Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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l V To The Victor --f Youth Whether crowned or not the victor is always youth. Civilizations are created by youth. Nations live only as long as they stay young. Religions worship only youth. Rome was founded by youth, maintained by fighting and youthful Caesars and was swallowed by youthful barbarians when Home was ease-loving and old. W allace, the Liberator of Scotland, had led the armies of Scotland to victory and his country to freedom at twenty-three. Robert Emmet had led a revolt for lrish Freedom at twenty. At his death at twenty-five he had given life to a movement for lrish freedom, which, though never achreved, has fre-'v'e'r died. Napoleorwas ' of France at thirty. Alexander had conquered the known world at twenty. America is the country of eternal youth. Washington was a major-general at nineteen, Hamilton was demanding colonial free- dom at seventeen. Franklin was publishing a paper at twenty-three, and even then was a political power. To the courage of youth the world can safely turn, and with more hope today than before, be- cause youth is not only as courageous as ever, but is better informed. lt follows no blind instinct, but even when it blazes new paths it lights these paths with knowledge. We of the new youth salute the Eternal Youth of Victory and press forward to weave a crown which we too may wear. -The Editor. ...-,,- -m - on i

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High Noon The dial is bare, time has cast no shadow, Writ no Word, has handed to youth at High Noon a clean page. What it shall contain when the shades of night has closed its day, only the morrow may read. So We, at High Noon, re- solve that the Work of our day shall be a worthy service to our country and a noble monument to youth.