University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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I “I'm a supervisor and my salary [ has been going up steadily. You | never get as much as you would I like to have or could use. but we're I not in any financial trouble either. I I would say we're in pretty good | shape as far as that goes. If the I stock market holds up and busi-| ness stays good, we can look for-[ ward to a pretty early retirement [ and all.'' The neighborhood where we live is a good one. Everybody is pretty much in the same boat. We all have our own friends and interests and we don't get in each other’s hair all the time. I don’t like this business of gossiping and visiting between wives. Neighbors can know each other too well, we have discovered. We keep our opinions to ourselves and we try to be friendly without getting involved. That is the secret.”

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 The church means a lot to us. We were in on the building campaign and had a hand in selecting the architect and approving the plans.” One way you can tell a lot about a person is how he spends his time. I spend most of my time with my work and I've already said that my job’s important to me. Other than that I spend a lot of time around the house and also at the church. The church means a lot to me. We were in on the building campaign and had a hand in selecting the architect and approving the plans. My wife and I both helped to raise the money. We were on the committee that chose the pastor. Our kids rarely miss Sunday School except when we are on vacation or someone is sick. We think that it's important for kids to get a good slant on life from the very beginning. It’s hard to raise kids these days so that they don’t wind up on drugs or all fouled up mentally. This is a tough time to grow up in, I would say. The church is one anchor that a person can hang on to — a tradition that has some permanence in the middle of all this change. We want our children to grow up with a sense of right and wrong so they do not have to experiment with all kinds of drugs and sex. We want them to have a good strong set of moral principles that tells them what to do and what not to do.” “I guess you could describe me as a person who lives and lets live. It seems to me that life is really only what a person wants to make of it. In this country, at least, if a person wants to apply himself then he can live the kind of life he chooses. I’m not judging anybody else. As long as someone keeps the law then I have no quarrel with him. I don’t want to fight or argue with anybody. I know where I stand and I’m going to live my life the way I want. And I’m ready to defend myself against those who want to take it away. We've earned everything that we have.” Trouble has a way of coming to those who go around looking for it, if you know what I mean. People need more of a sense of family togetherness. Parents need to know where their kids are and have some control over what they're doing. If everyone watched his manners and minded his own business a bit more we would all be better off.