Clay High School - Minuteman Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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The ,Seniors Present . . . THE PROFESSOR PROPOSES Page Twenty,Six

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I i VALEDICTORY ONIGHT we, the members of the senior class, are receiving our diplomas. These certificates are more than mere slips of paper. They are the symbols of an achievement. We have completed one phase of our life-that of laying the foundation upon which our whole future depends. There have been many trying days in the past, perhaps, there will be many more such days in the future. But, if, with the aid you-our teachers and you-our parents-have given us, we have laid our foundation well-we shall overcome our difficulties and shall succeed in life. ln our endeavor to attain that success, however, we cannot allow the ability to learn to become stagnant. We must remember that we have only the foundation, now. Whatever we do in the future will l:.e built on this foundation. if we are content to do very little or nothing-we will achieve just that. lf we are to realize our goal and prepare ourselves to take our intended place as citizens of tomorrow, then we must employ personal effort. Real satisfaction is found in the completion of a task well done. Some of us are going from high school into marriage. Our goal then will be making a good home. Some of us are stepping into positions in industry. Our goal will be success in our career. Others will have the opportunities to seek their goal by advancing their education in higher schools of learning. 'i he knowledge we have and the knowledge we are able to obtain in whatsoever field we choose will determine whether or not we reach that goal. We are met here together for, perhaps, the last time. It is, therefore, only fitting that we pause now to give our sincere thanks to you-the teachers, our friends and advisors, for the patience you have shown with us. Perhaps, at times we did not realize the importance of your work. But we shall realize .t as we step out into the world alone to solve our problems in the ways which you have taught us. lt is also fitting that, at this time, we give our sincere thanks to you our parents, for the oppor- tunities you have given us. You, also, have shown much patience in teaching and advising us. No other country in the world provides the educational advantages which you have given to us. We, the youth of today, will be the parents of tomorrow. We are going into the world full of the confidence that we shall be able to live up to the example of our parents and our forefathers. We, the youth of today, have the challenge of making the world a better place in which to live. We are deter- mined not to fail! D L PHILIP CLAXTON SALUTATORY HE GREAT event for which we have been devoting most of our time and thoughts for the last twelve years is here at last! indeed, all past experiences seem inferior to this one great occasion which marks a turning point in our lives-the culmination of our high school career. We have enjoyed every moment of these years. Of course, we've had our small trials and difficulties but we overcame them, and now they all seem insignificant and unimportant. Tonight, l for the senior class, wish to extend a welcome to our parents, teachers, and friends, but particularly to our parents, for they made it possible for us to obtain and further our standard of educa- tion. We are also indebted to our principal and our teachers who have helped us to establish a strong- hold in the future. To express our thanks and gratitude for all they have done for us, we will apply ourselves to whatever walk of life we pursue, and we will continue to work wholeheartedly, so that they will. be proud of us. lt is always difficult to leave our friends and teachers, but they will always occupy a place in our minds and our hearts. The future fills us with new thoughts, but our memories of the past can never be quite obliterated. After twelve years of obtaining knowledge, we realize that we have yet much to learn. Most of it will come from actual experience. We will be ready to meet the difficulties and the disappointments that accompany experience, and we shall gain recognition and success. Again, I wish to extend a most hearty welcome to every one of you. Your presence tonight makes Commencement a more memorable occasion for all of us, and it gives us the hope and the courage with which to meet the challenge of life in the future. lt is gratifying to know that when we try, our own wings in the cold hard world we shall have parents and friends to encourage and console us. MARY N EM ETH Page Twenty-Five

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ALUMNI NEWS THE CLASS or '46 RICHARD ASIRE--Working at Ball-Band, Mishawaka EDWIN BATES-In the army at Otsu, Japan ROBERT BAUER-In the army at Korea W1L'I ON BESSEMER-Navy at Corpus Christi, Texas BETTY BEYERLE-Married to Donald Church PAT BLACKB URN- DORTHY CORLEY-W'orking at Ball-Band, Mishawaka F AY DOVENMUEHLE-At Kessellburh, Germany, in the army IRENE EWALD- ' PHYLLIS GALVAS-Working at the Y.M.C.A. L ? ? J ANNE GREEN-Workiiig at Benton,s Dept. Store GERALD HANEY-In the army in Japan p ' JOHNNY HANEY--At San Francisco, in the navy BETTY LOU HEAD- MARY LOUISE HEINEN-Married CHARLES HELMAN-Medical Course at Indiana University CLARENCE HILL-Navy, stationed at Great Lakes ' DONA HOLDERMAN-Electric Company EDNA HOLDERMAN-Carter Jones and Taylor Co. as Assistant Bookkeeper JAMES HOLTON-Tulane University MARJ ORIE HOSLER-Studying at the South Bend Lab. ELNORA IZDEPSKI- BERN EDIN A KE U LTJ IS-Ridge Company BARBARA KIRKWOOD-Ridge Company BE'1'1'Y LlNDS'fAEDT-Working at Ellswortlfs Store BILLIE JEAN LO WE-Telephone Company SHIRLEY MCCORMICK-At Memorial Hospital JAMES MOORE-Navy BERNICE MCCORMICK-Technician at Dr. Borough,s HAZEL MYERS- Q DONALD NUFER-Navy ' MARY ROSE PATITUCCI-Headed for California LEONARD PETERSON-Navy HOIVARD POST-Chemical Engineering at Indiana University .I AMES RAGER-Army ROSEMQARY ROBINSON- PATRICIA ROMINE-Medical Course at Indiana University ESTHER RUPLEY-Manchester College BARBARA SECHRIST-Workillg in oiiice at Studebaker Corporation HAROLD SEGGERRIAN-Works at Dodge's ANNA SMITH-Attending Bible School RUSSELL SNYDER-Works at Snyder's Filling Station CHARLES SOLBRIG-Medical Course at Indiana University BETTY STEWART-Stenograplier at Berman's CHARLES STROM--Army MILDRED THOMPSON- V ROBERT VON BERGEN-Works at Sears GEORGE YVALSH, JR.-In Navy at Pensacola, Florida NOEL XVIGGENS-Cleveland Road Gas Station EUGENE WILSON-I11 Navyg stationed at Guam Page Twenty-Seven