Central High School - Centralia Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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OFFICERS 'mf- Treasurer ROBERT HILLMAN ,QP FRANK ROBISON JANUARY CLASS W fe Mm Secretary P esvdev-II Vwce Presudenf ROBERT CEDERBERG PATRICIA JOHNSON ANDREW KLEPSER SENATORS PAUL W BRIGGS ALEX TOYZAN GEORGE WALDRON Two if 9 L, J. MCCULLY SPONSORS

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V-Publication We, fhe slaff of lhe Vicfory Publical' ion of I943, have a+femp1ed fo show within fhese pages lhe life of Cenfral sludenfs during lhe hisforic school year of Sepfember, l942, fo June, l943. Each day fhis year, we al Cenfral have learned 'ro appreciafe our freedom more +han ever before. Righis fha? were once lalcen for granled are now cherished by all. We have learned whaf living in a democracy really means, and we are proud fo be Americans. This is our second year of war, and we af Cenfral have fell fhis second year of war more lhan fhe firsf, as if has in some way reached all of us Anyone who visifs our school foday sees many changes from lhe school of one year ago The Vicfory Corps and new courses of sfudy have b en eslablrshed + frain us for various branches of service our Sfudenl Union has puf on special sales of War Bonds and Siarnps and many of our clzssmafes have leH fo serve our counlry Two years aoo fh s bool: was called 'rhe Cenhalu Annual or Yearboolr la f year 4+ was called lhe Vic ory Annual because if was our firsf school year of war buf fhis year because fhere have been many changes made an our school and fherelore in fhis booll we now have fhe Vlcforf Puolrcahon which is one half fhe size of our usual annual Wr+hnn lhcse pages we have fried fo give you a review lo remember al ways of your life here al Cenlral Hugh School On behalf of lhe January and June class graduafes we lhe sfaff members give you fhe I943 Vrcfory Pub Inca fi n 'A i414 O4 p4 nv, :xx Ns:-my in ,JE A fin, f s emi Q 1yf'i -'d .Q-1 0 X ' Y Q Rag -snuff' U 'UYWL Ceniral High School Bay Clfy Michigan 1943 fr X apr- J Q J FC QQQ RFE, X ' e ' o i ll 3 is I ' ' f I Q' . : . Cx ' fo . Q V .X hy .,,. as 7: y - I' fc V, cr- A 'uv l, l Y , .. ,: 1 0 0 r f i - - ' .y X X X K- i ll 3 ll ,,,. l F5 C ll s A lx, l . i f l ' o -if H , , o , Y Q gf , H - . .Q X K 7 '1, 1 , 1,-ff y 3 i y 1 T? S. y 1, ly ya- o 4 ,A -A. 6 -1 - F9 li Q s ' ' Fl -' f M . I . . I, A , X Q fsx l ,fa T Q, ,X ' Q s , J is Il- ll S elf 1, kf f ' if 'X .. es in ei ff r- ,JI ' yi EJ li 1 x f 1 - i Cf' T , l w , -' f I O l ci

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JANUARY HONOR STUDENTS C Valed cfor a FRANK ROBISON Educohon for o Free World When Charles Beard fhe husforian was asked whaf he had learned from hrsfory he sand simply When If gefs darkesf fhe sfars come ouf When If was darkesf for fhe cause of free men when England was sfanclang alone agamsf fhe forces of Axis fyranny Presldenf Roosevelf speaking before fhe Congress of fhe Unlfed Sfafes polnfed ouf fhe sfars sfars of free dom Today fhese same sfars of freedom guide fhe Unlfed Naflons on in fhelr fighf agamsf fhe Axis counfries These sfars of luberfy are four in number fhe raghfs of all men everywhere in fhe world Freedom of speech and expression freedom of religion freedom from wanf and freedom from fear Presldenf Roosevelf has sand The four freedoms of common humamfy are as much elemenfs of mans needs as air and sunllghf bread and salf Deprnve hum of all of fhese freedoms and he dues deprive hum of a parf of fhem and he wnfhers The four freedoms spell for us fhe creed of fhe Umfed Nd+IOhS as fhey press forward fo final vucfory over fofaln 'l'dfIdhlSYh and all fhaf If sfands for They are fhe funda menfal principles of fhe kind of posf war world we seek When fhe war is over we musf replace The Axis belief In fofallfarlanlsm wlfh somefhmg more fundamenfally