Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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iEifitnrial As this is the first edition of Chaos, this editorial will consist chiefly in a justification of its existence; a reason for the choice of the name, the purposes of the book, and our hopes for the future. The choice of a name is a delicate task. It must be short and “catchy,” it must be distinctive, and it must mean something. We will anticipate any sarcastic readers by acknowledging that the name may be very aptly applied to this first edition. That is why we chose it. But th e name stands also for what we aim to make the subject matter: a conglomeration of stories, articles, and pictures which will represent every phase of our school life. In putting forth this book, the Senior Class has many purposes. Probably the first, or original one, was a selfish motive: that we might establish an institution in the High School by which we might be remembered ; in other words, that we might leave a sort of “foot-print on the sands of time.” We hope by this book to create a stronger bond between both the students and the alumni, and to show the younger students that school life does not really begin until one reaches high school. If these objects are to be accomplished, the present Junior class must take up the task of publishing a book next year. In order that they might not be so absolutely ignorant of how to proceed as we have been, and that we might have the advantage of their help, the Staff has been composed of both Juniors and Seniors. We hope that the Seniors of next year will do their part in making this a true annual, and we extend to them our best wishes in their task of bringing order out of Chaos. While we are doing this extending, we would like to extend to the faculty and undergraduates our most sincere thanks for their interest and help, which have lightened our task this year. With the hope that the gentle reader will treat this edition with the leniency and indulgence usually accorded to the first-born, we will retire to the metaphorical background and let the following pages speak for our success.