L . ,... . 1 .,.....,..... 11 1 ....... .,.. , . 1 .Best Bluffer 1 . ...., .... E vely11 Gustafson .I 1 .H . V 1 1 1....,, 1 1,,,...., 1 V111 ....,,,.,,... 1 A 1 1. . N v 1 1 ........ 1 .1 ..,.,.. 1 ' .,....... 1 .,,.,., ,111 ' ....1..., - 1 .............,,... 1 .,,...1111..,.-. l L ' .,......, ..,. . 1 ..,..,..,.. ,..,, 1 .. 1.. ..1. .1.. A V 1 - I I I Q 1.v 1 I 11 21 1 ..., .. 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1 f

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XID it H an oiaraeracalflt S caaticatis gi, there that he felt it his duty to take up the1r cause and devote h1mself to unceasing labor 1n their behalf From then on, his life was a st1rr1ng history of love, of SCKVICC, 1nd of non violent revolt lgannst bigotry a11d oppress1on Th1s doctrine of non violence was evolved to 11d his SLlfTCI'1l1g fellow Indians This entirely peaceful pro gram of revolt was h1s greatest achievement H1s success 1n d1sc1pl1n1ng a vast populatlon for the performance of this policy showed him one of the w1sest and br1vest of men 1s well as the strongest person 1l force the world has ever known He un1ted the people of Ind11 IH one great movement against 1mper1al1sm and was so ne1rly successful 1n IQZI and 1922 th II he shook the British Empire to 1ts foundi tions Any fa1lure he expenenced was due to hurried prep ir 1111011 llld to the l1m1tat1ons he placed upon his leadershlp He had overlooked the fact that Though the sword may win or lose all at one stroke, the soul must have vears to make 1tS slow but perfect w1y After years of retirement following h1s disappointment of 1921, Gandhi set for immediate struggle and hardsh1p He 15, 111 fact, one of the very few rel1g1ous gemuses of history who h ive chinged the order of the world by ach1ev111g a miracle His doctr1ne of love a11d non resistance IS revolut1onary 1n 1dea H1s spiritual power together with h1s control over the people in m1tters of hum III rel 1t1onsh1p makes hlm 1 f1ctor of overwhelming 1mpor tance He is truly the dr1v1ng force in Ind1an pol1t1c1l l1fe 1nd can be depended upon to work out the moral S2llV21I1OI1 of India He 19 now tfallllllg h1s countrymen for future self government by SU'1Vlllg for the 1bol1shrr1ent of soc11l, political, ind reltglous h1tred Gandh1 seems very remote to us, since he IH no way touches our l1ves, yet he 13 1 power for good, and we can proht by 1 study of this man, who by absolute sub mergence of self by unbounded love of hrs fellow 111111, h1s written himself 111del1blV on the mind and heart of India HIS philosophy of l1fe IS s1mple It IS embod1ed 1n these words love, SJCYIHCC service, ind its effect IS f1r re 1ch1ng He would have us weigh our v1lues ind reach 1 state of perfection hitherto undre imed of, but who sh 1ll Sly lmpossrble of 1cl11eve ment: Gandhi s 1nHuence IS spreading from India to all the East, and from the East to the dlstracted West He 1stod1v a u111vers1l figure No m 111 IS more Orient 11 than he a hundred 1de1s native to his very l1fe must forexer 1'CfI'1JlI1 alien to the 1mag1nat1ons of other men, but h1S Splfll IS supreme, offering 1ts 1DSp1I'1llg message to the western world This world IS now beginning to see that we have on earth today the latest sp1r1tu1l genius that savior of the EISI Cundhl 26 f E ' if 3 2 Quia, f ' JC 1 1 2 5 , 5 X - ego , I 1. . . .1 ' . . I Q 2 . 1 I K Y . . . . in ' 1 ' I ' ' ll 57 himself the task of fitting his people for future independence by capitalizing their . 1 ' ' , - , L L . . . . . : f ' , A, . . I V1 1 1 1 1 ' ' . i. aj ' ' .1 . 1 1 g