The Sidney herald., 1958-04-10
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Contest Award
Winners Named
FUTURE
is UP TO YOUTH"
John Redgrens Is
AIS 5th ST. S. e.
Sidney, Montana
LIST Prize

Americas future depends or
today's youth and how they de.
velop for a better tomorrow. The
future of America is up to the
adult of today and the opportuni-
ties given the youth by them
The future of our great country
also depends on how the youth
take advantage of these opportuni-
ties given them by the adults Of
today.
Today's youth must also pre-
pare themselves to take over as
the leaders of tomorrow. They
must be able to run their lives
wisely to be of the most import
ance and convenience to them
selves. All this and more must be
done if we are to remain as one
of the leaders of the world.
The youth Of today must go on
and get as much of an education
as possible because without an
education they cannot get very
far in the world as it is today.
Our country will need many
more teachers in the future; not
only because our population is
rapidly increasing, but because,
even now, there is a great short
age of teachers in many parts of
the country. We must also increase
our educational standards in many
fields if we are to keep up with
other countries of the world.
Today, two fields which are
of great Importance to u coun-
try, especially in an age of space
travel, are science and mathe-
mates. These two of such great
Importance are the fields in which
we lack most in experienced per-
sonnet. 1t is up to the youth of
today to see that we have enough
men and women working in
these fields to meet the demands
of our country's future. 1t is also
of great advantage to the youth
themselves because these jobs
r well-paying and offer much
chance for advancement. Another
great advantage is that they will
have very little to worry about
when it comes to finding a job.
If high school students show
interest and ability in these fields
while in high school, they have
a very good chance of receiving
a scholarship from large COM
panies or colleges.
We must also remember that
we will need teachers to help
these people get an education as
well as doctors, lawyers, engi-
neers, and many working men
and women, for we cannot de-
pend on the fields of science and
mathematics alone to make our
country great.
Today's youth are the future
citizens of our great country. BY
this, ! do not mean we are not
already citizens because we are,
but l mean they will be the ones
who will take over when the adult
of today retires or passes on into
the world beyond.
They will be the ones who will
run the government of tomorrow
as mentioned before, by running
for such offices as mayor for
their city, state representative for
their county or senator, which
ever the case may be. The same
will hold true when they run for
United States Senator Or Repre-
sentative and one Of them will
eventually become President of
these United States. The youth
of today will also run tomor-
rows big business and will also
be the ones who run the small
places of business. They will be
the rich men of tomorrow and
the poor men; the success and
the failure.
The youth of today are what
the people of tomorrow will have
to depend on for the defense of
our country and its people. They
will man our armed forces; the
the Navy, and the Air
as well as the local and
national Red Cross Organization
and the many other organizations
of this type. They will also man
civil defense efforts such as the
Ground Observer Corps which is
Of vital Importance to the de-
tense of our country against air
attacks.
The youth of today must pre-
pare themselves for a better to-
morrow and our country's future
Is UP to youth.