Topsfield High School - Shenewemedy Yearbook (Topsfield, MA)

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To the Cla s of 1958 As I wrzte th1s, two man made satelhtes are c1rcl1ng the earth These sputmcks were made and placed 1n the1r orb1ts by the Russ1ans Th1s 15 of vxtal concern to every freedom lov1ng person who hves outs1de of the commun1st sphere of mfluence for the results of thxs race for space supremacy may well dec1de the fate of democracy as a way of hfe and form of government 1n the twentleth century These feats of sc1ence on the part of the Commun1sts are even more remarkable when we consxder the tremendous sc1ent1f1c and technolog1cal progress these people have made 1n the few short years follow1ng World War II It 15 well Wlthln the memory of many people when It was necessary for that natmon to 1mport from the free world engmeers to perform such tasks as bulldxng dams and roads The fact that the Russlans have achleved thxs progress mn such a short t1me 15 a trlbute wh1ch we must however grudgxngly pay to the1r system of educatmn In our nat1on we now have a flurry of act1v1ty We have talk and plans for a crash program 1n sc1ence and educatlon It 15 obv1ous that 1f we are to rega1n and maxntaln our supremacy 1n the age of space we must have a reevaluat1on of our ob1ect1ves goals and approaches Unfortunately many of these thmgs w1ll be t1me consumlng and at a perxod durlng wh1ch t1me IS of the essence What we need now are 1mmed1ate solut1ons wh1ch w1llbr1ng about very tang 1ble results Our present educat1ona1 system 1S based on our democrat1c way of lrfe and IS one of the fmest 1n the world However any system must adapt 1tself to chang1ng emphasrs It would appear that 1f we are to succeed students must be w1ll1ng to develop to a greater degree the1r 1ntellectual cur1os1ty and be w1ll1ng to strxve for h1gher academlc goals We must have greater recogn1t1on for those who seek addmtxonal work and demonstrate an honest desxre to help creat1vely mn our progress Th1s demands a degree of maturlty and a well developed sense of respons1b1l1ty on the part of all students today Leave Topsf1eld Hlgh School wxth hablts d1rected toward cons1stent appllcatlon to and ach1eve ment of the SP6C1f1C problems at hand but also always be aware of the need of contlnmng growth and educatlonal progress Rodney C Dres ser Pr1nc1pal 4 'x H . 5 I I I 1 - . 1 1 - . , . I

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Miss Barry Latin, French, English Mr. McLaughlin Boys Physical Ed., U.S. History World History Mr. Crowell Problems of Democracy U. S. History Guidance Director This page is sponsored by HYLAND DINER Route 1 Danvers, Mass. 6 ,Q Mr. Cronk Shop Mis s D 'Aigle English