Chico High School - Caduceus Yearbook (Chico, CA)

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lOldiid i . ClU ' sl I O O ; I M G FO R WAR D LOOKING FORWARD An organization called The Golden Empire has recently come into existence. It embraces the Sacramento Valley and is so named be- cause of the gold and other forms of wealth already given to the world, and also because of the vast natural riches hidden in its moun- tains and the soil of its valleys. The real wealth of this Golden Empire, however, is not in its natural resources, but in boys and girls, young men and women like you. who live within its confines. How much you will count rests mainly with you. Never in American history have there been more wonderful opportunities for youths who are prepared, for your country is in its remak- ing. In this period of reconstruction, as in thj days of old. people are asking Watchman, What of the Night . To those of you who have vision, foresight, and courage there comes the answer. The Dawn Cometh. There is no permanent backward step. The age old ideals for common good still beckon you on to constructive tasks. One thrills as one views the highways and pathways thai must be traveled. The coward never starts. The weak die on the way. Your high school has labored to make you brave and strong so that you may worthily bear the torch consigned to you by older hands. F. L. CUM.MINGS. Principal and Superintendent. OUR CHANGING STANDARDS We are living in days of changing thoughts and standards. Our conceptions in the past have been that men were taught to love their country and fight for its perpetuation, to sup- port it. But now many feel that it is the duty of our government to support them, clothe, feed, house and render medical and other as- sistance. In other words rugged individualism and personal liberties enjoyed in past genera- tions are to cease and in their thought lives they would establish a paternalistic regime that would do away with private initiative and gain. When we destroy these, we kill ambition. When ambition is gone the indi- vidual should go with it as he becomes a useless burden on society. The past few years have seen numerous labor difficulties with both capital and labor more or less at fault. Selfishness seems to be the principal cause of most of these difficulties. The desire to get something at the expense of others or a munificent sum for a small service rendered has led us on into a maze of difficul- ties from which it seems impossible to turn. We might do well as a people if we turned to our Bibles and read Proverbs 14: ' 54: Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. Possibly we are suffering because of sin. J. E. Morrow. President of the Board. Page 9