Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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School Board Although the school board members do not come into personal contact with the students, still behind the scenes, they are doing their utmost for the betterment of the school. The students may dream of having certain educational oppor¬ tunities and advantages, but it is the school board that makes their dreams come true. They have the interest of the students at heart, and trv to give them the benefit of their own judgment and knowledge. The next time you wonder how Columbus High School is man¬ aged so efficiently, remember the men behind the scenes. For this year D. M. Bottorff has been chosen president: Glenn Thompson, secretary; and Albert Goshorn, treasurer.

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Our present is the fruition of millions of dreams of the past. Be¬ cause of the dreams of some rare individuals of today the future will be different from the present Practical men often have a contempt (too often justified) for dreamers. Frequently ineffective people take refuge in dreams to hide their inab ' lities, or to avoid duties or re¬ sponsibilities, or to shut out an unpleasant world. ' S et there will always be an important place for educated and so¬ cially minded dreamers in our world. An educated man is one who looks at the past appreciatively but critically, who lives effectively in the present yet with a full realization of its defects, crudities and in¬ justices, and who dreams of and strives for a juster, kindlier future not only for himself, but for his race. In a very true sense schools exis t so that good dreams may come true. By a man’s dreams you may know him. There are dreams of avarice, sin and corruption just as there are dreams of ambition, true love, and service. There is no virtue in merely being a dreamer, but the world owes all of its progress to the idealists who have dreamed of better things, and devoted their lives to their ideals. C J 7 Donald DuSiiane. Youth dreams! Protected by parents, encouraged by teachers, stimulated by fresh¬ ness of view in life, unwearied as yet by actual participation in the struggle—youth dares great visions of things to be done. Castles in Spain! Good enough! Let them he Castles in Spain! In 1401 the Dean and Chapter of Seville met and resolved to build a church so wonder¬ ful that “those who come after us may think us mad to have attempted it.” One hundred and fifty years, five generations, went into that un¬ believably beautiful structure. Such are the dreams of our youth—a little mad, but magnificent in execution. The abolition of war, disease, poverty and crime. The triumphy of spirituality, of love, and of beauty. Constantly out of the dream of Youth comes the New World. Harley Talley.