North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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fi -omg -'X 5. un Qbruunh hreakmg ap Mr Lhalrman l deem It a great prlvxlege to speak on thls OCCHSIOD when you have broken ground for the new bulldmg of North Hrgh It xs deslred that l express the sentlment of Des Nlomes cxtxzenshxp ln the erectlon of thxs addltlon The address IS from a resxdent of North Des Momes ln the first place I express the appreclatlon of thls sectlon of the clty for the magnlficent approprlatlon voted The faculty and students would have me offer a word of appreclatlon for the school board whose members are wlth us today Wearelndeed gratefulfor their presence for thelr fldellty ln seeklng to carry out the mstructlons glven by vote of the cltlzenshxp and for thexr graclous words of well w1sh1ng in the mornmg s addresses ln the next place l want to congratulate you upon the syrnbollsms of thls OCCdblOH They seem to me worth remembermg For example thls beautlful sprmg mornmg very fltly symbollzes the Joy and optxmxsm of our lNorth Des MOIHCS Hmgh School as we send our plowman to hrs morning s task of breakmg ground and as we announce to the workmen who are to here toll for us that our good wxshes go wlth them May all who labor m the constructlon of this bulldmg be preserved from danger and may they End real pleasure m thelr varled servxces Then too l would have you remember the unconsclous grouplng of the people at the breakmg of ground The ropes were stretched ln shape of a great V The board of education stood ln xts apex on the hull The sldes dlverged into the wlde openlng upon the street That V may well stand for Vxctory as a sort of motto We have achleved we have conquered Our hopes are about to be reallzed The plowshare headed down the I -Q11 rtrr ' I eh. Jfautnlanh Ziaansutfs Qhhress

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hlll between the exer wldenmg llnes as rf to teach u that beglnnmg lr vxetorv we should forever eontlnue 1n the achievements of lxfe May North Hlgh galn many v1ctor1es1n the future vlctorles ID athletlc con tests vlctorxes xn debate ln eduextlonal xdeals Turning from the symbollsms of the hour l feel lt to be httlng that l should now remlnd you of the slgmhcanee of what ls trlelng place thls mornlng The cltxzenshlp of the passlng generatlon 1 here mxlemg provlslon for the tratnlng of cltlzenshlp of future generatlons lhe men and women of today have voluntarlly taxed themselves that the men and women of tomorrow may be good cltxzens fully equlpped for the dUtlCS that shall fall upon thelr generation We have received 1 goodly herl tage from our fathers We deslre to transmlt to our chlldren the very best posstble preparation that science can provide l or that reason the voters taxing themselves parents denying luxuries to themselves the cltlzenshlp enduring deprlvatlons are all represented by thls board of educatxon which has gathered here ln thls slmple ceremony xn breaklng ground for the very best buxldnng that the sclenee of our el xy c nn erect Spealelng for thls eltmenshlp l mentlon three prlnenples of llle which we hope wlll be forex er kept ln mmd so long as North Hrgh shall remain a center of eclucatlon for the vouth who grow up ID our midst First The splrxt of reverence should be cultxvated so that all progress may come along lines of evolutxon rather than revolutlon enjoy the automobile If they had not been true men w hlle uslng the light from tallow drps we would not now read by the gl rre of electrxc lamps and lf thev had not endured the deprnatlons of pxoneer llfe we would not now be hung ln the lLlXUI'llS of our modern c1v1l1Lat1on ln the erectlon of thrs lJL1llCllD2 we want to be sure that the on comlng genera txons shall have a full reallzatlon of 1ts cost Something better mav be devlsed by the science of future years But we of thls generation are puttlng the best of our thought the most modern equipment we lenow the greatest sacrnhces we can make ln the mstltutlons we glve and we w ant the appreclatlon not the arrogance of those whose future welfare shall be reared upon the foundatlons we todav have lard As life xncreases xt will outgrow our methods of hung as new wlne expands beyond capaclty of old bottles as the YlldlllX lI1 seeds bursts forth from old forms as lJlY'dlll'l2S pup thelr way out of the shell S0 llves expand But we bld you to grow IH a splrlt of reverence Second Out of thrs splrlt of reverence there wlll arlse ln your lxves the splrlt of voluntary obedxence to the appolnted authorxtles Some people by vlrture of age posltlon knowledge experlerce have the rlght to speak and have the rlght to expect from us that we render to them our alleglance This IS true of parents of teachers of guard lans of the law It IS sald that we young Amerlcans are not law abld lng that we are recleless IU our habits of llfe and that we are frequently controlled by a spmt of llcense It IS my observation that dlsobedlence ln the home becomes rebelllon ln the school and lawlessness ln society Thls prlnclple of obedlenee to be effective must be voluntary rather than compulsory Third These two the splrlt of reverence for and of voluntary obedience to all CIVIC lnstxtutlons wlll produce a further splrlt ol loyalty ln our comlng cltlzenshlp Thls IS a great quallty of patrlotlsm 1 v I l ks. I :I .Ks 2 I M 1 Q l 1 K 1 X g . .S i Z . ' ' V . W e' e Q I U .' . v 2 2 3 . If our fathers had not faithfully used their oxvcarts we would not r, ' - ' v - f 1 2 s , A H y v ' I ,Z . A l ' y v ,' , . ' ' B K. ' ,' ,I M, v K. D