Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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aluiaioi V YOUTH We, the youth of America, have a stupendous task before us. We have on ever) ' side conflicting statements sucli as these: We shall have the burden of the war on our shoulders, heav)- debts, unemployment, and over all depression beyond anything the world has ever seen ; and in contrast, we shall reap the fruits of technological develop- ment, utilize the inventions, discoveries and skills developed by the war. It is up to us which of these suggestions will shape our course. The poet says: We have no time to sport away the hours: All must be earnest in a world like ours We must keep our youth. Youth is courage, seeing clear, living clean, loving with- out greed, giving without regret; Youth is keeping alive the truths of life. As we develop our individual talents, so will we be able to contribute our full share in the building of future America. Emerson told us that we must build our own world. Hitch your wagon to a star, he said. How can we be idealistic in times like this, you ask. Right ideas alone are success- ful. There is always a place for these ideas and they bring their fruitage with them. Our ideas and ideals are our own individuality. This we must develop. A little boy who had won first place in a flower-growing contest, on account of his large and beautiful speci- mens was asked how he had raised such blossoms, for it was known that he had only a small and unfertile plot on which to grow them. He answered simply, I saw the blossoms when I planted the seeds. We must see more of the blossoms. Do not they typify that springtide of the heart, when one rejoices in the dawn of Iiope and faith in the future.- ' It is vitally important for us to maintain a joyous outlook, a kindly attitude, and the daily expectancy of good if we would bring them into our own experience. James Russell Lowell left these beautiful lines for us: New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still, and onward, who would keep abreast of Truth: Lo, before us gleam her c.imp-hres ! we ourselves must Pilgrims be. Launch our Mayflower, and steer boldly through the desperate winter sea. Nor attempt the Future ' s portal with the Past ' s blood-rusted key. — GUniia Mje Golden Page Twentv-five

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Vaiec)iciol V THE POWER OF EDUCATION Out of the numerous and varied things of which a democrac) ' is composed, one of the most important is education. It is one of the barriers that stands between us, the American people, and a t)Tannical form of government. Education perpetu-ites a democracy. When a people are well-informed, and well- educated, no one person or group of persons can lead them into a road at whose end lies only destruction and decay. By the word education , we should not necessarily mean 12 or 16 years of school- ing, with a diploma to show for one ' s work. While that is very important, the real meaning of the word has a deeper significance. A person can continue his education as he goes through life by keeping a clear and open mind : by being ready at all times to accept facts even though they had heretofore been strange or different to him; by showing a great tolerance and broad understanding of other peoples and their problems. It is the realization of this fact that is so valuable to ever) ' individual. We, the graduating class, are going to have a hand in the shaping of a new world after this war. And this world is going to demand some solid foundations. We cannot afford to blunder through such an important and vital step. We must be clear-headed, and straight-thinking m all our plans. Before us lies this enormous task of building anew. We can promise you this, that we will make our greatest effort to face courageously the job that must be done. We are confident that the education we have received, and will continue to receive throughout our lives, will be of great help in solving the problems which lie before us. — Joanna Bartley. Page Twenty-four

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j ad Will anc) ledament Be it remember that we, the Class of of 1944 of Angola High School, situated in the town of An- gola in the Count)- of Steuben in the State of Indiana, being in our usual unsound state of mind and mem- on, ' , but mindful of the uncertainty of this life, and our approaching dismemberment, do make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us made. After the payment of rll our just debts, funeral charges, grudges, and expenses of administration, we dispose of our estate as follows: To our Principal, Mr. Elliott, who has been our faithful guardian for four years, we give the ex- treme pleasure of getting rid of us. May he never have another class as trying as this one. To Mr. Estrlch we bequeath our share of pencil marks on the school walls, and our equity in every stray cat and dog which his encamped on the school property during the past four years. To Mr. Druckamiller, our athletic coach, and Miss Risk, our commando instructor, we bequeath all sprains, brujses, broken noses, teeth and legs, cuts, kicks, and black eyes we will not be around to take personally after graduation. To Mr. Druckamiller, we also bequeath the school gymnasium and baseball diamond, which we do not need and, furthermore, which we do not own. We hope they will have many successful athletic teams now that we are going. Without us, anything may be possible. To Mr. Dygert, our skilful teacher of mathematics, we give and beque.tth every bad word we uttered m our hopeless attempt to master algebra and geometry. With his natural ability added to the possession of our natural vocabularies, he should be able to make mathematical wizards of all his future mathe- matics pupils. To Miss Reed, our linguistic teacher, we give the magnificent collection of translations we have so laboriously writtten into ail the school Latin books. Her future classes will seem smarter with less effort than we expended, although we do doubt their ability to expend less effort. To Mr. Handy, teacher of history, we bequeath the Civil War, Alexander the Great, and the Tower of Babylon History may repeat itself. But in matters of discipline, Mr. Handy did not repeat himself. X ' e always heard him the first time. To Miss Shultz, instructor of English, we endow our liberal supply of slang. With it we offer the free advice that such picturesque slang i s only appropriate when accompanied by a large chew of plug tobacco. May she master both arts during the coming years. To the Junior Class, we give and bequeath our seats in the senior room, including such of our initials as are inscribed upon the desks, and our erasers, pencils, spitballs, pieces of chalk, and cuds of gum which we neglected to remove in the haste of our departure. May these small tokens help them to while away a year of senior learning as they have us. To the Sophomore Class, we bequeath such grudges as the faculty of this school may still hold against us for our sins of commission and omission May they bear the brunt of these grudges in a meek and humble spirit to which they have not already become accustomed. To the Freshman class, we have nothing left to bequeath but a lot of good advice. Do not study Page Twenty-six