Jackson High School - Tatler Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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ADDRESS of WELCOME JIMMIE DIFFEE Ladies and Gentlemen: Good morning! In behalf of the Senior Class of 1944 I bid you welcome. For some twelve years I have looked forward to this day. This morning I am not so sure that I am happy about the occasion. In past years the president of a graduation class might have spoken about how those going out from such an event as this are to take a place in the Nation's industry, or about how some would con- tinue their education along the lines of their individual interests. It is not that way today. Almost overnight our country has decreed that boys are now men and that girls are now women. We are called upon to do our part in a cause which stands before us as both a great challenge and a great opportunity forservice. We have attended high school as boys and quickly have become men, many of whom are soon to train for military service on land, on sea, or in the air. High school girls are quickly becoming women, many of whom are soon to serve in uniforms of the Army or Navy, to become nurses, or to carry on many other types of work which will release a man for a fighting position. As we gather here in peace and comfort to graduate, it is with the realization that our country is one of the few in which there is no fear of falling bombs. Our future and that of our country and our way of life depends upon the outcome of this great conflict. In this critical situation the youth of America can be relied upon to fulfill every expectation. There are many things that affect our lives over which we have little or no control, yet there are import- ant factors to which we shall hold fast. Our pledge is that, come what may, our faith will be unshaken, our interest will be sustained, and our work will be continued at whatever tasks we are assigned. We who graduate from high school today will have no control over many conditions. Yet we do have control over our attitude toward the problems facing all, and it is in this attitude that our pledge is made. The fact that this graduating class selected me as it president commends me to you as its repre- sentative. On behalf of the class of 1944 I thank you for the great opportunity you have afforded us in providing a good school for us to attend which is surely ample evidence of your faith and interest in us.