Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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EW YEARS OF PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION

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2' S. i X X X L n T Xi N4 X FAITH On its third and final departure for America in the year 1620. the good ship Mayflower carried the Pilgrims through the vast and unchartered turbulent waters of the Atlantic on their hazardous voyage lu Plymouth Colony. Armed with slightly more than FAITH in themselves and God, they had left their homes and loved ones with a FAITH strong enough to sustain them through those first severe and trying winters in the new land -- an unwavering FAITH which was to huild homes, churches and schools, clear the land, till the soil. unite the people in a mutual inter- dependence, fashion the first colonies, and give birth to wiqlaw nation with a foundation firmly enrouted in A . History tells us that years later the same FAITH made possible the revolt against arrogant rulers, hav- ing its culmination in the Boston Tea Party which fanned the flames of insurrection and kindled the spark of revolution by a Declaration nf Independence. reconfirming their FAITH in the equality, liberties, and inherent rights of all men. Thus begun, with only unswerving FAITH as a ruling guide, America's boundless wilderness was ex- plored, her deep rlvers bridged, her fertile prairies and proud mountains spanned by rail and road, and a civilization reached still undrenmed of hy many nations uf the world. ' These things which today we take for granted were hard-earned by men of vision, courage. and FAITH. ln recent years the world has been beset hy two wars. and the upheaval and disturbed conditions that surround and follow such wide-spread catastro- phles provide the medium for distrustful thinking and a resultant lack of FAITH in other nations and other individuals. Yet, a moment's reflection on the past will show the greatness of America was built by the FAITII nf individuals in God, FAITH in themselves. and FAITH in those honest men around them. This FAITH of which we speak made strong communities, strong states, and a strong nation -- strong enough to survive the trials of time. But there is no standing still in the America of Progress, and she will continue to progress through the vision, courage, and FAITH of her sons and daughters, May you be one of those who has and keeps that FAITH. owaus-u.u.mon sn... unw- 1- I Ulm ln' el- . -- Mmm

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Ol 2LU0l In presenting to the pupils and friends of Alton High School this Golden Anniversary edition of THE TATLER, it has been our purpose to make the book a true picture of high school life 1 its work, its play, its serious effort, and its harmless fun. This 50th Anniversary issue contains events of interest from May 1, 1954 to May 1, 1955. The pictures of high school life fifty years ago are repro- duced from the first edition of THE TATLER, issued in 1905. It is hoped that successive issues of the Annual will preserve a complete record of the life of the High School. ll if