Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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The dance was over, homeward bound at last. It was a nice dance, lots of fun. Dances, parties, dates, all of these were an important part of school life. Before I plunge into the rest of this story, I’d like to present a little more detailed foreword. I suppose a lot of people think of a school as a place strictly for academic learning, but that isn’t so, at least not any more. Educa- tors believe that there is more to knowledge than an under- standing of the three R’s. Students need to know how to get along with other people and themselves. 6

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 It was June of ’56 when the Charhian Staff sat down to outline the 1957 yearbook. First of many problems that arose was how the story of a year's events could best be related. The staff had a thousand watt inspiration. At least I thought so since it concerned me. After considerable discus- sion they petitioned me, Charlotte High School, to write their story for them. Wise kids, these, and I smiled inside. To be sure that the staff had thought the subject through, I asked them. “Why do you want a mass of metal, cold stone, and wood to tell such a warm human story?’’ “Cold stone and wood!” they cried indig- nantly. “We love you. To us you’re the best school in the world. You may not ‘live,’ in the usual sense of the word, but you are the only one who is in a position to see and understand us. The story of a school year is your story too, and you should be the one to tell it.” Reflecting on their sentiments, I con- sented. So here’s the 1956-57 story, as I see it more, feel its pulse, and know that this life is mine. I’d like to tell it chrono- logically, so that you can see a panorama of the events just as they happened. 0 o O 0 0 0 o o 0 t o o o o o o o

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Athletics—young men trained themselves to be physically coordinated, learned how to win and lose. For hours every night after school they work- ed to improve themselves. What they learned about cooperation, courage, and loyalty, were rewards that would last a lifetime.