SEPTEMBER 23, 1960
Alumni Give Helpful Hints
To Frosh
I do not know what your interests are, but whatever they are, be true to them. When you have a chance to take a subject that will interest you, do not let anyone talk you out of it (homeroom teachers, deans, or parents.) They do not have to live your life; you do.
Do not let the work connected with the course deter you. If you are interested, the work will not seem so hard.
People are not kidding when they say that grades help. Intelligence will get you further than braun. (If I spell something wrong, tell me, I am always interested in learning, I like to be right; studying helps.) In your senior year you may get offers from colleges that will make up for all of that "cotton pickin" study.
Typing will help. (Can you tell that I had two years of it?) When that teacher says "Type it!" You will not have to search the school to find someone who will type it for you. ("Besides they may charge.")
Keep your sense of humor when you hear about that 12 page term paper. Do not be afraid of teachers. They usually want to help you.
Next year I will write you a letter of advice on how to get through your first year of college.
Good Luck,
Elaine Hanson
Life is just a bowl of cherries, so live and laugh at it all. Let a smile be your umbrella. All you really need is heart, for when you walk through the storm with your head held high, you'll never walk alone.
Be brave, young lovers, whoever you are. Everything's coming up roses. I believe for every drop of rain that falls a flower grows. Everytime I see a new born baby cry, or touch a leaf, or see the sky, I just direct my feet to the sunnyside of the street. Let a smile brighten the cobwebs away from your little dark heart. Let's all spread a little happiness butter upon the toast of life. Love is where you find it; don't be blind, it's all around you everywhere.
If everyone would light just one little candle, what a bright world this would be!
Love, love, love, Elsie Dinsmore (George House)