Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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We i036 CLASS ORATION Tomorrow, we the members ol the Class of IQ36 ol Zanesville High School will meet to- gether for the last time. At the close ol the Commencement Exercises. we step out to take our places in the world. Many ol us, it is true, will seelc higher institutions of learningg how- ever, a majority ol' us will go immediately to continue our education in the business world. But whatever we do, in most cases we step out from the protecting roof ol our homes and the guiding influence ol: our parents. What do we have the right to expect of the future? Nve demand the same rights that our forefathers demanded and fought for in the war against the abuses ol their mother country,-the inalienable rights of ulile, liberty, and the pur- suit ol happiness. ln order to live, We must have an opportunity to earn a livelihood: yet one ol our greatest econolnic problems today is unemployment. Do we have the lull liberty that is rightfully ours? We have liberty to a greater extent than any other country in the world. But our liberty is not complete. We have been deprived ol our economic rights. The problem of distribu- tion ol wealth in a machine age has never been worlced out without the destruction of indi- vidual liberty. To preserve this individualism will be our problem. It is not a problem of American youth alone: it is one of world inter- est. But America again must be a leader. ln spite of unsolved economic problems. America has maintained the highest standards ol living in the world. Will she con- tinue her leadership in the economic field and solve the intricate problems of malcing a better living in a shorter time? Will society teach the proper use ol leisure time in order that the worlcer may use his right to pursue happiness wisely? This state ol affairs is a real chal- lenge to the youth of today. We have the alternative--either to preserve the individ- uality ol the citizenship ol our nation and to provide social security and wholesome recrea- tion lor its people, or to malce the United States one vast machine. This paints a rather darlc picture lor our lu- ture, but one element is missing. We have not talien into consideration what we, as American citizens, will give to society. We can change this picture to one of social security if we desire. Our goal is to develop America mentally and morally and to malce it socially secure. The time to begin is now. Vve have already been given the background lor our task. We have received ample and invaluable home training. For twelve years we have attended public schools where we have learned from boolts and from people. A good liberal education cannot be overestimated. have been given all possible training to .NL malce us capable citizens: the rest lies with us. Vve must be willing to talce an active part in the life of the community. Determination is necessary to carry through our purposes and plans lor improving social conditions. Courage must be ours to meet defeat. To lceep on through trying difficulties, will power and per- severance are essential. With these weapons in our hands, and with the help ol Cod Almighty. we are ready to go into the world to light lor better conditions. As in every war there will be defeats and disasters: but we must lorge steadily ahead and we must be victoriousl America twenty-live years from now will he. to a great extent, what the youth ol today malce it. Will they build wisely, upon the solid foundation ol individual liberty, a structure ol eco- nomic and social security? This is the challenge we give you, Senior Charlotte Philleo. Class Orator. lwliss Petty. Faculty Adviser. .Dig A es 73 '- ...maya-9-- HQ....,,,

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CO US PRESIDENTS ADDRESS Fellow-classmates, Ladies and Genttemen: At tast, seniors we have passed the third and tast milestone in stucties and high school activities, and we are now ready tor more ad- venturesg ctetinite plans tor the iuture have heen matte hy some ot us, hut, tor the most ot IIS, uncertainty prevails. Un the whole this uncertainty can he attrito- uted to the depression. All ot our junior high and senior high school ctays have tleen spent during this trying perioct. Vve have been com- petted to he satistied without participating in many events which classes ol' previous years have deemed necessities. Vvhen we liirst en- tered school, prosperity was at its peatc, hut att too quictaty the depression came. VVhen this linanciat and economic sutnnormatcy hrotce upon us, we were old enough to realize its importance. Vvhenever it was possitnte, we helped our parents in this crisis, not only toy worlc, hut also hy sacritice ot our personal toihtes. It is true that the prospect ot employment immediately upon graduation is not so good: hut it we do not dissipate our strength and character, t am sure we may avoid the ranlcs ol the unemptoyect. The school attempts to meet this situation hy its vocational guidance program. This program has made it possihte lor us to tearn something ahout the type ot wortc in which we are interested. We hope the tmowt- edge gained through these vocational interviews will he toeneliciat to us. We tmow our scholastic tmowtedge wilt he ot use, it we exercise it. We have atso received guidance on the use ot our leisure time. We have taeen taught to have hohtoies--to stcetch. to play some musical instrument, to wortc in woods, leather and metals, to sew and cootc, to read and write, in short'-to express ourselves. Because ot these experiences, we wilt he more ahte to meet and cope with the protmtems ot physical existence. lVtentat existence has been made possitzte through years ot association with students who have had similar ideals, ideals which have ted to a tovetier sense ot tettowship and to a realiza- tion ot the necessity ot unity in our tives, it we wish tor a continuity ot the pattern. As our last year comes to an end, t urge you to tootc hactc, to reminesce, over your school years. Thinlc ot the happy times we have had, and the deep lrienctships we have tormed, never to he hrotcen. To me it stitt seems incredible that the largest class in the history ot the school has reached its last mite-post, that this is iourney's end. tn conclusion, t wish to thantc you att tor your friendship and cooperation during the past year. it is my sinceie wish that your tuture will contain a't the success and happiness which tie world can bestow upon you. Zait Roberts, President. lVtiss Higgins, Faculty Adviser. ' f- ,..,-a-fMw4s...,, A,

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