Climax Township High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Climax, MI)

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U... .,, , ' x -S... E ' 2'7 ..- .- - ... ' SALUTATORY Parents, Friends, Fellow Classmates: Fbr several years we have been dreaming about high school graduation. Always it seemed that it never realli would h J appe to us. Still we worked toward that end, as have other grade uating classes before us, and we looked forward to the day when we would be the ones to welcome our parents and feiends b to our graduation exercises. The time has new arrived and it i lg U . A . A s my Q easure, in behalf of the Senior class of l9h2, to this, our graduation. As it O . hasbeen you, our parents and you, our teachers who have helped us prepare for our meeting with the world when we would b we prepared these past twelve years for this niwht. in e aw lone, with no one to help us solve our problems and difficult- ies. For some of our class this probably signifies the last of our formal education, but for others who plan to attend col- le .t k N . -. , c gc 1 mar s a beginning. In either event we are very grateful for help on your part. To what fates our country has in store for us we donnnt knew. We know not where the rest of our years will be passed nor what ws will be doing, NJ one knows what God has in store for rs. Weshall only follow the words of our leaders but whatever our countrymen lo it shall be something great, We again wish to welcome you cn this lay of days. our EQ',':rf3L1:1J11 un lay. Clarence -1?JI'.fc K

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VALEDICTORY Come ride with me along the highways and see the peace and tranquility of our American scenesn As we ride serenely along we see by the side of the road a child. He is an American child in long trousers and a slip-over sweater. He stands patiently waiting for the school bus. The ehild's face is gleaming with anticipation of the events that the day will bring . Along the highway comes a bus which slows and stops. child climbs aboard. He gayly joins his comrades and witneu a homeward glance is sped to a distant school. But in the window oF the ehildfs heme stands his mother. The curtains are pulledaside and the anxious face of The American mother is concerned for of her child but she bravely trusts him The t the parent peers out. the safety and welfare to the hands or others This woman's trust in others is part of her heritage. America is founded upon principles of trust and cooperation. In America the people enjoy a semblance of the press. Their sovereighnity is orty, and the pursuit of happiness The people of America travel to to the neat little house that they freedom of speech and their right to lifej libw and fro from their work U dwell in. Children ar- riving home from school tell of the events of the day. Roca q . reational activities are always beinv carried o ' t I . H, O n in ne homes and in the villages. These people know of pleasures and a tranquility that brings about a very CHjOY3D1C sojourn on earth. This be it ever. Clare Schieber F