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

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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,

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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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COUNTY SELECTION TESTS The Ohio State Scholarship Prelirninarieswere given at Scioto Township School on April 12, 1946. Two students from each of the subjects below were selected to take the tests. The puroose of these tests was unselect two county representatives to take the District Scholar- ship Test st Ohio State University.- ' The following pupils took the test: English I- -------- - ---- ' ------ --Betty Williams Phyllis Prushing English II--- --------- Betty Baker Charlotte Holshue American History--- --------- Joan Belt Nancy Green World History--- ----Betty Fields Jerry Rasor Bookkeeping I--- 4---Nancy Green Pearl Roese Biology --------- ----- Jerry Rasor Betty Fields Chemistry ---- ---- Etta Jo Maynard Joan Belt