Berwick High School - Navillus Yearbook (Berwick, ME)

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THE NAVILLUS cannot express 1n words? Perhaps you have never thought of It at all The flag of our country stands for the country 1tself We say that the Stars and Strlpes IS a symbol of the natlon to wh1ch we belong All those who have gone before us have helped to make thls nat1on what xt IS todav and therefore have helped to make the flag The flag of the Unlted States stands for the first settlers who left then' homes and crossed the ocean to bu1ld new homes 1n the wllderness It stands for the hardshlps of Jamestown nd Plymouth for the ploneers who conquered the boundless West for the Declaratlon of Independence for those men who formed and gu1ded the new government for Pearl Harbor Wake Island and Guadalcanal for all those who have glven thelr l1ves that th1S land mlght be free The flag means the nat1on whlth gu xrds and protects you Perhaps xou have nex er thought that you haxe any thmg whatsoey er to do 11 1th the natlon Perhaps It has alw ays seemed far away The c1ty the town and the county are parts of the state and the state IS a part of the natlon The ll2tl0Il IS you your mother and your father your slsters and brothers all the people who l1ve around you and the people far away ID Cal1forn1a and Florlda all the people of your country actlng together under one flag and 1ov1ng It All of these are a part of what the flag means It IS a flag wh1ch float over a free natlon where the Wlll of the cltlzens IS the law of the land M STILLINGQ 44 SATIRE ON BEING A SENIOR Perhaps the most awe 1nsp1r1ng feelmg at any stage of a person s career 1n l1fe IS that feellng when he IS a Sen1or Of course the feellng one undergoes upon becommg an alumnus may be a b1t more elevated but who am I to state a fact w1th no knowledge or practlcal exper1ence of the matter and for all common purposes I shall conclude that 1f not bemg the most aloof feelmg lt at least runs a close second to 1tS rxval No step 1n one s ladder of success more completely transforms a pe1 son from an mslgmhcant part1cle of humamty 1nto a supposedly lntelllgent and looked up to belng than that long r1se from the freshman class up to the sen1or class A freshman IS an lmportant person one must admlt but usually only to hlmself It IS sad but true that somethlng of drast1c 1m portance must take place IH the l1fe of a freshman to make h1m even as much as recognlzed by an 1llustr1ous sen1or Of course It helps 1f Saul freshman always keeps on hand an eas1ly accesslble supply of gum or an even more eas1ly access1ble supply of penclls But th1S constltutes only one small TISS 1n hls socxal ladder and such lnexhaustlble reserx es are more often taken as a matter of course by the sen1ors as one of those small courtesles due such lmportant d1gn1tar1es as they To the eyes of a sen1or a freshman stands out among all other scholars by h1s complete nanete or unsoph1st1cat1on Belleve me there IS never any evldence of such Slm DllC1ty 1n a sen1or' A freshman can always be seen laugh1ng at h1s teach er s yokes whlch seems a strange thlng to a sen1or s experlenced eye and lt must be lmpressed 1n thls satlre that humorous fe6llngS are almost un heard of 1n sen1or classes and ex en 1f thought of are always carefully sup .vs4vs.-sars-vsa-s.vs.vsns-.-s.-vsns.vsng.. s..s.-x.fs.fs.-sa-s.-s.-x.rsns.vsavs.vsa-s-vs L L . L L4 , - H ' , ' ' L L . A' x ' 1 V ' L L , L . . n . N .' 2. , L v 1 , . 1 I 0 . v 1 L . 1 . . 1 I 1 1 1 L c L L . V v Y ' Y I V Y' 1 . 1 . N Y Y I VI Y ' Y ' ' . ' 9 1 X ' 1 1 '1 . ' 1 L L . l . . . i ' 9 7 1 1 . I . ' L . 7' ,S . Y . i . . . , L . 1 . L , . . . . , - L . L L , . . . . , L . 0 1 a . . , L L L , I . . u 1 . . L L L c . . I 1 1 1 v 1 1 1 L K I A x ' W . Y. . . . . . x . . L L L . . , . , ' y 9 ' . L . , 1 A u u K , I 1 l y ' Y L L L . .. . . V . . . 1 LN L , L L L' 7 L . w . . . . Y v v , L . 1 - . 7 , L . , L - . L - , ' . Y . . . , . L . 7 , L L , I -

