Shelburne High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Shelburne, TX)

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It may be claimed that the present situation is a product of the times through which we are passing. This might be an explanation, but it is not an excuse. There can be no excuse for our blindness and indifference to so vital a factor in our youthful life. Who will drive home to all youths the truth that the only 11096 fOr the future lies in giving each succeeding generation superior training? How can we be led to understand that we ought to use the leaders ot our genera- tion as the teachers of the generation to follow? Wake up Youth! Let's do something about this crisis that we are facing. We are to be the leaders and teachers of tomorrow! Teachers work with developing minds and personalities. Human lives are enlarged, inspired, made more capable and strong, or they are left stunted, warped, aimless, and ineffective by teachers of early years. Yes, education is in the doldrums. Nor is it iust an interesting phenomenon to excite the curious. It is a crisis in our Youths' existence, the effects, which will touch everyone among us. We must wake up and act before irreparable damage is done. More than anything else we need a leader to stimulate and focus our edu- cational renaissance to pull America out of the doldrums. More 18 year old boys and girls are arrested than any other age group. Why? Because they have not had the proper leaders before them to steer them in the right course. The arrests of girls under 18 years of age have increased 198 per cent since 1939 while arrests of boys under 18 have increased 48 per cent for murder. Should we stand for it? The answer is no. Measures should be taken to prevent these sort of mishaps. And we, as citizens of tomorrow, are the ones to prevent it. The greatest need of this generation is to discover new wisdom. The new wis- dom, sought must be based on authority, causes vastly worth while and- enduring commitment to the highest, compassion for the lowliest, sincere devotion to li- berty, iustice and righteousness. These are some of the ideals we must have to teach our followers if they are to be the fathers of men we would have possess the earth. Let us as the Youth ot' Tomorrow accept their challenge to over-come the many obstacles-not only to teach moral and spiritual values, but also to translate them into action under the dynamic power of our own heritage and faith. May we look back only to gain from the errors in the experiences of others. Forward march, Youth of America! May we not fail! SENIOR CLASS By Marilyn Winters 1