Bradner High School - Mirror Yearbook (Bradner, OH)

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V .,,,,.. , Q41 ' 0 QQYahnP1' 0 O Q H4 SALUTATORY '41 i 1 To the President and members of the board of education, to the Superintendent and the teachers of Bradner Highg to the parents and friends of this' graduating classg it is my great privilege, as Salutatorian to extend to you this even- ing our most sincere welcome. ' I find it a pleasing task to speak to you, because I know you appreciate and fully understand my position as well as that of my classmates. Many of you have had the opportu- nity to graduate in similar circumstances, and you know how excited one feels on such occasions, In truth, I am victim of this feeling that seems to re- sult from the great experience of graduating and I find it difficult to express in adequate language what I really feel at this time. i ' ' However, there is one point that we all realize tonight That is that we who are now finishing our high school life have closed forever the dainty, shining portals of childhood and must open the grilled iron gates of adulthood with its many responsibilities. But this does not particularly make us sad. Vp are confident that we can meet life's every obli gation. May we all have courage to follow our excellent motto, WTake the world as you find it, but leave it better.n If we do that we shall each make a success of life. Now in closing,on behalf of myself and my classmates, I want to say how sincerely we appreciate your interest and faith in us, and again express a warm welcome to all of you. Thank you! -- Doris Smith

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Clayton McDole ... Doris Peoples... Ray Klingman ... Virginia Sanders .. Elwin Hiser ... Leona Molter ... Maxwell Graber ,... Doris Smith ... Alfred Merritt ooo Harriet Sage ... Wilbur Graber .. Betty Sworden .. Kenneth Allen ..... Lavergne Entsminger Robert Wright ,,.,. Marjorie Humberger Robert Schell .. Mildred Myers .. Donald Leffingwell, Tvelyn Fewless ... SENIOR DESCRIPTIONS . 'lhy modesty's a candle to thyJ?meritn. 'Dynamiten An athlete and funmaker of the first rank. Things are never dull with her around. 'Brassyn A man-about-town. He knows everything that happens and is usually a part of it. WJinny' Does she get around? She has personality plus. Flus what? Well, something that makes a hit with all the boys. 'JugW The Romeo of the Senior Class. He says,'Variety is the spice of 1ife.' 'Blondy' Powerful things, like dynamit often come in small packages. 'Max' Guitar player and athlete extra- ordinary. 'Smitty' In her rests the dignity of the Senior Class. , WA1fN He's rather quiet,but give him a football, basketball, or a baseball--, and he'll show you that actions speak louder than words. 'Dolly' She says, Ulf you want a thing done well, do it yourself.' WGabbyW He talks a lot,but if you lis- ten c1osely,you may find some words of wisdom mixed with the nonsense. 'Smiley0 She has enough temper for the whole class but she won't stay angry long. 'Sleepy' He just can't stay awake in class or in assembly, WBurgenW A real home girl who knows how to cook. NBob' A studious and a quiet boy, He's just a farmer boy at heart. NMarj' She always tries to make the teachers prove the law of cause whd effect. 'Boba He's reckless and carefree, Give him a model UAW, and a tank full of gas and he is satisfied. WMillieN A farmer girl who will make some man a good wife. She's humerous and is a fine actress. WBud' He just can't attend school re- gularly. He known girls in every town within fifty miles of here. A jolly girl and a good pal. When there is fun to be had, or any gigg- ling to be done she is always around.

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1141 0 ' -'igtahnfl' ' ' - 1541 VALENDICTORY Members of the Board of Education, members of the faculty, fellow classmates, and friends: We are gathered here tonight for what seems to us a very great occasion, the end of a dream come true, of graduating and of making our place in the world. But is it the end? Really it is only the beginning of the life we are about to enter, only the lower rung in the ladder of success. For twelve long years we have looked forward to this night, the time when our hopes and.fears, our ideals' and ambitions, would be realized. I said twelve lon years, but literally I don't mean it that way. At times, wgen obstacles would pile up before us, it seemed like a hard Job to overcome them, and a long time to wait, but we have succeeded, and, lookingtxmk on the years and the memories they bring, it seems all too short a time since we began our first grade in school. But enough of this reminiscing. We should look forward to our coming jobs and undertakings that are our duty in the life that lies stretched ahead of us, like a silvery river, from beginning to end, and shining under the sun with a brilliancy that shows great things to come. I think life can best be represented by a great river, Like the small tributaries of a large river we start our life in obscurity, many of us among humble surroundings, and with many rocks and obstructions in our path. But like the small stream we work our way to bigger things, -making our path in the world, pushing from our course the obstacles that contin- ually confront us in our efforts to go onward, and wearing our path deeper into the earth, leaving signs of our work and progress to the world. As do the little streams, we grew larger as we go along, and also do the obstacles become greater, some of them looming like giants about to turn all our efforts to naught. Like the stream, however, we always press forward, and, by means of constant striving to over- come these obstructions, We force our way through and ever onward. .