Union High School - Gold U Yearbook (Dugger, IN)

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THE BRIDGE BUILDER An old man going a lone highway Came, at the evening cold an gray, To a chasm vast a d deep and wide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The sullen stream had no fear for himg But he turned, when safe on the other side, And built a bridge to span the tide, n0ld man,N said a fellow pilgrim near, Nlou are wasting your strength with building hereg Your journey will end with the ending day, You never again will pass this wayg You've crossed the chasm, deep and wide, Why build this bridge at evening tide? The builder lifted his old gray headg UGood friend, in the path I have come,u he said, WThere followed,after me to-day -. A youth whose feet must pass this way. This chasm that has been as naught to me To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall beg He, too, must cross in the twilight dimg Good friend, I am building this bridge for him.' Anonymous - 2 -

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.. N- M,',qf.-,fb+-yf1--- . at K-wax. meer- Y Ii I S TT O R Y' A N'IJ P I2 O G R.IL S S Twenty three years ago Union first opened its doors to the boys and girls of this community that they might gain that knowledge which is necessary for the 'advancement of their country and them- selves. Since that time, Union has constantly been progessing and has always endeavored to direct the students on their journey to- ward success and make them better citizens of both country and community. She has tried to teach the students those things which would prepare them not only to meet the immediate demands being made by the government for armed service, work in defense plants, and here at homeg but has also tried to develop a background upon which each individual might build a successful an happy future. Many of those boys and girls who once walked through Union's halls have made the supreme sacrifice that we andt the generations to follow might maintain the privilege of attending schools like the ones we now enjoy. During the twenty-three years, Union has traveled far in the field of education. She has always had an efficient staff of teachers who tried to guide the pupils along the way of straight and useful thinking, and to give to them a will for doing con- scientious work. For the past few years Union, like all other schools, has been working under a strain produced by a world at war. She has been faced not only with an excellerated program for education, but also with the 'problem of keeping an eye on the post war demands. Every department has felt this new influence and has put forth an effort to meet it ---- to make education really a part of the march of progresse. , - 1 - s gr-'ef'fe:'fs-2Gfe:2fw:f:':f+ggf'igiw ee' F? r i fjf ,TQ 1 S3 .13 he 2 we ...r FL 1:5 A-.E EI 'S 52 , '-255 3

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S L N I C7IL C L A S S Ii I S T O P Y' In the Fall of '41 we, the Freshies, started on what so far has turned out to be the greatest journey of our lives--four years of edu- cation beyond the elementary grades. It has been a journey packed with thrills, adventures, friendly encounters, and now an then a sorrow which in time really made the happy days shine more brightly. As we entered the halls of higher learning at Union for the first time, we felt lost and out of place and gave little thought to the idea that later we might become an important part of the school. The beginning of our journey saw eighty-seven passengers ready to Htake offn. Although our group was unorganized, we had passengers, who be- cause of their talents, took part in such activities as Boys' Chorus, Band,Orchestra, Basketball, and Football. A few from our group pledged support to such activities as:Girls' Athletic Club, Blue Tri,and Hi-Y, As our journey progressed into the second year, we noticed that a few of the passengers, who had become travel worn and disinterested, had stopped at by-ways. A check showed that there were now seventy- eight in our troop, and although we remained unorganized this second year, we had begun to show signs of veteran travelers. Little had we realized that the third year of our journey would be packed so full of jolly events. We really felt sorry for those weary travelers who had given up completing the trip, but the fifty-five who remained on the tour had begun to reach those places about which they had dreamed of and heard so much. This year we saw the need of organi- zation if we were to get the most from our tour, so with Mrs. Irons and'Miss Detrick as our guides,we elected three travel leaders. As the main leader, the president, we chose Jim Swan, and to assist him was Norma Bailey, vice-president and Pauline Kirk, secretary-treasurer, While on this stretch of our journey, we produced a comedy play en- titled nAunt Susie Shoots the Works.' Everyone who attended this pro- duction praised our performance. We also planned and gave a banquet for a group of travelers called Seniors who had preceded us by one year and were now ready to depart on a much greater journey. In all,it was a most eventful part of our travelg yet greater days were ahead. Nineteen hundred forty-five, the last year of our tour, finally began. This year our trip, although filled with adventure and happy experiences had many duties which had to be fulfilled. We wanted to edit a year book to record some of the happenings on our tour and again we decided to present e play. This year for our dramatization we gave the comedy, nGirl Shyn. As our journey neared the end the tour- ists who were just one year behind us gave a banguet in our honor. Many of our travelers became interested in other fields and were eager to end this journey. Some had taken by-ways by choice and others in response to certain WGrectingsN had found it impossible to complete the journey. The thirty-seven passengers who were still on board when we pulled into the station on Commencement Day, heartily agreed it had been a happy and beneficial trip. Some as they gazed back down the long road we had traveled, wished the trip might be made again, but the majority were eagerly preparing for a much greater journey. Q-33