Independence High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Independence, KS)

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new gymnasium complete in every detail, and new grade sclwool build- ings, all ol tliese sliow progress tlwat l'ias been made. -llne scliool children olourtown lwave tlne privileges tlwat every American clwild slwould liave---advantages ola modern sclwool system. -lwo arclwitec- tural concrete buildings sliow tlwatln- dependence liolds a unioue place in lwaving tl'ie best equipped sclwool la- cilities in tlie world. Qur Hcitizensn ol tlwe lndependence Sclwools lwave always been a source ol pride and satisfaction, and now tlmey can ac- complislw even greater results.

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Citizenship lor Democracy, our theme lor i940---The pride ol every citizen ol lndependence lies in the beauty and progress oi our tovvn. This beauty can be seen in Riverside l3arl4 with its lresh bright llovversoi Spring and rich colorlul leaves ollall or around some private home with shady trees and ilovver gardens. The progress ol independence is out- standing. It possesses many ol the advancements that can be lound in a larger metropolis. A public library, beautilul churches, an up-to-date hospital, a magnilicent courthouse, a Assmxpn-e,c-

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ll HHH Hllll llllll Settled down on a sunlit Kansas plain pe- neatli tlie great sweeping pranclies ol cool sliade trees lies Hour town H Unostentatious, lwumple yet proud, lndependence is a typical average city, its civic lile and government is lair, just, and unexciting. To tlwe 13,000 Haverage citizens,H lndependence embodies tlie attriputes and clwaracteristics ol aper- sonal lriend. Reverence, ampition, appreciation ol line arts, and tlwe readiness to lwelp less lortunate neigli- pors are clfiaracteristics ol cultured American people lound in our lwome town.