Lakeview High School - La Chatte Yearbook (Lakeview, MI)

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SALUTATORY To our friends and neighbors whoso interest in us has ever spurred us on to do our best; to our parents whose love and aid hare made possible our High School e iuca- tionj and to our teachers whose influence .and assistance and cooperation have led U3 to adopt worthier ambitious and to strive toward higher ideals we extend the heurtiv est greetings at this, the Commencemetic of tne oD ass of 193 7 It is ir truth a commencement, for we aie no longer boys and girls, snelterod, cared for, and atched over, but young men and women about to take our alrcb. c place in the world of hard, practical fact whore each one must carve out his own niche and rely for the strength nou on his neighbor but on himself. All this is ha c. ‘’or ''.w.si to realize, for the end of school days seems Jus' now to be the end of almost overyt ,ing. So long has the school been our little world, and school ixxtex'eses uur deepest interests When, four years ago, we entered ohe High School to begin our careers there, and looked forward with longing and anticipation to this very occasion, it seomed far, far off in the dim. uncertain futuie. a goal which would be reached after much striving and many dif- ficulties; but tonight as ..e look back, it seems but a day since the doors of the school house first opened to admit us, wondering and not a little frightened, run 1 we took up the tasks which we have pursued since then. Tv has sometimes boon hard and we often grew diesou.aagoo.aia down hearted, but soon our natural, youthful lj gather r c- edness and courage would rise again and all would be we- ll. Although the years seem to have passed swiftly they have left their impressions upon us and their everts and influences have had a great part an moulding car oar characters, he cannot help but stop to think, Vbdtftiat have these four years meant to us? How have thev haupec. prepare uo better to take our place in life? Vfhnv iiave we gained from then? However, although these advantages are inestimable and have profited us much, ..e have gained other things which are of as much value, if not more. Our constant associ- ation with the other pupils has served to give us a I keener insight into human nature, to teach us to distin- guish between mere show and pretense and. real honest worth. In a measure it has rubbed off the sharp edges and toned down the crudeness of our characters, brought us self-control and self-reliance, making us thirlc less of ourselves and more of others. Thus it has stxengtH1 ened us and made us more fit to accomplish our various mission in life.