Northern High School - Viking Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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fav Today s graduates are entering an exciting new era where they will live better electrically in every way at home at work or at play For example if you choose marriage you can enjoy an all-electric home. Included will be electric heat built-in electric range and refrigerator and a host of time-saving, economical electric appliances. They will be the ultimate in modern living comfort and convenience. Or, if you go into business, efficient electrically operated machines will assist you in getting the job done swiftly and easily-again an illustration of the versatility and dependability of electricity. Or, if you go on to college, perhaps you will become one of the scientists or technicians who help further mold the all-electric world of the future. No matter which path you may choose, electricity will be there to lighten your load, brighten your way .. . help you live better. . . electrically. SERVES SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN

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TO THE CLASS OF JUNE 1959 abt ,A-F future 3SSlStBIlCC If It SCOTUS HCCCSSZTY We the grad uatxng class of June 1959 are deeply mdebted to our parents and teachers W1thout your encouragement and guxdance we fe el that we would never have reached thus hexght of achxevement Our mdebtedness IS such that we shall never be able to repay but we do feel that now 1 s the most appropr1ate tlme to express our gratxtude for your encouragement a.nd guxdance Graduatxon serves as a steppmg s tone xn hfe Havmg reached thms step we must now approach mdependence wzth a greater maturtty and confldence tn ourselves and the world to whxch we belong It xs up to us to contmue to prepare ourselves for the part we must play mn the comxng years Today xt xs a necessxty to acquxre as much educatmon as possxble As the world xs progressxvely changmg soare the requxrements for success The h1gh schoold1ploma has lost most of :ts prestxge as a syrnbol of achxevement For an advanced socmety advanced study ms rapxdly becomtng the rule rather than the exceptwn Therefore many of the members of thxs graduatxon class may choose to extend thexr educanon beyond the hugh school level Thx s I feel IS the wlsest decxsmon whene ver xt IS fxnancxally pos sxble Success can come only to those who reahze the true value of what they can do wxth their minds The world today xs changed tremendously from what It was 1n 1946 when most of us started school There ms awealth of new fxelds and opportumuesawaxttng the graduates of 1959 who possess the abmlxty, trammg and character Televxsmon has come mto xts own along wxth atomnc power Nuclear Physxcs wxll absorb as many adequately prepared people as our colleges and umversxtxes can turn out As a matter of fact xt appears that the world of today and tomorrow 15 awaxtmg wmth outstretched arms the students who have achxeved prohcxency mn scxence and mathe matlcs There are many men who have excelled Ln lxfe by recognmzmg thexr ab111t1es and extending thexr knowledge In domg thts they have gxven the world eternal treasures Like these great men we must offer the world our be s t, a.nd xn return we hope the world wxll gxve nts best to us 8 Buxldmg your lxves can be a wonderful experxence It can be challengmg and excxtmg but It IS not always easy What you make of It IS largely up to YOU Your teachers have attempted to help you develop certam habxts and attmtudes as well as achxeve academxc skxlls These should be of great help to you m the The adult world that you wlll enter xs an ever changtng one It IS a world of love and hate joy and sorrow courage and fear success and fa11ure Lxke all of us you wrll want your hves to be full successful and satxsfymg T accomphsh thxs goal you must learn to grow personally socxally and emotxon- ally You must learn to know what oblxgatmons you have to yourself and socxety Today more than ever before there xs great need for more than a specxalxzed skzll for wxthout msxght mto yourselves and your relatxonshxp to others you can not mtellxgently decxde between the alternatxves you wxll face Havea goal mn lxfe and remember that success IS more than obtaxnmng mater1al thmgs or the abtlxty to make money It 15 closely lmked wxth relxgxon and a way of lnfe In behalf of the faculty of Northern Hugh School Iam happy to congratulate you on your graduatxon and wxsh each of you happxness and success m hfe Always remember that Northern IS your school and feel free to come back for -X.. N 5,