Kinta High School - Yearbook (Kinta, OK)

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X 9 e'? WHAT IT MEANS l E7 TO BE AN AMERICAN' lx '- er is The publlc sentlment 'It's great to be an AMGTICBHN, expresses my feellng It 1S d'ff1 cult to use a S61f1Sh attltude because we are un1ted and have llbertles ln common During these tlmes when our democracy lS threatened by lnvadlng forces, a deeper S1gHlf1C8HC8 of what Amerlca means to u lS brought to everyone The Amerlcan Government w1ll stand as lt rests on the eternal prlnclples of Justxce, truth and rlghteousness These pPlHC1DlSS thlngs by h1s power Slnce the foundlng of the Unlted States, we have been gulded by Ghrl t1an ldeals The secret of our nat1on's succes stablllty and order 13 based upon none other than God's eternal and gust law By our combln ed falth 1B our Creator and government, we shall weather all hardships an remaln a unlted people It is great to be an AMPTICSDIWHOSB emblem i an eagle the blrd of orey that soars to helghts unllmlted In one talon the eagle clutches a Sprlg of Ol1VPS slgnlfying a peace lovlng country and in the oth r a sheaf f arrows slgnlfylng that we are ready to defend our llberties I am proud to be under the nStars and otrlpesn To me, our flag lS the most beauti ful banner ln the world The mere sight of lt makes my heart thrlll wlth prnie The Amerlcan flag 1S a hope and a representat1on of our high est ldeals freedom of thought and speech free dom of rel1g1on freedom of the press and many more prlveleges whach we engoy. All of us are makers of the flag and if flag could speak I am sure it would say, i your bulinf in guwrno, . I am what yg make me. ' mMQ1i1kpJSi'j :::urL52i'2ll2gZ2f3 ' g ':3rE5!F':frSE5'E:4NlfX Nfiiii A - 1::uisf3hp:5IifQk5:llln 44lI:idZ75 ':11f75 :7 ,Lui H u 1,1 0 A , 0 In O . . ' I I ' s ' , . J R . . . . 0 . . .f . QI ' . - . . sk! always recognize a Supreme Being 'who :created . l L 1 . S, s. z . ' A ' I - o ' 4- . Q Cl ' . . N F . . . . . ' E . f ' Q , 9 D ! ur Il Q lf 5 an w gg, 'I 14 n