Blackstone High School - Pakachoag Yearbook (Blackstone, MA)

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Pvt. Lionel R. Trudeau Capt. Joseph W., McMichael Yeoman 2fe Thonlas A We, the student body of the Blackstone High School, respectfully dedicate this annual publication of the PAKACHOAG To You, our fervently-patriotic Alumni, who are now honoring yourselves, your country, your kin, and our school by serving in the various branches of our armed forces: To You, who are sparing us from the annihilating designs of sinister forces which exist in the world about us, and which are conniving via intrigue and force to obliterate our na- tional status and to exterminate great masses of our populace: To You, who are sacrificing yourselves for the philanthropic objective of making the four freedoms permanently prevalent: To You, who are ameliorating and forever eradicating the cruelties, the strife, the bar- barities, the sufferings of future wars: To You, who are assuming the weighty task of keeping America a strong, solvent, secure nation: To You, who are leading the rest of the world out of chaos and confusion, out of fear, and out of hate to the dawn of a new era of peace, prosperity, personal security, permanent, mutual goodwill and lasting, international contentment: To You, who are accepting the gravest challenge which ever confronted any nation or people in the annals of time, our most devout prayers and most sincere wishes are extended. May your work be speedily done. May our post-war plans be worthy of your priceless endeavor, and may they be some- what compensatory of your magnificent spirit of service and sacrifice. May your trials, burdens, and responsibilities, by comparison, force our petty war-time inconveniences to shrink into picayune insignificance and serve as an energetic incentive to those of our citizens, who-while anxious paternal minds and devotedly-loving maternal hearts brood over channel shores and patiently scrutinize narrow waters that bathe the con- tinental European beaches,-are enjoying the hitherto not fully-appreciated comforts of a secure and tranquil home-life, so as to indelibly impress and spur them on to greater endeavor, and, thereby, abbreviate to the greatest possible degree the present holocaust in which you are active participants. DEDICATIG fffffi , 0

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,wwf l'l'v. B1-rnuril llirun Sfilllliill 2!c Clinton W'hiling Raise that flag and ring those bells, And of our school days let us tell, Mem'ries of years, first and last, joyous are they to our splendid class. From school room and desk to horrors of war And all to protect humanity's lore, lt's anchors aweigh and forward march, To yonder vision a triumphal arch. Eager to answer their country's call, They go to serve, one and all. Some to iight on both land and sea Many to pay for our liberty. Yet even the girls who are left at home, Not Wishing their classmates to fight alone, Take their place on the assembly line To toil and sweat in body and mind. As Waves, as Wacs, and in Nurse Corps white, They join to fight for a cause that's right. And Mary and joe greet each other by: Hello there, Classmate of Blackstone High. Though they'll have been around a lot, Home, to them, is the nicest spot. Surely that day of an even score Will hear the monster's plea, No More. MARIE BRACKETT i' i' 'k 'lr 'A' 'A' 'lr 'k 'A' . -..qi- Pfc. Roland llu rand Av. M. Nl. lfc John l.i-avis Seaman 2!c Bruce Ashcroft