Sand Creek High School - Harvester Yearbook (Sand Creek, MI)

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R V E S T As a parting thought I would like you to share with me the words of Abraham Lincoln that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that govern ment of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the 6Hu1n Alice Mills .fa ufafozy Classmates, dear parents, teachers, school board and friends 'e are met here once more for the annual commence ment exercises of the Sand Creek High School We of the class of 1943 will shortly receive small folders which cer tify that we have satisfactorily completed the prescribed high school course This high school education is our means would be much more difficult to meet Tomorrow will be a new day in our lives A greater one than any of those already past, for we are entering l1fe's school With present conditions as they are we have a very important job to do with a high school education we will be able to meet our problems with more confidence and it will give us a chance to prove that we can begin to help ourselves and bring success What does graduation really mean? It means that we are only a few boys and girls out of millions who are ready to enter life outside of school There are a few who are not graduating because of some misfortune, and so great things will be expected of the privileged few It does not matter what marks we earned What counts is that we have learned to think and study We must consi der our education a means, not an end Only through the unselfish efforts of our parents, friends, teachers and school board have we been able to learn how to meet l1fe's problems They have never fal tered, they have given, each and everyone, an equal share in the expense of our schooling We know that without their guidance we could not have been successful in our activitiea We have had our good times and we have had our troubles By little experiences we have learned that we must have patience and faith We hope that all of your sacrifices for us have been justified This is my opportunity to bid you a hearty welcome to our graduation exercises For each member of the class of '45, I bid you welcome, for we are proud to have you present to witness this great event Jean Richard H A E R ng QQQQ 3 of reaching higher places. Without it the obstacles of life

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8 'H A R V E S T E R Vafecfictozy Parents, Teachers, Classmates, Members of the School Board and Friends Tonight as we meet together as a class for the last time we realize that for most of us our formal education is ended In general, our school days have been happy ones in spite of the trivial grievances we have fostered at one time or another These may be forgotten as the years pass, but the memory of special days and happenings will live long These memories should be treasured among the greatest of our possessions, for the pleasure which we received then may be lived over and over again It is these memories that make our life so full Most of us can remember plainly our first years of school, whether it was mere at Sand Creek or in s me small, rural school Regardless of where we started, we are finish ing our high school life together as a class This day will undoubtedly be remembered as the best in all our high school years As we leave here tonlght, we are designated to take our places in this world, a world of chaos and disorder, a world resounding with the thunder of war It is now that we must not falter on our road to success This is the crossroads of our life Our happiness with us will depend upon what The future of the natlon is up to us to decide whether this struggle for survival and that of people associated course we choose now will soon be in our hands It we are going to win or lose in The course which we take now will determine whether this country is to remain a democracy with all its freedoms or a Nazi controlled territory of horror and suffering nAs young Americans we shall succeed The simplest definition of what we are fighting for was N given by President Roosevelt in a speech to Congress almost which we hope to make secure, would be founded upon four es sential human freedoms These are freedom of speech and ex pression, freedom of every person to worship God as he pleases, freedom from want which means a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants, and freedom from fear of aggres sion We are not the only people fightlng for these free doms Each of the United Nations is fightlng for these same things and when this great confllct 15 over they are going to make these freedoms acessible to all peoples of the world. We have all witnessed the scene of our boys going to the army to fight for this liberty which is so essential to the American people We know that some of these boys have already given their lives and many more will have to It is a difficult Job to smother emotions by hard work and th e thought that it is for us that they are fighting But this we must do Only courage and undying faith and hope can con quer these emotional impulses which are felt by all of us The burden of this war is heavy upon the shoulders of those who are already carrylng more than their full share It is our duty to relieve this condition and do our part to the fullest degree The result of this world conflict vill depend greatly upon what each of us do to further our cause a year before Pearl Harbor. He said that the future world,

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10 HARVESTER CLRSS SONG- HND OUR SCHOOL SONG-S SONG OF CLASS OF '45 Written and arranged by Mildred N Fox Tune I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles As we come to say good bye To good old S C e say good bye, Vith a tear in our eye For such a school like this classmates who shall follow, hope that you will see better time than we had the Class of '45 ON YE WILDCATS On ye Wildcats, on ye wildeats Fight for victory, Wver upward, ever onward Fight for old S C Rah! Rah! Rah! On ye wildcats, on ye wildoats Fight for victory, Ever upward, raise that score For old S C SPTRIT OW S C Ttsic by hrs Lula Narlatt Let's sive a cheer now for Sand Creek Pigh This is our motto, Do or die We all must ever ready be To sing the song of victory le'll stlcx together, in stormy weather e will keep our goal in sight, With flying banner, and lofty manner e will win for the green and white Chorus Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurray! To wln ve all must try, Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurray! Wor Sand Creek High Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurray! Let's go, Let's win, Let's fight, For our colors the green and write . .. -.. - ,rv i I U So T - x C To ' we , No As . I 1 I O ! . . - . . . S. Words by James A. Marlatt A- 1 . . ey , I N .Il Y, I U1 gf 1 X O ,. . . 'I A O A 4 I