The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 19, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 May 1984 — Page 45

'Attitude toward others largely determines their attitude toward us': Dr. Hull

(EDITOR S NOTE: Following is the full text of the speech. "Attitude For Success,' 1 delivered by Dr. H. J. Hull at the Wawasee High School commencement exercises Sunday afternoon.) Members of the board of school trustees, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Gilbert, Wawasee faculty and especially the parents and friends of Wawasee and today’s graduates, I welcome you to the 16th annual commencement of Wawasee High School. As graduates;, you will go out into the world as prepared as we could make you, with much advice to heed, and with many people to help you. Your chances of success will improve greatly if you remember to heed the word you have heard so often from both parents and teachers - attitude. It never seems to occur to most people that our attitude towards others largely determines their attitude towards us. If we approach others with a friendly- smile and a pleasant attitude, they will almost always react the same way. It’s a rare person, indeed, who does not respond favorably to someone who is cheerful and smiling and positive about themselves and about life. Our general attitude towards life* likewise determines the way life treats us. Attitude is one of the most important words, and as far as successful living is concerned, it can be the most 1 important word. When something bad happens to you, do you have a tendency to blame the person who told you of the trouble, brought the problem to your attention, or similarly project the bad news back to that authority figure? This action may make you feel temporarily better but it does nothing to help you. Whenever adversity strikes you in your adult life, think clearly about what caused it and then carefully work out a long-term solution. Your attitude will guide your approach in life both in work and in leisure. Our attitude will determine whether we can call ourselves lucky. People who expect good things to happen to them may,actually go from one piece of good fortune to another; this is true only when we learn to put our . minds and attitudes to work together in our lives. Once we do this, we can achieve the prerequisites needed to obtain the job of our choice, attend the college of our choice, and live the life of our choice, because it is our choice. The person with the attitude that the world is out to get him will not succeed because he expends all his energies figuring out ways to blame others. The person with the attitude that she can’t do it, will not be able to; the person with the attitude that she can do it, will get it done. Perhaps, you will not succeed the first time, but your attitude will give you the confidence to stay with it until you do. Think back to some achievement of yours that you are proud of in high school, was it just given to you or did you work to get it? The first time your team won the sectional or the first time your team won 3 games, the first time you got straight A’s or the first time your report card did not have an F on it; all of these are achievements you remember because you worked for them. Today we have a class valedictorian whose parents are very proud, and we have several students who won major scholarships Three students are bound for service academies, and several have been accepted into apprenticeship programs, but not all triumphs are recognized by scholarships or honors cita-

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tions. For several graduates being here and being awarded diplomas is the ultimate achievement and we are quite proud of them, also. One of your classmates is graduating a year later than her childhood friends because of spending months in and out of hospitals. Several of you are here today mainly as a result of the faith and persistence of your mother or father -a single parent who somehow found the time and patience to guide you through a troubled adolescence. More than one of your classmates did not see a single ball game nor attend a single social event this year because they were working nights to support their families and their plans for college. Perhaps graduation means more to these people than to those here today who are the academic stars. Some recognize their diploma as just another step toward their goals. Those students who overcome the biggest obstacles tend to appreciate their good fortune the most, and it is these particularly that understand the importance of having a winning attitude. Every time you attempt something of great importance and magnitude, you will find a few people who advise you not to try. These people have losing attitudes. The people who get things done never give the energy necessary to think about losing, they have achieving attitudes. These achievers proceed with great caution and go to great lengths to avoid unnecessary mistakes and always operate within the confines of society, but they fully intend to succeed, and succeed they do. Successful people come in all ages, shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and colors, but they have one common denominator; they all have that good attitude. This is not something teachers can test you for, but it is that element they hope most to engender. An obituary of a teacher friend of mine ended with the bleak sentence that “she left no survivors.” She was a good teacher so this is not the case. This teacher, who never married, died without next of kin, but she still left hundreds of survivors throughout this state and all over the world. A teacher’s survivors are you — his former students — whose thoughts, feelings, and characters are shaped by that teacher’s influence. A great teacher may be survived by generations. This is his ultimate reward, you are his shame or his glory. Albert Einstein defined education as “what is left after you have forgotten everything you learned in school.” what is left is what formulates your attitude and this formulates whether you will or won’t be successful. Your moral courage, your respect for logical reason, your desire to love and to share, all of these elements and more are engendered by your school and your parents. Os course that teacher had survivors. Like your parents, you are the survivors, the legacy of all of us, not in the narrow legal sense, but in the broader sense of what is important in life. You are challenged each day in a simple manner. You can control what attitude you habitually present to the world. You determine it when you get up and set out on each new day. Your days and all the years of your life will reflect and give back what you give to them. You can run from responsibility and drain our resources or you can accept responsibility and improve the world for all of us, for you, and'for your offspring and future graduates. We hope you choose to make the world better than when you entered it. Congratulations and God bless each one of you.

Janaceks co-chairmen of EMS committee

On May 12, the board of directors of the Barbee Lakes Property Owners Association met for their monthly meeting at the

Barbee Lake Conservation club. Ben and Monica Janacek agreed to accept the cochairmanship of the EMS com-

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Dr. Howard Hull, WHS principal; Lana Beer, valedictorian; Donn Kesler, WHS assistant principal

mittee. iKwas also noted that many of are down, and residents are advised to contact the association if the EMS sign near their residence is down. The weed control committee reported that the donations for weed control are short of the goal needed by approximately $5,000. The survey has been completed and the weather is now starting to cooperate. Notices will be posted along all shorelines when the spraying is started. The membership committee advised that all membership forms and renewals have been sent and are due not later than July 1. It-was also reported that area bass clubs will be holding tournaments on the Tippy and Barbee Chain of Lakes. However, all bass caught during the tournaments are being released in Tippecanoe Lake. None of the bass are being returned to the Barbee Chain. The directors decided to take action on this matter. Among the suggested courses of action were amendments to the current state law and changes in regulations by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Safe Boating classes started May 21, with classes at the Winona Lake Park Board office. Classes will also be held June 1-3 at Camp Crosley and June 11-13 at the Lakeland Youth Center, Two-tim/loser There is only one thing worse than having your wife find a letter you forgot to mail — and that is having her find one you forgot to burn. - U.S. Coast Guard

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Syracuse. These classes are for both youth and adults. CPR classes will also be held at the Barbee Conservation Club bn June 2 and 9, from 8 a m. to noon, and June 5-6, from 6-10 p.m. The classes are free and open to anyone. To enroll in advance, call 834-4921. The annual association meeting will be July 21 for the annual meeting and election of directors. This will be a carry-in dinner and a short program for members. The next directors meeting will be June 16 at 8 a m. at the Barbee Conservation Club. Members and guests are welcome.

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