Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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Sa THE TESTS OF OUR EDUCATION Our civilization today is very complex. To prepare ourselves for life, an educa- tion is required. What is education? The dictionary gives this definition: Education is the acquisition of knowledge, skill, and discipline of character. Knowledge is ac- quired in the schools and colleges, skill is acquired by practice, and discipline of character is acquired through our relationship with other people. Our education, then, is all of these that we acquire from the time we are born to the time that we die. We spend the early part of our lives preparing for the test. Those who have worked the hardest, those who have practiced the longest, and those who have made the greatest use of their inherited talents will pass the test. The others will fail. How may we test a person's education? It cannot be placed on scales and weighed. Neither can it be measured with a yardstick. The test of our education will be the success we attain in life. Success is judged according to the individual. What is one man's success is another man's failure. Also, what may be considered a failure today, may be a success tomorrow. Some of history's greatest men were considered failures in their day. If a person has made full use of his talents and lived an honest life, then he can be called a success. To become a success, we must set our goals and then work toward them con- tinuously. Though we may become discouraged, we should not quit. The Curies labored for years in poverty and ridicule before they finally achieved success. A man once said, On the plains of hesitation rest the bones of countless millions who, at the dawn of victory, paused to rest and resting, died. This does not mean, however, that we should ignore others in our quest for success. The story is told of the man who set out to climb a mountain. He wanted to reach the very top. As he climbed up the mountainside, he came across people ask- ing him to stop and help them. But he couldn't take his eyes off the goal. He ignored them and continued climbing. Finally he reached the summit, and there he died alone. This man was selfish in his desire to reach the top. He was a success, but we must give him a low score on his test of education, because he lacked character. Discipline of character is a very important part of our education. Our environ- ment and training are the things that mold our character. We can face life with confidence because the teachers of this school have given us the best enviroment and training possible. Each of us has the opportunity to make a high score on the rest of education. We should take full advantage of this opportunity and strive toward suc- cess in life. -PHILIP NEWNAM Page Twenty seven

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Walecficfaaq OUR HERITAGE One of the first things that should enter our minds when we think of American ideals and freedoms is our wonderful privilege of extensive education. A11 American boys and girls have been fortunate enough to be granted this privilege as a part of their American heritage. Down through the ages countless thousands of men have carried the torch of knowledge, each one taking the responsibilty and passing its precious flame to the fol- lowing generation. With each generation the feeble rays of this torch have grown brighter and brighter until they have formed a powerful light which has been passed on to us as our American heritage. It is our duty to grasp the torch and with this light to guide others along the rocky path of civilization. Years and years ago the great men of our country realized that America could never become a leader of nations without equal educational opportunities for all its people. Before this time education was limited to men of great wealth and power. Through the efforts of these same men our present educational system was created. This was the spark which ignited our torch of knowledge. The following generations prepared the fuel which brightened the flame of know- ledge. The fuel consisted of the sweat and blood of heroes who fought to their dying day so that the future people of our nation might be well informed regarding the actions of their government. Our high school days are over. The indefinite future looms before us. The faces of the next generation will soon be turned toward us. It is for us to carry on this magnificent torch which opens the opportunities of education to all, regardless of race, creed, or color. Our parents, our teachers, and our friends have been merely preparing us for our part. Now we must take the responsibility of passing on the torch to the waiting hands of the next generation. We cannot disregard our American heritage. As we receive, we must give, as we learn, We must teach. To remain free, we must be educated. Our hands must be the ones which bear the torch of knowledge along beside the great torch of liberty. -MARY ANN MOORE Page Tweniy six

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5eniaa4 in fbaqd Gone By Top row: Marilynn VVeiss, Keith Shiley, Philip Newnam, David Handy, Steve Sanders, Mary Ann Goss, Mary Ann Moore, Don Taylor. Second row: Evangelene Amstutz, Cacrossl Dorothy Deming. Third row: Paula Randolph, facrossl Charles Humphries. Fourth row: Ramona Smurr, Carol Rodebaugh, Cacrossl Marilyn Renner, Cornelius Demorest. Don Bottom row: Dottie Cotner, Carlton VVaite, Martha Rose, Jerrie Shank, Dorothy Dove, Huff, Bruce Warren, Dick Meek. Group-Top row: Veryl Carpenter, David Handy, Marilyn Renner, Joan Foster, Ralace Reece, Bud Beekman, Mrs. Zimmer. Second row: Beulla Cox, Dorothy Dove, Frances Elliott, Max Lowe, YVilma Keller, Marcia Boyce, Ellen Snyder, Bruce VVarren. Ann Front row: Blaine Nichols, Marilyn Weiss, Norma Wilsey, Carol Rodebaugh, Mary Goss, Mary Ann Kiester, Jerrie Shank, Paula Randolph, John Caris. The individual pictures were taken When the present seniors were in the third grade. The group shows them in the seventh grade. Page Twenty-eight