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THE N AVILLUS and found 1t more excltlng slnee they yy ere the 01168 scared stlff a11d not us Thls year we really began Ntudylllg 1nd noys we a1e 11 Hltlllg' hopefully for Ulll 1ur11or wear Next X941 we v11ll beeome IUHIOIS, HIIINIKIKINSINIIZ hon D10Lld ue 11111 be to be eonsldered as one That ye 11 our Ju111o1 Plom yylll take place and we hope 1l21S a blg success Of cou1 se we want good muslc and many good danelng p 1rt11ers and a gl and ma1eh too Then 11111 come the yea1 1945 1946 and ue 11111 be SGHIOIN That 11111 be our last year of hlgrh school 1nd also OU1 best 1nd moet 1emembe1ed We yylll glye 1 1ecept1on lOl the new f1eshme11 and what yy ont happen to them Then ue yylll h 111 1 8611101 club 1nd put o11 ou1 se 11o1 p ay Attel th it vslll eome the lnghllght o11 Ntllllll' lllll When we xull 110 ue dont 1111011 but m11be W lSh1ll1., f0Il Ol exen rslmm 1101 nshb Then home dgdlll 1nd 1:1 zdu 1t1o11' As ue m 11eh ll the h 1ll Olll he 11tS xylll be lllllstlllg 111th lox but ue 11111 also le a llttle sa l to th111l1 th1t o 1 sfhool d us a1e ox er We 11111 be gn en OUI d1plom1s 1nd n111ch out endlng ou1 e IICLTS as Be1y11el1 Hlgh School students DIARY NOTEMXER 46 CLASQ OF 1911 We the I+1eshmen haye hope 111 the llllllltl ot be onnng fllglllllltfl SLHIOFN In IJeeembe1 ue vsere 1111t11ted tI11shn1111 R.LCl,Ill10llJ 'Ih1s lelfllllg' IRIN SHNH1 N 111 Inge QIIQLII lette1s Fxeuone h1d 1 yyo11de1 1ult1me Then eame b1sketba1l se 1son M 1111 ot Us both boys and 2'11lN took p 11t 111 It Thls NIJ01li yy as tollovsed by football and baseball llany F1QQh man boys 1lso took p'11t Ill theee sports We h ue gn en one soelal thls ye'11 Faeh class p xys fOl tuo ITOXIQN to be show Il fo1 the Hlgh 1nd C11 1mm ll Schools We the F1e hmen hue shovxn the mox1e crtllllllfllil and 116 gtllllg' to shou Ch11l1 'XIeF11thy Detectlxe O11 Alllll ffllllttelllll the SQIIIOIS gaye the 1nnu1l SGHIOI play B tu 9911 1cts the lou er classes presented 1 Nlxll 'lhe n 1me ot our Qk1t yy as School Dave We y1e1e an 11'ded a prme ot fue ClOll211S by the Se111o1s fo1 the best gklt th 1nks to Mlse B1'enn111 yy ho was our dlreetor All teachem have been yery patlent yylth us We yush to thank them a We are noyy pasmnff on to our Qophomo1e year hopmg that IC yylll be IN lIll12.,l'lt6ll1Ilg as th1s p1st one We 1lso hope th lt the F1eshme11 next yea1 yylll emoy thelrs IS much as ue haye enloy ed our P1eshm1n year PEARL BERNIILR 47 Fzeshmzzn Indztm WHAT OUR FLAG MEANQ You haye seen the flag of OU1 count1y many t1mes hangmg f1om 11:2 statt 01 wavmg proucilv 111 the breeze rou Qay that 1t 1s your Hag, but haye you ey G1 Stopped to thlnk what It meanQ Do you th1nk of It only as a b1t of colored cloth or do vou feel a deep dey ot1on to1ya1d lt that you ,,..Q-rx1vs,.vs,.vs,1vx.vx.vg.vs-rx,n-s-vs.:-xusnxa-s.usns.-sus--xus.-x1v-g1vs1-suxnsuvs 1 ' K1 1 U1 , Ls K1 L1 A . 'ks y r 1 1 Lv 1 A1 lr' V 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' Y 1 Q l . V 1 , . 1 1' 1 1 ' ' 11 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1 S' A1 ' 1 11 1 ' 1 1 1' 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1' 1 1 1 1- 4 1 2 sy i , . 1. ' V 1 1 1 1 1' w I 'N '. L' , 1 , e e . 5 .1 1 4' 2 ' ' s ' J , z . ' ' . , . 2 . , , 3 Y C -I 1, ' z'-as ' 1 lg. 2 1' - 1 1 ' ' -W 1'.'w' ' 'r '1 , H . .v ii, , zu. . ,5 F., . A, A 1 X , , ' y 2 12 Z ' s L1 1 , 2 1 . 1 2 1 ,Z 1 K1 1 1 1 11 . 1 1 ' 1' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 - ' - 1 4 . . c. e 1 , T 1 V A 1 1 - K L, ' 4 S1' A1 -1 ' 11 11 3' ' 2 1 4x'11 '2 11 ' '--' ' 14 1 ' 1 1 Y ' 11 V 1 1 1 1. 1 1 11 . 1 1 ree-eptlon was QIIXQII by the SGIIIOIS. U11 that day Slifllx new gmen us, ,, , ' 1' 1 W N N YV' ' 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 , , v 1 1. , 1 an . ,- . fe 1 - 1 .. , x 1 1 1 . , - i 1 ' ' ' 1 1 1 -1 1 ' 1 I 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - e 2 1 4.' 1 , L1 1'1 'A1 .1 Kc 1. J. 1 k1k1 2 x1k1 1 1 A 1' L1 ' 1 u 1 1 Y 1 1 4 v . . z z - .. , lb 2 . . 1 1 A1 1 1 1' 1 H ' 1 1 ' 1 2 .E 1 ' L1 1 U 2 1 'Q A , 2 1 I .1y 1' ' 1 , ' .S , 1 2 2 ' 1 , Uv- e- 1 ., 1, ., . z .1 . z . ' .1 U 1 L L Il' 1 1 12 1 'V ' ' 1 1.1 1 ' 21 ' J . , 2 .' 1 1 , 1 ' ' . 1 uk v y . 1' , y'y . .L 1 1 ' . x , ' 'J ,' ' m 1 5 Le V , , . zu 2 f .' Q zu .. 2 s z ' 3 A 1 I1 1 1' l' Ly ' L1 ZA1 . 1 F1 1' 1 11 ' 1, '1,k1 Z 1 . 1 1 .,. 1 ' . ! 7 ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' r t 1 ' 1 1 11 1 ' 1 ' 1 h' ' ' 1 A ' 1 5 v v Y 1 I 7 I . y ' ' W . e . 1 ' 1 1 r 1 ' 1 1 ' ,

