Scioto Township High School - Sciotonian Yearbook (Commercial Point, OH)

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KCon't7 ' of another war and what will happen if the bomb is used. Some countries think that in is just a means of preventing other countries from starting wars. If it can Energy it will be a great It will aid in making the than it is today. Atomic be changed into Atomic advantage to the world world even more modern Energy can be used in heating homes, running steam ships, electrical appliances and many other various uses. It has been stated that one ounce of Atomic Energy will supply enough heat for three to five, six-room houses for ten years. This would be quite a saving on fuel bills. From these few facts you can see that Atomic Energy can be of a great advantage if it is used in the right way. In the same way, our lives can follow the pat tern of Atomic Energy. If we make up our minds that we are going to be successful we can. All we have to do is to choose a career and devote our best efforts toward it. We have to be able to get along with other people. We can't always be knocking the other person. NWe must remember that a knock is a boast to the other fellow, but a boost is a mutual lift to bothn. All of these things go toward aiding ourselves and people around us in the same way that Atomic Energy does. However, if we are like the bomb in its destructive aspect, we will look on the dark side of life. Some people are like this. They go through life thinking of no one but themselves, not caring whether they put forth any effort to help them- selves or anyone else. They never look into the future, but just live from day to day. I'm sure no one wants to be like this. Therefore, let us be like the scientists. They had certain goals to reach in discovering the Atomic Bomb and Energy. the same way we should set goals in our own In lives and work to reach them. We, as graduates of l9L6, have many opportunities ahead of us that the graduating classes of the past few years haven't had. Since commencement last

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VALEDICTORY LIVING FOR TOMORROW Our speaker, Dr. Davis, parents, teachers,class- mates and friends. As we have completed twelve years of school, we have finally reached the point where we can come together and say farewell to our alma mater. We are now ready to step from schoollife into the great world ahead of us. To quote our class motto, W0ut of schoollife, into life's schooln. As we go from day to day, we are really living for tomorrow, for things in the future. Everyone does this, even small children. For example, a small child playing with blocks always has in mind that he wants to build something. He works for the day when he will be able to accomplish this small task to the best of his ability. Since we are here tonight to receive our diplomas, we will soon be ready to start putting the remain- ing blocks of our life together. All through school we have worked to gain this first series of blocks. We have been working for the future, for what it will gain for us in the vast world ahead of us. Today we are living in a world of science. If it hadn't have been for the great scientists in the past, who looked ahead into the future, we wouldn't be so far advanced in the world as we are today. They worked hour after hour on inventions which have completely changed this world into a modern age. Sometimes we work for things without knowing whether they will turn out to be an advantage or a disadvantage to ourselves and to the world. For example, the discovery of the Atomic Bomb and Atomic Energy has turned out to be quite a mystery to the world. It has its advantages and disadvantages, namely, as a bomb, I believe that it will cause more destruction to the world than it can ever do good. Already it has caused a lot a tension. Nations have hard feelings toward each other and people have fear

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CCon't.3 year the world has changed from war to peace. We did not want to enter into war, but when we did the whole nation looked into the future and saw that there was peace ahead. Everyone worked together to obtain this peace. So from the smallest child, to the most ordi- nary people and most famous scientists all over the world, everyone is living for tomorrow. There fore let us, with worthy goals in mind, live our lives in such a manner that our deeds may be a blessing to all mankind and to modernize Long- fellow, WAnd departing leave behind us, worthy footsteps on the sands of timen. Nancy Green 'MISS PUMPKIN SHOWN CONTEST As the Pumpkin Shown was resumed again this year after the wer, Scioto had tolhwe an entryfbrumuaNMiss Pumpkin Shown Contest. Pearl Roese, a senior, was selectedas'Miss Scioton. We are very proud to say that Pearl was selected as NMiss Pumpkin Show of l9L5. She rode at the head of every parade. Her attendants were Martha Stevenson of.Ashville and Phyllis Alexander from Jackson, Pearl won third in the contest last year for WMiss Pickaway Countyn,