Muskegon High School - Said and Done Yearbook (Muskegon, MI)

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eq, l L4 r i t . 1' it :ff il ' 4 i if r at 2? R it it bv' 2 3 91 E it fri ft? 3 Q tl' Sfuolenf Councif , Presia'ent BILL LAKEY Ti l tl The primary task of America today is the winning of .World War ll. The fact that a group of young people throughout our land is graduating from high school is of minor note when com- pared to our gigantic task. It is, however, to us seniors an im- portant event. The past is clear in our minds: our high school career is vividly impressed upon us. Our graduation will be the culmination of a pleasant task now well done. The future looms as somewhat of a question. We boys know that there is military service ahead and we welcome it. A number of obstacles may hinder our education after the service to our country, but we should retain an ambition to gain more knowledge. The girls' future is just as .much an uncertainty. They, too, cannot afford to overlook the influence of the war upon their lives. Although the facts sound harsh and bitter, life for this gener- 'ation is really not as unpromising as it first appears. Every age thus far in the history of mankind has been faced with serious problems. Iust as these obstacles were overcome, so shall be the present day barriers. It is the purpose of modern education 5 -V E to equip us to face these problems. The opportunity is ours: only l we can make the best of it. - 7. Bill Lakey .vw L., i F r l ..,,,, T bv... I an I 'Y' T T, T r ll l ...',.. J.-70. P E .Tw 'F' t 'UT' T- . NYT Y' w HQ' 1' mr- ,- H f- WT r,..l.1 '

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,,,g,,,g1.mm,.r. A, ?,,,,.,,,,f,..-maint-nd .4.-K Senior Class President GEORGE ME As we pass through the final days of our high school edu- cation we have in our minds fond memories of our happy school days and a regret that we cannot continue our carefree way of life longer. These are the best years of our lives and the days to be longest remembered in our memories. But memories and regrets are not all that we take with us-We pass out of the school as a class prepared, a class prepared to take our places in the armed forces, production lines, and offices of our nation. We 'are the first to be graduated from this school to be fully geared to war-time living. We have been prepared to the utmost to take the next big step in our lives. The next step is the winning of the War and the winning of the peace. We as a class are determined to do just this in the shortest time possible. We are also determined to straighten things up in such a manner so that our children and our children's children may enjoy the same privileges we have enjoyed. When the boys come home again we are prepared to make as much a success of our lives in peacetime as we did in wartime. We have a big job ahead of us, but we are uniting with every true American in doing everything possibleyto defend our principles. George Medema -- --V-.1.......-..........,- .. ,........ ... L 1'nm 55K'fo.f5U'64fx1 9 - -AfLEh...4 n4g.mm.nl:i,f 54.41-L ...'-.f..:frl..a.? .l...-3'.r. Q. DE .,. f.. E . 4 v N ., A 1 1 f . t, fri 5 itil E ' I I T17 grill Mt it-'fl .-it lint 'P ff' it fill li 35575 .1 gait v 1 ,all ffl-'1 , 1 Q..-I E .ffl as t t, ll' 'I L. ,Hifi U95 :fbi lift Eiga . V -I ,Wt , ,H 7 J t 1. .s F . 5' si-Q l' il 2:2 1 41 ll a s . , at 1 1. im' if If it 1 .11 V MA