| Chapter 7: | The Schools |
In a graduating class of one hundred and sixty two, the Italians numbered one hundred and nineteen. Dr. Covello delivered the “Message to the Graduates”:
As you leave us to go to one of the senior high schools or vocational high schools of our city, you will carry with you the best wishes of the principal of your school. As you go on to your higher training, we want you to succeed in several ways:
- 1. Make a good all around record in school. That means doing your lessons well and maintaining good attendance.
- 2. Preparing as soon as your time comes, to honestly and diligently take your place in the world of work; not looking for a soft snap.
- 3. Conducting yourself like a good sport —that means not being small and mean.
- 4. Becoming the kind of person people will be glad to have around.
- 5. Learning to think and to act in a friendly way towards people who are different from you.
- 6. Keeping in mind that your mother and father will depend more and more upon you as you grow older. Don’t let them down!
These are a few of the things that we would like to see you achieve.
At Benjamin Franklin High School Dr. Covello took an interest in me and I participated in programs with him. He did radio programs in the Italian language and I was selected with two other students