Orion High School - Charger Yearbook (Orion, IL)

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WILBAR A. CRAIG LLOYD V. MERCER principal Superintendent Our American system of free public schools is the founda- tion upon which our way of life has been built. Today we are enioying these blessings of our democratic system- freedom of worship, political freedom and the highest stan- dard of living in the history of the world. We should not for- get that for every privilege there is a responsibility. What are some of these responsibilities of citizenship? The greatest of these is to preserve and improve democ- racy. This duty calls for as complete a knowledge of the workings of democracy as we can possibly gain. lf we dis- cover faults it should be our goal to seek means through proper channels, to lessen or do away with them instead of leaving the solution to others. Democracy demands and ac- cepts the equality of the suggestions of all its members. Democracy is improved by the cooperative thinking and working of those who are a part of it. Democracy is not something that is made in the capitals of our states and nation. Democracy to be effective must be practiced by each person in the family, school, business, community, state and in national and international affairs. The aim is for each to make tolerence, equality, indepen- dence, self-control, co-operation, reason, and iustice live in every action. We sincerely hope that our schools have given you a back- ground for practicing the responsibilities expected and re- quired of citizens and that you will take active parts in the community affairs.

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