The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-13
YPSILANTI HIGH

/ lAbhul pauNCt AOl AnolahNpi VIC Aah y
/ learned 10 exist on rubber and II
has never occurred 10 anyone that
some means should be perfected for
synthetic rubber in case OF war. and
now we are in a state Of panic.
We here In the Middle West have
more oil than We can use, and as
late as year ago someone sug-
gested a pipeline and now we may
be rationed. Some OF us cannot
forget that memorial night OF No
yember IL, "a years ago when we
shouted, and church bells rang, and
we lit bonfres, and We thought we
had won the war to end all wars,
but II was only the beginning OF
a greater conflict.
STEADY Ourselves"
Might II not be well for US to
steady our nerves and tempera-
ments and start growing up instead
OF agoniEing over bad news and
exalting unduly over the good, to
learn to let the bad batter itself
against our understanding OF the
reasons why we are going to win,
and the good deepen our resolution
TO make ourselves worthy OF the
victory.
we ask you to accept with US a
feeling OF courage. We have been
somewhat distressed in changing
our way OF life from a peaceful
educational community 20 one OF
munitions manufacturing center
with an influx OF workers which
gives us the appearance OF boom
town. Many strangers are here
and some are not OF the best citiz-
ems, and a new town is proposed at
Cherry Hill. We are all afraid
OF the safety and the peace OF our
community. What We need is
courage.
First Essential
Our country Is at war. High
school graduates are talking of
leaving school, getting Jobs in ship
yards and bomber plants and of
enlisting in various services. say
to you that you have a more i'm
portant task. II is your job to
continue your work in organized
education II at all possible. The
President OF the United States has
publicly stated that continued un-
interrupted education is the FIRST
essential for young people. Only
through education and training can
you become leaders OF thought and
action tomorrow. Only through
keeping on with preparatory school
and college can you acquire the
habits OF mind that point to sue
cess in the future. When the war
Is over, not our country alone but
the whole world will need engi-
neers, scientists, chemists. econom-
lists and teachers. Greater oppor-
tunities In every form OF well-re.
warded work than we have ever
known will lie open to you who
have spent your youthful years
in acquiring knowledge. Our col
leges and universities are better
able today than at any previous
point In their long and useful ca
reers TO give you sound mental
and body training. Therefore,
ask you to continue your work in
education. Select self-sacrif1ce bal
ance. courage and faith In God for
the future and build your life on
and with those things" concluded
the speaker.
Superintendent f II. Chapelle
presided at the program which
opened with professional "Pomp
and Circumstance by Elgar. play
ed by the high school orchestra
directed by Leland Randall.
Rev. Raymon B. Bair, OF the First
! Presbyterian Church. gave the
invocation and the high school
octette sang "Sanctus" by Gounod
Roland Schafer accompanied the
group including Mary Lee Tucker
Edith Steere. Audrey Brothers
Doreen Binder, Clark Reid, John
SALES, Robert Motfett and Law
renee Porter. Miss Elizabeth
Roehm played violin obligato for
the number.
Members OF the school board
were presented by Supt, Chapells
who paid tribute 70 the two retir
ing members. Harry Shaefer and
Paul Burrell New members o.
the board, Fred Peters. Jr., anc
DR.. Lawrence Perry, also were
presented.
Principal Norris G. Wiltse an
nounced the honor students, Ina
Val Baker. Dorothy Ann Briggs
Janet NJ Burgar. Donald Cyru,
/. Camp, Ruth Naomi Campbell, VII
Patricia A. Gleason. Thoma,
Holdridge. Stanley w Horn
ing. William Hughes Doroar!
Ann Johnson, Fred c. Katon
Jr., Dorothy Faith Kingston
William Beck Reed, Dorothy Rutl
Rice. Elizabeth Roehm, Richard Al
len Schaab, William F. Schlief, Rob
ert II. Shuttle. Melvyn Eugen
Staebler. Sidney Marion Stokes
Florentine Virginia Tyrrell, Chris
tine V. Wills, and Marvin B. Wolf
Other class members are, Lorel
Dean Adams. Verna lean Arend
Leland D. Bachman Frederick {
Barth, Ida Florence Bell, Fredericl
]. Berger Jr.. Doreen Helen Bind
er. Daniel Nelson Boutell, Barbari
Jean Braman, June Evelyn Brown
Rosetta Mae Brown, Guilford +
Burger. Ward r. Byrnes, Grace II
Cahours, Stanley LaVerne Caroen
Marian L. Clark, Dorothy Aim
Coleman. Margaret Jane Cosgrove
John Torrey Cottrell, Lahore Ma,
Davis, Robert Nelson Davis, Carol,
N. Dieterle, Mary Dudley.