Sapulpa High School - Sapulphan Yearbook (Sapulpa, OK)

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AMERICA! AWAKEN! Half the world is at war. Hate’s hour is here. Greed is having its day, astir from its lair. The midnight of blood and terror is upon us. Will the morning come? What of the day! Is the test of Christian civilization to be made by the youth of this generation? “Nero fiddled while Rome burned.” Has America been fiddling while horror has been devastating nations, homes, and human hearts? Is the home today as great a force for American idealism as it was a generation ago? Are mothers today as intellectual, as spiritual, as firm in high moral ideals, as appreciative of the sweet home atmosphere of the American life as for generations back? Has the mad rush for gold, the strife of competition, the hurry and bustle of the present life swept men from their towering qualities of great citizenship ? Are we drifting? Are these marks of decay? Are parents and the homes of America prepared to train, mould, and inspire the youth and childhood of today for the tremendous leadership open to them in the great world day that is dawning? Do we sense the high honor that is ours in being the pilot nation of the world ? What if America fails? Would it not mean a world collapse? If America fails the world, to whom may humanity cry for help ? World needs are intellectual, spiritual, moral, social, industrial. We may dole out our millions for bread when people are starving, but what the world wants is to feel that America is living the life that Christian Democracy proposes. If America fails the whole scheme of Christian civilization fails. Is it not the highest type of honor and patriotism for each and every American to make the very most of his life as an individual citizen. The leavening power of such a life is amazing. Are you willing to build a great life for yourself? Human hearts are the same around the world. Properly awakened, nurtured and trained they become efficient, practical, musical, home-loving and home-building peoples with beautiful lives and wonderful ideals. Will the darkened peoples of the world, through the horrors of war and other agencies, get to know that there are better ways of living? The youth of the world have a right to a chance. There is need for help, a marked awakening and a concerted international movement of youth toward mutual friendship and helpfulness. May they refuse to receive the inheritance of hate which they are supposed to receive. May they shake off the social, intellectual, religious and industrial suffocation. May they demand a chance. Who is to lend a hand to these teeming multitudes ? Is it up to the American people to lead the world out into the new day just ahead? America has a glorious past. We love our country for what it has been and what it is to us. It is our glorious country and we love it. A new day is dawning in which we need to be patriotic, not only for what our country is to us, but for what we can make it mean to the whole world; a world patriotism rooted deep in the brotherhood of man. —Anonymous. Page Twenty-two

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CAFETERIA FORCE Mrs. Eva Mathewson To the members of the cafeteria force, we, the senior class of 1941, give thanks for serving some of the best meals we have ever eaten in our lives. That’s one thing about this school, we have always had good lunches and what I mean good ones. Mrs. Ford has been working and helping to prepare lunches for thirteen years and should know quite a lot about the business since she has been in the service since 1909. She has lived in and around Sapulpa for many years as she came here in 1928. Mrs. Mathewson is also a great benefactor of our school. She has been here for three years, starting in 1938 and has lived in Sapulpa since 1934. We hope they will be here for a good many years longer. Mrs. Lee Ford BUILDING CUSTODIANS A A f 1 v Mr. H. A. Clark Mr. R. L. Buckley Probably many of the inhabitants of Sapulpa High School do not appreciate the hard work and successful efforts toward efficiency of the two building custodians, Mr. H. A. Clark and Mr. R. L. Buckley. Not only do they keep the building as clean and in order as could be expected, with a herd of cattle running through it all the time; but when programs of any kind are given at night in the school they are the last to leave the building because they must see that everything is shipshape before they lock up. Let us all be more appreciative of the service these two indispensibles perform for the school. Page Twenty-one

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George Weaver, President Debate, Glee Club, Thespians, Auditorium Board, Hi-Y. Hilly Hath man. Vice President Band, Dramatics, Hi-Y. Susan Ann Potter, Secretary Spanish Club, Drum Corps, Mixed Chorus, National Honor Society, Student Council, Auditorium Board. Carroll Parker, Treasurer Band, Office Assistant, Hi-Y, Lettermens’ Club, Athletics. SPONSORS Gordon C. Davis Mrs. Cora Bombarger J. B. Moore Mrs. Opal Hellewell Mrs. Harry Croston Page Twenty-three