Forest Avenue High School - Forester Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Page Ten WYLIE A. PARKER OUR PRINCIPHL Mr. Parker's ardent love tor the students ot Forest Avenue High School has made for him an eternal spot in the hearts of every Forester. I-lis patient, enduring lcindliness, his ambitious spirit, and his humorous outlook on lite have encouraged and inspired those who have had the privilege of knowing him. Mr. Parker's uplifting faith is an inspiration to youth who aspire to the higher things of lite.

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DOING, DHRING, SHHRING I should like to be personal with you, and as direct as if we were engaging in conversation with each other. Look at those three words again, for there is much power in the life that dares, does, and shares. Such a life is one of adven- ture, and there are tremendous hidden possibilities and responsibilities in it. If you will make this secret power your very own, you can never be the same person again. lt will extend your horizon, broaden your outlook, and discover in you new capacities for living and growing. lt will produce such a light in you that others will search you out to receive light and warmth. I would have you remember always that you have only one life to live, and what are you going to do with this life? I hope you Will resolve every day to live as if this were your last day on earth, that you will dare to be your best and do your best, that you will give a portion of yourself away as you remember that you get to give. I want you to desire those things that are of permanent value, and to develop and use your talents for the glory of I-lim who gave them to you. William H. Danforth says in his little book I DARE YoU, Our least valuable possessions are those which, when divided, are diminished, while our most valuable possessions are those which, when shared, multiply, those which are actually increased by sharing. As you read this little message, I want you to keep in mind that your life is four-sided, and that you have not one but four lives to live. You have a body, a brain, a heart, and a soul to develop, which is to say you have a tour-fold opportunity to grow. What a golden opportunity to use these wonderful gifts you have as you launch out on another lap of the way. You are to enjoy physi- cal adventures, mental adventures, social adventures, and spiritual adventures, all at once. The more you pour out of your life, the more you have to release, the more you share with others, the more you have for yourself, and the more you give, the more you get. You agree with me that health is essential to individual success. Health is the foundation of a nation's progress. A hollow chest and a pair of droop- ing shoulders will never get you to the top of the ladder of achievement. About face! Muscles strong! Chest up! Head erect! I do not know any secret to health except just plain common sense. I challenge you to exercise every' day, and to attack this problem of health in the right attitude. Walk a mile a day, drink eight glasses of water every day, and get eight hours of regular sleep every twenty-four hours. You will succeed or fail individually in your quest fort physi- cal fitness. Nobody else can do this for you. I leave this thought with you: Physical strength is the backbone of success and happiness in every walk of life. Get health and keep it. I remind you that your brain is one of your big assets. I beg you to set your mind free for big things in life, and to use it for all ther power it can. give you. Think, think, think! The big prizes are for the people who think, for the people who dare to think hard, to think often and intelligently, and. tot think creatively. I have never seen a time when there has been such, ag demand for ideas. The Edisons and the Marconis were the long-range thinkers of yesterday, but where 5 Page Eleven