Luxemburg Union High School - Memories in Blue Yearbook (Luxemburg, WI)

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TO THE GRADUATES To the graduates of 1951, I dedicate this message which is in keeping with your class motto — Life is what we make it ' You are all affected — not so much by what life brings to you — as by the attitude you bring to life. Life is what you make it, because living, we are told, is at least 90% attitude, (t is not so much what happens to us, good or bad, that affects us, but it is our attitude toward those events. The intelligent person knows that life is more mental than environmental, so it must mean that you yourselt will determine what your life shall be. Shakespeare ' s Macbeth saw life as a tale that is fold by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. We see from this example that Macbeth became what he thought, he believed in nothing and lived for nothing. The life of Christ is the other extreme. In three short years of public work he accomplished so much that even today Christianity, if it would be accepted by everyone, would be the answer to this world s troubles. There might be limes in your lives, my dear graduates, when you may think life does not seem worth living. At such times remember this fundamental truth: if life is worth while, it is not because you found it that way; it is because you have made it so. Have you not read about the Negro poet Dunbar, who spent the first twenty-four years of his life bitterly expressing such thoughts as: A crust o f bread and a corner to sleep in A minute to smile and an hour to weep in. At the age of thirty-four, though his health had been taken from him, and he was about to die of tubercu¬ losis, he had changed his philosophy of life completely and expressed the same idea in these words; A crust and a corner that love makes precious With the smile to warm and the tears to refresh us. Our lives can be changed by the renewing of our minds and the perfecting of our attitudes. Again we may turn to the words of One who said, Be ye transformed by the renewing of your minds that ye may prove whal is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. A successful life is a disciplined life. We must all be disciplined to have a purpose in life, to have a vision. Where there is no vision the people perish. The world needs men and women of vision: it needs peop-e and nations who will not hold ill will or hatred toward others. The fruits of hatred are war and destruction of life and property. The fruits of love are joy and peace. You are entering a world in which there is still so much to do. Much of the unexplored regions of the world may have been discovered, but what a need there is for people of the entire world to get along peace¬ fully. Now is the time for each one of us to work at the science of human relations, and do our best to understand our neighbor regardless of color or creed. You will need much perseverance to make life worthwhile. Lessons of perseverance are found on every hand. An outstanding story comes to my mind. It is a story Tammerlene used to tell his friends about an experience in his early life: “I was forced to take shelter from my enemies, he said, in a ruined building where I sat alone for many hours. Wanting to divert my mind from my hopeless condition, I fixed my eyes on the ant carrying a grain oi corn larger than itself up a high wall. I numbered the efforts it made to accomplish this objective The grain fed 69 times to the ground, but the ant persevered and the 70th time it reached the top. This sight gave me courage at the moment and I never forgot the lesson. 1 Suppose you fail? H. G. Wells in his autobiography says he made seven attempts to start a career in London and all of them failed, but he went on and after his eighth start succeeded to be famous. Do not look for the easy way out of things. It is true that the masses of people prefer it, but the easy way has lost its thrill of victory. The time of least resistance makes crooked rivers, crooked paths and crooked men and women as well. Armed with the right attitudes, life is a glorious adventure. Finally, my dear graduates — “Whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are of good report — think on these things. Eunice E. Hannon Senior Class Advisor Page Fivt

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THE il STAFF SEATED IffT TO RIGHT „rm„ . Hwm.ni. Charmar. of the Forensici Commits. Donald Sell. Assistant Edtlor; Marilyn Barb.au Editor- TAMniwr V ' i B C J“ ,,m » n of ,h ? A Soctponj Gertruda Oahlke, Chairman of the Typ.ng Commitiee STANDING-jean Allard Chairman of the Photo Committee,- Donald Newer, Bwine.t Manager; Roger Rueekl, Auialant Buiineta Menage,. EDITORIAL We, [he Senior Class, take this opportunity to bring you this sixth edition of the Luxemburg High School Annual. We hope it will bring back memories of your school days in later years and that it will give a dear description of events of your high school days. As our high school career draws to a close, we take a brief look into the future to see what vacancies are left open for us. With the world in such a chaotic condition, we are given little choice as to what career to follow. Youth finds itself in a challenging situation today. But through trust in God and mutual understanding peace can come to this earth. As our generation takes over the leadership of the nation, we shall work to carry out the lessons of friendly international relations which we have been learning through our high school days. May God grant that the people of the world will soon learn to live in friendship with each other and that the youth ol today may venture forth to life careers in a world at peace. Page Folk

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ANTON ANDERSON, B S. Steven Pomt Science and Athletic Geography Sixlh year at L.HvS. FRANK J. BLHQWIAK, B.S. Sr. Norbert College University of Wisconsin Agriculture First year at L.H.S. DOROTHY BRAUN, .S, Milwaukee State Teachers Modem Hi story-English Dramatics Sophomore Class Advisor Third year at l.H.S. LEILA BOERSCHEL, B.S University of Wisconsin Home Economics Second year at L.H.S. IRENE BOSMAN Is Crosse State Teachers Ervglish-Library First year at L.H.S. FRANK CHALUPA, B.S. Oshkosh State Teachers Science and Algebra Athletics Fourth year at L.H.S. LEONARD L, GREEN, B.E Whitewater Stare Teachers Commercial Third year ai LH.5.