Sumner High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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.ikdicatian Webster defines a book as, Ha written or printed narrative or record. This rather brief definition, while undeniably true, scarcely expresses the tremendous importance of books and their profound influence on every facet of our lives. ln reality, books are the skeletons of a people's existence which re- main long after the people have vanished. They are indexes to the moods and phases of the life of man, as well as to the knowledge attained by him down through the ages. They are medians between yesterday and today, today- and tomorrow. They are our magic carpet to far off places, our escape from the oftimes harsh realities of life. They are our constant source of information, knowledge and comfort. ln short, whatever your pleasure, books may Well be the measure. To books, the mirrors of the past, the present, and the future, we the classes of 1958 do hereby dedicate our yearbook, the Maroon and White. Barbara Young Editor-in-Chief

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C' 4'Reading is adventure. You can find, in read- ing, values that you seek in art, in life. Only by reading can you get so many views on the lives of meng a farmer in Icelandic wilderness, a peon in- Mexico, a figure of his times as Sandburg's Lincoln or Schweitzerg a man in warg a man speculating by the sea of Cortez, in the heart of Africa ora garret in Paris. There is adventure in reading of the prompt- ing of the spirit and the words of the world of poets, it is a musician in Africa, a Negro in Chicago, a poet in a snowstorm, or Nehru writing The Discovery of India while in Ahmodnogar Prisonf' Miss C. E. Crutcher Senior Counselor Books may be likened to our dearest friendsg we sigh with them, laugh with them, and cry with them. Miss W. E. Woods Eleventh Crafle Counselor So much inspiration may be gained from good books that a personfs entire life might be changed. The sooner young people become ac- quainted with good books, the sooner they will receive this all-important inspirationfl ' Andrew S. Jackson Tenth Grade Counselor ':Because books exert such a profound influ- ence on us, one must be very discriminating in what he selects as reading material. Good books build character and reading them is a habit that should be cultivated very early in life. A. T. Perkins Ninth Gracle Counselor uSome of the greatest satisfactions in life are gained through reading. Developing a liking for reading is the first step in self-cultivation and the key to a world of pleasuref, 1 Miss G. R. Alford J ,l9,n,33 , Books provide the media for minds and hearts to grow into knowledge and understanding. They will teach you what is wise and goodf' Mrs. B. Stallworth Librarian g'He who would reach his full stature must have the help of the minds which have gone on before. One can teach himself to think and to work efficiently only by the study of many books. They are the key which unlocks the door to the complex world in which we live. V Wiley Lane Thompson uThose who make good books their compan- ions never lack for friendsf, Otto V. Green lf you would know books, then do align yourself with them and learn the countless ex- periences and friendships available within the covers of a book. The identities they contain are legion. You may travel hundreds of miles in an evening and never leave your chair beside the hearth, or you may share the wealth of kings, or you may share your pathos with those deserving your sympathies. Books may also serve as a great stimulus to the imagination. uSave for the great scope of art, where else does one find so much in life to challenge onels thinking or to elevate the spirits, other than in the reading of good books? ln books we meet all types of people, places and situations. We may learn to admire the wise, beware of the trickster, face trouble or overcome problems. In books there is life? Miss Nan E. Walton