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Show Alums Write To Alma Mater; Express Various Sentiments Letters from former South high students stationed in every part of the world in different occupations and in the armed services flow into teachers, students, and others connected with South high school. There is not, of course, room for even those which daily grace the desk of Miss Winifred H. Dyer, assistant principal, but excerpts from some are reprinted here. few -IpI J ia Ills Most of the boys treasure golden gold-en memories of South and others are just lonesome, they want to write anything, to anyone. If Scribe receives enough requests, it will make the printing of service men's letters a regular feature of the paper. . . . How is South high school anyway. I suppose they didnt win the football championship, but I'll bet they didn't lose the basketball championship! Won't you do me a favor. My little brother is at West high school, but he doesn't like it, and wants to transfer to East! I have tried to make him understand the mistake he would be making. I want him to go to South. . . It will always be South high that is next to my heart. Charles Char-les C Smith (Chick) in the navy. Pease try to make the kids back there realize the seriousness serious-ness of the situation . . . True, the civilian population is hindered hin-dered by rationing, but rationing ration-ing is nothing to what the boys out there are doing. Dale Bul-lough, Bul-lough, army air corps. If I ever get out of this I'll come back to see you and have a good talk just like I used to. How I wish that I had taken some of your good advice. . . take ROTC etc. This overseas life is not as glamorous as some people think. It is nothing but good hard work. Jack Andrews, army. Neil Neilsen ...LDS missionary mission-ary writes back. His letter is one of many daily received by Miss Dyer, teachers, and students. The many times you and others told me about being sorry sor-ry and in a spot for not graduating grad-uating from high school is certainly cer-tainly true. Won't you see if someone didn't miscalculate on 1.2 credits. If not, I guess I'll live through it. It was my own fault, anyway. Julian j Johnson, navy. In talking to some Canadians, I have noticed that their education edu-cation system is in some ways superior to ours. One thing is faulty. Few students graduate, going only to the eighth grade. Neil Nelsen, LDS mission. Looking back, I definitely know that my high school days bring back more treasured memories mem-ories than any I've seen since then ... I remember so many little unimportant things so reminiscent of high school troubles. Kent Harmon, air Corps. |
