Wilmington High School - Mirror Yearbook (Wilmington, VT)

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Education in school is often misrepresented as the ingestion of certain portions of infor- mation. Emphasis is placed on the retention of such tidbits as the square ofthe hypo- tenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, Andrew Johnson WAS impeached but not convicted, and i before e except after c, or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh. Education is and should be much more than this. Life is a never- ending education. Without any required reading and without any mid-years or finals you have been learning perhaps the most important lessons a school can offer. What you have learned about working with people and about sharing your individuality are things you will use throughout your lives. In this brief note I would like to summarize what I consider to be the most valuable parts of this untaught lesson. To thine own self by true is a line written hundreds of years ago but which is extremely relevant in today's society. Too often these words are interpreted selfishly to mean look out for yourself and only yourself, to get all you can for you alone and don't worry about the welfare of others. These words mean much more than that. During your lifetime you will have to associate with many people, but the only person you must live with forever is your- self. Whatever you do in life you should satisfy yourself first, that this is the best and most honest thing you can do. If you cannot be honest with yourself, you will never be able able to be honest with anyone else. Before you set out on your life's goal, wwatever it may be, satisfy yourself that it is what you want to do and what is best for you. You will find that it is a most hollow existence to live by someone else's standards. Whether it is be- coming a star athlete because of adult pressure or if it is dropping out because your friends think that's where it's at, if you cannot satisfy yourself that this is the best for you, your life will be frustrated and incomplete. . WILLIAM KUNZ--Guidance Counselor. io

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RUSSELL HANSON --Science and Math. Vacations Yearbooks traditionally appear around school about graduation time for some or vacation time for others. I, therefore, have chosen to write a bit about my philosophy of vacations and what they should do for a person. A vacation has sometimes been referred to as an opportunity for a renewal of energies after a period of extended and possibly tiring effort and activity. It should afford a time for new interests and new activities to be developed. It should be a time, not of do- nothing rest, but rather a period of dynamic re-charge of one's energies. My philosophy of a vaction period pre-supposes that the individual has shown sufficient self-discipline and initiative to go about his or her regular tasks with such fervor that there is really a need for this change in interest and activity. To my way of thinking, too many of our young school people are not sufficiently challenged or do not have sufficient self-discipline to put f0l'l1ll the eff0I't that makes a vaCal1i0I1 21 viable and worthwhile experience, but is rather an extension of needless and fruitless in- activity leading to little but further boredom. So, discipline yourselfto such a degree that you can face a difficult task and see it through to completyon. Then you can really enjoy the fruits of your labor in a way that you never havexthought possible or enjoyable before. Russell S. Hanson 9

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If the wisdom of these old words must be tempered, they are perhaps best qualified by an even older bit of wisdom, Love thy neighbor as thyself. If you sincerely love your fel- low man and care about his,welfare,not only will you behappier,but the world will be that much better a place in which to live. lf through sharing, friendship, and cooperation you can to thine own self be true , you will indeed have a fulfilling life and you will have learned the most important lesson life has to offer. Frank Spencer FRAN K SPENCER--History. 1 ...,.,- .,l. sec.- 2 3 ,ra iii Ts ,si mf!! W lol n CHARLES DUZINSKI--Science. ROBERT FILLER--Industrial Arts. ll