West Seattle High School - Kimtah Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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, The house I live in, the friends that! have found, T i The folks beyond the railroad and the peaplelall around, The worker and the farmer, the sailor on the sea, The men who built this country, Thafs America to me. The house I live in, my neighbors, white and black, The people who just came' here, or from generations hack. The town hall and the soap box, the torch of Liberty, A home for all God's children, Thafs America to me. .- . The words of old Abe Lincoln, of jejerson and Paine, Of Washington and Jackson, and the tasks that still remain, The little bridge at Concord, where Freedom? ight began. Our Gettysburg and Midway, and the story of Bataan: The house I live in, the goodness everywhere, A land of wealth and beauty with enough for all to share, A house that we call Freedom, the home of Liberty, And a promise for tomorrow, That's America to nze. Company, N.Y.C

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Y, .-,. W,,,w ,W Wim, , feeeefze if Z 3 r QI ll fl K , 1-I 'x 'I What if America to me? A name, a map, the flag I Jee, is A certain word, Democracy, What is America to me? Q , , I gg The house I live in-a plot of earth, a Jtreet, The grocer and the butcher and the people that I meetg The children in the playground, the faces that I Jeep 'Pill racef, all religionf, That'J America to me. V, . The place I work in, the worker at. my fide- I The little town or city where my people lived and died. The howdy and the handxhake-the air of feeling free The right to :peak my mind out, That J America to me. 'E The thing: I fee about me--the big thirigx and the miall- The little corner newsstand-and the houxe a mile tall,' ii The wedding and the churchyard, the laughter and the team The dream thafx been a growin' for a hundred fifty ye-art. The town'I live in-the street, the houxe, the room, I The pavement of the city, or a garden all in bloom The church, the Jchool, the clubhouse, the million light: I fee, But erpecially the people-That? America to me. I ? From the song The Home I Live In All rights reserved 6 J

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ADivuN1sTRAT1oN? My ffl - - -ylflll-'W Democracy grows when aided by t s tl? h study and practical experience, help old D mking toward the goal of freedom and equa ity for a peoples, irrespective of race or creed. Democracy cannot be achieved merely in social studies classes, but in all fields of endeavor: the teamwork dis- played by a baseball team, the truths of equality that sci- ence unfolds, the knowledge of our heritage gainednfrom all peoples through the study of languages, the experience of working together in manual arts classes and of learn- ing to appreciate the fine arts. Today's youth places trust in their teachers to help mold a world in which peace will be assured. The teachers hold in their hearts and minds the power to equip the youth of today to meet the challenge of making it possible for all peoples to live together in equality. To these men and women, who must stand up to a world seared by hate and intolerance we say, Thank you for that challenge.