Mount Morris High School - Morrissonian Yearbook (Mount Morris, MI)

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MORRI SONHXNI TNT! Parentb, teachers, and frlends Thr: exenlng we the Class of 1950 HHISL '11ln11t as clasus b1 fore lls haw' that the proqpect of HI'HllLldf1OIl f1n1lx ue. 111 1 state of both rhecr fulness ar1d remorse llc are very happy Lo 111 lcome xou hers for xour attendance makes our lffd1flmPl'lL more glor1o11s and our 1lep1rt11r1 from 11111 School more bearahle AL Lhlb DOIHY one nonc Loo frequently hfars Lh1s atatement F6 now ready to go forth IHTO the world Generally SPPlh1HU, 1h1s 18 cor rect for our paths of progreas w1ll not le la1d out for ua as tlex hlYf heen prev1ously Rath1r the next Step toward h1fh1r PdUC8L1OH can ING w1ll be d1TSCtCd 1U one of the many d1werQ1f1ed f1eldQ perhaps IH schools of h1gher lP3TD1Hg OI 1D pract1cal exper11nre Tle truth ol dw maLLcr 1S that we are alreidx out 1H th1s world of FGUPPKICIVP ex1slen11 he already have a very good sLarL, thankb to the d1l1g6Df work and 1om petent vu1dance of our parents and teachere I 1 on th1s FOIHPISI ru that our confldenre 18 founded Words rannoL clcarlx Conwev thr WT1l1 tu1e that e ch one f ua has for all of tae SCCm1HElY l1tLle fhlh K t 11 We are noL Lalung 1 r -wL1c sLep to a netw en IL Sf lf ind 0111 111 xt poxlt 11111, no in SXIN S 1 11 If 1111 f lx if ' I' W 1011 Sfllllf Y 1 n 1 the ll1gI'lf'w 111 xlfff N11 p Q 9 , ,,., an -v 5, I, W, W Y 5,Xl,l' .1 'DRY '. ' ' ., , ' . , : 1 ' , .Q e a ' f, f A - f 4 ' ' ' S S I 1 5 . , , , 2 - , Q: 4 - ,a . L . V l N' Y, v 2, i ' 2 , ' ' . ' q 1 Q 2 ' . V' ' , ' , ' 2' Q 5 , , llc il 3 , - 11 -. 4 f i- - 4 N ' 4 1 1 , I . K 1, 1 X., 1 . . ' 1,,, ,S h , ,.. ' , 1 ' S 1 ' 1 ,, . 3 , , . , ' tg 2 ,. , 2 ' . 1 YA , , -, . 'Y ,Q F , 4 5. , . L S I 1 ,. O , ' ' , , . 5 , , 2' 1' ' I 'e , Q , - ,l .L a, :O ., Q ' ' ' , AH. In, you have clone in making o11r years in high school n1emoral1le ones. 3 1 ' :HY fl ag ' S J Sllan :I V-K' l 1 , ,. hljh Q 'l mol 2 ' 3 1 ,' lol' gig 3 Ou' gg als have lJf'f'Il p ' 1 'A us- ly sit, and lf' he :king ou ideals w1Lh 1'1111111v11l,1'z1t,1r1l 1:n1-rgfy, '11 l 1 - .' -- clay to ?1ClllOVP ,l1 rr . ll is with rhis lllflllgjllf, in mind that we- t,a1l'1- l1-z1v1- to l'11ll 1ll , A l wt 1-xp 'Xlill,i0flS for fl -'-ss. .vfi l -X. fun ton

