Prairie Heights Community High School - Galaxy Yearbook (Lagrange, IN)

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rO;DAY E FOLLJGW f 1 « » A Baccalaureate and Commencement As Tassels Turn Seniors Become Grads A night long awaited by 76 graduating seniors the evening of May 19 at last arrived. There was a feeling of mixed emotions as the march began down the isle that would change the title of 76 seniors to that of graduates . Memories of the past years flashed through minds as the first graduating class of Prairie Heights to complete all four high school years in this building marched down the isle. Par- ents, relatives, friends, and teachers watched with pride as the Valedictorian and Salutatorian Addres- ses were given and diplomas were awarded with congratulations. Baccalaureate services preceeded Commencement on Sunday evening with Rev. J. Wilbur Yates giving the message. Above: With a handshake from Mr. Ice, Karen Pankop smiles and receives her diploma. Below: The boys have last minute in- spection before the ceremonies begin. 24 Student Life

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. . . To Be Better Far than You Are We often think of ourselves as living in a world which no longer has any unexplored frontiers. We speak of pioneering as a thing of the past. But in doing so we forget that the greatest adventure of all still challenges us — what Mr. Justice Holmes called the adventure of the human mind . Men may be hemmed in geographically, but every generation stands on the frontiers of the mind. In the world of ideas, there is always pioneering to be done, and it can be done by anyone who will use the equipment with which he is endowed. The great ideas blong to everyone. ( Mortimer Adlerj Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a man of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It re- leases it. For only educated men are free men. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by force of arms release the spirit of the soul of man. I Confucius I