Minneapolis Vocational High School - Tradewind Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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In the Beginning . . . PRINCIPAL Wo live in an ever-changing world. An idea which i» now Inday materializes into action which is commonplace or out-of-date hv tomorrow. These new ideas, promoting new fields of action, make possible new approaches to old and new problems and permit us to travel farther and faster, both literally and figuratively, than we ever have been able to travel before. As our range of travel increases, we arc confronted with new horizons which heretofore have been hidden from sight because of lack of vision on our part. As we grow in wisdom and experience, we accumulate the vision and understanding to identify each new horizon and to cope with its attendant problems. It h- our duty a world citizens to prepare for these new horizons hv approaching each new day with diligence and Courage, determined to prepare for the not far distant future when each of us enters the world of work in do his or her part to meet each new horizon as we approach it. We may well discover that success today is bon'd on the same basic fundamentals which guided our forefathers as they encountered new horizons in their day. The replacement »f fear with confidence, apathy with action, and cowardice with courage, should prove to he one of the keys to success a we move onward. Tlii- is our world and we must not falter us we prepare fur and progress toward each new horizon, hoping that with cadi new experience and success wc are making our world a better place in which to live and work, and that we. too, are doing our part to help others a« they prepare to move toward still remote horizons beyond our range of vision. MR. NORMAN JENSEN 8

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Administration Perhaps no other school should ! e more actively concerned with New Horizons than a Vocational school, for its very reason for existence is based upon being ready to teach, not only what is modern, but what is to come. An example of what is to come is the Data Processing plant which will soon be installed in our building—and certainly the field of electronic computing is new, if not in the research field, at least in the educational field. It is said that “Man does not live by bread alone”—but certainly if he is to cal. he must work. It is for this reason that the teacher of trades is important to us, for from his guidance comes our ability to earn a livelihood. The academic teacher, too, assumes an importance we do not always comprehend until much later in our life. But maturity of mind feels a need beyond the physical accomplishments of earning a living, or even of living in comfort: we want to have a purpose in life; we feci the need of loving and understanding others, of discovering beauty, of developing a personal philosophy. Through the social sciences, through literature and art. music and the drama, we broaden our horizons even beyond the limits of our lifetime, because our minds and hearts can be lifted up to another, higher world of understanding. With those who guide our futures, then, we prepare for our New Horizons— 7

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. . . was the Word. Time wo when we could use familiar landmark about the city a guide? to find our way about. During the past few year , however, many of those familiar landmarks have disappeared and a new set have come on the horizon. Thu it become necessary that we u e a new set of guide to direct u on our way. Likewise, until a decade or o ago, in the process of education und training for future work, fairly definite guide line were quite evident. Hut now with the many new and modern inventions the new methods ami processes of production and new personnel practices, these guides have Iveen all hut era ed. This necessitate searching for new signs and guide to show u the way. To be sure; other new and fantastic inventions will appear which will make familiar guide post even more difficult to recognize. Hut we can l e ju l a sure that there will lie a place and a job for everyone who lia made the effort to properly prepare himself to meet the requirements of successful everyday living. Even though the specific guide line for successful living may lie more obscure and thu more difficult In define, yet the more familiar basic guides will still prevail. Such basics a character, courage, initiative jnd personal responsibility will always Ik prerequisites of success. Only to the degree that we develop specific skill along with the necessary personal characteristic will we discharge our individual responsibilities u« citizen , responsive to the tradition and ideal that are basic to our way of life. The highly competitive process will require determination and tenacity to overcome obstacles anil finish the course. For the seniors, it i» our wish that they will leave u« with some ideas concerning specific skill and with an appreciation of those traditional American values and essential virtue that have made our a great Country in which to live. MIL WILFRED McCIMPSEY 9 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL