Dobson High School - Dobsonian Yearbook (Dobson, NC)

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A MESSAGE TO THE CLASS OF 1961 - DOBSON HIGH SCHOOL From Roy H. Park, Class of ' 26 President, Hines-Park Food Company, Ithaca, New York Thirty-five years have elapsed since the Class of ' 26 was graduated from the Dobson High School. That is a long time -- half of man ' s expected three score and ten years. As I look back over this period, however, I can ' t help but be impressed by the rapid changes and developments that have occurred. It has been a period during which man has con¬ quered the air and is now well on the way to conquering space. It has been a period when we have seen great strides in industry, education, agriculture, and in the living standards of all the people. It has been a period when state boundaries became as close to us as counties, and national boundaries became as close to us as state boundaries used to be. It has been a period of great opportunity and many of the graduates of our 1926 Class have gone on to take full advantage of these opportunities and achieved distinction in the fields of law, education, medicine, agriculture and homemaking. I am happy to have been asked to prepare a message from the Class of ' 26 to the Class of ' 61. I wish itwere possible for me to give you in this message tlie key to success and happiness and service for the rest of your lives. I can ' t do it because no one knows the true answer. Even if I could tell it to you it would be so simple you would receive it with disbelief. For what it may be worth, however, here are six guide-posts that may be of some help to you in planning your lives and making your day-by-day decisions: TIME . Of all things at your disposal, the most important and the most precious is time. Each of us has a given amount -- and it is never quite enough. In youth, time moves too slowly. In later life, it speeds by and we know we will reach our final destination too soon for us. How you use that time, how you arrange it to take full advantage of every minute, is one of the most important arts you can master. And I do not mean that you should use all of your time in work and in self-improvement. You should take some of your time and use it for the fun of living. Do just what you want to do for the joy of doing it. But don ' t kill time by indecision or waste. In fact, you cannot kill time, it moves constantly. All you can do is move forward with it or stand still while time marches on. HEALTH . If you are going to make the most of your time, then you must be in good health, eager to enjoy the fullness of life. Most of us start out as reasonably healthy individuals. Some remain that way for most of their lives. Others never fully enjoy the hours that God has given to them because tliey are sleepy, they feel bad, or they are physically or mentally upset. I believe any doctor would tell you that the key to good health is moderation in eating, in exercise, in drinking, in work, and in pleasure. CHARACTER . What you do with your time here on earth will depend on your character. I do not hold that character is molded fast in the early period of life. It changes as we go along, for good or bad, and it is the responsibility of the individual to make constructive changes as he develops. Character is a lot of things. It is the ability to be right and say No when it would be easier and more pleasant to say Yes. It is the willingness to hold fast to your beliefs when they are not popular with the crowd. This does not mean that you have to impose your philosophy or creed on others. It does miean that you should not be swayed by popular acclaim. Character is the desire to be self-reliant, pay your own way to individuals and to society as a whole. It is dependa¬ bility. It is that force that .keeps you going when weaker souls give up the cause. chnlar, Bnctnr, ILafoott, JHtrclianl Olliitf.