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

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REID HATFIELD President . V ice-Presidei.t Secretary . Treasurer . ....Kei l Hatfield .... William Penly . Betty White Vivien Blanchard “As Commencement Day approaches, the time when we shall have to leave these halls of learning to take our places in the world’s affairs, our hearts are filled with mixed emotions— sorrow at parting with dear friends and companions, together with gladness that we have suc¬ cessfully completed our public school curriculum. Whatever the sentiment may he, we are suddenly confronted with the realization that we are about to leave the protecting influences of home and school to face the problems and realities of a world struggling to right itself after a cataclysmic altering of its economic and social structure. Although the problems facing us make our debut into the world’s activities very difficult and uncertain, those of us who have applied ourselves to preparation during our school career should be able to cope with the situation and win commendation for ourselves. Those who have wasted their time, how¬ ever, will find the path, presenting many pitfalls for the unprepared, difficult to travel. “While some of us will go on to college and to success in professional fields, or laziness and oblivion, according to our own ambition, most of the class will attack at once the prob¬ lems which must be solved. The achievement which we attain will be commensurate to our own farsightedness.” “It is only right that we consider here the personalities involved in grooming us for destiny’s race. We have been taught facts and figures by the conscious effort of our instructors, but our greatest gain has probably been the transmission of their qualities and habits of good citizenship and clear thought which we have assimilated unknown to ourselves. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to those teachers avIio have not only abored to fill our minds with facts, but have also spent their time and energy in aiding class and extracurricular activities and in boosting the school. Their endeavors are all too often unknown or un¬ appreciated. “Perhaps we have not accomplished all we might have accomplished during our sojourn here, nor have we always exerted our efforts toward things constructive, but we have always tried to make our high school as progressive and fine as possible. To the Juniors who will soon take our places we say, ‘Whether you surpass us or not, always keep the school spirit flaming high and always try to better the traditions of the past.’ “As President of the Class of 1935, I wish you all the joys of achievement and success..” -•«§{ 27