Farragut High School - Where the Action is Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Qur Principal

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l salute the lfarragut gracluates of l95l. Your arrival at your clestination, the suc- 1-asstal 1-ornplelion of your high school career, lills your parents, your teachers, ancl your llrivncls with juslilialmle prirle. During the src-vious lour years, you have worlrecl largely in ancl on the realm of the ininil. lt has ln-en your irleas, your outloolc, your attitucles towarcl yourself ancl towarcl otlu-rs that have lu-en talaing shape in more or less permanent form. We have endeavorecl to supply a wealth ol scientilleally testecl ancl commonly acceptecl icleas aloout the worlcl anal aliout yourself. We have sought, l.o relate you to a clemocratic frame of reference in this worlcl that will enalmle you to talac your rightful and authoritative place in clecicling tha future ol your community ancl of your nation. We have trietl to create an atmosphere ol' mutual trust ancl helpfulness cluring your erlucational pursuits here at Farragut. ln all of this we have lween guiclecl ancl motivatccl lay an alnicling faith in our incal- culahle worth as a person. This respect for the person is the llountainheacl of rllemocracy. Uur success as your teachers will he cleterminecl lay the measure that your life rellects these lessons in clcmocratic living. For instance, will you, the citizen, he indulgent towarcl those less strong than you in mincl ancl hocly? Xvill you, the citizen, give others a quiet and attentive auclition of their opinions, avoicling clashes of personality and emotion, clittering politely where you must, ancl agreeing sincerely where you can? Will you, the citizen, cleclicate yourself to the advancement of the common welfare ancl in all instances where your personal interests go counter to the common welfare, gracefully clesist from pressing for advantage? Do you, the citizen, possess a veritable passion for the truth, the exact nature of things in Science, Politics, the Arts, in all the constructive endeavors of mankind? Are you, the citizen, prepared to ally yourself always and uncler all circumstances with that which you lcnow to he goocl, wholesome, ancl unquestionably correct, and only with that? IF you have answerecl in the attirmative we can say of you that you are compassionate, that you are unclerstancling, that you are generous to the point of self-denial, that you are a seelcer of the truth, and an inclefatigahle pursuer of the goocl. Having saicl that, why need we say more? z,0-.KZ-Lee

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