Fairborn High School - Flight Yearbook (Fairborn, OH)

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the editor speaks There are many beautiful things in the world, but what could be more beautiful than the thousand blended notes of a great symphony? We have all heard one at some time or another. But no matter how many times we listen to it, we never cease to be amazed by the miracle of harmony which results from the blending of different instruments and note patterns. When each part is played alone it lacks power and magnificence; but when it is combined with the rest, the result is a brilliance of song beyond comparison. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the nations of the world could blend together as do the notes of a song? This has been man’s goal for a long time to no avail. There has always been one nation or another who couldn't work with the others to create this feeling of unity. As a result we have never had world peace. Instead we have had times of war, impending war, and armed truce. One of our main troubles has been the fact that we've tried to create a unity of purpose through ac- tual bonds between human beings. We’ve overlooked the fact that it is impossible to say presto-change-o” or to sign a treaty, and then sit back expecting mer to automatically dwell together in harmony. If you will look behind the scenes of that great symphony, you will find that that magnificent harm- ony didn't just happen.” It was planned. It started with a contract of some sort, but it didn’t stop there. Mary Esther Johnson Every note pattern had to be adapted to the others by skillful arrangers; every instrument had to be tuned so it would harmonize with the rest; and fi- nally, every musician had to play his instrument so that it would blend with the others rather than clash discordantly. Everything had to be checked and dou- ble-checked, then executed with the skill that only practice brings. Likewise, a treaty is a fine beginning but not an end in itself. It takes the cooperation of the people involved to make the treaty meaningful. Everyone must work together. Such a skill in human relations requires much practice. Just as the executors of a great symphony must have practice, so must the exec- utors of world harmony. We are getting that prac- tice every day in Fairborn High School. The great challenge is for us to apply that knowledge in later life to the creation of an even greater song — that containing world harmony. —Mary Esther Johnson Page 5

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DEDICATION God created earth and made it beautiful. He gave it to Man for his enjoyment. He made Man the master over the elements. He made Man supreme. But Man has done very little to thank God for his precious gift. Man has destroyed the beautiful, distorted the good, and enjoyed the evil. He has, at times, made the earth glow with the fires of war. He has, at times, let his animal instincts conquer his human emotions. He has, at times, struck a discordant note dimming the bright hopes for a harmonious world. Yes, man has done all of this and yet for every wrong thing man has done, God has given him another chance—another chance to enjoy, not destroy the beauty around him—another chance to let the vibrant strains of harmony prevail. It is the hope of us who are young and idealistic that man will recognize his chance —that he will use it, in the best way possible, to promote that beauty of brotherhood which God first created. And thus we dedicate our yearbook Flight 1957 to strong men and women who have gone before us, who are part of us, who will come after us, and who are constantly promoting unity among man and nation—strong men and women who are using the second chance God has given them. We dedicate this book to them, and in doing so, we realize that it is our responsi- bility to be those strong men and women. It is for us to be the individuals who will live, work, and if necessary give our lives for the extension of an idea and an ideal. This ideal was formulated many years ago and yet the challenge it offers has never been mastered. It lies ahead and we who have been given our second chance can, if we are willing to do so, conquer it. Then and only then will we have the true harmony which is, after all, the essence of the ancient and modern ideal of peace. — Sudic Duncan — Spare Moments Between Classes