Lincoln High School - Ellwoodian Yearbook (Ellwood City, PA)

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y ufh 3 Today's problem, tomorrow's hopeethus is the younger generation epif tomized by its elders. True, they are tomorrow's hope, but are they such a problem? If the facts are considered, you will find that the youth of today has an outlook on life that is unequaled in plausibility by any previous generation. The youth of today is frank. He wishes to meet the world face to face, to Rice problems squarely, and to come in contact with conditions as they really are, without being assauged by sham. Regardless of provincial ideas that others may leave, whatever is good and clean and right is treated by youth as such. It is true that many have misused this frank attitude to a point of crudeness and obscenity that is detrimental to youth's esteem, but this type of person is rare, and the average boy and girl of today is sensibly broadminded. The youth of today admires fair play. More and more he believes that all who so desire and persevere may get ahead, regardless of unpropitious circumf stances. He regards with contempt the fellow whose illfgotten gains are the result of the encroachment on another's rights. The youth of today is sensible and abhors sentimentality, theatrical gestures, anything indicative of pretention. Instead he sets out to improve that which is worthy of his time and effort. Above all, in being sensible, he feels no self pity, nor does he expect pity from others. Rather he desires sympathy, understanding, and helpful advice. The youth of today is idealistic, but not a dreamer. He approaches his prob' lems systematically instead of evading the issue, he comes directly to the point, knowing that in doing so, he is attaining self improvement. If he becomes complacent, he realizes that he would be fooling only himself and would merely be prolonging the attainment of his goal. But perhaps the most laudable characteristic of youth is his undefeatable sense of humor. With a facility for finding the bright side of things, he has, and will continue, to overcome what seem to be impregnable obstacles. And so, as the youth of today and the future of tomorrow, let us meet the coming age by facing each issue squarely, solving each problem correctly, using every opportunity justly. Let us press onward and upward to ' not of anarchy and riot, but of law and order, not of corruption, of militarism, and of oppression, but of justice, peace, and liberty-a triumphant realization of the grand, unceasing march of youth.