Amelia High School - Amelian Yearbook (Amelia, VA)

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High School education has not only tauglit us ttie principles of leadership, but i t ha s also taught us t ' - strive for bet ter conditions in our own daily life, govern :..en t , and industry Before one can bec.r.ie a true leader, he i.ius t also be a good follower Y illingness to cooperate ano. do well one’s part, however suall, is often as inportant as leadership itself, because it is often left to tbe rank and file of the people to LiaJ.e wise decisions for the advaric er.ient of our nation. It is no assumption that one nan or a group of Lien is to lead in all things at all tii-.es Thus every deniocratic citizen’s life is ci. chain of nor.ents, in soiie of which he leads and in some of vjh ic h he foil ow s . Service to one’s friends and coinrunity is also an important factor in our democracy. The teaching of worthy use of leisure time has prepared us for service. Institutions such as the home, the church, and industry cannot function independently -yvithcut education. The political world is suffering for trained minds backed by character and a spirit of service that are incorruptible. In the new leisure that shorter v orking hours and a more equoJ distribution of labor are already bringing, training for participation in worthwhile activities is invaluable. Through the outstanding orogran offered at the Amelia High School we seniors, tlirough rental training and through character development, have been prepared so that we cr n assist inn.aking the World of tomorrow a happier and more comfortable pic-. ce in which to live and in which to make a living. Vvill the representative of the Junior Glass please come fo rward? In behalf of the senior class of 1939, i t is my privilege to present to you, the representative of the class of 1940, this mantle, syi-.bulizi ng our hopes for tlie future and our loyalty to ii-nelia Hj gh Sciiool. Hay your clo-ss ever be worthy of the trust it now assumes and help our school in every way to hold up its standards and to achieve the ideals toward v hich we are all striving. Richard bydnor Glass President.

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liiE Cl SS OP 195 9 In the fall uf 1955 we, the i-ieLiberE uf this year’s graduating class, enterfed Anel ia High School Thus began fuur years of happiness and interesting study v hich we do so regretfully leave today -- our CO o oe n G er.ie nt day Yq have done our best while in high school to develop our talents and to train ourselves for participation in the great denocracy under which v e live; and je feel tba g we are now prepared to do our part toward supporting this democracy and toward helping our coniLiunity and our nation to achieve still greater freedom Democracy is a Greek 7ord m ea .n ing popular rule, or, as Lincoln expressed it, government of the people, by the people, and for the people ’ In order to have a true democracy we must have citizens whose minds are trained to grapple with civic and national problems; cit izens whose characters ar e so trained as to enable them to stand for the right, regardless of the personal cost; citizens who can be good leaders or g oud follov ers, as the Gccasion demands; and citizens who are filled with an unselfish spirit of service for hom.e , community, state, and nation People of outstanding character are needed toda-y in our country, and we are sure that Amelia High School has at lea,st given us an opportunity to develop outstanding traits of character This has been, accomplished through the cl ass room work , through athletics, and through extra-curricular activities Because of these many chances offered to us, we seniors hope that we have set a standard that the underclas sr.ien will be proud to carry on for Amelia High SeBool Amelia High School guarantees equality of opportunity for students to grov in character,, persone-1 pov er and good citizenship. O r nation needs leaders YYq need them far more than a monarchy or an aristocracy It is a, safe hazard to say that v e need more leaders of a better kind than any preceding historic form of society, because the n eed for leadership in various fields is greater than ever before Never in conscious thought has a, uemocratic people given up an assent to the doctrine that it dees not require able leaders Amelia Hi School, besides being an educational institution, has been a selective and distributive device of a society which constantly aims to guarantee happiness to us individuals by training men for the right responsibility and place in the outside t ' arld Many outstanding leaders in various fields have been found and trained in crixr schoor

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IL-JITLE PLEDGE OE THE CL- SS OE 1940 Ly Margaret Clark In the nar.e of the clabs of 1940, I, ao its representative, do accept this nantle and the re sponsibili tie s wh ich attend it. I hereby pledge the co perr. tion and support of ny class in carryirg forward a,nd upward the worthy stando.rds, ideals and traditions of the Anelia High School which liave becoroe our rich inheritance. ¥e pledge ourselves tw follo 7 the examples of all of the sincere stuaents of the pr-st years o have striven untiringly to establish high standards of scholarsiiip in tiie Aaelia High School. We also pledge ourselves to be worthy citizens of Anelia High Sgho ;! and to avail ourselves of all training -v Lichwill prepare us to become exemplary citizens of our city, state ane. country. Realizing that the success of any organization depends on coopero. tion among the members f the group, wo pledge ourselves t the support of the faculty of the iOelia High Sck- ol in every effort made for the betterr. ent of our high school. ¥e oilso promise our cooperation v;ith cJLl groups, classr.mtes and f ellow-stu -ont s in the advancement of all projects undertaken for the best interest of all within our walls. Since the great need of our tine seeiis to be that of troMned leadership, we promise to do our best to become fitted for leadership and to assume willingly and Co nscient iously the responsibilities of leadership in our ' school, since this trc.ining will fit us for useful citizenship in the future. We also hereby agree to givo unstintingly of ourselves, our time, our energy in order thr t we i.m.y do cur whole duty to those about us, and thereby render the greos-test service possible to our school, our homes, our community o-na to ourselves. promise to che ri s h a de si re f r k n w 1 e dg e , an amb i t i on f o r leadership, and a zeal for service to others; a sacred regard for gooa citizenship and a respect for government; ana a spirit of cooperation with the faculty and our fe 11 ow- student s at Anelia High School, in order that we may bring to our high school thr ' ough our leadership during our Senior year a ’’golden age sneh as she has never enjoyed before. Tine se responsibilities we accept v illingly in order that we can repay only in a small measure the great debt of gratitude v e owe our xili-ia Mater.