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

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MR. GEORGE V. GREGOR Education is a part of our national heritage. It is as important for our national well-being as it is for that of the individual its impor¬ tance was recognized from earliest colonial times. In 1647 the Massachusetts General School Act propounded two basic principles of education. Local communities have a duty to set up schools and this duty is to be enforced by law Primitive as were these early educational programs, no other region of equal size could boast such a high proportion of the popula- lion that were able to read and write For these early New England people education was regarded as a necessity for the mainten¬ ance of their political, religious and cultural literacy. We were not alone in recognizing the ef¬ ficacy of education in advancing national in¬ terests Bismarck, chancellor of Germany, said, ' The nation that has the schools has the fu¬ ture . Today our chances for survival as a great nation are often measured in terms of space rockets, jet planes and hydrogen bombs. No one will dispute their importance, but peace is in the minds and hearts ol a people This is an educational problem. The minds of our people are our greatest resource. Knowledge and understanding and tolerance can be pow¬ erful factors for good. And in the over-all program for survival statesmen and teachers can be as Important as generals and bombs The Class of 1965 is to be congratulated for recognizing I he importance of education by choosing for their Annual theme, Know¬ ledge Is Power” Truly, the future belongs to those who are willing to make the sacrifices to prepare themselves to the fullest to meet life ' s problems. It behooves students to make the very besl use of their educational oppor¬ tunities National survival is at stake Page Three

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TABLE o CONTENTS DEDICATION 4 ADMINISTRAT ION 6-8 SENIOR SECTION . . 9-25 UNDERCLASSMEN . 26-31 ORGANIZATIONS 32-37 MUSIC 38-43 FORENSICS and DRAMA 44-47 SPORTS 48-58 SPECIAL EVENTS ... 59-63 MISCELLANEOUS 64-69 ADVERTISEMENTS 70

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JOHN F. KENNEDY We the class of 1965 dedicate this edition of ' Memories in Blue to a man who was bom, labored, and died in our generation- Ihis generation of war, trials, and human pre¬ judices- President John F, Kennedy was a living symbol of alt that is wonderful in this young generation. He was a model of what every American boy would like to be, A career without corrupt politics was the type of career that this man would attempt. Phy¬ sical pain and mental labor were only two of the many virtues of this man that will remain a symbol of Young America. Here are the words of Mr. Robert F Kennedy, who will more than adequately express the feel¬ ings of us as seniors. There were many who felt that the torch bearer for a whole generation was gone; that an era was over before its time, that with him there died idealism and hope and what was dear and best in all of us ... that the world might lapse again into the empty poses and vain quarrels that disfigured our yesterdays. But in travelling through my own country, Europe and Asia, I have come to understand that the hope President Kennedy kindled is not dead, but alive. The torch still burns and because it does, there remains for all of us the chance to light up the tomorrows and brighten the future. For me, that is the challenge that makes life worthwhile,: and l hope it will be the same for all of you. Page Four