Washington High School - Junior Yearbook (Rice Lake, WI)

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3-it Let the soldier be abroad if he will, he can do nothing in this age. There is another personage, a personage less imposing in the eyes of some, per- haps insignificant. The schoolmaster is abroad, and I trust to him, armed with his primer, against the soldier in full military array.

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Dear Boys and Girls: The world is passing through a period of economic and social readjust- ment which has wrought hardship to countless numbers of people. Our own country has suffered less than some others, but even here distress and want have been grim specters in a multitude of homes. You are fortunate to have lived in a section which suffered less than the great industrial centers, and you are fortunate in having been at school during this trying time. The depression which is slowly receding has taught many lessons. One of the chief among these is that an education is of ,priceless value to the individual. I hope that you will profit by this lesson. Persevere in your Work and do not cease your efforts until you have prepared yourself for entrance into a livelihood which offers an opportunity for service, for gl'OWtl1, and for the acquirement of economic independence. Your friend, I