Buxton High School - Crescent Yearbook (Buxton, ME)

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THIS ATOMIC AGE Amer1can Legion Pr1ze Essay Alan Lang '50 In this day of doubt throughout the world the magor countriesarestruggllng to obta1n super1or1ty in th1S atomlc world Any person w1th any 1nterest 1n the welfare of the world in the future is lnterested 1n obta1n1ng an author1tat1ve V1El'p0SS1b1e of Amer1ca's progress 1n the exploltation of atomlc d1scover1es and +he diff1cult problems that we as a democracy, face in our future d8CiS1OUS con+ cernlng +hem The Un1ted States Of'Am8P1C3'S At0m1C Energy Commission was set up 1n Jan- uary, I947 with a great deal of talk and many newspaper comments, as we all well remember !fter that it was wrapped in secrecy The necessary secrecy on one s1de and the loyal and patriotlc acceptance on the other The result 18 one ofthe worst things that could happen to a self govern1ng nat1on such as ours approval wh1ch was 1n ignorance That 15 actually happen1ng 13 that the people's buS1HBSSiS belng carr1ed on w1thout their knowledge Some people feel that th1s age 1S gilng to end 1n destruct1on Some feel it 18 a race between countr1es to see wh1ch w11l succeed in ga1n1ng control ofthese nany'myster1es whlch still baffle the sc1ent1sts of the world When one of these countr1es has succeeded, that country, 1f lt wishes, may f1nd lt posslble to dom- inate the world a d actually rule the people of all nations But th1s 18 not nec essarlly so The knowledge of 8+OW1C energy can greatly benef1t the world as well as destroy lt The people of Amerlca seem to have thelr worry flxed on R SS1a no doubt Russia has on us here 1n the Un1ted States But what 1S the reason for it? RHS51a as wellas the Un1ted States no doubt has many reasons for the want of knowledge of atomlc energy for the welfare of her country Cancer and heart dlsease are everywhere, RUSSla 1ncluded Power lsneeded everywhere If the people of the world can be brought to see 1nrealdemonstrat1ons that only by our common labor can they explo1t the vast knowledge forthe1r own history The 1mag1nat1on of the whole world w1ll be greatly spurred on if only our med1ca1, agr1cultura1 and 1ndustr1al progress was as great as I bel1eve lt can be hese things are w1th1n reach One of the greatest questlons at the time 15 this Can any ruling group, however powerful, stand up to 1ts own people if theyare left out of these advances and the even greater advances the early results forecasted left out because their government has seceeded from the earth? I belleve that the natlons wlll compete ln fear and terror, Wlul th1erl1ves at stake spy sys+ems all over the world, 1ron curtalns at every front1erof know- ledge rather than work together 1n true peace Sclence thrlves on compet1t1on f th1S k1n The Quss1ans are str1v1ng to outstrlp the rest of the world 1n sclence for good or bad no one knows The RHSS1aHS surely know that if we succeed 1n maSt6r1Hg atomic energy, t wall be 1mp0SSlb1e and also unwise to attack the Un1ted States or trouble her 1n any way for a long time to come They also know that if they succeed and we fall the sitaatlon will be completely turned lnless we keep a purpose 1n v1ew worthv of mank1nd and also worthy of ourselves at our best, the future won't be worth try1ng to save In the Tn1ted States, especlally throughout the west, 1S our vast atom1c emp1re In these places men are work1ng day and nlght searchlng for uranlum ore d01ng bas1c research, and testlng new oroducts destlned for both warfare and for peacetlme use Tan people belleve that the solution to the problem of research, 1S to break the Jo 1n pleces and g1ve dlfferent parts to prlvate 1ndustry don't belleve pr1vate 1ndustry can handle the problem Of course pr1va+e 1HdUStT5 plays a most 1nportant part and must cont1nue to T belleve th1s blS1n6SS should 1 0 1 0 0 . I U ' 1 Q Q Q I U 9 ' . ' ' . . 3 J O I 1 O 1- . O . ' 3 . . . . . O . . O dp.. . . O 1 . . . . as OOO! . O . . . . . Q advantage, the hope of everlasting peace can be brighter than it has ever been in O TQ! I I e 1 LL Q '11 , o Q s . A - ' ' ' J ' , , 0 . 1 1 O . . ' . 0? . . .1 . C v ' ' ' ' L1 1 O ' as ' A . . J . .g. . . . I , . , L. . J . I V .1 . . A . . I .

