Dedication We proudly dedicate this 1 969 yearbook to the centennial of the Golden Spike, especially to the men, who, with ingenuity and far-sightedness, helped bring: about:the Ue Sal of the first transcontinental railroad. = Today welivéinan age of nuclear uehdcd With gigantic military power, the United States — has..aided other nations in time of war. With its abundant wealth and generosity, it has help- 3 = : ed them to fight proverty in time of peace. : One of the great events that hastened this great age took.place on the wind- -swept Utah Le flats when America was.made a nation truly and -everlastingly united, by the spike of shining gold! ‘On May 10, 1869, a hitherto obscure spot in the Utah wilderness, Promontory Point, attained a »unique place in American history. _ There, two railroad engines, the Central Pacific's Jupiter 90 out of Sacramento, California and the ‘Union Pacific’s Rogers.119 from Omaha, Nebraska, touched pilots. What was it the Engines said, Pilots touching— head to head, Facing on the single track, ae a WORT behind each pack? = Berte Harte — : Perhaps they told each other that a ne\ oe had _ dawned in America oo world as well. Neither and in all the vest of the . es & Vice President Thomas C, Durant hit the Golden ecdoent foie Sse :% Spike, but hit the-rail; which brought lusty cheers, screams of locomotives and music from | _ the military band. Others’ were invited to tap the Golden Spike. It finally was driven in fully _» by Géneral.Grenville M. Dodge; chief engineer — of the Union Pacific, and Samuel Montague, chief engineer. of the Central Pacific. General | Dodge had.the honor of the last blow. Then it was declared that the connection was made and the Union Pacific and Central Pacific were joined together as the “Pacific Railroad”, and never to be parted. Engraved on one side of the Golden Spike were thes@ ie ble words: “May God SS ntisee2 the — _of our country as this railroad unites the two. great oceans of the world.’ Since that unforgettable Svent. all aie icans have been united, working shoulder to Se in harmony and Baerstanai. unity at our country made ‘possible. by ks. men. We look forward to continued unity that will be made possible by a continuation Of their services.