Bastrop High School - Ram Yearbook (Bastrop, LA)

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gczsfrop Mqk Schoof Lucky s Nessage to the Student Pody I want to congratulate the u Sigma oociety and its sponsors for their efforts in renewing the Annual for Ras treo high School I want to extend ny felicxtations to our student body and to our teachers for their hearty re snonse and cooneration in the ur rtali g It is Wy sincere hope and desire that the sane spirit which prowpted the Annual will ever serve to fortify us xith a grim determination and a keen sense of appreciation of our noble heritage as free men and free women I s the duty and the privilege of every young man and young wowan in Bastrop high School to give loyal support to the perpetuation of our noble and free institutions which com pose this heritage Let me rewind you that in these critical tiwes a dis tinct challenge 1s being waged against the things for which America stands We are rapidly awakening to the enorwity of our task As an ever increasing streaw of America s young manhood pours into training centers and from there to battlefields the conflict between democracy and totali tarianism is brought from far away lands across the ocean highways into the very heart of Nmerica our homes You must share your portion of the burdens responsibilities and the sacrifices if we are to remain a free people. The success of our public education will be measured in terns cf what we as individuals do.