Whiting High School - Reflector Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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APPROACHING THE CROSSROADS Whatever our future plans, we found classes at Whiting High designed especially to prepare us for fulfilling them. Liberal arts and vocational courses gave us knowledge and practice for the role of adulthood. Future rocket designers, atom smashers, naturalists, and physicians delved into the mysteries of chemistry, mathematics, physics, and biology. Girls with homemaking ambitions had the privilege of learning skills in modern kitchens and sewing laboratories. Business tycoons and secretaries of tomorrow gained their training in bright, new classrooms equipped with modern machines. Boys who will turn the wheels of industry prepared themselves in the machine, print, and wood shops. All of us learned world understanding and citizenship from our courses in history, civics, and geography. We gained an appreciation for our fellowmen and a sense of beauty and idealism from great literature. We acquired skills of communication, both oral and written. We practiced safety and healthful living. The thrill of music was brought to our senses. Our opportunities to develop have been great. We should be prepared to meet any challenge on the road ahead.

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STRATEGISTS . . . Graduation from high school is a milestone in the life of the American boy or girl. You as Seniors have reached this position. It is im- portant that you plan wisely for the future. As you advance further through life you will be continually required to assume greater respon- sibilities. Thus far your high school teachers and directors have been able to provide assistance and guidance. We are now con- cerned that you make continued progress in the future. It is with this thought in mind that I congratulate you and wish you the best of everything. L. C. Grubb Superintendent They PI anned Our Itinerary At the present time the future seems un- certain. The congress of the United Nations is endeavoring to establish a world order that will promote good will and understanding and is finding the task most difficult. Industrial strife is of major concern to us all. Not a pleasant picture, this world of 1947. However, we your teachers, appreciate the courage, intelligence, and vigor of you young people; and we hope and trust that you and the citizens of tomorrow may be more successful than were your predecessors in attaining the ideals of peace and understanding. Emmett L. Riordan Principal The school year of 1946-47 is drawing to a close. However, it is not the end of learning for you; but marks the commencement of your careers. You came to us during the war years in a world frought with gloom. You are leaving it with the world torn with political and economic strife. In a few short years you will be at the helm of our country. May God give you the insight and the strength to keep it on the course charted by the founding fathers. To you, the graduating class, go my sincerest and best wishes. May the future for each of you be bright, and may the goal toward which you aim be attained. Joseph M. McAdam Assistant Principal