Santa Cruz High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Santa Cruz, CA)

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We dedicate this book . . . During fhe pasf generafion man has wifnessed more fechnological, culfural, and spirifual changes fhan any ofher previous generafion. He has foughf in fwo greaf wars in which mass cruelfy, hafred, and persecu- fion became more rampanf fhan ever before in hisfory. Sociefy has developed a complexify which makes if difficulf for man fo undersfand his own fimes. The advanfages of a complefe educafion did nof seem foo obvious fo fhe young man of fhe pasf generafion. He did nof realize fhaf in order fo deal successfully wifh our complex modern sociefy an expanded poinf of view was essenfial. For him, fhe problems of how fo promofe infernafional unify, build democracy and esfablish peace did nof yef have any real meaning. Thus when confronfed wifh fhese problems he was nof successful in solving fhem. The pasf generafion was, in general, noi prepared for ifs fufure. No generafion needs awakening more fhan ours: for fhe problems of fhe esfablishmenf of infernafional unify, democracy, and peace have passed info our hands. We can eifher provide fhe solufion or go under. lf we fail, man is losf. Therefore, each of us musf dedicafe himself fo falxe an acfive rafher fhan a passive inferesf in being educafionally pre- pared fo build a beffer world. We musf nof fail our fufure.

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The privileges and benelils of American cilizen- -1+ l nv' lf' HOOL BOARD: ,lc You+h, in all ages of lime, has layed an impor- lan? parl' in hislory. Thai parl' has been clearly demons+ra+ed many limes in lhe growfh and devel- opmenf of our own counlry. The men who broke wifh England lo eslablish a free, self-governing sfale in America were young men. They were oufh wilh an ideal. Their ideas were no+ all sounl and lhey relied on older, more experienced men 'For counsel and guidance. Bul' lhey were devoled and courageous, a combinalion +ha+ was hard 'lo beaf and is hard lo beal' foday. Young people foday need lhese same qualifies lo win lhrough lo a slable world and peace for fulure generafions. Devolion fo our counlry and lo fhe ideals of American Democrac , and courage lo fighl' for fhose ideals are slill lhe qualifies lhaf, living in our youlh, will keep America great L. T. Sims. ship are beyond price. In a world ruled largely by dicfalors and 'lorn by fear, American ci+izenship is +he dream ol millions in olher lands. Many of us, however, are inclined +o accepf 'rhese privileges as a mailer of course and +o over- look fhe responsibililies 'lhal' go wilh 'lhis herilage of cilizenship. Jusl as we lake lhe nalural beaulies of ocean and mounlains for gran+ed, so likewise we +ake for granled lhe privileges of our cilizenship wilhoul +he willingness +o accepl lhe responsibililies and dulies +ha+ goes wilh 'rhese privileges. I+ is lhe hope of educlors 'lhal' our American public schools can inslill in our fulure cilizens lhe willingness lo accepl' lhe dulies and responsibililies lhal go wilh lhe privileges of being American cifi- zens. If our schools can do lhis, any amounl of money spenf for fheir suppor+ is an inves+men+ in +he 'Fu+ure of American democracy, Sincerely, HOMER H. CORNICK