Blairstown High School - Comet Yearbook (Blairstown, MO)

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07 THE COMET CONTENTS Theme Foreword Dedication School Song The School Administration Classes Publications Organizations Dramatics Athletics Features Humor Familiar Scenes Personal Index Autographs B H XXX i W -L...L'T Ll'-- .. l WM'

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THE COMET PUBLISHED BY BLAIRSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 1938 I

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19 4. THE COMET THE THEME OF '38 I 'Cnhe Gomer staff chose The Romance- of the River as the central them of the '38 Gomer. The river with its many variations will form the background of thought for innumerable comparisons. The progress of the world's civilization has been dependent upon rivers for its advancement. Every important seaport and all other cities of great size have been built upon the banks of some navigable river. One prosperous nation, The Netherlands, is built on the delta of Europe's great Rhine. The Nile made Egypt. Much of the rapid development of the United States was due to the trans- portation facilities of the Mississippi. Water supply, power, transpor- tation, food, and recreation are the essential products of a well con- trolled river. On the other hand, Hoods, death, erosion, a and decaying prosperity and civilization follow upon the heels of a river beyond control. The world's schools follow a parallel course. Where education flourished, civilization grew. Education has made the last century remarkable for its progress. At the same time, regimented educa- tional systems have developed dictatorships that threaten the peace and thus our progress toward a happier social and economic under- standing. With the knowledge that we have of the need for control to usefulness of all our institutions and resources. we look to the future with optomistic expectancy. And in moments of leisure, let us al- ways look to The Romance of the River. B. H. s. E! -Q 'I PAGE 5 38