J T Barber High School - Warrior Yearbook (New Bern, NC)

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In seaching my thoughts for words of inspiration to give to you on the eve of your high school graduation, I find the mounting tensions of daily life are making the train¬ ing to which you have been exposed of ever greater value. To successfully meet the challenges of life, and there will be plenty of them, a definitive understanding of the Humanities is essential. Your high school curricula has been designed with this in mind. Those of you who have successfully reached the point of graduation have had a minimum of two courses in this area. Using a broad terminology, this area is perhaps more familiarly known to you as the Social Studies. Some sage has written: self conquest is the greatest of virtues. Many gems of truth have been expressed in a few words. This is truly an example of one of them. The more one ponders the statement, the more potent it becomes. The foundation of our Christian civilization is laid upon both self-denial and self-conquest. A people without an understanding of these principles soon perish. Therein lies the philosophy behind the emphases which are placed on your education for social living. As a parting word to you as the Class of 1959 prepares to move on in the steam of life, I implore you to continue to seek to learn more of how to be kind, how to be tolerant, and always maintain a degree of flexibility which is so necessary for your survival. Though your individual survival may be paramount to you, your contemporary society will measure your worth in terms of the type of contribution which you make towards its welfare. This is as it should be. The life of a democratic community is wholly conditioned by the efforts of its members for its betterment. The main purpose of free public education, such as you have enjoyed, is the production of an educated citizenry to perpetuate its growth. Now that you see your obligations, we all hope that you will meet them successfully.

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TO OUR PARENTS—The crewmen who have worked so diligently to keep us in good sailing condition-the light¬ houses and beacons that steered us away from rocky shores and shallow waters—the captains of our ships, who with the experience that comes from traveling a large portion of the river of life, have navigated us safely to this first shore— in recognition of their love and devotion bestowed upon us since birth and of their sacrifices which made this chapter of our lives memorable—we humbly and proudly dedicate the 1959 Warrior, THE SENIOR CLASS Loretta Ryder - Co-Editor Jn Memo darn Cam banks ' 5-15-40 3-19-56 ‘Jackie Elliott 5-19-3 S S-19-5S 5

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We, on this shore, should never forget that men first crossed this rushing stream of life, not to find soil for their ploughs, but to secure wealth for our future —