Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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Salufalioieu THE FUTURE STILL OUR OWN This is the May of the year and the May of our lives although it is the December of our high school career. During the past twelve years we have gathered many things: knowledge, life-long friendships, social courtesies, and the development of congeniality with our fellow classmates. Our high school days are now at an end. We look forward eagerly, if perhaps a little hesitantly, into the future. Graduation finds us entering an uncertain world, a world that is Hlled with conflict in religion, government, and peace. In our world, the United States of America, having emerged successfully from the turmoils of war, we face the problems of maintaining the peace which are, in their way, more difficult than the problems of war. We realize that the very existence of nations will be placed in our hands and that our decisions will influence all mankind. Scientists have opened new fields for the future. Medical drugs, radar, television, and the harnessing of the atom offer new possibilities. It is in our power whether these energies will be used for the good of humanity or as means of casting the world asunder. Recent events have made it a necessity for all nations to co-operate and live as members of one common organization. For many nations, clutching for life's breath, our future is their future. It is our duty to keep the pulse of freedom beating in coun- tries threatened with radical changes in religion or government. Every member of every graduating class faces the same question. What shall I do with my future? Some will go on to higher education, others will go directly into the business world, and a few will immediately make homes of their own. Each to the utmost of his own ability will do- his part in this opaque thing, our future. Life will be full of challenges, we shall want to give up many times. There will arise the question of right and wrong. It will be up to us individually which the choice will be. This future of ours will be unrolled before us while the hand of Time records the future as today trails off into the past. As the graduating class, we haveq painted the last strokes on the picture of our childhood and are ready for the signature. We are eager to begin the painting of our future. On the blank canvas before us the solutions of our problems of the future will be worked out as the future becomes the present and the present becomes the past. Shakespeare has Written: Things without all remedy should be without regard, what's done is done. Our class motto states- In ourselves our future lies -and the future is still our own. ' -MARILYN KLING A Page Twenty three

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Va led ictowa u BUILDING 11oR TOMORROW Twelve years of work have been completed. The foundation is laid. Yes, the foun- dation for life has been shaped, hardened, and ready for us to start building the per- manent structure. These twelve years with the fun, hardships, and work have each acted as a nail driven in to hold the foundation secure and fast. The teachers and parents have acted as contractors showing us where each nail should be driven so as to do the most good and make the securest hold. Now it is up to us to choose the materials with which we shall continue to build. Our personality and character go to make up this material. We have had training to de- velop these two assets to the greatest degree, but it will be proved later in life whether these have been developed to a degree to withstand the many trials which we shall meet. One weak section can cause much destruction and the downfall of all good that has been built up. Through the persistence and genius of man, structures have been built which tower high in the sky, proving their worth to man in the form of oiiice space, homes and recreation centers. Is it possible for us to use these as examples for our lives? With our standards set high, can't we make our lives grow to a degree which will prove a worth in this world? There are many phases in this building process. Some of this class will go on to acquire more training in specialized work. Others will start the building and the erecting of the framework. All these talents together in life will complete the product, the ac- complishments of tomorrow. We the class of '49 are ready to go into the world and finish our building. We have had the training showing us how to plan the structure. It is for us to show what we can produce from this. Will it be a meager dwelling full of disappointments and dis- illusionments or will it be a castle in the air? We are full of confidence and hope. The building process may be long and tedious but with a solid foundation and strong, durable materials, we are all looking forward to the finished product-achievement, success, and happiness. Through wisdom is a house builded, and by understanding it's established. Proverb: 24-3 -JEAN ANSTETT Page Twenty two

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