Bolton High School - Bruin Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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J'hrnrrj'd The democratic spirit at Bolton is not a material thing. The privileges and the freedom that students have is the result of cooperation on the part of both faculty and students to maintain order. Democracy is not just an orator's speech or even a desirable way of life to be taken for granted; it is an intangible living presence, a feeling of being a free person. We, here at Bolton, are trying to live in the democratic way so that instead of turning out iust graduates, we may turn out educated American citizens, prepared to foster the spirit of democracy in day to day living. Within recent years there has been a change in our students. Our pace, our environment, our clothes are different, but above all, our thinking is different. While the people of America are trying to maintain democracy by fighting for it, the soldiers and soldierettes of Camp Bolton are trying to maintain and improve democracy by living it in their work and play. We hope, as you turn through the pages of this Bruin, you will get a vision of the feeling of freedom that permeates the entire student body of Bolton High School. 4