Standish High School - Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Standish, ME)

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. it. I was proud to be a signer of the Declaration of Indep- endence.n WI am John Hancock of Massachusetts. I was said to be a fearless and eloquent championofime American Colonists in their struggle against British,tut with the help of my people Iwas warned and was able to flee. I was the first to signyour Declaration of Independence, a fact of which I am very proud. I know that the American people will always fight for what they think is right.n UI am James Madison, fourth President of the United ' States. I played a powerful role in the framing of the Fed- eral Constitution of the United States. I was an advocate of a strong central government, and,.through my skill in de- bate and in harmonizing conflicting interests, succeeded in having most of my views approved by they Constitutional Con- vention of 1737. I am often spoken of as the 'Father the Constitution'. I took notes of all that dwas'said the convention, and from these, historians have learned what difficult problems were discussed at the convention.u of 1 at nMy name, Alexander Hamilton, is associated with two great contributions to my country. Largely through my skill and efforts, the Constitutional Convention of 1787 framed the finely balanced document that has proved so successful over the years. My other contribution was put- ting the finances of the government on a practical basis as the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. I also started thexfirst bank in America.n NI am Daniel Webster, United States' Senator from Mass- achusetts. I am ranked among the world's greatest craters. My historic reply to Senator Robert Young Hayne, of South Carolina, dealing with issues that were then beginning to divide the North and the South, is generally considered a masterpiece of debate and eloquence., NI am John Brown of Ossawatomic, Kansas. I became one of the most famous figures in the fight against slavery during the years preceding the Civil War. My methods were militant. I was for the immediate liberation of slaves. On the night of October 16, 1859, leading a small band of supporters, I seized the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, now in West Virginia. I was captured, tried and convicted. On being sentenced to death on November 2, 1859, I made a speech to the court that told everyone what I thought about the freeing of the slaves.u ' UI am Booker T. Washington, Negro educator and leader.. I was born on a plantation in Virginia. I was founders! the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, an -educational organization for Negroes which grew under my administration from a little shanty to more than 40 buildings. I received an honorary degree of Master of Arts from Harvard University in l896.'

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Hello, America . H , I uHello,America!!.We are the Americans of the past. We have come back to tell you the meaning of those immemorable gords in your Declaration of Independence: Wkaareendowed y our Creator with certain unalienable Rigits, that among these are Life, Libergy, and the pursuit of Happiness'. We are going untell yo whatwe have done to win and preserve those rights. e MI am George Washington, victorious Commander-in-Chief of the Colonial- forces and honored first .President of the United States. I am the author of two notable addresses, often quoted for their wise and patriotic sentiment, 'The - Inaugural Address', which was delivered before the Senate on April 50, 1789, and the 'Farewell Address' which was made public on September 19, l796. 1MtValley Forge my 'illy-clad, badly fed, and worse paid' army spent a winter of intense suffering, but my courage and persistence won ,against the overwhelming odds.n ' Q ' UI am the third President of the United States and one of the great leaders of the American Revolution. My name is Thomas Jefferson. I drafted the Declaration of Independence and championed the Bi1lci'Rights in Une FederElConstitution. A man of many gifts and liberal views, I took an active part in the affairs of the young republic. I was minister to France and Washington's Secretary of Statc.U NI am Patrick Henry. It is now said that I was one of the greatest natural orators of the Revolution. When I was 29 years old, I was electedtetheVirginiaHouseefBurgesses, and I later became governor of that state. It was on March 28, 1775 that I delivered my impassioned speech before the Virginia Convention of Delegates, ending with the immortal words, 'Give me liberty, or give ,me death! '. It was this speech which started the colonists on the road to rebellion.W UI am Benjamin Franklin, philosepher, diplomat, and statesman, I am said to be one of the outstanding patriots of the Revolution. QI had a range of knowledge that was remarkably great. My abilities in different fields weresaid to be extraordinary, and I put them all to the service of my country.' I took active part in the passing of many bills, but those I was against I fought with the courage of my convictions.' I, too, was a proud signer of the Declaration of Independence.W nI.am Samuel Adams, a great American patriot and one of the ablest, leaders of the Revolutionaries of Massachusetts and later of the Continental Congress. I urged the people to defend their natural and constitutional rights. I suggested the Committee of Correspondence appointed to correspond with other towns.in Massachusetts, demanded Independence and got

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MI, Theodore Roosevelt, Governor of New York before being elected Vice-Rresident of the United States, became President after McKinley was assassinated. I was re-elected in 1904. I left the Republican party in 1912 when its convention refused me another nomination. That year I ran for President on the Independent Progressive or uBull Moosem ticket, but lost. I was an ardent advocate of many social reforms and 'the strenuous lifel. I made a speech of the latter subject in Chicago in l89l.m UI am Woodrow Wilson, born in Virginia, and an American scholar and statesman. From professor and President of Princeton University, I went on to Governorship of New Jersey In lQl2 I was the successful Democratic candidate for Fres- ident. Reforms in the tariff and nations banking marked the early part of my administration, but after August, 1914, sor- ious problens of the spreading World War began to ovwmshadol domestic i5sues,' Reeleeted in 1917, I faced the menance of unrestricted submarine warfare with militant diplomacy until war with Germany became inevitable in April 1917. My speeches played an important part in the prosecution of the war. They solidified the Allies and demoralized the Central Powers. When victory came, I proposed to the PeaceConforence the League of Nations, as an instrument for the preservation of world peace. The Peace Conference included the League proposal in the peacetreaty, but the United States Senate, influenced by isolationists, rejected the treaty.n Wwe from the past have spoken! We have tried to tell you what our lives meant in the establishing of abilities and gifts for'Life,LiberEq'and Happiness. It has been a long and hard struggle with plenty of pitfalls,mistakes and confusion, but we have dedicated ourselves to the belief that 'We are endowed by'ourC1eator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness! Take heed, America! Protect your rights and see to it that this creed shall not be abused in any way, but shall always mean the bettering of yourself and your Nation.n e Jean Heggeman '45 By The Way nThe deep spiritual meaning of life is struggle, hard- ships, endeavor. The chap who quits work becomes soft, flabby weak. It is the one who uses his talents who gets on in life, who actually lives.u 1 . ' christian Bossa