Roxbury Central High School - Record Yearbook (Roxbury, NY)

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Me co ref J)oard FIRST ROW; Ralph Ives. Joyce Morse - SECOND ROW; Sandra Ogborn, Iris Mead, Bod HinKiey. Pat Wheeler. Randy Van, Evon George - THIRD ROW: Cynthia Proctor. Rose Rossman. Gary Ruff, Sue Johnson. George Pebler, Christie Eignor, George Spielman. Ella Mae Van. Charles Rettmeier, Linda Slauson, Barbara Cartwright, Ethel Ballard Student Gounctf FIRST ROW: Mr. Whitelonis, Iris Mead. Ralph Ives, Donnie Hadden, Cheryl Smith - SECOND ROW; Alan Slauson, Barbara Thompson, Randy Van, Linda Gregory, Russell Johnston, Bob Hink- ley, Roy Cammer, Cynthia Poole, Stanley Martin, Carol Cartwright, Linden Gregory

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Ttecicfiny ( Vu6 C'ssay Roxbury, New York May 1, 1961 Dear Enrique, Often you have asked me about American democracy and the American way of life. De- mocracy is the voice of the people in all matters which influence their daily lives, homes, families, businesses, governments, and national security. It is vibrant and dynamic, always on die alert to safeguard the God-given inherent rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Always does it primarily stress the rights and priv- ileges of the individual and secondarily the integrity and well-being of the state. Never are the minorities merely a set of figures which can be erased from the national books at the idle whim of an individual. Never is one group better than another. Yes, democracy is freedom, but not wanton freedom. The petty tyrant who sacrifices the well-being of his fellow men in order to realize his self-centered goals is not tolerated. But democracy is freedom-freedom to question, to investigate, to ask why, and freedom to demand a satisfactory answer. It represents freedom to examine the evidence, form our own opinions and judgments, vote according to the dictates of our consciences and assess the product of these processes, all without fear. Democracy, therefore, is greatly dependent upon the mind, for it is the intelligence and will of the people that determine the course of the government. The American way of life represents this and much more. In fact, it is a living example of the principles of democracy. Everyone has the right to live where he chooses, work in whatever occupation he desires, and raise and educate a family in the manner he deems most suitable. Truly, then, America and its representative democracy speaks for itself as a great colossus beckoning to the humble masses of the world, the oppressed yearning to be free, and the victims of a government guided by hate, jealousy, and fear. Sincerely, Skip (Earl G. Schreiber)

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FIRST ROW: P. Parnell, C. Kuchay, R. Fowler, R. Dorrance, R. Ross, L. Whitelonis - SEC OND ROW: M. Gibbs, K. Shaylor, M. Van, W. Crawford. A. Alonso. S. Root - ABSENT: W. Goodemoot (Jrade FIRST ROW; F. Gorsch, E. Ploutz, E. Youmans, A. Weyl, D. Fowler - SECOND ROW; R. Lutz. M. Archibald, M. Frazee, R. Smith - ABSENT: C. Hait