Orestimba High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Newman, CA)

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l O I WhaT is a pioneer? According To The besT inTormed auThoriTies we learn ThaT a pioneer is one who goes ahead To prepare The way Tor oThers To Tollow. WhaT are The qualiTies oT a good pioneer? A Tar reaching vision, Tearlessness, resourcefulness, a capaciTy Tor work, an abiliTy To make and keep Triends, endless courage. LeT us recounT some oT our pioneers oT The pasT and see if They possessed The quali- Ties here named. ChrisTopher Columbus, The discovererg David LivingsTon, The mis- sionaryg Marian Anderson, The musician: George WashingTon Carver, The scienTisTg Abraham Lincoln, The emancipaTor, and Franklin D. RoosevelT, The New Dealer. I believe ThaT in each oT These persons we can see noT only The presence oT The pioneer- ing qualiTies buT The resulT oT The proper applicaTion and developmenT necessary To produce The desired resulTs. ls There any hope Tor you and Tor me. My answer is yes. IT we culTivaTe The TalenTs which we have and give Them The proper aTTenTion, There is no limiT To The possibiliTies ThaT lie wiThin us. l.eT us remember ThaT a kiTe rises againsT The wind, also a carrier poinTs iTs nose inTo The wind so ThaT iTs planes can rise in The air, and also ThaT The pole vaulTer has been able To aTTain The presenT records because The crossbar was raised a liTTle higher wiTh each succeeding iump. Are you a good pioneer? -Rudolph C. Ferguson.

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.nl O I I I To Miss Elizabellw Buckley we declicale Jrlwis issue of llwe Tom Tom as our lribule of al- lecllon and respecl lor lwer cooperalion, unolerslanding, and unliring ellorls in all of her services lo us.

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Juwlfa RAYMOND FERGUSON Malhemalics, Science Physical Educalion RUDOLPH FERGUSON Adrninislralion, Algebra Physical Educafion FRANCIS GOETSCH Aqricullure, Science ELLEN HEN DY Secrelary MARJORIE LARSEN Physical Educafion English, History GLENN MATTHEWS Music, English MARGARET STEWART English, Dramalics HELEN VINSON English, Spanish Ari FLORENCE VOIGT Home Economics Dean of Girls HUGH BANKHEAD lnduslrial Aris Physical Educalion ELIZABETH BUCKLEY Commercial, History JOSEPHINE FALBO Librarian, Typing Arnericanizalion