Logan High School - Aerial Yearbook (Logan, OH)

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A SENSE OF WONDER Before man gained through science the knowledge which enables him to under- stand weather and climate, the seasons were a wonder to him. The inhabitants of his world—both animate and inanimate—responded in patterned ways to the coming of autumn, winter, spring, and summer; man himself responded both consciously and subconsciously to the changes in temperature, light, and availability of food. In one special way, however, man was different from all the other responding creatures which he observed—only man wondered. Wonder is a combination of awe and curiosity. It is the ingredient of curiosity that gives man knowledge; it is the in- gredient of awe that can make him wise. All children seem to possess this sense of wonder, and it is with childhood that our sophisticated society associates faith and credulity. What we dub maturity involves, among other things, a divorcing of ourselves from a delight in the everyday mir- acles 'of Walt Whitman. In our day we have systematized curiosity and extended our field of understanding until we are no longer awed by anything. This is a dilemma, for without both basic ingredients there is no wonder—the foundation of both knowledge and wisdom is undermined. We have divided our book according to seasons; we have illustrated our division pages with Indian children beaming with wonder as leaves fall, as snow flakes drift sparkling down, and as the first spring flowers amaze and delight with pleasant odors. We have done this hopefully; we hope our readers will be reminded that the sense of wonder is never obsolete; that it is fundamental to our achievement as a species. We hope that as we stand upon the threshold of space, we will remember to be awed by infinity; that we will retemper our knowledge with a sense of awe and gain the wisdom which we need so desperately. In the content of our book you will find the academic emphasized. This is only natural in a time when national emergency demands a re-emphasis on knowledge and skill. This is the age of brainpower. With this effort we seek to honor that in man which makes him man—the sense of wonder which grows into knowledge and, hopefully, into wisdom. 4

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VOLUME FORTY-NINE LOGAN HIGH SCHOOL LOGAN, OHIO Logan

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CONTENTS FALL 10-63 WINTER 64-107 SPRING 108-156 ADVERTISING 157-173