Ponca City High School - Cat Tale Yearbook (Ponca City, OK)

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Alone in a Crowd ,..A Shoulder to shoulder on the stair- ways, elbow to elbow in the halls, helmet to helmet on the field-some- times even eye to eye in the class- room. But the ultimate decision, the reso- lution to act-we find no answers but our own. We are human beings. We are gifted with reason. Despite sug- gestions, assignments, even commands, the choice is ours. The satisfaction of sincere cheering at sports events, the pleasure of ap- preciating the cultures of yesterday, the introspectiveness of leadership, the relief at the end of a game well-played, the beautiful glint of understanding- these are ours alone. From others, mistakes we profit, from others' lessons we learn, but the choices are ours. We are-and always shall be-alone in a crowd. The shad- ows are clearing . . .

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It has been said that youth is but a falling star, plunging into space. A falling star, perhaps, but a moment well worth appreciating and remem- bering. Within the light of youth glow the accomplishments, innovations, and far- reaching ambitions of a generation. So often the importance of youth is underestimated until its years have fled. So often the temporary problems seem to overshadow the satisfactions of today. So often the young do not understand that the power to erase the shadows of doubt lies within them- selves. It is so very necessary in our age of clocks, tranquilizers, super-highways, and had memories to be conscious of the fact that we, the young people of our day and our country, hold the world's future within our very hands. To the spirit, the light, the irrepres- sible beauty of youth we of the 1966 Cat Tale staff pay tribute. To the future and elevation of youth we most hopefully dedicate this yearbook.