Coldwater High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Coldwater, MI)

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The Editor Speaks: Success is the one thing that everybody desires. Despite the fact that two persons may be direct opposites in character, ability, and moral ideals, regardless of the fact that their religious and political beliefs do not coincide, they still are all eager, and even occasionally desperate, in their search for success. Our class is no exception to this rule. Therefore, the number one thing in which we are interested as we are graduated from high school is suc- cess, both material and spiritual. To be successful in life, one must not neces- sarily possess great riches, become a great leader, or be a world-famous scientist or engineer, but he must accomplish the definite objective which he has set up for himself. In establishing this objective, we must take into consideration our abili- ties and our defects, and then with these facts firmly in mind we must set our goal as high as possible. We must be very careful, however, not' to over esti- mate our abilities during this process of setting our goal, for we are living in a world of realism, and therefore must look at things in a realistic manner. We are fortunate, indeed, in having a good high school education. Some of us will be even more fortunate in continuing our education in college. Re- gardless of its importance, education alone cannot be responsible for making our future successful. We must remember that it is only a technical training and must be fused with acquired knowledge and practical experience before we can obtain its total benefits. In our unceasing search for success, foresight is another factor compara- ble to education and experience. Using foresight in choosing our vocation is of great importance. lt gives us a definite advantage over those who have not cor- rectly co-ordinated their thinking and thus are not able to cope with occupational problems which are continually arising. Under our present inflationary simation, two things should be of primary importance to us in choosing a job. The first is finding a vocation which will afford us a great amount of contentment. The second is selecting a field which offers us a definite chance for advancement. Initial pay is unimportant if these two needs are fulfilled. However, we should make our occupational plans flexible enough so that we can take advantage of op- portunities when they arise. ' The ability to get along with people and to sell ourselves to our associ- ates and superiors is a quality of immeasurable value which is sorely lacking in many potentially great people. This is a personality trait which we should have developed considerably by now and must expand to the maximum before we can expect to be completely successful in life. I have mentioned only a few of the many factors which it is necessary for us to acquire if we are to make our future successful. How we develop these factors and fulfill our needs is our problem. Our future is strictly up to us. As citizens of free, dynamic, ever-progressing America, we find no one to tell us what we must do and what we must not do. Our opportunities and our degree of success are limited only by our own personal deficiencies and are measured by our initiative, ability, and determination. Bert Kizer--Editor

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