William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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UEHIIIHTIIIII To Sergeant H. C. Dean A The life of the dead consists of being present in the minds of the living. This is a fitting memorial to Sergeant Dean for he lives in the memory oi his many friends. His accom- A plishments are an ever present reminder of the activi- ties in which he participated. His life, though not long, was full of unselfish deeds. 5 ,-- .5 3 77. . ' ' ' 'r ':.. z...fi-QJV . .

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LIBRARY i QA T usuc MID CONTINEINT PUBLIC LIBRARY t Mm CONTINENT P Midwest Ceneakwgy penter llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Independence NIO 64055 . 1 3 0000 12996728 1 FllHElllEllHIl This year our flag is the incarnation of the spirit of patriotism which we have endeavored to carry out in our book. Its colors are a challenge to the students of Chris- man tolattain higher ideals through 'personal initiative and individual freedom: to follow unwaveringly the pure and lofty standards' that have been set for us by genera- tions of patriotic Americans: and to pledge our unfailing loyalty to our country and to our school. 0 Now, more than ever before, we young Americans have come to the crossroads of our lives. Down either road stretches uncertainty and change from our way of life and familiar things as we have known them. The world is in a constant state of upheaval and change: and we, too, find lit necessary to change our opinions and way of thinking in order tolconform to a new life. This thresh- old upon which we are standing need not alarm us or cause us to lose our faith in mankind. We can do our share in bringing normalcy once again by clinging stead- fastly to those ideals upon which our lives have been built, by maintaining and keeping alive courage to face whatever the years may bring, and by being true 'to the principles upon which our school is founded.. Youth faces a problem: but this problem can be met and overcome by faith, courage, and hope. We must pursue the seem- ingly elusive rays of the beacon of loyalty, pass the mes- sage of patriotism along, and above all, follow the GLEAM. 0 A ' '4 MID DUNTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARX

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I Not of the sunliqht, Not of the moonlight, Not of the starlight, O' younqlrnariner, Down to the haven, Call your companions, Launch your vessel And crowd your canvas, And, ere it vanishes, i O'er the margin After it, follow it, Follow the GLEAM. - Alfred Tennyson. 'kiril' IN MEMORIAM DORIS SAPPENFIELD , And the stately ships go on A V To their haven under the hilly U But oh, for the touch of a vanished hand ' ' , ,. And the sound of a voice that is still. . 6