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DEDICATION
CEREMONIES |
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In the high school auditorium at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, October 8, 1972 |
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Daniel P. Knueppel
Principal,
Tenafly High School
Opening
Prayer
Rabbi Irwin M. Blank
Temple
Sinai of Bergen County
Flag
Salute
Led by Daniel P. Knueppel
"Continuity"
Judith Peck
Sculptor
Presentation
Samuel K. Elster
Acknowledgment
E. Kirby Warren
Vice
President Board of Education
Introduction
of Speaker
John B. Geissinger Superintendent of Schools
Address
John William Ward
President,
Amherst College
Closing
Prayer
The Reverend Henry Powers
Church
of the Atonement
The
Court...
Walk
together, talk together, 0 ye peoples of the earth: then and only then
shall ye have peace.
Inscribed
upon the plague at the James Richard Elster Memorial Court, these words
appropriately describe the educational function of this courtyard at
Tenafly High School.
An
area under the open sky, surrounded by halls of learning, and dedicated in
memory of a former Tenafly student, the James Richard Elster Memorial
Court is further enhanced by the presence of "continuity" in the
form of a sculpture by Judith Peck that depicts man and child engaged in
dialogue.
Continuity
in our educational process involves communication by the passing of
knowledge gained by experience from the older to the younger by the
sharing of research undertaken by both older and younger to find new
knowledge, and by the expression of established as well as untested ideas
which may yet help all mankind to better understand themselves.
Here
our young minds may gather to explore their thoughts; here faculty and
students may meet to discuss issues and share experiences; here courses
may be offered to stimulate the young to greater vision; here interests
may be triggered for their greater fulfillment at our nearby Resource
[Library Media] Center.
This,
the James Richard Elster Memorial Court, is ultimately a place of beauty,
a restful area where human interact on or quiet meditation may help all
who use t to grow from better understanding of themselves to greater
appreciation of one another. May our Tenafly High School make the most of the opportunities this pleasant courtyard offers and thereby reach others by example in the experiences of i is beyond its confines.
James Richard Elster...
An
involved student with a commitment to his fellow man, Jim Elster lived his
life it the spirit of the American Field Service.
He walked. with and talked to people
of many cultures and persuasions.
The
American Field Service deeply influenced Jim's life, During his year as
Tenaflv’s AFS representative to Chile, he created relationships that
continue to exist today between his natural and adoptive families. In
addition, he was exposed to a world, he hadn't known before.
Touched by the poverty and poor living conditions of large numbers
of Chilean people, he determined to enter the field of public health
medicine. |
