Turtle Lake High School - Turtle Yearbook (Turtle Lake, WI)

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w I + W WM. L. GATES Principal La Crosse State Teachers' College SCHOOL BOARD President ---- Mr. L. A. King Treasurer --- Mrs. W, L, Metsker Clerk -------- Mrs. Edward Gaffney

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OPPOR TUNITY Opportunity--this word of eleven letters is used much in our everyday life. Have you ever stopped to think of what a wonderful word it is? lt is not a word for a few chosen ones, but it is a word for all. Anyone who just has the will-power to do so has a chance for opportunity. No, opportunity is not a chance, it is the result of applying oneself, of hard work and the willpower to continue when others give up. We have all heard an older person say, lf I only had another chance, or If I had my life to live over again. We listen to them but we do not stop to think that in a few years we may very easily be the one to say this same thing, and it is a very needless thing to say. Now, we, as Seniors, have a great opportunity, for we are just starting our life on our own . We have all had dreams, and hoped for things we want of life and now we must realize that only we, ourselves, can make those hopes and dreams come true. True, life is not a bed of roses, but we can never say we did not succeed because we did not have the opportunity and even if we do not fulfill our goal completely, we will not look back on our life and think of it as a failure. To the under classmen we can give a word of advice. Make the most of your school days, make the most of your classes, and get all you can from them. And. also, make the most of the fun and your friends. Have a good time during school days. This is the greatest way to make for a lasting foundation upon which to build your life. In Americas, this land of plenty, where all men are created equal, any man has the opportunity to go to school and to go on to college if he so wishes. We have an op- portunity to live our own lives and no one is standing above us to tell us what we can do and what we cannot do. While over half the world is starving and in misery we live in comfort in a land of plenty. We can laugh while much of the world is sorrowful. It is up to us, who have the opportunity. to open those doors of opportunity for many others. Yes, it may be hard work and many will get discouraged. Yet, we may some day look at a man or woman who has had a good job and a happy life, and we may call him lucky: No, he is notlucky--for all have an equhl chance, but this man has made the most of his opportunities. You may say, that is all very well, but that has nothing to do with me. I am doing my best. Stop and think: have you really done your best? Can you look back on your short span of life with no regret? Can you say to yourself honestly: I have done my best? The few that can answer these questions truthfully are those who will be a success in the future.