Amador County High School - Skip Yearbook (Sutter Creek, CA)

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EDITORlAL The high school student of today finds himself confronted with world problems such as have never been seen before. As he leaves high school, he is not only entering upon a career or professiong he is taking responsibility upon himself that may affect the whole future of the world. Not only is he becoming a junior citizen of our countryg he is becoming a junior citizen of the world. That is why today, as never before, it is so vitally important that the student equip himself to meet the challenge. This is an oft quoted phraseg but the challenge in consideration has never before had such world wide potentialities. Instead of learning a single localized trade, he will be com- pelled to refer constantly to the technicalities of his trade and therefore to em- brace technical changes as they- occur all over the world. The day has come when we must stop speaking in terms of parts, and start speaking in terms of the whole. As we leave high school, we are or should be conscious of our responsibilities. We will not sidestep the issue so that the next generation will have to tangle in the same mess. We are proud of being allowed to show that we can handle this. And, God willing, we will. 4

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9 In Memoriam 1 , ROSEMARIE .TRUDGEN 1 ' I,ll lend you for a little while a child of minef, He said, F or you to love the while she lives and mourn for when she,s dead. It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or -three, But will you, till I call her back, take .care of her for me? She,ll bring her charms to gladden you, and shall her stay be brief You'll have her lovely memories as solace for your grief. Ioan not promise she will stay since all from earth return, But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn. I 've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true, And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes I have selected you. Now will you give her all your love, nor think the labor vain, Nor hate me when I come tot call to take her back again? I fancied that I heard them say: Dear Lord, Thy will be done! For all joy Thy child shall bring, the rish of grief we'll run. We,ll shelter her with tenderness, we'll lov? her while we may, And for the happiness we've known, forever 'grateful stay 5 But shall the angels call for her much sooner than we've planned, W'e'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand. - - EDGAR A. GUEST

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a PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE With the War nearing success- ful conclusion in Europe and turn- ing definitely in our! favor in the Pacific, the United Nations are turn- ing their attention to the perfecting of an international organization that all peace-loving nations fervently hope will outlaw war for all time. The preliminary plans for this or- ganization were tentatively agreed upon in the Dumbarton Oaks Con- ference. The Conference of the Na- tions, to be held in San Francisco, should see these plans perfected and y submitted to the nations for final l approval. The ultimate success of an undertaking of this kind will, of course depend upon the willingness to cooperate, the intelligence, and the development of the ideals of world citizenship, among the citizens of all the nations partici- pating. No doubt our nation will do everything in its power to promote this noble purpose. However, we should be realistic enough to profit from past experiences. Never again should our nation entrust its liberty, freedom, and security to peace pacts or peace organizations alone. We must be prepared to meet with force the aggression of any future predatory nation. Military might depends as much on thetrained civilian as on the soldier. There is little doubt but that the training of the civilian to meet responsibilities in time of national' emergency will fall largely upon the public schools of the nation. ' Educational requirements may eventually be modified with this purpose in view. In addition to regular graduation requirements, high school boys and girls may have to qualify themselves in some field whereby they can .render national service when needed. Each high school boy or girl upon graduation should have developed some specific skills such as the ability to operate a lathe, to weld, to make and read blue prints, to operate a typewriter, to devel- op a sound knowledge in dietetics, home nursing, first aid, to mention a few. These objectives would not be in conflict with, but would rather supplement and strengthen the education of the individual. Many of you attending Sutter Creek High are already trained to render service in some of these fields, and it should be the aim of all our students to acquire such training before your high school days are completed. In this way, you can best do your part to insure that in future emergencies our nation will never again have too little, too late. - A L. O. GLANDON