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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ru kfocn SPIRIT of the U,S,H, From earliest times the American people have been characterized by their burning desire for freedom. The early settlers of America--Pilgrims, Puritans and traders-- came here to find freedom. Some wanted freedom of religion and others only wanted the rlght to work and live ln whatever way they pleased. These ideas of freedom worked extraordinarily well until the English began to realize that the American colonists were becoming quite strong. Plantations were slowly being built up, skilled craftsmen wergidegoloping and industries, such as shipbuilding and fishing, were becomlng very pro ta e. England tried to quell this growing power by taxing the colonists unbelievably. The spirit of these hardy settlers would not stand for this persecution and the colonists became somewhat rebellious. lhen the well-drilled, veteran, English soldiers arrived on this continent, they were met by soldiers without uniforms and good weapons, but soldiers who were flghtl for the greatest cause known, the right to live as they wished to live and be free fiom domination by other people. No one could foresee the uneducated colonists when they were aroused and His Majesty were completely routed. power that could arise ln these rough, as a result the professional troops of Americans, who were now a world power. They controversy throughout the colonies, the United States government was established under the Constitution which ls considered one of the greatest masterpieces ln the world today. All this time America was becoming larger and more powerful and once again war clouds threatened because the Southern slave states wanted to hold their slaves and the Northern states did not wlsh them to, the Confederate states then began to secede from the Union. This was only a starter for the needed a government and, after much Abraham Lincoln, hoping to avert disaster and preserve the Union, sent troops to occupy Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was fired on by Confederate troops and the Civil War began. The Union soldiers, although they held the advantage in arms and numbers, were hard pressed to defeat the Southern troops. During one of the most depressing periods of the war, Abraham Lincoln said, 'Let us have faith that right makes mightg and in that faith let us to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand 1t.' This statement has proved excellent policy to follow and has brought the United States to the position it holds in the world today. Since ridding the country of slavery, the American people have worked harder than ever to improve and strengthen this country. Through the fellowship and hard work ex- perlenced by the people of America we are today llvlng in the greatest and most power- ful nation of the world. Today the people of the United States are in the midst of another great task. They are called on once again to help preserve democracy. On December 7, 1941 the United States of America was attacked in the Philippine Islands, without any warning. We were attacked in the most cowardly manner known, from behind, by,the little yellow men of Nippon. Typlfying the spirit of the early settlers, the United States went into lm- medlate action against the corrupt, evil powers confronting her. The Spirit of the U.S.A. is well shown in the manner in which the American people have gone to work in order to win this war. There is no crying about trouble con- fronting us, men who are being drafted into the army should go happily to serve their country, and many of them do. Others who are too old to fight are working at defense Jobs, women are learning to run machinery and are taklng courses in nursing the sick. Everyone who can ls buylng defense bonds and savings stamps. The money received for these bonds and stamps is being used to make guns, ammunition, airplanes, trucks and ships with which to defend ourselves. By locking about us we can easily see the spirit of the American people everywhere. The Americans are working 'one for-all and all for one' to defeat and thus exterminate from the earth the greedy fanatics of the Eastern Hemisphere, who hope to gain world power for themselves. The way to help keep up the American spirit today is to 'Keep 'em flylngl' 6hk.Sl.m9.'l.bxa6Qd22-...Q 6.