North High School - Silhouette Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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l Copyright l Gatschene Studio Greetings to the classes of l946! l extend to you my heartiest con- gratulations upon your graduation from North High School. lt has been more than four years since we have held a peace time commencement and we are all thankful that the graduates of I946 do not have to fight in a war. Although you will not be called upon to engoge in a military conflict, you will have to fight many bottles in peace, personal battles against tempta- tions that we all have to face. We trust that the training you have received in school has prepared you to wage a winning fight against these tempta- tions. We urge you to believe that right will conquer might, that love ist more powerful than hate, that good will overcome evil, and that peace and righteousness will eventually reign in the earth. May you do your part in helping to build a better world by promoting good will and mutual under- standing among all peoples everywhere. Paul C. Bunn Superintendent of Schools Sl

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A D M I N '1 1 I S T R A T I O N

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ood-gn, my 7'zien3s Democracy is on trial. The theory that the effective solution of har- assing problems is secured more fully by the thinking and voting of ALL the people has always been on trial but never more so than today. Inade- quate housing, inflation, higher wages, medical care, racial tension, sec- tional conflict in economic development, world relations, compulsory mili- tary training, are some of the problems pressing for a solution. Some of us are extreme optimists and believe that everything will come out all right even if no one does anything constructive about our problems. Some of us are extreme pessimists and believe that democracy is headed for the rocks in spite of all that we can do. The truth of the matter is that our country has always come through because there were always enough pat- riotic citizens who were willing to do constructive things and refrain from doing destructive things, e.g., black market operations. lt does not neces- sarily follow that this will always be true. My hope is that every North High graduate will make some contribu- tion to the solution of America's problems. I believe that satisfaction with life comes partly from a feeling of having done something which adds satis- faction to our country. Remember every person's effort counts no matter how insignificant it may seem. ls not the sea shore made up of billions of small grains of sand? Good Luck To You! Good Bye, My Friends! W. L. Richey SSM eh