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be kept 1n secret 1n the C0mmlSS1On Hope for the future ln the atomic fleld l1es 1D the lntelllgent dlscusslons muestlons we must ask ourselves are varlous such as what 1S our part? Other nations? The one and only way to protect a country su h as ours 1S to obtain un- beatable super1or1ty in every atomic f1eld Veantlme too much secrecy may under- mine our democracy NY rART IN AMERICA'S FUTURE Veterans of Foreign 'ars Prlze Essay Rita Gerr1sh '52 As a true C1t1Z9D of the Unlted btates I feel lt is my duty to do my part to make Amerlca a better and safer place in the future Come ways 1n which I can do th1s as I see it, are by doing some of the followlng In maklng a cho1ce of a whlch w1ll help others besldes mvself, by gettlng a good JOu,haVi hours, good nav a chance for advance ent, pleasant surroundlngs, a peHS1OH ll my old age Then when I an old enough to vote, vote Learn how to choose hlm learn h1s background by llstenlng career, make one 1ng and for the good worklng a chance for the best man radlo and reudlng the news I th1nk everyone should be made to realize lt cannot be a happv and peace- fu country unless we work together as one, 1DSt68d of look1ng for trouble from a ne1ghbor Fe can do th1s from the f1rst dag we start school, by gettlng an educa tion and go on hlgher, to get a stlll better educatlon In gettlng th1s eoucatlon I w11l learn how to choose a career bome other th1ngs whlch I can do as my part are In my rellglon I can help by gettlng the chlldren to come to Sunday School and once they are there to keep them lnterested lh God's word, enough so that they w1ll come every Sunday It means a lot when you belleve and understand God's word, because lt w1ll help You ln all If I had chosen as my career the mlnlstrv, I would have been dolng my part you attempt to do in maklng Am8T1C3 a better place 1n whlch to l1ve If I were a poor farmer who to1led 1n the fleld all day or a r1ch man, who s1ts 1n h1s hlgh and mlghty house g1v1ng orders I could do my part Vou mlght ask how It's very simple, by belnb a farmer I would grow +he sell to the people If I were a r1ch man I would furnlsh our factorles whlch produce oxr clothlng and other things man I could spend money on bulldlnb schools Tot only for food for the stores t some of the money to rur we need In belng a r1ch those who are well but also for those who are deaf or bllnd or mentally defectlve I would bu1lo grammer schools h1 h schools and colleges by helplng to teach the people about God and God's ways or lf I had chosen to be a teacher, lawyer SCi9Dt1St or secretarw, I WUJIQ have stlll done mf part because 1n do1ng these th1DgS I would have been help1ng someone else lnstead ofgust myself It would also have been for the gOOG of the town or coamunlty where I lived If you have ever read the story of N A 'an Ilthout a Countryu you should reallze how 1mpor+ant lt 18 for each and everyone of us 1n Amerlca to do hls part to make th1s a more peace- lOV1DU natlon Let's all remember as we go on through l1fe that we cannot et anfwhere by ourselves Pemember th1S wlll always be true no matter how long or how shor+ life 15 Pememher to do your part, and I'm sure 1f vou do your part and T do mlne, the future of AMGTICB w1ll be a much safer one . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Q I O . TY ' Q U I , 0 ru , .a . . . . . ,Q , Q .L Kd rf ' ll . . . . . . . k . I O K-7 . . . . . , Q 4 . . . . . . r ' u . . . m 4 v Q ' ' . . - . 7 0 1 :V . . . . I . f O . - . , , t . . f J Q -- . J . . . . . ' 7' , - . . - . - . . Q . . cv ' s . - Q . . . . Q . If . - I J . , . . ri 3 Q . . . U i . 0 . . . . 7 If . . . . . we . . - O . . . V . . . . . . . . - . , 1. Q -L Q . A Q . ' 47 , .. L, o I D, O . . C , A . . . . . 1 u ' ' rr 'T r l ' H 3 . . . 1 o .. . F - J 3 u u ' . . . 4 ' . - . U C r ' r 1 I ' A v I 3 J ' v Q . . . - . . . - 4. .f I L 4. . Y a 1 r' 4 1 nl . . . . . . . - J I - . . .' D . 4 . ' 'r 1 ' Q J . . . u L . -. , J . , , Q L I. - ll Q