Caledonia Mumford Central High School - Ainodelac Yearbook (Caledonia, NY)

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iOpposite page, bottom: Once attendance at lschool was not compulsory but a rare privi- llege, if the child could be spared from the lmany chores which were his lot. l lOpposite page, top: What sustained and gave l direction was a firm belief in a Higher lPrinciple which enabled the pioneers to suffer every grief and hardship. Above: New York State is literally sprinkled with name places out of ancient Greece and Rome. The surveyors were not only tech- nicians but Classics scholars. Right, bottom: Fortunate were the few who could afford other than the bare necessities. It was common for a person to have one set of work clothes and one set of Sunday tinery.

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1 -fied: v , Z X it , , ti If Q C7115 Was zz lam! of Plenty As successive bands of immi- grants filtered across the land, they often met opposition from earlier settlers. It is easy to condemn intolerance from where we stand, but, even to us, anything new, strange, and dif- ferent is viewed with suspicion. New ideas, diverse religious be- liefs, various national origins and opposing political ideologies were all seeming threats to what had been established with so much difficulty g however, the democratic spirit prevailed and often the best was assimilated. This phenomena prevented stag- nation and provided the tension necessary to a dynamic society. It is a lesson which some Ameri- cans, unfortunately, have not learned to this day. It is peculiar to the human condition that we move forward or backwardsg There is no standing still. .'l '--r 3 -ft,

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' 'Q -. vl. X , 4 A 'Z' an Vfwgv 1 'O' ,Y M . . rl If .75 the leigh! and Duty af ,411 ,Marr tv Defend Uzemselzfes Nations, like individual human beings, have the right and duty to de- fend themselves when they are threat- ened. The Scots who first settled here quickly dispelled any doubts about their loyalty to a fledgling United States in the War of 1812. They rallied quickly in this war with England. The Caledonia quota of 207 was quickly hlled by men of the area during the Civil War when the Union was in jeo- pardy. It is a long list of those who sacrificed their youth, and often their lives, for principles they could not tolerate to see destroyed. The list extends into our own era. The arguments against war are various and eloquent, but the fact re- mains that both sides must accept the logic of peace if wars are to end. Meanwhile, a nation must be eternally vigilant, if it is to survive. The ghosts of all those servicemen from the near and distant past should haunt us lest we take for granted what they fought and died to preserve. Legend of Mystery Flower A soldier dead lay on the ground, The moon shone red without a sound. Nearby-a grave-deep dug was made, Then later over smoothed with spade. An unknown bloom rose purple there, And never grew beyond that square.