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MORRIS SONIAN V A I F D I C T'0 R Y Parents, teachers, and frlends Tonlght as we the flfty f1rst graduatlng class of Mt MOFF1S H1gh School b1d you farewell we w1sh to thank you for your gu1dance, pat1ence and encouragement Often t1mes we take thlngs for granted and on occaslons 11ke th1s we reallze just how much has been done for us Our f1ne Super1ntendent has always prov1ded teachers of the hlghest callber and has done everythlng 1n h1s power to help us prepare for a successful future Our parents have worked hard to pTOV1de for our needs, stood by us 1H any cr1s1s, and set hlgh examples for us to follow We are deter mlned not to fall Mr Clark or them Durlng the course of years, graduatlng classes have had to leave school and enter the world 1D the m1dst of all sorts of trylng S1tU3 t1ons There have been wars and d6pF6SS1OhS The world 1S not harassed by a dCpP6SS10n, but there 1S a war belng waged Not a war of f1ght1ng and bloodshed but a war of COHfl1Ct1Hg 1deals xnd pr1nc1ples Chr lead ers are endeavorlng to ma1nta1n world rea e un1ty among all HBKIOHS, and freedom for all 1D a democratlc world Whether they succeed or not years We must keep our eyes open and our m1nds alert We must be qU1Ck to detect the sllghtest S1gU of any movement to underm1ne our Amerlcan way of l1fe Furthermore, we must ma1nta1n rellglon as a v1tal part of our l1fe, s1nce our HBLIOH was founded upon and has prospered under 1tS pr1nc1ples CLIISCIZH precepts bulld a hlgher morallty 1n the 1nd1v1dual and thus 1D the state A country can be strong only lf the people 1h 1t are concerned about 1ts welfare Unless we contlnually partlclpate 1n the act1v1t1es of our conmun1ty, state, and natlon, Amer1ca w1ll someday be overwhelmed by another way of l1fe Llfe IS an arrow and the target of success 1S h1gh and d1ff1cult to h1t, but our a1m 1S accurate, due to the tYH1D1hg and guldance of our teachers, and we cannot help but hlt IC squarely Now the t1me has come when we must say farewell As Rlchard Hovey put lt hzth a steady swlng and an open brow We have tramped the ways together But we re claspzng hands at the crossroads now And whether bleed or whether we smlle the Ml th l b ore re s luck And a cheer for the d rk be ore us' Mary Lou Adalr 1 ' h l . 1 I l , . . I . , , , 5 1 ' I . - 1 ' ' ' 1 :c , ' I 1 depends, to a large extent, upon us who graduate in this and the coming we ' In 'les at ie ef us, He ' f . a f

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MORRIS SONIAN f I T A'Tf larents, teachers and frlends We the QPHIOTS, are now prepared to grasp the fourth foothold of llfe As we come here on our traduat1on Hlghl thoughts of the many thlngs wh1ch each of you has done for us fxll our m1HdQ our m1HdS, Wh1Ch th1s nlght teem w1th gratltude and happy memorles Our parents made us secure 1D the flrst foothold of l1fc by bestow 1Hg on us the love whlch we as small bahles craved They satlsfled all of our wants and needs The second foothold was made certaln hy our teachers and fF1PHdQ, who POUHC1lCd and gulded us through adolescence As we acqulred more and more learn1ng, and began to put knowledge 1HtO effect the thlrd foothold mastery and self control, was achleved Now the fourth foothold awalts our conquest Th1s step does not depend on parents teachers or fr1ends, but on us as graduates It goes hand 1D hand w1th the other three, but far exceeds them We w1ll not he on our own to try the thlngs whlch we have spent so many years l63FH1Hg For the flrst tlme 1D our l1ves me are trylng our W1HgS You have ill helped 1U the PFPPHFBUIOH of th1s test fllght We only hope that IH us your dreams w1ll come true and that we wlll make our fourth foothold secure ln the world and the world secure 1U us Nanry Sue Vclntyrm S N .ll . lllY 7 - l jj , , V l I , x, 4 K V , A Y A . Y Y ' ' . . 4 I ,, V ,, 'I . . - Y . ! I ' ' 1' l, . .f , J, n , vi, nil f 1 4 . L . . . Y V . . S. E 1 v I 4 f .I I. ' , 1 . ' . V - , ' 2 f .' ,-' 2