Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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. . . aokmn, Lodging 5i!A faueli anal !Awer Jcenf . . . anal my grain wifA fkaf mgalcr Page Four Foreword lt once liappened tbat a small, lvervent band ol religious pioneers in England lound themselves possessed ol' the rare courage necessary to lace new lrontiers, tbe inspiration necessary to carry cberisbed theories salvely tbrougb a ltearlul test ol liardsbip and misfortune, and the exceeding audacity necessary to carve a relquge lor lreedom lwrom ttie cold stone and the grudging forests ot tbe savage continent called America. America was a ricbly virgin land. Over ber fertile soil soon were marlced tbe brave scratctlings ol tlae settlerys plow, and as tbe furrows spread along ttie plains and traclced tbe western wildemess, tbe continent tool: its lirst lesson in democracy l rom ttic determined tread of tbe pioneerts l'1ob-nailed boot. Today, America bas received a ctmallenge wbiclw requires all ber reserve ol' strengtb. tionesty, and intelligence to answer ot' the many defenses wliicb our country is building about ber citadel ol freedom. the call to youtlw is most wbolly American and most signiticant. Vxfe, tbe youtb ol the nation, are lmcr tiope ol tbe luture as well as tier vitality ot today. Democracy is taugbt in American scbools as an awalccning to a sacred duty ol' personal independence and strengtb, ot self-discipline and sell- development ol all tlie faculties of mind and body, ol alertness and interest in community and national allairs, ot tolerance, ltdelity, leaclersbip and idealism. Tbrougb debate forums, round-table discussion groups, informal class discussions, oratorical contests, essay competitions, and tlrie activities ol extra- curricular organizations, led by ttie student body, eacb pupil on the campus is led to constructive ttminlcing on tlae subject of bis own responsibilities in tlwe American cause. Democratic American education expresses tbe answer ot youttm to tbe demand ol: the times.