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THE N AVILLUS pressed 1n one way or another However It must be remembered that a freshman should always laugh at any Joke expounded by the Wlt of a senior who IS so much wlser than the former that the freshman takes par tlcular P31118 to agree and laugh with the latter for 1f he does not he finds himself declining on the social ladder rather than cllmblng Yes It IS sad to relate but the freshman finds himself being trampled upon most extenslvely but most Justly by all seniors at all times except when gum erasers or paper is needed or some piece of work has to be done and some errand run On becoming a sophomore an individual IS looked upon with a llttle less contempt than us ial by a senior This is only true however 1f the 1nd1v1dual proved while still a freshman that he was wllling to become a slave to all upperclassmen but more especially to the senlors Sopho mores also are expected to serve as walkin gift shops but I am sorry to say that their supplies are a b1t less easily accessible than those of the freshmen Maybe it is because they become stin ner as they grow with experience or perhaps it is because they are trying to prove to themselves that they aren t really af1 aid of senior demands but whichever is actually the case It may be stated that by applylng a little friendly pressure most demands are fulfilled by these 1nd1v1duals However the sophomore him self becomes a wee bit elevated at this stage for he too now has the fresh men to order around but the latter may be fortunate enough to be as big as the sophomore and thus put an end to any sophomore bullxmg Such physical inequalities hate been known to exist between seniors and fresh men also but they constitute no drawback because the senior has learned to use his head to get things from the wi orld by th1s time and thus no dras A senior is more llkelx to deplore and r1d1cule the IUHIOFQ than anv other of the underclassmen Howex er this degradatlon may be for the most part justified in n lmerous respects and since it has never been un1 xersally proven as to which class should be most treated as the underdog all concluslons must be left to the 1nd1x1dual himself It IS also quite ev1 dent that compared to the other classmen the 1un1or IS certainly usually without exception the most insolent and overbearing particle of humanity The fact that he may be haxmg 1llus1ons at this stage of the game of be coming a senior may account for a part of th1s msolence Whatever IS the cause of ihese so called stralned relations with our immediate successors there IS one time when most of us find It convenient to forget all difference with them and even partially acfept them as being among, our numb 1 That tlme-and please note that that IS the only time is during our chem istry perlod which because of a lack of time money and prayer not to mention courage we are compelled to share with the 1un1ors Howevel thls does not prove too much of a drawback for It seems that this year especlally there is much brain matter among them and this proves to be qulte a help to the seniors who it is sad to say are lacking IU chemistry geniuses It is lmposslble to describe exactly how one feels upon becomlng a but there IS an aloofness about the whole thing that even Webster 1n h1S glory would not be able to find words to express On behalf of the senior class I wish to express the hope that due to our shining example .usausersusavsavsduser-s4vs4vs4vs.4rs.4vsAvx4rsnvs.rs4vs-vsus4us-rs-nx4vxns4vsnvs-vsarsns , ' 7 . 7 1 , . ., 1 1 ' Y ! ' a L , , 7 P ' ' 1 ' 1 ' w - , .. , . .. . g . . , r , At. A' . . . V . V W v ' ' , i . . . . ! 9 . , A x K - Y . 7 A Y 1 5 v I '1 w . u . , . t . w . . Y . . '- , . tic consequences result ln the event of a lack of physical brawn. ww v ' . . . , A L L- - 1 A A ' v AT Y A- I LA A A I A' T, . 1 7 y. . . . H n , Q , ' A - I . . .. , . r s ' . ' f c ' ' ' f e -. . 9 7 5 Y 9 ' . '- 9 l . w 1 .1 . A A , A be, , Y - 1 r. senior, . L . . .., . ,