Lorain High School - Scimitar Yearbook (Lorain, OH)

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Mr. P. C. Bunn Let us pause-J' Let us ausehfever Lorain Hi 'h School . Y . pupil has reverently sung these opening words of our morning invocation many times. The entire student body, I believe, feels that we should pause in our work to offer thanks to our Heavenly Father for the many blessings which come to us each day. He serves society best who recognizes the Supreme Master of this great universe, and he enjoys life to the fullest extent who lives in harmony with Divine Law. History records many instances of great lead' ers who took time to meditate and pray. George XVashington never forgot to seek divine guidance and strength. Abraham Lincoln, when the out' come of the struggle between the states seemed most uncertain, took time to pray. In these days when our most cherished hu' man privileges and democratic institutions seem to be in grave danger of being destroyed by ruth' less aggressors dominated by selfishness, greed, and desire for power--when the tempo of life has been increased to whirlwind proportions, we and meditate upon our ref and our responsibility for in the world about us. need to pause often lationship to others improving conditions to recall the many alumni HLet us pause who are true examples of the high type of citif zenship and service for which Lorain High School stands. May future graduates continue to exemplify these high standards of attainment. C. W, Luttrell O Q7 Mr. C. To be grateful, our Father to Thee Last year we took for our aim - A better understanding of the rights, the obligations, and the blessings of American democracy. As a ref sult of their thinking together on this aim, the pupils worked out a 'Code of the Good Am' ericanf' This Code sets forth seven statements which characterize the good American. This year our slogan is: 'iThank God, I am an American. The sentiment is a natural outgrowth of the Code for when we think about the many privif leges and blessings we enjoy in America and then consider how few of these rights are exercised by the citizens of other nations we cannot help but exclaim4 Thank God, I am an American. When we sing our morning invocation, do you really mean and feel what you sing? Have we should be what we should so free f' If we many blessings, you ever paused to think why grateful our Father to Thee and do to deserve all Thy blessings should only stop and count our how thankful we should all be that we are Americans. In these troublous times when a world war threatens to overthrow our civilization and when justice and truth seem to be dethroned, let us ref member the words of Lowell- Truth forever on the scaffold, Vs7rong for- ever on the throne,- Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, be' hind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping Watch above His own. To deserve all the blessings we receive from an allfwise and loving Heavenly Father, let us work and serve and pray. P. C. Bunn W. Luttrell

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Seated from right to left are: XV. A. Pillans. Business Manager, Vilalter S. Nielsen joseph A Svctc, Dr. S. V, Burley. Prcsidcnt, C. A. Hartz, Clerk, D. VU. Lawrance Vitc Picsi ui Philip Austin. Board of Education This group ol' scvcn lNClUl7C1'S, clcctctl for a tcrm of four ycars, mccts thc sccontl Thursday of cvcry month to discuss school policy and to clircct school affairs. The variccl work of thc Board includcs financf ing our schools, issuing huilding contracts, clcsignating courses for thc stuclcnt hody, providing thc ncccssary cquipmcnt to stu' dents, and acting as payinastcr for thc puhf lic school cinployccs. Thcii' scrviccs arc cn' tircly without coinpcnsation. As the Board of Education plays a Vital part in our cduf cational system, the incmhcrs clcscrvc cof opcration and rcspcct from gill,