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

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MQRRIS-sl:JNnAN V A L F DIC T O R Y Parents and Frlends Tonl t we meet here about to close the door upon the opportun1t1es we wave sought and rece1ved 1n these past four years Ask, and 1t shall be glven you, seek, and ye shall f1nd knock, md 1t shall be opened unto you Matthew, 7 7 'Ihrough our educatlon, we have rece1ved background mater1al for the future In hlstory we have learned of some of the 1sms that we have to fear and to f1 t We have been taught how to work w1th our government and how to become better c1t1zens of tomorrow In Blgl1Sh we have had a chance to sample some of the formulas for success that made Keats, Emerson and many others famous Emerson gave us h1s formula 1n h1s essay Self Rehance Keats tau t us that Beauty 1s truth, truth beauty We have been g1VeI falth and hope to carry us through the atomlc age 1n wh1ch we l1ve A11 durlng our school years we the Class of 53 have sought gl11daIlC8 Imderstandlng, encouragement, and help from our parents teachers and frlends These th1ngs you have most graclously glven us and we w1sh to thark you for your unfa111ng a1d We have dlllgently sought an educatlon to prepare us for our l1fe s quest We have spent many yeafs completlng our f1rst search for honesty self ellance, hlgh 1deals, and loyalty to God and country TOD1 t we sadly brlng o a close these .joyous and carefree hours spent 1n school Now, each of us 1S knockmg on the door of unknown opportun1t1es 1y1ng Just ahead To answer our call adequately we need to use all of the thlngs we have learned 1n school We need to Be Prepared as the Glrl Scout motto says, for we must open our door to the future at a moment s not1ce lest we be left 1n the wake As Shakespeare wrote 1n Jullus Caesar 'lhere 1S a t1de 1n the affa1rs of men M'l1Ch, taken at the flood leads on to fortune Onltted all the voyage of thelr l1fe Is bound 1n shallows and m1ser1es Harr1et Lehman . 5 I . . . ,, . . . B , - . ,, , . Q 1 ' ll ' II . gh - . I . ' ' ' ll ' II . , . ll . II ' . . I . I I I I I . I I ' I . . . . . , ' 1 ' - ' I ' ll II ' ' I , . I . . I . Q I . . . ,, .

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COMMENCEMEIN T May Z7 l953 Processlonal War March ofthe Prmests from Athalla Ijviendelssohn Invocatmon Rev W m M Gannon O'Sacred I-lead Now Wounded Bach On Mt Morr1s School Song Stars and Strlpes Forever Soasa Band Graham Young Dmrector You'll Never Walk Alone Gmrls Glee Club Graham Young D1rec:tor Commencement Address by Dr Eugene B Ell1ott 'Pioneers OI 1953 Pres Mlclugan State Normal College, Ypsllantl Halls of Ivy G1rls Glee Club Graham Young Dxrector Presentatxon of Dlplomas 5UDe1'1UteUd6H'C E L Clark Bened1ct1on Rev Wm M Gannon RCCCSSWUH1 pomp and Cxrcumstance Elgar A 1. 7 n - - VY ',lI l n V 1 c r ' . U 1 I , I L -n ' - . , .. . , I ' - Il I ' I' . ' , I V l U I . 9 '

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M9s:P'ssoN1AN VALEDICTORY Parents Teachers Frl ends In recent months the txtle of a book and mov1e Quo Vadls as attracted much attentlon We mxght well pause at th1s t1me to ask ourselves th1s same quest1on Wh1ther goest thou or 1n comnon words Where are we golng from here'7 W1th your help parents and teachers we have been plannlng and acqu1r1ng materlal for th1s Journey We must choose th1s materxal w1th care Just as an explorer preparlng to clxmb a mounta1n selects h1s pack He cannot be burdened w1th selfzlshness 1ntolerance or prejudlce Recently a lecturer was er'-couraglng young people to become ploneers not 1n the sense that the1r forefathers traveled across the country 1n covered wagons but 1n the held of human understandlng So much has been acconpllshed 1U explorlng the world and 1n developlng sclence but so l1ttle has been done 1n the art of l1v1ng together peaoeably Llke our ancestors we shall encounter many hardshlps and d1ff1cult1es on th1s p1oneer Journey and we shall become d1scouraged but we must keep our eyes on the goal of r'reat1ng a better and more peaceful world CGIYBQC brother' do not stumble Though thy path be dark as H1 t 'Ihere s a star to gulde the humble Trust 1n God and do the Phght Barbara Lott . U Y I ' ' ' ll ' DI P l h . . IC ' lf ' ll ' I, f , . Y I ' , . 1 f ' 1 ,, . Y . , 1 I 1 . ll ' 1 gba , . I ' ' II .