Grand Rapids High School - Pirate Yearbook (Grand Rapids, OH)

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4 Cvaledictory, There is only one person who can us and that person is the individual fluence us by what they say or do, but our minds what we shall do and what we cont.l decide each of these things for himself. Other people may in- only we, ourselves, can make up shall be. In ourselves, our future lies--not just our future,but the future of our local community,our national community,and our world community. Knowing we have some of us what choose for us. Many times our decisions are very this increases the importance of the decisions we must make.Do any help in making these decisions? Hidden down in everyone is the Divine--our help. Our conscience will guide us and tell is right: then we must choose to do our best. No one else can hard to make, and then again we may not like to do what we must. But unless we do our own work,no one else will do it for use I recently read a quotation of Thomas Henry Huxley. Ho said, nPerhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do,when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not: it is the first lesson that ought to be learned: and however probably the last lesson that he each and everyone of us and again early I say a man's training begins, it is learns thorough1y.n This applies to nln ourselves,our future lies.W In closing, I would like to quote this poem called WYou,N written by an anonymous poet. I think it presents a challenge to each one of 115. You are Whether You are Whether Whether the fellow who has to decide you'll do it or toss it aside. the fellow who makes up his mind you'll lead or will linger behind, you'll try for the good that's afar, Or be contented to stay where you are. Take it or leave it -- There's something to do. Just think it over -- It's all up to you.' ---Doris Mae Soliday

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valliseueulee IN OURSELVES, OUR FUTURE LIES Parents, Teachers, Classmates, Friends: Twelve years ago, thirty-two boys and girls started in the first grade. Of these same thirty-two, only sixteen are graduating here to- night. The rest have dropped out or moved elsewhere while others have joined the class to take'their places and to form our present class. Tonight is the last timewe can call ourselves Seniors of Grand Rapids High School. Each minute draws that time nearer. As we think of this, we realize that our future holds greater responsibilities than we have yet experienced. When we were smaller, our parents and our teachers helped us make our decisions and helped us with our work. Then little by little, they let us make our own decisions and do our own work. They also taught us new things to prepare us for our future. Tonight, as never before in our lives, we go out to assume these many new responsibilities. Since we have been in school,and especially during the past seve- ral ycars, our class has been able to show some of its abilities. It is our desire that, as each one of us goes out tonight, we shall be able to retain these abilities in our individual lives, Each one of us is capable of working and getting ahead,but in or- der to know success, other things are needed. What else do we need? We need ambition, willingness to cooperate with others and to do our share, and a pleasant, cheerful personality. These are small but vital factors in building our future success. For example, let us imagine that an employer is hiring someone for an office job. Two men have applied and the-employer decides to let each one try the job for one month and then decide which man he wants to keep permanently. We shall give each man the same education and background,make their experience in the trade parallel, and clothe each neatly. When the month is up, which man will the employer wish to keep permanently? Other things being equal as we made them--the employer will retain the one who does his work without complaining,who is will- ingto cooperate with the others in the office, and who has adapted himself to the personalities and whims of others. So we see that abi- lity to get along with others is an important factor. This also means that we must be willing to do an unpleasant task as well as just the pleasant phases of our work. It means thatwemust go according to rules and regulations, and that we must be reliable and dependable.

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LU'orchestra has been touring the country and has been throughall the states. It has been great sport entertaining people, but inside me there is an emptiness--a longing to see someone. I know now whom I long to see--the Ukidsn whom I used to sing with in our high school chorus and lav with in our high school band, and all of the other P . nkidsn that were in Maybe I should of those classmates the world overg he been acclaimed the ranks with Frankie cessful abroad. my class. tell you that some members of my orchestra aresome They are: Elton Rehklau,the best clarinetplayer has been heard in all parts of the world and has greatest of allg Norma Bortel, the pianist, who Carle, recently joined the orchestra after a suc- jive and rhythm tour, which played both in this country and On our tour we had acquired busses of our own and in one town 61 - the lar cr bus, a Chevrolet, broke down I found an telephone direct- ory and looked in the yellow section for a garage. The first one I BBW WELS name so was none other than Whyers Garage---Finest Service.U It seemed I remembered that I decided to go to that garage, and sure enough the operator James Myers. He said that he had worked in another garage but got tired of working, so he started a garage of his own and hired others to do other kids were. To and he told me that to become famous on his work. I asked him if he knew where any of the my surprise he showed me a picture of KathrynMohn she was in Hollywood--acting small parts buthoping the screen. Of course, after mentioning Kathryn, I asked where Raymond Mohr was,and he told me that Raymond was raising popcorn on his 600-acre farm, and also plenty of cane!!! I had to leave University on the following night and it was time to We arrived at Ohio State rather early and I was of the members of the faculty. To my surprise there She was a social science instructor, and a very good Jim and go on. We were to entertain at Ohio State be on our wav. introduced tosome was Irma Altwies. one too. When I went to the Dean's office I was introduced to his private secretary. I noticed that the girl blushed and acted rather shy and by these actions I recognized Vera Smith. Yes, she was still the same Vera I had known in school. We had quite a chat and I asked her if she knew where any of our classmates were. Yes, she knew that Betty Fletcher and Doris Soliday were were ager nurses in a government hospital in Washington D. C., both of them supervisors and helped in surgeryg Helen Rearick was General Man- of a large 'chain of stores in New York, Pittsburg and Toledog Patricia Armbruster was the private secretary to the President of the Scheub Publishing Companyg the president Walter Scheub, had taken