Lebanon High School - Lodestone Yearbook (Lebanon, PA)

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For eword HAMBITION HAS NO REST -these words, motto of the Class of ,44, have sounded the keynote of our high-school years. In December of 1941, while we were sophomores, events took place that have changed, and will still further change, the history of the world. The days that followed these events were black with despair. They saw whole countries enslaved by the principle that might is rightf' They saw thousands of men give their lives in a gigantic struggle in- volving the entire earth. These happenings fired in all of us one ambition- and one that may not rest-Victory! Not an American victory over the Germans and Iapanese, not an Allied victory over the Axis, not a Democratic victory over the Dictatorships, but a victory of Freedom and Tolerance over Tyranny. ln pursuit of this ambition, our school life has undergone a great trans- formation. Nothing has remained unaffected. The first year the effects were not so noticeable, the next year the changes became more evident 3 and as the third year rolls by, we see more and more what a metamorphosis has taken place in our Alma Mater. Our school has become a training ground. ln it, we must train to win both the war and the peace. Normal activities have become secondary. Gur first and greatest purpose in school must be to Ht ourselves to aid in bringing about victory. Next, and just as important, we must prepare ourselves to build a better world after the war. Of necessity, our courses and activities have been greatly affected. Sched- ules were disrupted 5 the athletic program was curtailed g and many of the normal extra-curricular features of school life were dropped or altered. ln spite of this, the students of Lebanon High School carried on, and as a group contributed toward the war-effort in drivesg such as, the scrap drive, paper salvage drive, and bond and stamp drives. Iust as other things underwent change because of the war, so did the Lodestofze. We say that, not as an excuse, but as an explanation. We may, indeed, consider ourselves fortunate in having a yearbook this year, in view of the shortage of materials. We of the Lodeftonf staff, together with our advisers, who ably and patiently have guided us in its production, submit this publication for approval, in the hope that it will do what a yearbook should, that is, serve as a link between the student and his school after his graduation. lt has been an honor and a pleasure to work on this book, especially since we were assisted by Uncle Sam,', who spent some time this year with us and has consented to write some of his impressions of our school activities. In closing, we wish to make this dedication: During the last two or three years we have watched with regret, but with justifiable pride, the departure of many of our boys into the service of their country. They have sacrificed time, part of their education-some of them, perhaps, will lay down their lives. We who remain are indebted to them to an extent that we can never amply repay. To these boys-the Fighting 44's -we dedicate the 1944 edition of the Lodeslone.

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Alma Mater Old Lebanon High Tune, Ht'iclt-llwergn from tht- Prince of Pilscnn Here's to our dear old Lebanon High, Here's to her red and blue, Here's to her representatives, Her valiant sons so true. Here's to the proud old Hag she flies, Red and blue with L. H. S. All of our toasts, and not to boast, Are for Lebanon Highis success. Once more we drink that faithful toast To dear old Lebanon High, Again her sons will win the day While we cheer to the sky. When once We leave that dear old school We surely canlt forget That L. H. S., her red and blue, Are always with us yet. Oh, dear old High, Old Lebanon High, The school we can't forget, Those student days in Lebanon High Around about us yet. Old Lebanon High, her red and blue, All through the many years, ll That cup of youth, so good, so true, Will Fill our eyes with tears.

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