Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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2 THE ORACLE Salutatory Address Constance A. Durrant This commencement night marks the close of our High School life. Up to this time, our associations have been familiar to us. Now, we must go out into surroundings that are, as yet, unknown. Before we go, it is our pleasure to acknowledge the debt of gratitude that we owe. So, this evening, we wish to assure the people of Plainfield and the Board of Educa- tion, who carry out their wishes so well, that we feel deep appreciation for their sane attitude in not cutting down any of our school work in these war days, and even increasing our opportunities for service. Other countries that have sacrificed the interests of their schools on account of war conditions, are now realizing their mistake. ‘To our principal, Mr. Best, whose thought and interest have molded our High School career, we pledge our loyal friendship. Our only regret is that our Dr. Maxson is absent tonight because of ill health. “To him, who has given so much of himself for us, we send our love and our earnest hope for his speedy recovery. Others of our school circle are absent tonight, and to them—our Senior boys and all Plainfield High School boys “over there” or about to go over seas, we send our cordial greetings.

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PL HE ORACLE “Tam Sir Oracle, and when I ope my lips, let no dog bark.’’ YEAR BOOK OF THE CLASS OF 1918 BOARD OF EDITORS HOWARD B. STELLE, Editor-in-Chief GLADYS MAJOR CORA BENDER MAC FULLERTON FLORA ZEEK MARGARET HANSON ASSOCIATE EDITORS MISS HELEN L. BROWN MISS ELLEN K. CUMMING MR. HENRY R. HUBBARD BUSINESS MANAGER TIMOTHY R. LOIZEAUX ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGERS EVERETT JEWETT MORRIS KLINE Entered as Second-Class Mail November 17, 1904, at the Post Office at Plainfield, N. J., under the Act of March 5, 1879. Published on the first Wednesday of every month during the year, by the students of the Plainfield, N. J., High School. Printed by The Courier-News, Plainfield, New Jersey 25 Cents THis Copy | $1.00 THE YEAR Ol. AVE JUNE, 1918 No. 9 With four years of happiness drawing to a close, we who are leaving those four years behind, wish to give some proof of our affection for those men who at some time in their lives have shared that happiness which comes as a gift from our Alma Mater, and who are now serving in the Army and Navy of these United States. These are they who cheerfully and gladly are giving their all; one of them has even made the Supreme Sacrifice. They have given up home happiness and home associations for something which is infinitely more sacred than home happiness—the call of the nation to her young men. As they are giving their lives to save us from those horrors which France and Belgium have so bravely endured, it is our wish and our duty to honor them; and so, we, the Class of 1918, with all our hearts, dedicate this, our Senior Oracle, to the men represented on our Service Flag, to our High School men in the Army or Navy; and we pray God that He may make them what they and we would wish them to be, the finest type of heroes to war for those principles which our Nation upholds.

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THE ORACLE 3 Valedictory Address Howard B. Stelle CLASSMATES: As we have played our part in this gigantic struggle of nations during the past year, so must we continue to do in the future and with far greater measure of devotion and sacrifice. We are looking for- ward to the time when, in fulfillment of our President’s ideals, the whole world shall be a decent piace in which to live, when democracy shall hold full sway and autocracy be banished, when war forever shall be done away. Not only must we set our faces against the advance of the Prussian army and the Prussian spirit, but we must say to all ideals which are unworthy of America, “Thou shalt not pass.”” May each one of us “fight the good fight”? and do his part in bringing about this New World.