Springfield Township High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Petersburg, OH)

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VALEDICTORY ADDRESS THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE When an 1nd1x ldual 1dent1f1es hlmself as an Amerlcan he IS paymg hlmself an lmmeasurable compliment He IS a cltlzen of the greatest natlon ex er to be created and xet he max not fullx appreclate 1lLS s1gn1f1 cance If a ked chances are that he would not be able to explaln Just what an Amerlcan IS Let us ercamlne the framexxork on whlch our nation xx as founded Our freedoms and restrlctlons are largely enumerated 1n our Con stxtutlon elther bx 1mpl1ed or expressed powers Our ClYll llbertles are granted 1n the B111 of Rlghts the flrst Ten Amendments to the Constltu tlon These guarantee our freedom of speech and rel1g1on the rlght to a speedy 1urv tFl'll and others Home of the e laws may seem antl quated todav but one would soon see thelr reason for exlstence should thev be taken axxax The men who created the goxernment of the Unlted States separated the power between the Qtate and the Natlonal Gox ernment Thls makes our gox ernment a federal gox ernment In our representatlxe form of gox ernment each ellglble xoter plays a role ln 1ts runnlng and ls partlv responslble for lts success or fallure unllke dlcta Amerlcans todax enyox greater prosperltv and more comforts than ex er before ln the hlstory of our country The unemployment rate ls at a mlnlmllm and wages are hlgh Each wage earner IS able to attaln all the necessltles of lxfe plus many thmgs that would be luxurles to exen the rlcher people of the other countrles Wlth our standardlzed plecework system and mass productlon we are able to stock the market wlth goods at reasonable prlces And IH d01Dg so we are ralslng our standard of llXlIlg' beyond that of any other natlon An Amerxcan 1s able to contlnue hls evstence wlthout the constant fear of SLIDFQSSIOII present m other countrles Any Amerlcan physlcally able can enter XVl'llLhQW er occupatlon he chooses If he works dlllgently at hlS work he 1s able to adx ance to h1gher posltlons and recexve better wages He mav enroll ID a college to further hrs educatlon 1n hlS cholce of xvork or he mav not as he chooses But an Amerlcan has a mlnd of hls own and may do what he pleases as long as he stays w1th1n the llmlts of the laxv The gox ernment has protected the phvslcally and mentally handl capped xxlth the creatlon of QOC1dl leglslatxon One may be protected agamst llllllI'X or loss of l1fe and property through the lnsurance plans The aged are alded fmanclallv wlth soclal security and old age penslon plans Our c1x1l1z'1t1on IS rapldlx groxvlng toxvard greater ald for the handlcapped ln order that thex may be guaranteed freedom from want Our future and the future of our natlon rest ln the hands of the commg generatlon Each as he graduates xv1ll take hlS role 1n thls great plav called Amerlcan Llfe Home may become famous and wealthy others not so famous or wealthy but each wxll be Just as 1m portant The nexv generatlon must protect the c1x1l1zat1on as It 9XlSlZS todav and must make all the necessarv changes to It We must con slder thls as xxe graduate to enter thls struggle of llfe U s v n ' 4 V H, ' . . ' ,. . ,tl . ' , .Y - ' , .' ' '. . s '. . '- M . , ,. , . V ' 1 1 Y 7 K ' torial nations where public opmion is stifled and suppressed. . ' 7 . 7 . n . V T . . u w . . .. , . 7. I Q K .I n .in . U . C . . . .v . . b 1 . . i K Y S M I Y Y. . . -