Huntington High School - Huntingtonian Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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OUR PRINCIPAL LUTRELLE FLEMING PALMER “КП

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10i- THE PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE TO THE CLASS OF 1942: OU ARE leaving high school in what is perhaps the most critical time in the . history of mankind. ‘The whole world is aflame with the madness of War, and in this titanic conflict our country is playing са leading role. We are in a struggle to the death to determine whether in the years to come the peoples of the earth—men and women of all races, kindreds, and tongues—are to be slave or free. In this conflict, there can be no middle ground. In the world of tomorrow, when the issue has been decided by the gauge of battle, Nazism will rule or democracy will be triumphant. Should the Nazis win, the individual human being will be debased. If democracy prevails, there is still a chance for all men to be “free and equal.” Your duty at Huntington high school graduates is clear. For the sake of your country, your race, and the world, you must use all that you have learned at Huntington and all the knowledge and skill you will acquire elsewhere for the promotion of our country's effort to win this war. You have learned the meaning of democracy as citizens of our high school community. You have had freedom to help make decisions for the group ot which you have been a рагі. You have played a vital role in the solution of the problems which confronted us in our associations as teachers and as pupils. You detest autocracy and class distinctions. You love freedom, and recognize the difference between liberty and license. You are already conditioned to help make democracy a reality for all the people of this nation and for all the nations of the world. You have often heard it said that this war is a “total war.” This means that every one of us must play a part in this struggle. АП of you will take your respective places in this total-war scheme. Some will serve in industry, some in the armed forces, some in the hospitals, and some in the home. Wherever you may be called upon to “do your bit,” do it to the best of your ability. Апа when the war for democracy is won—as it surely must be—you will have the supreme satisfaction of knowing that you have made a contribution, small though it may be, to the sum total of the happiness of mankind, and that the years vou have spent in preparation for this day have not been in vain. Sincerely yours, LAB cc

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BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES MR. DORSEY С. PLEASANTS, Chairman MRS. L. Т. JESTER MR. A. R. HOFFMAN MR. R. BERKLEY HANCOCK МК. ]. Н. WHEELER DR. JOSEPH Н. SAUNDERS, Superintendent MR. S. D. GREEN, Assistant Superintendent 12%-