Lima Central Catholic High School - Flame Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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To THE EDITORS OF THE ANNUAL MIRROR AND ALL STUDENTS OF CENTRAL I-IIGH. SCHOOL: Your parents know what it means for this country to be at war, for they lived when the greatest war of all time, up till now, was fought-World War I. But this is the first time that you have ever experienced your country at war. Little did your fathers and mothers think, when on November ll, 1918, the Armistice was signed ending a gigantic conflict in which they struggled either on the home front or in foreign Helds, that their sons and daughters twenty-four years later would be called upon to wage another World War. They fought that war for the two-fold objective of preserving our democracy and of ending all wars for all time. Dunkirk, Pearl Harbor and Singapore tell us that they fell short of the second objective, and while they succeeded in preserving our democratic way of life, even that was only temporary, What is the lesson that all of us are to learn from this second conflict, particularly you students now in school who soon will be faced with the grim realities confronting our country? It is this. The privileges extended to the citizens of a democracy cannot be taken for granted. The blessings of liberty in a free country don't just happen. Our forefathers had to fight for these things. Your fathers fought again in l9l7-1918 in order to keep them, and you are going to have to fight in order to keep them for yourselves and for your children in the future. There are forces without and within this country which would take away your free ballot and your free schools. So when the democracies win this struggle, as they most certainly will, it behooves these countries. if they would not bring on another war within another twenty-five years, to set up the international machinery necessary to guarantee justice, freedom and security for those willing to work, to the peoples of all nations. And then let every citizen exercise his rightful duty in seeing that this machinery is permitted to function. Only by some such an organization backed by the eternal vigilance of every citizen can the world be free from the threat of the dictator. These are the principles in which the public schools of America believe. . I trust that the students of Central High School will do their part in promoting these- our democratic ideals. H. W. LEACH Principal, Central High School Oo To THE EDITORS OF THE ANNUAL MIRROR AND STUDENTS OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL! Our nation is now engaged in the most ruthless and colossal war in the history of man- kind to determine Whether the principles of liberty, justice and righteousness upon which this country has been founded can endure. Before it is brought to a successful conclusion, all of us will be called upon to make sacrifices far greater than anything' asked in the past. If the privileges, rights and freedorms, which our forefathers fought so hard to establish and maintain. are to be preserved for this and future generations, we must make these sacrifices unflinchingly and fight eternally to eliminate those who seek to destroy them. From the time of the cowardly act of December 7 many have wondered how the past and present students of Central High would react in such an emergency, To me there has never been the slightest doubt but that all would respond nobly when called upon. The splendid records amassed by many former students who have already answered the call to armed duty clearly indicate this. The statements received from those in training have caused me to conclude that the lessons learned by all of you in the classrooms and on the athletic fields of this school have been adequate to carry out successfully whatever assignment in this crisis you are called upon to fulfill. I challenge all of you by your actions in the months to come to prove that the motto of your school is in reality For America, I Will . , H. W. SCHEUERMAN, Assistant Principal, Central High School ,...7...

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LIMA COUNCIL OF P.-T. A. President - - Mrs. A. L. Simmons First Vice President - Mrs. Fred Stover Second Vice President - Mrs. H. P. Moiwrey Honorary President - Supt. J. McLean Reed Secretary - - Mrs. Welby Widner Treasurer - - Mrs. Kenneth Everett CENTRAL P.-T. A. President - Vice President Secretary - Treasurer - Corresponding - - Rev. J. R. Loive - Mrs. Stanley Welker - Mrs. R. H. McDonald - Mr. Stanton Steiner Secretary - - - Miss Phyllis Mendenhall Central P.-Z A. and P.-7' fl. founc 7 To serve others is the greatest single thing that anyone can do. The Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation has a record of service to children, parents, and teachers that can stand alongside any other service organization. Busy men and women willingly use their time and effort to pro- mote a better understanding of the problems of the school child, his parents, and his teachers. lt is not easy work. A leader on the battlefield has merely to command and his orders will be obeyed. A method as simple as this has not yet been devised for leaders in civic reforms. P.-T. A. work demands of the participant a world of energy and diplomacy. l'm afraid that very few of us appreciate or even know about the things that the P.-T. A. has done for our school and other schools in the city, state, and nation. Glory and honor are two words that are seldosm heard in P.-T. A. circles. Hard work, long hours, tedious diplomacy -that is the lot of the worker. To go ahead and strive energetically for goals that will beneht the student with the knowledge that probably no one will even know that you have worked so hard is truly a symbol of profound faith in us--faith that we will grow to be fine men and women-citizens who will be worth the efforts expended so freely. For Every Child. That is the theme of the P.-T. A. The banker's son, the butcher's daughter-all are served alike. This is a democracy, a land where freedom exists for all who will appreciate it and love it. Let us each strive a little harder to be good men and women as a tribute to an organization that asks for no reward other than the chance to serve. DOYLE R. SMITH ..9..-