Litchfield High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Litchfield, OH)

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WHITHER DO WE Go? We, the graduates of Litchfield Hieh School of 1959, are about to. go into the outsér world to take up our tasks as men and women. What are we soing do? “Most of us do not know. We leave the shelter of our school and our close band of friendships formed there: and go into the outer world to do-as we think best. We have confidence that we shall find sur place, and that, when we do, we shall fill them to our utmost ability, working and striving 60 make the world a better nlace in which to live “end serve humanity. We récall when we were in the grades, we had no real work to do; life seemed luxureant snd full of joy and Happiness. Now as we grow older, we real- fze that life is not all-joy and happiness. Of Gourse there is joy andvhapvuiness in life, but not as we thought of it then. Until now we have found happiness mostly in having a good fime, although the last few years have been shrouded with dreams of a real happiness. Now we shall strive to seek:a contentment for which we all hope--a stable posi- tion-and a one of our own | This very hour hes brought the hopes of our ; eniichnood, but as the. time is here, we fink that 1t hes come too soon. We have worked for this very moment, thinking that it would be the happiest of Peart lives, but our joy is not nearly so sweet as — ‘we sd supposed that it would be. Instead, we find acthing of sadness. We are filled with regret that we must part with the shelter of school end the friends we love so well. We shall tl kha never have any friends that w'1l be as dear to us as chose which. we have made in school Jo the. class of 1939 let me say that, as we have sown, so shall we reap, and that «a great occasion is worth only to a person thet which his prepsera- tion enables him to meke of it. Our prospects are measured by the preparation we have made. In Glosing, I shall say that we have fulfilled the requirements set up by our fathers and teachers, and that such an achievement will now entitle us to share in the responsibilities of life. We sail out of the Harbor into the Deep--out of the shelter of school into the boundless and stormy world. Max Johnson+r-Valedictorian. |

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OUT OF THE HARBOR - INTO THE DEEP You are with us, kind friends, to witness the close of another sbhholastic year, to see the barge of another class sét out upon Life's great sea. For years past you have watched us wend our way through Learning's sacred confusions of thought. And now, having reached the goal assigned us in the race, we feel a determined purpose to so guide our lives throughout the future years as to reflect credit. upon this school and its patrons. QDooking out upon the world which is so soon to become the theater of our activity, we cannot help distrusting more or less our ability. Oub of the harbor into the deep. Behold! We are pilots of our ships. Are we competent to steer toward safety, or, through weakness, shall we be lost? Shall we, by wantonness or sloth, drive the gallent ships to- ward the breakers, or shall we stand boldly to the tiller, guided by the polester and be safe? A Alma Mater, within thy hallowed walls have we drunk from the spring that ever fails! Everour souls will burn with love of thee, and oft our . thoughts will turn to thy bright scenes. Thy counsel true will ever light our way, what path we may pursue, Farewell. Schoolmetes, from you we must separate, but in these our parting words, let us cheer you on. and bid you remember that Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace. We will ever think affectionaltely of you, dear friends, and co-laborers in Learnings's sacred cause. Farewell, To the members of the graduating class, whose relationship each to each has been that of love,and friendship, let me ssy that as we have sown, so shall we reap. We have exerted every energy, braved diffeculties, surmounted obstacles and won victories. Henceforth, we enter upon a different arena. Who can say what the destiny of each may be? Every .good deed that we do, every triumph that we achieve, will be due to ourselves alone. Accident- ly circumstances are worth nothing except to those who have been trained to take advantage of them. A great occasion is worth to a person exactly what | his previous preparetion hes enabled him to make of © it. May we all find our spheres in the world, fill them well, and live to a good purpose,