Battle Creek Central High School - Paean Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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seniors

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7',.,,,t,,, ,1, T , ,.,, mv ,,, i i l L O ofcers senior class presidentgs address . . . Fellow Seniors, we are about to culminate four years of high school life. During those four years we have struggled to prepare ourselves so that we may be successful in our future endeavors. We have selected those courses which we considered most adaptable to the field i11to which we planned to venture. It will not be long now before we shall put our training into practical use, whether it be in the field of advanced learning or in that of the work-a-day world. In either ease we are taking a great stride. It seems as if we are stepping down into a huge empty space. But, fellow classmates, let us make this step upward rather than downward. There is only one way to accomplish this and that is to set a high goal for our- selves, toward which we shall climb upward step by step. The old saying, Hitch your wagon to a star . is a wise one for a high school graduate. Facts are not the only products of our four years in high school. We have cultivated certain virtues, which, we shall discover, will hold more value for us than the mere facts. For instance, as we advance along the pathway of life we shall come up against many obstacles, and setbacks will discourage us. Our advancement will soon stop, u11less our courage and persistence is able to rally us for another attack. Gil 18 l, stress these two because the class of 1934 is pro- ceeding i11to a world as dynamic as it is large. So rapidly are economic changes being made that experienced men are finding great, difficulty in keeping up with them and some are falling by the wayside. It is not hard to realize, then, that discouragements will probably be numerous and in order to attain success we shall need a lot of power to overcome them. Four years in high school have given us other things-Qconfidence, initiative, and the friendships we have built up through associations with our classmates. In other words, the foundation has been laid for the structure that will shortly take form. I think it is Ollly proper that we pause here to give our sincere thanks to those leaders whose foresight and diligence made it possible for us to have the public school system from which we have so greatly benefited. May we thank our parents, also, for their loyal and never-failing support. As President of tl1e class of 1934, I take this oppor- tunity to wish every member glorious success. C. STARK RITCHIE, PRESIDENT. is