George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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The Legislative Department of the federal government, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, is the law making body of the land. There are many times, however, when a law requires the vote of the people before any action can be taken on it. This is espe- cially true of amendments. In much the same manner, we find in school that although the greater part of the membership in the different clubs and organizations is usually composed of the seniors and juniors, no action can be taken on laws pertaining to the school without including the vote of the sopho- mores and freshmen. ( 17 )

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No Congress in all our history has had such vast responsibilities as the First Congress. The Con- stitution was merely an outline of government. To the First Congress fell the task of clothing this skele- ton with flesh and blood and giv- ing to it the breath of life.

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SENIOR CLASS The Nation that has the schools has the future — Bismarck. America ' s educational system, the greatest in the world, has as its goal the education of every American. The senior class of ’)8 is a successful step toward this goal. While to some students it ivill he the last formal educa- tion before going out into the world, to others it is only a stepping stone to a higher education. All, however, bavlt learned how to better themselves both physically and mentally. ... , , . JL . The main purpose of their education has been not only to prepare for future life but to live, durit all work or all play, a Uf iif wpicp f iei dered, and hard wp JC e ifoyed. The modern school has outgre varied curricm atfj £f[ sfajetts froi lucation, a life which is not responsibilities shoul- j c m ' today presents a f eliding upon his interests, mqX ZAppse t t T jjH lift work to a great extent by his choice of subjects. Many students have decided to become journalists because of their interest in the high school course in journalism. Courses in science have paved the way for the study of medicine, nursing, and dietetics. Happy experiences in chorus, band, and orchestra have en- couraged other students to go on with music as their life ivork. Seated: Virginia Till, V. Pres.; Miss Booth, sponsor; Jeanne Vfag- oner, Sec. Standing: Mary Charlotte Powell, Treas.; Steve Gabor, Pres. ( 18 )