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

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SALL TATIIIIY TONICHT OI R DREANI9 COXIF TRUE Lad1es and Gentlemen Vle the Semors of 1948 he'1rt1lx xx elcome you to our Commencement Fspeclallx we xxel come our parents xx hose kmdnesses 'md untlrmg efforts have made th1s graduatlon possxble Also to our teachers whose guldances has afforded us th1s opportumtx xxe extend a welcome hand We haxe been dreammg for txxelxe xears of tomght It xx as to be 1 gala occasxon xx hen xxe could all sax good bye to our hlgh school and s cxxng anl go he me eontent md 1 t hearted But IS ll, I dlre slx thlt three fourths of us ire sorrx to be le lxlllg lngh school Vxe dreamed of lL'1NlI'lQ school gettlng 1 good Job and settlmg doxxn to peaceful hxes We success and a hlgh standard of hvmg Tomght there IS a great challenge for each and everx one of us A fexx xx eeles ago the RUSSl1H dommated commumsts overran C7eCh oslovakla and are threatemng others qtlll more recently the communlsts infiltrated mto Co lumbla and at the present tlme a revolutlon IS raglng ln this country to the south As the com mumsts get closer and closer to our own countrv we get more conscious of the danger we face as the result of the communlstlc mflltratlon mto our own countrv But what IS communism? Lan any of you here define communlsmp The answer whlch has entered the mlnds of each of you probablv IS no for no one can accurately define com mumsm There are no trlals trvmg persons for a communlsm whlch IS defined as an acknoxvl edged sympathy w1th the Russlan Government and nts prmcxples But no one can dehne Com mumsm and the commumstlc pl lIlClpl6S VVho would do xt? All we know IS that communlsm IS a threat to our American xvay of lxfe In many countrles whlch the communlsts have overtaken a low standard of llvmg 0XlStS In fact ln these countrles people dont llve they merelx exlst There IS fear want and hardly anx freedoms xxhatsoexer COmmUHlStS believe that a strong natlon can be hllllt bx dlssolvlng marrlage and famllx llfe In Russla boxs between the ages of flve and twelve are taken from their homes and put m gox ernment operated box s schools Here they are taught communlsm Vx hen they grow old enough to work they are put to work for the government and equal d1v1s1on of produce IS made Publlc sp1r1t IS depended upon to keep the men xxorkmg It doesn t do anv good for someone to work hard to get ahead The straggler gets as much as the ambitious worklng man Th1s greatlx contrasts wlth our American wax of l1fe Here m the U S we are entitled to l1ve wlth our famllles and affectlon for one another IS very great A man s greatest enjoy evenmg and spend It w1th hxs famllv Thls IS one of our greatest prlvlleges Also we are entltled to work as much as we l1ke but the hard working man gets the best returns If a man IS a good workmg man doctor or lawyer he w1ll make more money and consequently lead a happler llfe Thls competltlve labor adds to our natlons prosperlty and success Also ln America every one 21 or over IS entltled to vote provlded he IS not an mmate of some lnstltutlon In thls way everyone has a hand ln runnmg the Government of our Amerlca We have hve freedoms 1n the U S We are entltled to worship the wax we please speak whatever we please Cto a certaln extentl the presses are entltled to wr1te what they please and fear and want are not to be found m our countrv Th1s IS our challenge Vle l1ve ln a trulv great country the greatest 1n the world but can we keep It this xvax 7 I belleve we can 1f we all do our part and don t sx mpathlze w1th the prln clples of whlch xxe know nothmg and mav we sax at the end of our llves that we have succeeded ln applxmg our lessons of preparatlon 1n makmg lxfe s dream come true Albert Thomas Y ' ' ' 1 ' A 1 1 1 A L . 