Central High School - Red and Black Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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SENTRAL BOYS have I-IANDSCDME APPEARANCE and MANLY QUALITIES 9 ELM ER BELSH A GUS FUERST KENNETH WULFEMEYER ROBERT LARKI N CALVIN ESSELBR U EGFE

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Eight TO TI-IE COLORS Hail to the Star Spangled Banner -the Red, the White, the Blue! To us, the stars and stripes symbolize the fundamental truths and principles on which our democracy was founded. They are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our wise forefathers chose these basic truths as the only sound principles on which to establish a government to serve a free, enlightened people. In the year of 1941, we find a great portion of mankind in a state of chaos, helpless, seemingly hopeless. Peace-loving peoples abroad have been stripped of all personal rights and liberties and reduced to virtual slavery by overwhelming, destructive forces. So far-reaching are the effects of these cataclysmic powers that even the freedom of peace-loving Americans is seriously threatened. What shall America's answer be? God forbid that our torch of freedom be dimmed or snuffed out! Rather, let us re-examine our democratic heritage and evaluate it properlyg let us seek earnestly to discover any weaknesses in our democ- racy - thus strengthening ity and let us stand man to man behind the Defense Program that will insure the preservation of our democracy. God grant that we may face the future with courage and the firm conviction that Freedom's flame shall burn ever brighter for the sons and daughters of Central and for all mankind. With sincere faith in democracy and our future - All Hail - TO THE COLORS! I

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Twenty-two A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, comider diligently what is before thee. -Proverbs 23:1. Upon leaving the halls of our dear old Alma Mater, our hearts beat a little faster and our eyes till with the unsheo tears of regret and of gratitude. We realize that no longer are we the students of Central High School but the alumni of Central High School. We recognize that to us America is looking with eagerness to see what we are Worth. We believe that with the training and knowledge we have received at the hands of our Alma Mater, supplemented with our ability to think and our loyalty to the Colors, we shall prove ourselves to be true citizens ot our nation. lnterwoven in the history of our country, we recognize the greatness and strength of our forefathers, righteous and God- tearing men. May the God ot our forefathers grant that we shall entold within the pages of our future history acts inspired by nobleness of character. May We hold higher the torch of Liberty and Freedom to guide the slaves of dictator tyrants to the light! As we proceed on our way, may We consider dili- gently what is before us. WW f .. 1.327 'shy . W A., 4 . f, .3755-