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

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FRIENDSHIP We corae into this world alone; we pass out of it alone; but none of us can live our life alone. It is true that there are things in all our lives that we alone can know. It is true that the time will cone v.rhen the love for our dearest friend will falter. But the love of a friend is the dearest thing in the whole wide world. For in happiness and sorrow the heart of a friend is a common need. 'Then our burden is greater than we can ever bear, usually our friends will share it with us. ?fhen our life is also pleasant and easy, friends will increase our happiness. Sorrow brings out our true friends. There are no truer friends than those who have shared our griefs. You nay die or be taken away, but the love your friend bore you, the memory of it, will live on forever. Ethel Davis 52 UNIVERSAL MILITARY TRAINING Training, guns, and wars are all that can be remembered in the young man s mind. He was born during a war, brought up during a war, and will be trained sooner or later to fight a war. The young man can't remember this v.rorld in peace; and, if he is trained to fight, he will never see it in peace. Why can't the young men of today be brought up and live their lives as civilians, not military men? After a man has had his training, all he can expect in a world like this is to be put into battle upon short notice. Can any man feel free with this on his mind? What can the boy of today plan for the future? He can't plan to marry and live a happy life. All he can plan for is to be drafted, worked like a slave while in training, and then give his life at the battlefield for some worthless reason. In the first place the boys that are drafted are too young. !Iany of them aren't even old enough to help pick the leaders that send them to battle. If they are old enough to shed blood for other people, why can't they have a little say as to who are to be their leaders? There are so many difficulties in the world today that it seems the best way out is to see which group of people will be beaten first. If the United States doesn't stop to think about the young generation of men which they are training, we may be defeated. Daniel Cole '5U

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'. hat Can ,‘e Do to Save Our Freedom? - 2 - Vfc must have more crime invests ration comr.ittccs in our goverr»- ment. In that v;ay, we could dispone of dishonest leaders. Now, of course, only a limited nur.’bor' of immigrants may enter the United States. I think those who do.enter, should be watched care- fully, especially those who act suspiciously. All the democratic countries should unite and fight our communist enemies. Ever since history began, the United States lias had enemies trying to take away our freedom As long as there arc selfish leaders in this world, ranting to rule everything, we will always have a constant battle for freedom. Every citizen should be willing to contribute to worthy funds set up by the federal government to maintain our freedom. Every citizen should be willing to offer his services when nodded in the government s activities. Every citizen should take a general interest in his government. Our country would never have grown from thirteen colonies to our forty-eight states if we hadn’t had men who wanted freedom and gave their lives for it. Ho matter what you arc — a student, a farmer, or a factory worker — the least you can do is be a good citizen and offer your pervicos to save your freedom. Another tiling to .avoid is strikes, '..bile our men were on the recent steel strike, we lost many products a day. Now, if a country is going to attack another, it ’rill pick the time when our country is weak, so it can win easily. Our nation should have a great number of civil defense workers in each state, so that any and every person would know what to do in ease of an attack. T.rc should have an alert Amy, Navy, and Airforce. At any cost, we must be prepared to strike back, anytime, at any place. Sandra Martin 5 5

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CITIZENSHIP Good citizenship is the foundation of our country. v.'hcn people can unite r.nd form cor., unities, cities, and even a country, there has to be cooperation. It doesn't necessarily mean, because a person cooperates, that he is a good citizen; hoover, this is one of the stopping stones toward good citizenship. Citizenship sho'o.ld start at home and continue wherever you go. A good citizen takes an active interest in the affairs of the town, state, and National government as well as in the affairs of other countries. A good citizen leads a life that others should be proud to follow. He likes to sec others get ahead and will do all he can to help then, A good citizen is noro than just an every day person; he likes to see things happen that arc oing to help others; he takes an interest in all projects that are going to be for the good ol hie fellowmea. He will fight hard so that these things imy be done as they should be. He is a man worthy of a country such as ours. James Tyler '52