Woodstock High School - Eureka Yearbook (Bryant Pond, ME)

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RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS We people in the United. States are the most privilged and well-to-do people of the v orld. We can ovm land, chooae our work, and work for anyone we please or vote as we like. Anyone here can run for any office that he wants to if he is qualified, without fear of the police silently rush- ing him away. We can have rights guaranteed by the first amend- ment of the Constitution that a lot of oeoole in other count- ries haven't the slightest idea of. Article 1 reads: Congress shall make no law resnect- inp an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or the press; or the ri ht of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. This alone could be a very complete base for foreign people to develop the Constitutions of their countries from. The rirht of fr''e speech could be easily carried bevond reason. Bv this; I mean using our speech freedom to do harm, create a distrust or hatred or promoting types of government that we do not want, such as the communist. Thehe are two stories that could illustrate our freedom of speech. A Russian and American were talking. The Ameri- can said that he could ”alk into the ’.mite House and speak his mind to President Truman. The Russian said that he could walk into the Kremlin and up to his high leaders and speak his mind also—that is--about President Truman. The other was: Before this war some Germans were travel- ing over the United States with an American guide. The American was telling them about our marvelous freedoms. To illustrate this, when-they stopped in a Democratic town, he went into a restaurant, climbed up on a chair and cussed out President Roose- velt in a good old'fashioned Republican way. All he received were amused smiles. They thought he had a little too much on. The Germans couldn't and wouldn’t believe that there weren t secret agents on his trail after thatj I believe the main part of our duties as Citizens of the United States is to uphold the Constitution and fight for it; and be proud to fight'for what 'e think is right and best for our people as a whole. Bernard Brooks '51

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Fighting Communism The only way to keep communism from over running our country and others, is by mental persuasion and by moral force. We can tell others how to fight this wrong way of thinking but yet we don't practice what we preach. All of us in America know how Russia is wrong in its way of governing and still we do nothing to fight it's spreading in other countries. All people make up their minds the way they want to, right or wrong. And no one has ever created anything to change man's ideas. Ihe only way to give people the right ideas is by good persuasion. he all know communism can't be beaten back by money or arms, ine only way to beat communism is to influence the people that a democratic government is the best way. When we can persuade people that it is right, v ay to freedom and peace in the world forever. we are on our Roger Strout '52 National Health Act We should take full advantage of the fact that it was Britain that passed the National Health Act and not us. There has been some talk for passing such an act in the United States. People are beginning to see it would be a grave mistake. As it is now, there are very few people who can't get a doctor when necessary. In some places probably there is inadequate medi- cal care, but if there is such an act passed as the National Health Act, there would be a lot more. The doctor's office would be full of people with minor troubles or with no troubles at all. Hospitals now have as many patients as they can handle com- ortably. Bntain|s hospitals are over-flowing. It takes an emer gency case to get in to one and often that has to be turned away. The dentists offices are full, mostly of old people who have a lot of spare time and wont false teeth at no cost to them. The younger people have to make appointments far in advance. The den- tists are hurried and they can't do as good a job as they used to. Though our country's health better than it would be if there progress may not be great, it is was a Health Act in this country. John Hathaway '51

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Consolidation or Not Shall we still maintain the si «11 high schools or should they be consolidated into a few large ones? This has been a major prob- lem of late years and .t ill continues to be-so. There has been much discussion on this subject, but as yet, little has been gained from it. Only this year our neighbor, as well as rival, West Paris, was faced with just such a problem; South Paris wanted to combine West Paris High School with its own, thereby discontinuing the smaller school. By all turning out whole heartedly did the townspeople of West Paris manage to keep their school. There are many good points in favor of consolidation, but I think there are also many more not jin favor of it. In combining---the pupils have a choice of almost any subject they wish to take. The opportunities for advancing in dramatics are greater. By eliminating the smaller schools, costs of the upkeep of these schools will be eliminated, also. Against combining---a large number of boys and girls would not attend high school. -They would have to travel many miles to and from school each day, discouraging their participation in the school' activities, such as sports and socials. They would not stand as good a chance of making the teams if they should engage in them, due to the great number of those out for the same sport. These are only a hint of the arguments being put out on this matter. I believe all should be concerned with this questifon because in the years to come, one side or the other will be in the lead-- the consolidated or the smaller school. Elouise Dunham '50 Wildlife Conservation in Maine National Wildlife Conservation lasts from March 19th to March 25th. There are three Maine State Conservation officials who have discovered many strange and interesting things about wildlife. These men have found that many Maine families owe a lot to busi- nesses based on the state's natural resources. Forests are considered to be of the most value to wildlife be- cause they provide protection and shelter for animals. We must have laws to protect the wildlife and keep the streams and lakes filled with fish for the attraction of out-of-state visitors. Conservation is the most important thing, all'the way from the woodlands to the creatures that inhabit them. The more we conserve- the better we will enjoy Maine. Roberta Farrington '53