Central High School - Signal Yearbook (Columbia, TN)

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KEY OF KNOWLEDGE Juniors of 42 and Seniois of 43 before you lles the Land of Goldcn Oppoi tunity Massive walls surround this land walls barring entrance except through heavily guarded gates We the qenior Class have been intrusted with th golden key to these gates 'Ih1s key IS known 'ts the Key of Knowledge and such a key IS lnvaluable because in every walk of life vsalls with massive gates are between us and the goals we strive to reach I hold in my hand the maglc key which in the year gone bv has op ned many gates of opportunity in learning for those who have passed in and out of the doors of our beloved Central High Qchool This key IS made of the sa rifi e of our parents for us lt has been fashioned on the forge of cholastic ideals of our educational leaders and it has been dipped in the precious gold of school tradi tions This key IS not a new one and throughout the life of ICS use it has never 1a1led to turn the bolt for those who earnestly sought admittance With th1s key all the books ln the world w1ll open then pages to you yes even Senior Englisn and history It IS my honored privllege at this time to entrust this key into your hands It is my duty to warn you to guard well this key and se that you never let it fall into unworthy hands Use it to open new doorwavs of l arninff Use it to keep lock ed in safe hands the traditions of this school the valued heritage of everv grad This key 1S the symbol of all that IS deal to me and to every p isdn who hold even the smallest degree of loyalty in hrs heart for Central High School symbolizes the 1nv1s1ble institution which keeps alive the memory of hlgh school days It represents to you who have not yet reached high school age a golden opportunity whlch may some day be yours To you who are now in high school 11 tells the story of school days as only students of this high school can know it To me it brings a deeper significance of the meaning of high school and a greate appreciation of what Central High School can mean to a boy or girl For four years we have looked forward to the day of graduation yet as the day draws near we hesitate to leave you On the other hand we know we cannot remain longer but must go on to greater opportunities Will the President of th Tumor Class please come forwardi' Qpeaklng as a representat1ve of this group I pledge the loyalty of the Senior Class of 1942 to our Alma Mater throughout all the vears to come As we shall strive to uphold the traditions of our school and as those before us have trled to live up to the traditions in the same manner we a k that you live up to the exalt ed task which we now pass on to you MARIAN WHITAKER VALEDICTORY Parents teachers members of the Board of Education classmates and friends They say that life is a highway and the milestones are the years And now and then there s a tollgate where we buy our ways with tears It s a rough road and a steep road and it stretches broad and far But it leads at last to the golden town where the golden houses are We the Senior Class of 1942 have reached the twelfth milestone on the high way to success We have spent many happy years together in preparation for a richer life We have gathered here today With a little less care for bonds of gold A little more zest for the days of old A broader view and a saner mind And a little more love for all mankind And so we are farmg down the way That leads to the gates of a better day We have contributed very little to society, we are lndebted to others for everv advantage we have engoyed Page Twenty Two ' 7 ' Q I . ' , .- ' . . D. , , I 4 ' U . ' . , U , , E, - if . . K ,, , . . 1 . . ,S M S . M . . . C . .C . , , .L 4 . Y - . .0 1 3 . . . . g Q . . 1 . ,W c ,,. uate who claims Central High School as his Alma Mater. ' ' ' ' . It 2 , . i v K . . . . . Y ! R . c . . . S . I , 1 , . v s s Y V ! ' . , , U , , , v Y ' M ' ' , 1 1 H

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Parents our debt of Lratltude to you cannot be m asured by words acknowledge your Ulltlflllg sa r1f1ces and the eager llltCI'93f, vuth uhlch you 3911? us to school each morn1ng Ah well ah well trs the way of the vsorld Chlldren stay but a l1ttle whlle And then 1nto other scenes are whuled Where other homes begulle But It matters not how far vue roam 'Iheres never a place 11ke the dear old home Members of the Board of Educat on to you who have gxvcn unsparlngly or xour tlme and means for cur beneflt we express our appreclatlon Faculty mcmbels wc are deeply mdcbted to you for your guldance and un self1sh serv1ce We want to thank especlally ou class teachers Mrs Park M1 Matthews and Mr Morrow who hate patlently dlrected us through foul years ol hlgh school Durmg the last year ltnss Moore and Mrs Napl r have worked un t1r1ngly wxth us also We are grateful to every taxpayer for all the necessltles and COI1J6lll6l'1CtS w1th whlch we have b en upph rl We t ust that w have used them to the besf advantages and that we leave thc school plopertv unxmpaued for those who come after us Schoolmates who 1n the followm, years wnl take your places 111 the senxor easy persevere Knowmg that the tlme w1ll pass quxckly we suggest that you abor conslstently that thrs day 1n due time may be for you a glorlous one Classmates tomorrow we shall meet aga1n on our graduatlon day W1th thousands of other youth who are graduatlng th1s sprlng we are confronted by the confus1on the dlstress the obstacles of a war torn world The dutles of Amer1can cltlzenshlp challenge our best efforts The twelve years that we hav spent 111 preparatlon our assoc1at1ons together the problems we have met and solved w1ll enable us to face l1fe bravely and meet l1fe squarely Some of us wlll enter 1mmed1ately 1lltO the work of l1fe others wxll go on to 1nst1t.1t1ons of hlghe learnmg In the course of years perhaps A few w1ll clxmb the mountalns where the ray of glorys shed to the peaks where snow and sunshlne alone have dared to tread For us thls lS a day of trlumph however our 1oy IS mlngled wlth a note o' sadness as we g1ve our valedlctxon Forever as we shall travel along the hlghw ty of l1fe the memorles of ou1 school days and our dear Alma Mater wlll 11nge1 lll our hearts Farewell f11ends classmates farewell Let fate do her worst there are rellcs of Joy Brxght dreams of the past WhlCh she cannot destroy Whlch come 1n the nlghtlme of sorrow and care And brlng back the features that Joy used to wear Long long be my heart w1th such n emorles fllled L1ke the vase m whlch roses have once been dlstllled You may break you may ruln the vase 1f you w1ll But the scent of the roses vull hang around xt st1ll MARY GARDNER ALMA MATER On Columbla s vsestern border Reared agalnst the sky Proudly stands our Alma Mater As the years ffo by Forward eyer be our watchword Conquer and prevall Ha1l to thee our Alma Mater Columbla Hxghl All Hall Page Twenty Thlee '. ' 3 ' Q ' ' 1 We I , ' L .U ' i , ' . ' ' A 1 ' v ' - , ' V 1 . . ' ' - . . , ' ' - V . y ' ' - -, . . Q .0 - ' 1 fx lf 'n n- Q - . class, we sincerely wish you success in all your endeavors. The road will not be ' Y H V . A 1 . . . , V , si