Madison High School - Mahisco Yearbook (Madison, IN)

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llur Dedication As we the students of the class of 1956, near the end of our days at Mad1son H1gh we exper1ence m1xed feellngs some Joy some anx1ety and a lot of Wonderrnent wonderment of the vastness of the strange world Wh1Ch hes Just outs1de, wonderrent at whether or not we wxll be able to succeed at our tasks 1n llfe Wonderment at the glant task our parents and our are only human but let us not 1n our haste to make our mark on the world forget Madlson and the beaut1ful land that surrounds us The late James Wh1tcomb R1ley when he wrote h1s many poems about the beauty of Ind1ana m1ght very well have been refermng to Mad1son Let us be proud of our homes and our herxtage To the beauty of Mad1son and the lands surround1ng 1t, we of the 1956 graduatmg class of Mad1son H1gh School do hereby ded1cate th1s Mah1sco 2 . . , . . . z . , . , ! . . , . , parents' parents left us in remedying the State of the nation. These things 9 I 4 9 . . , . . , . . . .

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9 Mahi vo Courtesy of Ward Poor Pubhshed by Photographer THE SENIOR CLASS OF' 1956 Kr1der Studlo Mad1son I-hgh School Mad1 son Ind lana

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Many of us are confronted with the que stion--Do I dare to be different? Sometimes we do not do the things we want to do because of being different, If we are too unlike the rest of the gang we miss out on something to talk about, something to do, and often times a feeling of belonging. Yet daring to be different is what makes you an individ- ual. What a dull world this would be if all wore the same clothes, had the same friends and the same opinions. Often times those who have dared to be different have saved the gang. Too many follow the crowd, take the same subjects as others, vote the same way on band uniforms, etc. Pro- gress has been made because people dared to be different. Remember you can't follow your crowd through life. So, when the time comes to step off the beaten path, go ahead, take the step. Learning to be an individual is one of the first steps in growing up. E. O. Muncie, Superintendent A few days ago 'The Thought For Today' on your senior home room board read: We are made for cooperation, like feet, like hands, like the rows of upper and lower teeth. To act against one another then is contrary to nature. This thought made an impression on my mind and stuck there. It seems to me that this is one of the biggest lessons that any of us can learn in school, or elsewhere. We don't have too much difficulty in seeing that it takes cooperation in a high degree to be successful in any form of athletics. We can see that the various members and organs of our body must cooperate, else we are not a well coordinated individ- ual, we are a sick person. But how often we fail to apply this to our relations with others, to our everyday contacts with our fellow students and with our fellowmen outside of school. It takes this same kind of cooperation in our businesses and in our professions if we are to render the kind of service to others for which we were brought into this world. We fail to succeed in our chosen line of endeavor many times simply because we chose to follow the path of selfishness and disregard for the rights and interests of others. He who will succeed let him forget himself and let him lose himself in his work and in his con- sideration for others. EMERY O. MUNCIE Superintendent, DePauw University, A, B, g Indiana Univer- sity, A, M, 3 Hanover College. CONNOR K. SALM Principalg Commercial Lawg Psychologyg In- diana University, A. B. , A. M. It is our sincere hope that each senior, as he leaves the halls of M. H. S. to continue his life elsewhere, will be able to take with him, and ever keep with him, the above thought for his day. Great and many will be the dividends in sat- isfaction and in happiness, as well as in financial rewards. C.K. Salm, Principal 3