Central High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Muskogee, OK)

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llllllllllll ll llllll lllIlllH Hllll llllll lllll MARGARET CEVELY BETTY DICKMAN C n-Editorir VIRGINIA VAN ORDER CI-IARLENE MCFADDEN Axfiflanty KELLEY SOWARDS Bfzfifzeff Manager MISS LUCILE HILDINGER Frzmlly Adzfimr Designs, Group Photography, and Engravings by MID-CONTINENT ENGRAVING COMPANY Printed by THE GRIT PRINTING COMPANY STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS Bob Bell, Bill Franklin, Robert Irvin, Mary Frances jameson, George Mcloy. Marilyn McEwen. Eugene Moss, Meclrith Noble, Mac Ozburn, joan Preston, Grant Stannard, Claude VanDoren.

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llllllllllll Hl Wlllll We are citizens of a democratic nation, students in a demo- cratic school. If democracy is to live, if future generations are to en'o the rivile es of a free wa of life, it is our res onsi- l Y P 8 Y P bility as potential leaders to train ourselves so thoroughly in the principles and ways of democracy that we may be able to meet and put down all threats to our freedom. Our training comes in two stages - life in school and the life of experience. We are now in the first stage of that training and it is up to us to make the most of it. We have an opportunity to learn - learn the things which all self-governing people must know. We are learning to listen, to speak for ourselves, to govern and to be governed. And we are learning to do our part for victory. To those who are worried about the younger generation, we may say, Look at the part young people are playing in the war effort. Along with the older members of the nation, we are giving up luxuries without complaint. In addition to this, more than any other group, we are giving up our normal way of life for the sake of victory for the United Nations. The boys, even boys of high school age, are leaving school to join the Army, Navy, and Marines. Vast numbers of both boys and girls are leaving their former occupations to take jobs in vital industries. Girls are taking first aid courses, knitting for the Red Cross, col- lecting books for soldiers, and packing bundles for men in the armed forces. All of us are buying stamps and bonds and doing our utmost for America. Surely young people who can get be- hind a victory drive in this manner provide no cause for worry. Yes, we're learning, learning to make use of the freedoms which are our rightful heritage. Best of all, we're learning to make democracy work.