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In Restrospect W1th the nearmg of graduat1on upon me, I look back over my four years at Besse I-hgh School I ask these quest1ons of myself What teachers have taught me the most? What events dur1ng th1s t1me have I learned the most from 'P What have I accompl1shed by play 1ng basketball and baseball? What good has lt done me to hold off1ces 1n our school? The teachers that have taught me the most and the ones that I have learned the eas1est from are Mlss Leola Mltchell and Mr George Ayers MISS M1tchel1 1n my op1n1on has a way of presentlng the subject to the student so that he IS 1nterested 1n It and 1S eager to f1nd out more about lt Mr Ayers 15 a well educated man who knows very much about the subject he teaches Th1s, I bel1eve 1S why lt has been so easy for me to learn from h1m Many other teachers that I have worked Wlth 1n other act1v1t1es and stud1es have taught me very much and I have enjoyed worklng w1th them Whlle I have been 1n h1gh school the events that I have learned the most from are the f1eld tr1ps that I have been on Students can learn very much from these tr1ps To have the process of paper maklng expla1ned to you as you watch lt 1S hlghly educat10na1 To watch and l1sten to our State Leg1slature 1n sess1on 1S enjoyable and educat1onal The accompl1shments I have made 1n playmg basketball and baseball are many I have learned that good sportsmanshlp w1ll pay off large d1v1dends 1n the end I have learned to compete w1th others and to meet other boys str1v1ng for the same goals as I These are very lmportant factors to young men fac1ng the world for the f1rst tlme alone Dur1ng th1s my sen1or year at B sse I have been treasurer of the Student COUHCII Holdlng th1s offlce has been a great exper1ence for me I have learned to handle accounts and money th1s knowledge W111 be useful to me 1n everyday l1fe In ho1d1ng other Off1CeS a student can learn to get up 1n front of h1s classmates and speak w1thout be1ng nervous Be1ng able to speak 1n front of an aud1ence IS essent1al when facmg the world Now maybe you would l1ke to thmk back over your school days What teachers taught you the most? Part1c1pat1ng 1n what events sports or offlces have proved most valuable to you? Karl L Keay '55 Another War? What w1ll the next war brmg 'P W1ll lt destroy the world? Its people should take ac t1on before lt 15 too late W1th the h1ghly destruct1ve bombs and new a1r weapons de veloped 1n an atom1c age another year could be the end of all th1ngs Whatever happens the country that str1kes f1rst has the best chance of surv1val A of now w1th Russla the great opponent, the Unlted States could be the target At t1mes we Amerlcans don't real1ze that there 1S a threat of war hang1ng over us just as a dread ed plague of former years hung over countr1es of Europe, wa1t1ng to sweep over large areas So today we are 1n danger of be1ng destroyed th1s tlme by man made weapons In our age many th1ngs are st1ll a mystery Man seeks a way to Mars but he 15 al so 1n search of God It 1S strange to th1nk that early man also thought about a God who created the world made storms come and go and took people away by death Some p1ctured God as some one who was try1ng to save them and prayed to H1m bS11eV1Hg that they rece1ved help It 1S hard to bel1eve that such a God would create man to destroy one another and the world Through the years man has done great thlngs But wars have also taken place, each one worse than the one before In a way It seems that 1f there were a God He would str1ke aga1nst man's 1deas and come to earth I-hmself to rule the world and promote peace among men Herbert Shores '55 48 . . , , ' I r . . . . C n . , . , . ' I I o , . , . s , - 2 - 1 s ' o 1 - , . I , . . , , I .
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