human Experience has faughf us fhaf unless we feach fhem fo live peaceably side by side wufh fhe resf of fhe world democracy will never be free from fear of aggression The key fo peace and progress for fhe posf war order is orgamzahon and educafnon for a free world The demo crafrc supporf for universal organrzaflon will ruse from a knowledge of fhe lnferdependence of mankind and fhe frue facfs of fhe world In which we live And even if fhe underlying causes of war are nof imme diafely ellmmafed, fhe mfelligence and unclersfandlng developed by frue educafion will fip 'rhe scales in favor of freedom from fear, everywhere in fhe world Tonrghf we are graduafmg an fimes of greaf crisis lf is worfhwhile fo keep in mind fhaf fhe Chinese wrife fhe word crisis wifh fwo characfers, one of which means danger and fhe ofher opporfunify When fhe war is won, we of fhe younger generafion will be confronfed wifh fhe danger of more war, more ducfaforshlp, and more depres sion. We, however, are nof afraid: for also ahead of us is fhe opporfunify fo meef fhe challenge of one day fo help avoid fhese plagues of mankind, fo build a beffer world, and fo insure fhe conclihons for a lusf and durable peace. Frank Robison M WW CoV I d 9 JOHN THOMSON Educohon al' War We fhe January class of I943 are graduahng info a world enflrely new and sfrange fo fhe one in which we lived during our period of hugh school educaflon Momenfous changes In our way of living are faking place on every side changes In our plans our habufs and our fhnnkmg These changes are being reflecfed an modern educafron Educafnon foday has fhe added responslbrlify of building a sfrong invincible vlcforious America The aim of educahon during fhls war is firsf fo provide men equipped wlfh fhe proper lnsfrucfion and maferlals fo win fhe war second fo raise American morale and fo keep fhe people of America sfrong and healfhy Our educa fronal sysfem is equipped fo do fhus dnfficulf fask The policy of educahon for fhe masses here in America has given our educafors fhe background fhaf as needed fo com plefe fhis 'ob swuffly effecflvely and successfully This policy l believe has made us fhe graduahng high school class far beffer prepared for life fhan are fhe youfh of fhe Axis naflons They may know far more abouf killing fighflng and living on fhe bafflefronfs of fhe world foday buf we American youfh wufh a wide general educaflon behind us can quickly adapf ourselves fo such condlflons and when fhe war IS over refurn fo fhe dcmocrafec way of living prachced by us here in hugh school The Axis youfh will nof know how fo live In a free world We have been faughf how fo live democraflcally and peacefully wufh ofhers The Axis youfh have been only faughf how fo kill and hafe ofhers N'o wonder we here on 'rhe sfage fhank you for providing us wrfh fhns opporfumfy for a free educaflon an educafion which has well prepared us fo meef fhe slfuafuon fhar now faces fhe youfh of foday Wifh fhe experiences provided us here in Bay Clfy Cenfral we wall be able fo enfer quickly info fhe war efforf and wlfh a llffle more lnfensive framing fo fill fhe many special ized posiflons In Amer1ca's armed forces or war mdusfrles Some members of our class who should be graduafmg here wlfh us fhls evening have already leff fo do fheur humble parf for our counfry un fhe armed forces Many more of our class will have fo make sacrifices wlfhm fhe nexf few years, and undoubfedly some fhe su preme sacrifice ln view of fhese unpleasanf buf necessary curcumsfances we, fhe Vicfory Class of I943, have dedlcafed our lives fo fhe proposifion We musf wm fhus war and unsure lasfmg peace, pros perify and securlfy fo fhe whole world Jack Thomson Three if ' N f .4 , f gf ,iff , ,xg , .. ,V e , 0- i i D - a e ic orian I 0 I I I ' 1 I I II ' n a a a I I ll a u a - I ' a I I I I ' I I . 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