Buxton High School - Crescent Yearbook (Buxton, ME)

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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

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L1terary Anne remembered well the year she had turned thirteen, a very lmportant one for her,because that year,at la t she would be a freshman at hlgh school She had Rlsen excltedly at 5 5O,dres ed 1n her best gingham and hurried off to school ls she drew near,her heart pounded Her COHf1d8nCe faded her steps slowed as the schoolhouse suddenly loomed into V16W Once she got 1ns1de her fears subslded for everybody seemed more friendly than she had imaglned Later that day lt seemed that she had always been there,that she belonged and the days sllpped 1nto years untll graduatlon day How proud she had been'Her name shone clearly on the program Uviss Anne Wlntersn salutatory It had been such a long tlme and yet lt seemed llke yesterday,clearer and more real than today She read on The names of her classmates were the e,she'd nearly forgotten them,yet now their faces were clearly lmprlnted 1n her mind as they were then always laughlnv or gay What fun they had had 1n those years together! Suddenly a door opened and a ch1ld's volce cut 1nto her thoughts, Hurand ma are you thereqn Anne answered,HYes,my ch1ld,come W The years faded and w1th a Jolt Anne came back to the present Wlt must have been a dream Nshe thought,Hbut lt all seemed so reallu Then she law the program 1n her lap and she knew tat she had merely been lost ln her thoughts She smlled gently and read,WUommencement Exerclses Class of 1900 W S1gh1ng,she looked about her Then her eyes came to rest on the calender confirmlng her thoughts Her graduation had been just fifty years ago today Nancy Mason '50 Flame One day at Sam Lawson's ranch ln Rock Sprlngs the cowhands were up early and out 1n the stable Thls was the long awaited day Sam's pr1ze mare,Jub1lee wa golng to foal The exclted boys hurr1ed and when they opened the stable and looked in there was Jub1lee,proud as punch for beslde her on the straw lay a llttle red colt The boys trying to get came his rear fellow was on began to feel went in and watched them J1m the foreman sa1d,UHey,fellers he' up Wand sure enough he was Up came both his front feet and slowly Then crash! he was down But he wouldn't g1ve up,no s1r,that llttle h1s feet in no tlme L13 mam y gave hlm an encouraging nlcker and he pretty b1g Crash,down he went The boys watched him awhlle and then went to work w1th thelr morning chores Suddenly,gallop1ng horses were heard Sam and J1m ran out,Sam shouting, WHe's comlng fast and by the looks of pulled up,WYou'd better round up your prair1e flre headed this way and it's his horse he's been r1d1ng hard 'The rider stock and head for the river There s a comlng fast U At thls the r1der turned and started for the r1ver himself Ndurry up boys, and round up Pe ran to the barn and lt was then he the herd I'll get the cow ponles Nsaid Sam remembered the foal He saddled Jubllee and mounted th1nking the foal would follow But it would not de tried again,but still the foal would not move F1nally,he plcked up the squlrmlng colt and laid lt on hi mammy's wlthers He then mounted and drove the horses out of the corral The boys were ready w1th the herd Sam's w1fe,Jean,was ready with the buckboard and some belonglngs Just as they started the f1re caught the edge of the barn The little foal was wriggling to get free of hls master's grlp They were only one Jump ahead of the flre all the way to the r1ver When the f1re finally died down the boys started back to the ranch to see the damage The little foal was st1ll k1ck1ng w1ld1ng but was soon qulet J1m askedH'hat will you name him?H Sam repliednl think I'll call hlm 'Flamen Nancv Dean '55 l . . S , 0 I S , o - V l 4- , ' I s I J Q 4 1 ln. . , 2 1 lr. - , Q 5 Q o 1' ' P U Q U 1 J u . . . . 1 - , Q U . 1 , L G . . . . . .V . , . . . . , o I . I . ' . ' : ' , s . . . 0 . . . 3 0 4 , , S u o . O . . . . . T. . . Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 0 I 'L 9' -.. . . . . . . . o l l J. . , Q Y I 'I' I 1 0 o 0- ' . . . . . , . . . . o . , V . . . . ' o . . . . . . . . . 'fi ' .