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

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the present, partially due to her position midway between these empires, In- dependence has served the nation. In the early days pioneers from the in- dustrial East stopped here for supplies, since the routes the settlers traveled converged in Independence. Here were busy shops, pleasant homes, and stately churches. Here, too, were enterprise, culture, and hospitality. As wagon trains rolled westward, settlers in search of new homes remembered the Queen City as the westernmost outpost of the culture which would be developed at their journey's end. But while builders of the West moved past her, Independence was sending forth her own native sons. Today she num- bers among her contributions to the nation men distinguished in many fields, among them the theater, press, and radiop civic affairs, education, and states- manship. . Independence maintained her identity and individuality although her neighbor, Westport Landing, soon made her only a beautiful but prosperous suburb. Today that suburb is a city offering pleasant residence and depend- able livelihood to her people. She offers to the children of her citizens educa- tional facilities that will train their minds, broaden their,concepts, and mold their character through the ideals held before them. Thus will the city con- tinue to send forth leaders who will' serve in many fields of endeavor. Thus she is still the Queen City of theTrails, trails that lead to new frontiers of service. In keeping with her ideals of the past, may we, the young people and future leaders of America, continue to gain knowledge that we may serve our generations and to point the way to new frontiers of peace. Let us accept the challenge to build a better world for the future, so that people will always look toward us for leadership. As we intelligently labor to bring the world from a state of turmoil and fulfill this challenge, let us remember the immortal Words of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Follow The Gleamf' -Charles Allen Layland. ET ?-N I T I, 33 N f- -if ff xx V I lx f ft 7 Y l .X u 'T it l If -:.i1 1,70 I fo! gf tu X y ' ff . X tn f , , , l . ff mn' fl! Q .. Y l W.. 14.1