4 , , ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 - ' . . ' Y h D F ' - I ' I ' I . V. . I . . . V v' 1 e A . . ' , l , I 4 1 . ' Y ' -I, ' I I A. . . . , Y I I C v x . x xt - 1 r x I' 1 I ' . 3 ' . Y r ' I 4 c I' ' ' . 1 1 . tu lj' , . r 1 1 - ' - 1 l gh - . '. - . 5 . z ' .1 I' 1 H- . . Y V. . L 2 x ' x xl r' I K . A - I . ' 7 V' ' ' a n ' .I a u a - Yi V ' 1 A , e . 1 ' . . . - were to face a peaceful world, one of progress, ment C0meS when he can come home ln the , . . y . I . . ' I I ' ' e - ' , . . , E It 'A ' K y n 7 I , A C - . . . . . Y . . . 7 . - . , . . 7 , I 'I - I . . 1 . 7 . 1 I 1 I I ' I . ' ' .x v ' , J, Y . V I ' Y u 11 m 1 v ' , 4 u - A u ' . Y . . ' K - I ' 1 I u Q n o - I I. ld . , . , ' . . ' . rr 1 ' . ' , . . . V . I . ' , - , I I , , ' T ' u n 1 . I . , - . - 1 ' 1 . 1 ' I I 1' . 4 , I , 1'

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II JOAN ALTWIES Josie Annual Staff 4 Glce Club I-2-3-4 Cantata I-2-3-4 Home Ec. Club I 'Wlforrying Willie 4 MARILYN MAE MILLER Slug Annual Staff 4 Spilled Ink 4 Glee Club 1-2-3-4 Cantata 1-2-3-4 Hi-Teen 1-2-3-4 Home Ec. 1-2 Mumbo jumbo 3 fe 3 ' I HAROLD JOHNSTON Tex Annual Stan' -1 Class Treasurer 1 Class Secretary 2 Band 1-2-3-4 Mumbo Jumbo 3 Aunt Miranda's VVill 4 ' iskq A'- F' 'Isis- '1!.. ..5 ' BILLX DICK BAIIMBARGER Baum Annual Staff 4 Glee Club I-2-4 Baseball 1-2-3 Basketball I-2-3 Cantata 1-2-4 XYorrying I.Yllie 4 ,rv f '9- 70 ' I I 1 JOANNE AVERY Tunic Bowling Green I-2-3 Annual Staff 4 Spillecl Ink Staff 4 Hi-Teen 4 Aunt Miramla's Will 4 Wknrrying Willie 4 NANCY JUNE SWARTZ Swartz Lakewood High School 1-2 Vlfhitmer High School 3 Annual Staff 4 Spillcd Ink Staff 4 Cvlee Club 4 Cantata 4 Hi-Teen 4 Ani

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V ALLDILTIIIIY FRFI-DOXI THROI C H le DI CVXTION Lrzd1ev and Gentlemen Fdue'1t1on IS rleflnerl as the lenoxxleelge anel 'lhlllflli gnnerl through tr nmne Our lI1fll.Vlflll'1l f ee om h 15 tome to relx on thorough ee tel tlonal tr11n1ng The pe rpetuztlon of Amerie IH If ea s Ind lY'l9flfllll0I1S de pe nels on In eelue 1 ee and tntelhge nt voting, publle kmerxe 1 is eng1geel ln 1 xx 1r of ldeologles In the mlnds of men 19 xxagerl the struggle betxxeen the -Xmerlean 1rle1l of lllfllxlflllll freeelom anel opportunxtx ln 1 free land anel the forelgn notlon th xt the lI'lfllVlClll1l 19 onlx a spoke ln the xx heel of ehplomatlc affalrs In thxs erttlctl perloel of our lnstorx, xxe must gtrls 1 deeper lppreelatlon of de moer1cx that form of goxe rnme nt xx llltxll en Ible s m In to thtnle xx orle 1nd aet xxlth freer om to folloxx c1ll1ng of his eholee and to enjox the fruits of hls labor It ts 1 shoelI1ng flet that xvhlle the feeler1l government Ipproprlates lJlll10llS of dollars for foretgn anel of Ill lelnels to help further the cause of demoeraex lt has so far re fused to spend exen a fexx mllhon dollars to help public ele mentarx md seconelarx sehools CIIITIIHZIIC the lgnoranee xxlnch IHVIILS xceeptance of allen 1ele1s 1t home In hxs message on the Stxte of the Umon elehxered to the Congress on lanuarx Sth of thlS xear, Pres Truman spud Another fundamental um of our demoeracv IS to provxele an