Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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To the Class of 1964: Students are interested in the future. They ought to be, for they are going to spend the rest of their lives there. Forecasting is a hazardous business. The future is unknown and essentially unknowable. A good adjustment to- day may be a poor one tomorrow. By general agreement, however, there are certain elements in the future which are now discernible. First of all, the American scene is a rapidly changing one. Ironical as it may seem, dynamic change is about the only constant component in it. Secondly, the cold war is likely to persist for another ten years. This means a continuation of military obligations and a life of political stress and un- certainty. Thirdly, changing technology and the advent of automation have destroyed the demand for unskilled labor. There will be fewer jobs for the untrained in the future, relatively and absolutely. For those who cannot go to college, it is imperative that they analyze their talents and try to fit them into the industrial economy as best they can, and as fast as they can. Those who have aptitude for collegiate training should bend every effort to obtain it. To do so is more than a personal need; it is a national respon- sibility, for the welfare of our country depends upon well-trained minds. Men of genius achieve success with comparative ease. Those of us who have lesser ability must be more diligent in our preparation for the life ahead. It is said that opportunity is where we find it. More important, I believe, is that opportunity is where we create it. Best wishes for a successful future. Sincerely yours Floyd B. Moe Superintendent Floyd B. Moe 6

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In Dedication In September of 1960, the graduating class of 1964 came to Roosevelt High as sophomores. John F. Kennedy had been President for eight months. J.F.K. had been a youthful President. He un- derstood youth as youth understood him. He worked hard, trusted, and had faith in youth. The class of ’64 and all future classes must now fulfill the faith and trust he had in us. The President believed that the future of the nation will lie in the hands of the youth today. He had dreams and realities to expand Amer- ica and freedom universally. We will work to fulfill his dreams and realities. He was a strong advocate for the improved physical and mental health of our youth. He stressed “vigah” and copious reading. We will carry out his programs for physical and mental health. The President is dead, but we must continue the fight for freedom. “And So, My Fellow Americans: Ask Not What Tour Country Can Do for You—Ask What You Can Do for Your Country ” John Fitzgerald Kennedy 5

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FROM LEFT: Vernon Saxhau . Edwin Pakola, Henry Gabrielson, John Fleck Jr., Bert Slade, Mrs. Anna Hanson, Dr. David Shcr, F. B. Moe, and William Shimmin.