Walnut High School - Walnut Tree Yearbook (Walnut, IL)

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School Board Members: Front Row: Glen Trone, Treasurer; Robert Linden, President; Tom Durham, Secretary: Back Row: Lyle Schrader; Louis Gonigam III; James Larson; not pictured: Glenn Gonigam. MESSAGE TO CLASS OF 1974 Upon completion of your four years in high school, I hope that each of you will have acquired the education and maturity needed to fully assume the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship in a democracy. You will need to work cooperatively with others as you strive to realize your goals. Before you can really understand others, you must seek a deeper understanding and control of yourself and of your own attitudes and prejudices. Do not expect instant success in your chosen field. No guarantee of success was given in our Bill of Rights, our Constitution, or our Declaration of Independence. Sometimes we tend to confuse a guarantee of opportunity with a guarantee of success. Every person should have the opportunity to use his talents and to exercise his abilities to the utmost. Your teachers seek to prepare you, to cause you to be curious, inquiring, concerned, and to select worthy objectives. Preparation alone won't do it. You must do it. It is essential that you develop a respect for work and excellence in performance, an appreciation of learning, and the ability to carry a task to completion. I sincerely wish each of you success throughout your life. 8

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Dedication Time is not measured by the passing of the years, but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves. Jawaharlal Nehru With this in mind, the staff of the 1973-74 Walnut Tree dedicates this year's annual to you, Mr. LaRussa.

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ADMINISTRATION FACULTY