adequate eelucatlon for ewerx person Our eelucatxonal sxstems face 1 HHZHICIZII crlsls It ts eleplorable th xt nn a nttlon as rich as ours there are mllhons of ehlldren xxho elo not haxe adequate schoolhouses or enough teachers for a good eelucltlon If there are edu catxonal inadequacies IU anx St1te, the xxhole ILIIIOH suffers Ihe federll goxernment has a responslblhtx for proxxdlng hn Inetxl a1el t meet thls erms In lflfllllflll xxe must m 1lIe posslble greater equlhtx of opportumtx to Ill our eltlfens or xx so elolng e Ill xxe 1llSl ll me e Ipxble of unelerst. mg anel shartng the re SDUIISIIJIIIIILH of elemoe raex We the Sentor elass of l94Q are 1bout to enter Into soexetx Xle Ire about to mingle xvtth the xotlng populaee of our nation xx here xxe xxlll be e1lleel upon to expre ss our oplmons ln matters of xxorlel lmportanee Ile too xxlll soon be qual lf11LKl to xote for our representatlves IH the feel eral government But shall our votes be neutralwed hx some unquallfieel electors who elo not exen lenoxx for xxhnt thev are votmga Vle have xx uteel 1 long time for this oppor tumtx and hope th1t our votes shall help elect the OHILIIIIS for our nation A dlvteleel countrv, engrossed bx strllees racial dlscrlmlnatlon, and IT'llSL1l'lflLI'Sfd.Utl1IlgS IS an easx target for Com mumstlc propaganda The forees of llltOl6I'lI'lCC 1nd evll are alreadx elommatlng the govern ments of l:urope Are we to suffer the same fate? Slnce the Rexolutxonarx xxar anel the Declar ation of Independence, the Ilmteel St1tes has been a free and democratic countrx wlth equalltx anel 1IICl1VlClllell ODDOFIUHIIQ as the baslc fund1 mentals of our bel1efs If these qualltles are shattered bx educatlonal eleflclencles, xve vxtll soon be overrun bx evlls anel oppresston To prevent 1 dlsaster such 1s thls a system should be 'adopted xxhlch xxxll draw competent young people lnto the teachtng, sclentxfxc, meelxcal anel laxx professlons In thls crnsls, everxone has a Job to do Edu catlon must become the number one factor xxhlch goxerns our lxxes because a thorough education IS essential to the COHtlIlL1lI1g freedom of our great natlon Thank xou Don Whzle 1 Y I F H ' ' ' - Y vv , ' I . - ' ' . I . I 1 I I 1 f 4 1 . I 4 , A ' ' ' I , Q 1' ' 1 1: o A C . -.4 I ' 7 -1 A , I ' U r . . ' I 4 7 V I 1 -. i If I . I g . I I 4 Q n 1 ' I 'L ' . 1 a 1 - 7 z Af. . , I - Y. - , I .- K f lf ,' '. xr , 111- an e-eluexatton. Unlx' lv' 5 ' 'e '- Q lrc . ' , 1 , ' ' ' ' th: our extize-ns will l f 'Q e - ' J 'mel- I I 2 b sf I I if 1 I -2 t ,I . I Q I . I x A Q. . . . it A x- . h . I . T i V H A .xi 1 x .4 ,I .I ,' N,hh M, X1 - I . I I I h - ' K I 1 - 2 , 4' . - ' - - ' II. 'I -' I 1 , I 4 K I. ' l ' l l Ek h ' i . - I . . . ' H 4 1 ' y ' 1 ' 1nst1ll ln the mxnels anel he-arts of our boys anel x U Q v V I X v . v I I - ' I f I 1 f I ' - X I IZ H C I - I ' K I ' v I I I I ' ', . ' ' 'fl -- ' the- - . ' . . . Q ,I T I i I I X ,Q . I o u I . ' ' , K. . N., , ,. I- , - x x ' -' I I I ' Y. I ' 1' ' . . l h - I - I v. 1 I I y 1 T x x Vi l 1 , , . - I - f X - ' I I I ' 1 v I I v ' I - I ' I - . ' L ' , , I I I v v 1 I I , , - . , , - , I I I I 1 I L K I , . I I I , ll I lu Q 4 n Q Y s ' , , , K - ', - 1 f fz 1- - -- ' X ' . 1 - ' ' ' X l , x x X Xe I I v ' ' I I ' X I 1 V. - Q X , ' I T - if ' . 'A I l . i x ' l 1 . ' x ' X L 1 ' ' '. X ' V X 5 I u n u H ' I 'I ' I ' ' e ' ' I x x . . ' . ' . x x X I v , , . S K I Y ' V, ' I V f I I - I I ' I , ' ' I - I ' I ' ' I ' ' ' ' 'f ' ' .T . ' , ' f ' . ' 1' .-