Shoals Community High School - Shocom Yearbook (Shoals, IN)

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Principals express thoughts for tomorrow Life-It's What's Happening is meant to be a ringing affirmation that these Mr. Sam Harmon are exciting times in which we live, and so they Iare.'Techho1ogical Advance- ments come so fast that knowledge learned today may be obsolete in a decade. More has been learned in the past fifty years than in all of previous recorded historyg and still more incredibly, more may be learned in the next twenty- five than has been learned up to the present time. Our generation put a man on the moon, and almost before he returned, we were talking of going to Mars. Yes, life is happening, and it's happening very fast. These are changing and exciting times. One need not argue whether such change is good. It is inevitable. Very likely, the ever-increasing complexity of our society will make edu- cation play a progressively more important role in our lives. Education can help enable us to make the continuing adjustments brought about by such rapid technological, and its accompanying social, change. Since life is what's happening, we need to do our best to prepare for life. That is what education is all about. K Middle School ' Principal Life-It's What's Happening is a true statement. The activities of a baby comprise his early life. His actions, his meals, his laughing, his crying, his sleeping, his training, and the many other things he does set the pattern for his full life in his formative years. A child in the elementary school, secondary school, and school of higher education will be influenced by each day's instruction, each day's assignments, and each day's preparation. This is Mr. James I. Wilson Life and It's Happenings and it can be a happy life or it might be a disappointing life. The philosophy that many people use to have that Education is the pre- paration for life is not believed by most people, but the philosophy that Edu- cation is life is universally accepted. One's service to his country, the choice of his work, the discovery of friends, the choosing of a mate, the starting of a new home, and the rearing of children are important parts of Life and It's Happening. Our country has a great heritage in the righ lives of our Pilgrim Fathers and our ancestors. Are the Happenings in our lives today adding honor, prestige, and glory to our country's history? Service, cooperation, loyalty, obedience, and love for fellowmen are good traits for Life and It's Happenings. The opposite of the above characteristics would be detrimental to an individual and his country. Life is a continuous process of growth and the making of decisions and the older we become the more decisions we must make. ' Let us apply the theme, Life-It's What's Happening, to the spiritual and religious life. We should realize how important is the training and influence re- ceived from the Church. The Bible teaches that all children of God owe an allegiance to Him and the Church. The Happenings of Life are not complete if one isn't serving Him regularly and to the best of his ability. Elementary Principal 44

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Middle School Faculty continuall Don Clements History 8a Physical Education Evelyn Harder Speech 8: Hearing Michael Donahue Mathematics Sz Social Studies Evelyn Heckard Ruth Pratt Social Studies Art 8x Reading 46