Bolton High School - Bruin Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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 In these terrible days of global war, of brutal devostion of the weak by the strong, of shifting boundaries, of crashing empires, of flags fallen and furled, we go all out for democracy, which is more than a work, which is a way of life. Fundamentally and finally, the 'ramparts we watch' are of the spirit, the city of God, not made with hands. In the early light of the dawn of a broader, deeper peace than any the world yet has seen, our flag shall still wave, spangled with the stars of tolerance, of respect for the individual, of freedom of speech and of religion, of equality of opportunity, of liberty for all mankind. MARY L. THORNTON The time has come to bid you farwell, as you put down your high school burdens and go out into the world to take up new tasks. It is fortunate you are not confronted with the question, 'Can I find something to do?' War has come to us and brought with it a job for everybody. It is yours to choose the thing you prefer to do. Modern implements of war and new military tactics indicate this war will not end soon. So there will be plenty to do for a long time. I hope you will take hold of your chosen task with deliberation and stick determinedly to it until you have done everything possible to put this war-torn world at peace and make it the kind of place free people love. That is your duty now. JOSEPH D. SMITH MR. JOE D. SMITH Assistant Principal ST. FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA MISS MARY L. THORNTON Dean of Girls ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA MRS. FLORA LIEVENS Secretary WHITE CASTLE, LOUISIANA