Tarboro High School - Tar Bo Rah Yearbook (Tarboro, NC)

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foreword This changing world often seems to deny the youth of today a strong foothold on the past, for they need to enter the future standing upright. The past four years in high school have probably represented our first experience in dealing with our changing times, but this experience is definitely only the beginning of the vast complexity that will face us in the future. The education we have received in high school will certainly prove to be a vital part of our growing up; how¬ ever, the greatest purpose of our high school experience will have been fulfilled if we have withstood this first major preparatory development and are now of adult¬ hood. We, the staff of the 1968 Tar-Bo-Rah, have en¬ deavored to present to you the substance of a secure foothold in this changing world. We sincerely desire that this yearbook, representing the past, will prove to be a forever solid and unchanging foundation upon which a secure future may be built.

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dedication The 1968 Tar-Bo-Rah staff recognizes an individua l who, by her complete giving of herself, enriches one of the most integral departments of learning at Tarboro High School. Her field is definitely important; for as this world of ours becomes smaller, contacts of cultures become more frequent and prolonged. The first major step in the understanding of a culture is conquering the barrier of com¬ munication. Therefore, with a knowledge of French, we are ready to help solve many of the world’s problems through frank discussion. There could not be a more worthy promoter of such a noble cause than this woman who is so totally involved in her work and with her pupils. She skillfully guides young minds with the assurance that long experience gives. Her thorough knowledge of the French language, supported by the educational experiences of many trips abroad, is responsible for the high respect which is accorded her by contemporaries. The many interesting and varied ways in which she presents this vast store of information endear her to young people. She is more than ready at all times to enlighten any mind that is bogged down or to give encouragement so necessary in many cases. Therefore, for her ability to create a stimulating atmosphere of learning and to open new vistas for the often unsuspecting student, and for her evident devotion to and interest in young people, we, the annual staff, applaud her worthwhile efforts in dedicating this, our 1968 Tar-Bo-Rah, to Mrs. Jane Highsmith.