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cJ 'iorior^peecl/iei,
«/the crown of success al-
Valdictorian Speech ways out of reach.
This thoufht has been
offered as p. definition of
We all have certain
objectives which we wish
to accomplish in the fu
ture. How we accomplish
them is up to us. We can,
to an extent, control the
future. Tomorrow will be
what we make it. We must
remember, while we are
striving toward one objec
tive , that personal gain
is not the most important
thing. Ambition is desir
able unless it is a sel
fish ambition.
Youth is constantly
given the advice,"Do some
thing,—be somebody. *' To
be somebody does not mean
that we have to gain wide
recognition or am.ass vast
fortunes. Often those who
accomplish the most win
little fame. Seemingly
insignificant tasks may be
as vital as larger cues.
What we do is very impor
tant, but how we do it is
of even greater importance.
-Given by Marion Dorsett-
E^G6rpt, from:
Salutatorian Speech
If we want to be suc
cessful, we must be able
to realize the difference
between the false and the
real, else we can never
attain true success. Too
often we think of success
in terms of ability to get
publicity, and ability to
amass fortunes. In our
struggle to dc great and
wonderful things or to get
rich,we miss the real ele
ments of success — those
things that would make our
lives sublime. We find
that we are seeking to
achieve greatness in the
sor-did things of life with
success ajid failure . To
have a dream, an ideal,and
to day by day strive to
reach that dream, that
ideal, though it should
never become an accomplish
ment, that is success, and
to have a dream., .an ideal,
and to take no steps to
make it a reality, that is
failure.
Given by
Ann Saunders
Our Responsibility
Through the formative
years of our lives, our
thoughts £:nd activities
have been supervised
closely. Thus far, our
choices and decisions
r'?ther accurately reflect
the quiding hand of our
parents and teachers. They
have done their best to
help us form right think
ing habits, proper re
sponses , and healthy atti
tudes. However, from new
on as we accept the added
responsibilities which
come along with maturity,
we arci goinf to have to do
our own thinking, •’nd mrke
cur own choices. Others
m.ay advise ajid suggest,but
the final decision is o'jrs
and ours f?.lcne.
-Given by Liz Dickens-
Rise. Face the Future
It is perhaps one of
the attributes of youth to
believe that everything is
possible. We attack every
p rob le m wi th con f i den ce
and it is this ability to
believe in ourselves, in
our parents, in our
friends, in our teachers,
in our community which has
brought us to this night.
The benefits of civili
zation are available to us
and to the whole human
race. We are aware that
the person who thinks
holds the key to progress.
We look to the immediate
future as a training per
iod to better prepare us
to think soundly about the
prcblem. which will be curs.
It is time now to rise
and step forward to meet
the future, conscious of
the work >^nd challenge a-
head of us.
-Given by Nancy Brutcn-
B?.nd News
On Thursday, April 25,
the West Montgonery High
School B^nd presented a
prograiT; in the school ^ym-
torium. They also pre
sented the same program in
the Mt. Gilead and Troy
Elem. Schools in the week
pricr to the program h^re.
They also played at the
dedication of the Town
Creek Indian Mound Museum
Visitation Center on
Sunday, April 21.
The Band has recently
completed its first annual
Krispy Kreire doughnut
sale. They made a profit
in excess of $950.00. This
money will be used for
uniforms they hope to pur-
chr^se next ye^r.
A
4* 4% 4\
Student’s .answer to Exam
question;
’’This is one of those
problems that I am con
tent tc leave with my
elders until I am old e-
nough to turn it over to
iry chil-dren.” — Beta
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