Avoca Central School - Avocan Yearbook (Avoca, NY)

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STHFF O Standing: I. lcvner, A. Bardeen, 1. Wightlun, D. Seger, D. Wallace Seated! I. lattoon, R. Donlay, I. latch Ed1tor-1n-Ch1ef- -------- Ruth Donley Ass't Editor ------- Richard Wightman Literary Editor -------- Edith Towner Business Manager- ------ Dana Wallace Art Editor ------------ Alton Bardeen Sports Editor- ----- Charles Mitchell Activity Ed1tor-- -...- Norma Mattoon Photography Editor----Dorothy Sager Typist -------- ------ E mma Jean Ketch Advisors-Miss French and Mr. Gaiser Stop running in the hall! Who was that, whofjust went around the corner? Mr. Galser, and he had his camera! All this hustle has kept the students and faculty just a-humming this year. The Seniors, who make up the yearbook staff, have been in constant cooperation with Miss French and Mr. Galser. Due to the fact that the yearbook last year won second place in the State Contest, we have been inspired to make a bigger and better yearbook for 1942. The Seniors, being deprived of their trip to Washington, due tions, voted unanimously to contribute S50 to this yearbook, a worthy cause in their estimation. to the war condi We, as a class, feel first credit should be given where it is due. With this thought being considered, we feel that we owe much to Miss French and Mr. Gaiser. They have been very congenial when asked to offer any suggestions about Vis com- position, and have worked wholeheartedly to reach the same goal for which we have so fervently strlven. 7 IEIINGHI

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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.

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WWW TEIAYOW K fx XYQGF! w x NSN j X-an I ilu K. y C-. x 5 me K qw as 4 PHCULIU fN at any Y liret Row: J. Millepangh, A. Didas, B. Mattice, H. Harp, C. Weecott, H. Hawkins, D. Bartlett Second Bow: V. Strong, E. Goodspeed, M. Hausa, J. Mattice, C. French, M. Shulte, B. Bruen Third Row: l. McAllister, M. Lyke, G. Benjamin, L. T. Bullett, H. MacMillan, E. M. Blake, H. Armstrong, P. Fox, L. Baker, D. Carroll, H. Partridge In the latter part of the eighteenth century, as in earlier times, the pioneers in Western New York did not forget that there was something to be looked to beyond the supplying of their physical needs. The first teacher that they employed in this vicinity went from house to house imparting knowledge to the 10Ql.ffll well as she could. Her qualifications were an excellent moral character and splendld physical qualities. Methods of teaching were improved and other important developments effected the selection and organization of materials for teaching and learning. Special types of work, such as manual training, homemaking and office work were lntroducedg and school systems began to vie with each other on offering special opportunities and in retaining the largest possible number of pupils in the high school. Practical cours es were added to the curriculum as well as cultural studies. Outside reading and research were stressed to help develop critical thinking and tolerance as well as for personal enjoyment. These changes brought into the high schools an increasing number of pupils. ' All this represents an upward expansion of mass education that is without pre- cedence in the history of the world. What this expansion may mean to the future of the United States an to this democratic form of government would be diffucult to conjecture. But one thing is certain, the next generation will be easily the most extensively schooled generation the world has ever known. But with all this accumu- lation of knowledge, it is hoped that a better understanding of the problems facing the world today will be had and that each individual will be prepared to do his share toward making a better country in which to live.