Woodrow Wilson High School - Orion Yearbook (Youngstown, OH)

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Foreword Ladres and Gentlemen Now we come to the rnarn event of the year The Graduatron of the Ianuary Class of 1947 You have wrtne sed the prelrmrnary events startrng wrth the group of starry eyed youngsters who entered the B1gTop tWoodrow Wrlsonl 1D Ianuary of 1943 You have wrtnessed th rr lrves through four years the1r loys the1r heartbreaks the1r loves the1r hates the1r sadness the1r happrness You have v1ewed the1r p1cn1cs partres the1r frrst Formal Dance the1r l1ISl date and you have seen the flne qualltres that go rnto the makrng of a good Amen can grow and flourrsh under the careful gurdance and krndness of our teachers You have seen the traqedres that come wrth war affect the lrves of these young people you have seen the boys of th1s class who helped Wllh th1s war come back somehow much older than vshen they left You have seen the1r serrous srde and you have seen thexr hghter srde Now w1th Baccalaureate Servrce and the Banquet over they awa1t one thrng that glorrous rught when through tears of Joy and sadness they recerve the1r drplomas For now they stand before you our future government our future world Exctted and bewrldered for once agarn they are the starry eyed youngsters who once were startmg out rnto a new world God Bless Them' Now the curtarn comes down and we thank you for your krnd cooperatron rn makrng th1s the best show ever' Ladres and Gentlemen The Frnale Dolores Naples lx 1 . ,, . If C . .4 . , 11 - rr - - 0 . .., -. , , I 1 1 1 - - 1 1 1 . . . W . . U 1 , A . 7 .. . -1 1 1 - 1 , - , . . 1 - rf - 11 , U , ., ' r. '.

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To the Students and Teachers of Woodrow Wrlson Hrgh School Greetrngs You have had a good school year an mterestrng year and an eventful year I congratulate you upon your many ach1evements and upon your hne school sprnt We are l1v1ng 1n a very 1nterest1ng perlod 1n the hlstory of the world Many people are hlled w1th fear of the future They thmk that the d1scovery of atomlc energy means the destruct1on of modern c1v1l1zat1on These people say that the present generauon of youth 1S golng to the dogs that h1gh of respons1b1l1ty and that they are rnterested only 1n a good tlrne We heard that same k1nd of talk after World War I War always throws thlngs out of jomt War are followed by lawlessness unrest susp1c1on crrrne hatred and other forms of ev1l I have enough conhdence 1n modern youth to belleve that the vast majorrty are sound at heart and are responslve to appeals for worthy causes and are Wllllnq to accept respons1b1l1ty I am convmced that our present generatron of youth w1l1 succeed 1n bu1ld1ng a better world You have learned 1n school how to work together and play together and l1ve together as good frlends and ne1ghbors You respect the rlghts and behefs of others regardless of race color and creed It IS through such good w11l and mutual understandmg that the day w1ll come when r1ghteousness and peace shall rergn ln the earth Yes thrs 1S a challengrng age accept the challenge' PAUL C BUNN Super1ntendent of Schools DR FREDI ESSIG Thrs genzal gentleman IS the duector of Youngstown Hrgh Schools P r 4 A W It .X I f , ' 'gm school boys and girls do not take life seriously, that they have no sense fa to 1,4