Avoca Central School - Avocan Yearbook (Avoca, NY)

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Tl LVOCAI FREEDOIII Through the entire course of American history, a fight for freedom of one sort or another has been continually in process. One has but to look at a history book to see Plymouth Rock, Lexington-Concord, Valley Forge, Liberty Bell, Bill of Rights, Perry, Lincoln, Sergeant York, Pearl Harbor! Many more symbols of our struggles could be added. Yet, after all our struggles, we are now engaged in a conflict which makes all others insignificant in comparison. What must we gain from this life or death struggle? Again--freedom! Freedom from whom, freedom for what, how free? Totalitarlan powers recognize no individual freedom or liberty. An Axis victory would mean the complete suppression of all we have held dear. No responsibilities would be ours. The complete subservlence to their orders would be our only choice. Oh yes, we should be sure of food, clothing, and shelter of some sort, but what of the right to speak and read the truth? The right to vote for our choice of candl- dates? The right to think as intelligent people should think? In truth, our enemies would provide us with a freedom--a freedom from ourselves. Slavery? No. An Axis victory ls the thing we must fight against with all we have. If necessary, with our very llves and the lives of our dear ones. We must preserve the American Way. The American Way? What is the American Way which we cherish and hold so dear? It is the preference of responsibility--the responsibility to direct our own life throughout the maze cf individual activities, rather than as a slave of a powerful state. It is the right to speak, to hear, to read, to worship, to spend our money as we see fit. It is the right to do as we please as long as the door of opportunity is left open to all who wish to enter and as long as unfortunates are provided for. The American desires to be the builder of his destiny--the molder of his future-the architect of his life. Above all, the American way which we shall preserve, is the freedom to climb from the lowest depths of ignorance and despair ze the highest regions of intelli- gence and happiness regardless of race, color or creed: in other words, the freedQl of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Give Your All ---- More Now In nineteen forty-two, When all the world's at war, Uncle Sam beseechas you To give your all ---- and more. Every single penny saved Will help the planes to soar Above the mighty ocean waves. Bo give 'em all ---- and more. Just as ln the ages past Our men have died in war, They gave their llves for liberty, They gave their all ---- ahd.more. Now that war ls thrust upon us, We will rally to the fore, That we may ever dwell in peace, We'll glve our all ---- and more. fmfimw Our Task Arise and fight, Americans, The enemy's at our shore: And we must fight, Americans, As we never fought before. All the world about ul, Is torn with strife and toll, Thank God we're in America, Living on His soil. The United States is threatened, We will never cease to guard he Let's be alert to all attacks And 'Remember Pearl Harbor'. Never shirk a duty, Nor leave a task undone, Get in the line and do your best Until this war is won. Ellen Collins I'

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