Marlborough High School - Marlborough High Yearbook (Marlborough, MA)

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Oh, to be a senior—and then a graduate of High School! What a wonderful feeling it is to look back on the four years spent at Marlboro High, with its fun and frolic and good times. Some of the seniors will possibly enter higher schools of learning, while others --the larger majority—will find jobs in some defense plant perhaps, or enlist in the armed services of our country. In one way, it is with a heavy heart that we leave this school. .We leave behind four years of glorious memories: the lawn in front of the school, always kept so trim and green; the statue of the doughboy with the determined expression of courage on his face; the pushing, pulling, shoving, and shouting of the pupils at the lunch- counter in the gym; the thrill and excitement of the athletic games; the hustle and bustle in the corridors between periods with members of the Student Council standing in the midst of it mumbling, Single file, please; single file”: the funny pranks in the class room; the constant worrying about texts and examinations—all these just every day occurences at first, but nor cherished memories. But we, the graduates, have more to leave than just memories. To the incoming Freshmen we pass on the quality of ambition and the resolution to make their four years in High School a success. To the Sophomores we offer our sincere congratulations for having successfully completed the first year of high school— perhaps their hardest one. They’ve taken the bumps and hard knocks of freshmen and have come through with, flying colors. They’re just a bit bigger and wiser than a year ago, and all of them are out to prove it. V hat do we leave to the Juniors? The spirit of Marlboro High! To them falls the task of uniting the upper classmen—Seniors—to the others, Sophomores and Freshmen. The Juniors are just finding themselves as students. They are developing into real manhood and womanhood, but most of all they’re ready to tackle the hard problems ahead of them and really accomplish the task. To the Seniors—the pupils who will fill our places after we graduate—we wish success and happiness in- all their endeavors. May their last year be a great one for them. In a large measure, they will conduct the affairs of the school and to them will fall the responsibility of setting the good example for the other pupils to follow. They’re in the home stretch now; one more year and they’re through. Make it a go od one, Seniors . To all th e teachers, coaches, students, and everyone with whom we have come in contact during the past four years, we say goodby and Thanks!. Thanks a million for all your help and guidance. ’ ' • —Nicholas Moffa

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WiHA TJ AME WEE EFOCBMTBWB ffCDER? What are we fighting for? That is a question which many people have asked, and are still asking. To my knowledge the following quotations are the most probable answers to that question. The American ' s Creed in itself gives the ideals of a great democratic nation. It expresses the principles upon which our great nation is founded. It is a short, concise statement that describes the greatest governmental body of people in the world, which is proved by the words: I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of free¬ dom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American •patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.” That is what we are fighting for. We are fighting to save a nation whose people are governed by laws derived and made by themselves; a nation that is composed of people from all parts of the world; a democracy in a republic that has been formed by forty-eight states; whose main purpose is to have a government that is just and right to all that have any part in it; a government that is founded upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity. We are fighting to retain those principles whereby every man, woman, and child has the right to freedom of speech, worship, and press. We are also fighting for equality which gives man an equal chance to better himself in this world of ours— to give all of mankind equal rights and privileges. Justice is anything but unimportant in this fight of ours today. We are fighting to save that precious principle, for without it we could have no real United States Justice gives all of us the right to a fair trial for our mistakes; it determines the outcome of the argu¬ ments which we have with our fellowmen. I t gives us all just treatment and the vindication of right. And last but not least, we are fighting for humanity, which to me is- the quality of being human, and showing tenderness and kindness towards all created beings. We must fight for our flag, the flag of the free; a flag whioh is the symbol of a government that stands for liberty and justice for all. Let us remember what Woodrow Wilson said: The flag means universal education—light for every mind, knowledge for every child. We must h v® but one flag. We must also have but one language. This must be the language of the Declaration of Independence . 9 ;• f ' • • . • « That is another reason why we are fighting.