Midland High School - Catoico Yearbook (Midland, TX)

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UMW' To the Students of Mldland Hlgh School May I express my apprecatlon for the outstandmg work you have done all year m the vamous act1v1 tles you have engaged 1n Thls year has been a success ln every Way Your school Splrlt has been very good and your coopera tlon 1n all phases of school llfe has contrlbuted to a very fme school year Yours HARLAN HOWELL 1 fi --oinugn-nl

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Um S Dear Students There are slgns today that the excesses of emotlon the bltter dxs 1llus1onment the fear of atomlc bomb and the 1rrat1onal1ty whlch grlpped men at the war s end are wanmg There are 1nd1cat1ons that new purposes are formlng that extremes of hope and despalr are gumg away to a more real1st1c outlook upon an acceptance of respons1b1l1t1es whxch cannot longer be shlrked Students and parents are seemg more clearly the nature of the CTISBS whlch the1r natlon must XVIII through and the nature of Amerlca s opportumtles They are recogmzmg xx 1th mcreasmg clarlty that educat1on IS the mstrumentallty upon Wh1Ch they must depend Amer1ca has long had a deep fa1th 1n educat1on As cr1s1s succeeds crlsls today more and more of our c1t1zens are tul nlng thelr attentlon to thelr schools They are reallzlng anew thelr lmportance they are not happy 1n some lnstances w1th what they see School rooms are acute and equlpment IS often obsolete and meager And yet the power of educat1on to 1mprove the materlal well bemg of a natlon has been demonstrated durlng the last one hundred years 1n several places IH the world That lt also has power to shape the asp1r atlons and purposes of a people has been demonstrated however un worthlly 1n the fanatlcal acceptance of the tota11tar1an ldeology by our recent enem1es Grant1ng the above It IS an 1nd1v1dual respons1b1l1ty of each stu dent to search h1s mlnd and analyze hls dally hablts to determme whe ther he IS I'6C91VlYlg maxlmum beneflt from hlS dally pursults Let each work and play to capaclty and m so domg m e ourselves and Mldland Hlgh the best p0SS1ble Your fqepgl f FRANK MONROE 7 . . n A 4. ,. n ' . - ! 9 . , . . . . Z A . . Y. , 7 , , . . . u 0 n s : crowdedg teachers are underpaidg the shortage of qualified teachers is 3 . , - 7 . . YK, a 1 I L ll . I 'I , 1- I ' lf Q 0 4

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awww To the 1947 Graduates The Board of Educatlon extends to you the Class of 47 1l.',S congratulatlonsl As the second class to graduate slnce Wolld War II your futures and the future of the vsorld are brlght Gone are the ox elcast Sk16S vs hlch enshrouded the world In your hands the fate of the future remalns You are the leaders of the VVorld of Tomolrow Your work w1ll be strenuous It wlll requlre tact perseverance strength and the w1ll to do vshat vslll be for the ma1or1tv s beneflt You have acqu11 ed these qual1t1es IH your homes 1n vour schools and through d31lW practice ln your l1ves of your ab1l1ty to make thls a better world THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Benelle Holt reslgned D W McDonald V C Maley Frank Monroe P F Brldgevxater Presl dent L G Mackey Ham11ton E McKae George F Abell Mrs Dorothy Gllmore Secretary . , . . 7 7 ' Q Y v ' r - ' 1 ' H u . i . . , , 1 . . ' ' 7 4 9 ,Y You have the foundationg build ever upwardg strive ever forward to the best I 5. new 1. le- . ' 5 I