Liberty High School - Oracle Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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In no respect can education be called new, for from the earliest times man has carried on the task of instructing those who follow him. Early teach- ing was undoubtedly individual, as each father taught his son the necessities of making a living, and the son in turn profiting by the fruits of his father's experiences. As time went on, group instruction was found to be more economi- cal and superior, and the task of education was assigned to trained intellec- tual leaders who developed the schools of their times. Our system of education is the cornerstone of our government. It is the result of the realization of the importance of having an intelligent body of citizens. A nation is no wiser nor better than the schools and teachers which it provides for its youth who will be the citizens, the diplomats, and the presi- dents of tomorrow. No longer is the simple readin', writin', and 'rithmetic system adequate. Many additions and supplements have had to be added to the basic formula. Education must produce a citizenry able to cope with the many baffling problems of this chaotic world, a people who can govern themselves and develop through these new fields of progress a life satisfying to the individual and creating, through man's ever increasing knowledge, a world in which greater fields of progress will always be open. l -'El Page Four ll'

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The twentieth century has given to man an ever expanding world. Fron- tiers have been pushed back by the mind of man until by ever increasing degrees the various aspects of our physical lives are being conquered. Proof of progress attained is evidenced by our increased comfort, in our many con- veniences. and in our improved standards of living. The genius of man is challenged by the realization of unlimited fields of research which still lie before us. Diligent examination constantly unveils areas which, heretofore, have been shrouded in the darkness of ignorance. The surface of the possibilities of human achievement has scarcely been revealed. Future efforts will continue to unfold as science achieves intrigu- ing wonders which will affect our daily lives. The world of today will seem quite primitive in the light of the knowledge which may be gained tomorrow. In the future our task will be to concentrate our efforts for the betterment of mankind. The world offers unlimited opportunities for those who have the intellectual stamina and the fortitude to accept the challenge. That is both the challenge and invitation to the youth of today. 'EQ Page Three Ii'

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on if ItJ'fJi.f I L,-5 -1, lv . 5'7' If I To the Class of 1949: We sometimes see present events in a truer perspective if we ask ourselves what importance they will have a hundred years from now. Most things will make little difference a hundred years from now, but there are some things that were vital a century ago, are vital now, and will be a hundred years hence. You seniors have chosen the Forty-niners as an inspiration for your class because those old timers had qualities that a hundred years could not erase. You admire their hardy indi- vidualism, their restless energy, their heads-up self reliance, and their faith in God, their country, and themselves. Everyone wishes you modern Forty-niners well and feels that you will not suffer in comparison with your namesakes of a century ago. E. I. Blott fit Page Five I