Austin High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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AS YOU LEAVE AUSTIN Greetings and salutations to the graduat- ing members of the class of June 1945, as well as to those who left us in January. e You young people have just finished an exciting four years, almost the entire time of which your country has been at war. You have been called upon to obtain your formal high school edu- cation during this strenuous period and yet at the same time give service to your country and the community as no other young people have ever done before. The record of your four years will show that your efforts and those of your classmates who have already gone into the armed forces have helped to bring your beloved country to at least the half-way point on the road to total Victory. Congratulations on a tough job well done. As I wish you God-speed and best wishes as you leave us for the four corners of the earth, may I hope that you will treasure those ideals of service, tolerance, and the desire for perfection that we have tried to give you here at the Austin High School.