DeWitt High School - Dragon Yearbook (DeWitt, AR)

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Our United States Began with Indomitable spirit SV, -s v .V ScX . s . v. —- •- ’-. -V' c £l: INDEPENDENCE HALL, where the Declaration of Inde- pendence and the Constitution were drafted, is a hallowed shrine of American history. Its spire looks over Independence National Historical Park in downtown Philadelphia. •'•'WH

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to courtesy Perfection Form Co., Logjn, lowj The 7 976 Dragon presents ‘Spirit of ’76’

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V f rom the time the Old World began learning about the New which became America and The United States, harassed people began setting out for this land's shores. They longed lor freedom, particularly to differentiate between right and wrong, to think and to worship, to act on their convictions. They felt Cod-led in coming here. Because most of the colonists were English, Great Britain set claim on the land they came to. After long, painful struggle, the desire for self-government free of dictatorship from any other nation became the cry of all. So on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formalized The Declaration of Independence, said to be the greatest document ever produced by the mind of man. For the next five years, the sound of cannons were seldom stilled. Britain was overwhelmingly superior in men and military power, but it didn't compare to the sheer de- termination and courage of American soldiers, willing to pay any price, endure anything for freedom which finally came with Cornwallis' surrender in 1781. Today Americans enjoy free speech, press, privilege of owning property, justice under the law and worshiping God according to individual conscience, thanks to our forefathers’ valor. V. . ‘Wo X Vs ■«.i. •5-ss: L THE SPIRIT of '76 , painting by Archibald Wil- lard shows young and old marching in defense of their country.