Roger Bacon High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Foreword During +he currenf school year we have seen some Seniors deparf for service in our counlry's armed forces, and many olhers have made applicalion for admission inl'o some specialized program under Hue Army or Navy. Pracflcally all fhose remaining will follow lhem in a few shorf weeks. Under +he exfraordinary circumstances now exisfing i+ would seem fhal +his Yearbook will be Jrreas- ured by all +he sludenls. bul especially by us Seniors. who may shorlly be scaffered +0 far parl's o1c l'he earlh. A few years ago. al Hue oulsel of our lraining In Roger Bacon. such a sifuallon as now prevails in our land Would have been well-nigh unimaginable. ye+ we musl' now lace H as a realify. The many unloreseen evenls which have accompanied our nalional change +0 a war- Jrime basis have upsel enlirely +he +ranquil exisfence of a few years ago. and +his year of gradualion marks for us a period of fransilion in our personal lives and perhaps in line lile of H15: nalion ilsell. For +his reason flue 1944 Troubadour should prove a Jrrc-zasurecl link befween The momenlous changes ol Jrhe presenf and H16 idyllic exislence ol Hwe pasl; a valued reminder of school-Jrime joys and friendships.

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Dedication High upon Moun+ Rushmore in +he sfafe of Soquh Dakofa +he likenesses of four of our oufsfanding Presi- clenJrs are carved in e+ernal grani+e. They look 0qu over +he rugged Black Hills wifh Jrimeless gaze +0 +he greaf Land beyond. which fhey served so faiJrhwcully and capably aJr various sfages in our brief hisfory. This massive memorialwwhich depids Washingfon. Jefferson. Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelfwis Jrhe work of Gu+zon Borglum. +he hamous American sculpfor. Borglum chose +hese four parhcufar Presiden'rs because of Jrhel'r significanJr con+ribu+ions +0 fhe nafion: Washingfon. +he founding Fa+her: JeFFerson. who expanded +he coun- fry: Lincoln. who preserved H.- Roosevelf. who re- esfablished +he righfs of Jrhe common man. Ir; +heir personalifies we have a cross-secfion of America Hself, and a composife pic+ure of +he dreams and aspirafions +ha+ became an American realify. To Jthese men. +hen. we humbfy dedicafe +his Yearbook. We realize +ha+ if is no+ possible for us +0 add any- +hing +0 +he honor of +hese pafriofs. Therefore. in making +his dedicahon +0 +hem. we in+end no+ so much +0 give +hem a bi+ of superfluous praise. as +0 make a sincere pledge +haf we shall devoie oursehtes +0 +he same prind ciples +ha+ mo+iva+ed +heir lives: +ha+ we shall s+rive +0 become wor+hy American cinens by unwavering onalfy +0 God and +0 our coun'i'ry. THE GRADUATES

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Order of Books I. ADMINISTRATION Prelafes Factu ll. ACHIEVEMENT Gradua'l'es Underclassmen Ill. ACTIVITIES Social Scholasfic Afhlei'ic IV. ADVERTISING School Life