Titusville High School - Optimist Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

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Is there anything wrong with our school? It is felt tfiaf todays generation of youth is no better and no worse than those that came before it. However, be- cause of the different circumstances with which the teenager of today has fo cope, many adults cannot identify with them. Some young people today have been taught of the power and undisputed leadership of their peers and most adults; therefore, many have lost faith in their own abilities. Just because someone is older or wealthier does not mean that they ore more intelligent or always right. No one is perfect, but nei- ther are they completely filled with faults. No one should accept blindly the values and opinions of others before Rolph Hargest and Cottiy Cunningham (above right) spray paint a sign for the F.T.A. Jim Guerro (above) colorfully portrays the role of Crooks in the Senior Play, ' Of Mice and Men. Unlike some politicians. Representative Joy Hos- kell (right) takes on octive interest in the student exchange program of the high school

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A state of Utopia (left) is captured as the Rockets score the go-ahead touchdown. Displaying the tedious job of touching up a pic- ture, Photogrophy Advisor John Turner (above) chemicals bought for the stofT,

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they have developed their own atti- tudes. You can learn from others and others can learn from you. What separates the leaders from the followers? It is said that, left alone, children will disperse into groups that represent their places in society. Heaven help the poor soul that does not know his place, because he will be shoved into one by his fellows. This is where neurotic illnesses, fear of things, come into our society. Why do people fall in behind those leaders that shout the loudest? Have they no willpower or is it in their psy- chic make-up to behave meekly? The attitude is wtiot counts, and Doc Snyder (left) is not labeled a men of indifference. The spirit of Old Glory did not die (lower left) OS it was resurrected each day by Mike Adieman and John Ashley.