Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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Lieutenant-Commander Frederick F. Richavds, U. S. N. In the Fall of 1942, Camden High School lost one of its most popular teachers, Mr. Frederick Richards who enlisted in the Navy. Mr. Richards was graduated from the Annapolis Naval Aca- demy in 1922. After graduation he served two years in the Navy and re- ceived an honorable discharge in 1924. ln 1925 Mr. Richards came to teach at Camden High School. Here he taught mathematics until he left us this Fall. 'Being interested in sports, he was coach of all boys' sports until the Spring of 1937 when Coach Dailey took over. From that time on he was Faculty Advisor for athletics. Due to his popularity with the students, Mr. Richards was chosen by several classes to be their Class Advisor, the latest class being that of 1943. He left us last Fall to serve in the Navy. He is now stationed in New York City where he has charge of the U. S. Naval Mid- shipman School, of N. Y., Columbia University and has the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. We wish at this time to dedicate our book to Lieutenant-Colm mander Richards, faithful and popular teacher at Camden High School for seventeen years. -ISABEL PAYSON, '43

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C C . J c eguntzcoo The school firstg personal honors last PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF THE CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL - Sixteenth uqnnual Cgcfition CAMDEN, MAINE JUNE, 1943 MEGUNTICOOK BOARD Editor .................. Isabel Payson Assistant Editors ....... Pauline Freytag Philip Wentworth Business Manager ........ Frank Knight Ass't Business Manager .... Edward Burke Art Editor .............. Frances Dailey Sports Editors ...... Ruth Manning Sidney McKeen Exchange Editor . .. . Alma Sleeper Alumni Edi-tor ........... Ruth Grindle THE EDITOR'S NOTE We should like at this time to sin- cerely thank those who have been of assistance in assembling our mag- azine. We also want to thank the busi- ness men of Camden and the sur- rounding towns for the coopera- tion they have given us' by their ad- vertisements. E We hope you will enjoy our mag- azine. -CHS- THE HOME FRONT The home front plays a very im- portant part in any war. It is here that ships, guns, and planes are made for our sailors, soldiers, ma- rines, and pilots to use. The money and power to back our armed forc- es and war production come from the home front. That is why we who are left here must do all we can to boost the war eifort. Yet, are we doing everything we can? Many people are, but there are so many more who are not. Of course, we buy bonds, give money to the Red Cross, the U. S. O., and other organizations, and do many things for the service men. But there are so many more things that could be done. What about people who use their ration cards illegally and prevent equal distribution of goods? Some hear about the future rationing of a certain article, they then put in a big supply of this commodity be- fore the rationing starts, thus mak- ing it even scarcer. Others find fault with the ration program and are forever growling about it. Can this possibly help our boys? One of the worst things that could happen is going on through- out this country. I refer to strikes- in coal mines, manufacturing plants, airplane factories, shipyards - everywhereg and what good do they do? Workers who are getting good money will strike for more. The amount they ask for may be an increase of only a few cents an hour, yet, they are willing to slow the war production and the winning of this war for those few cents. These same strikers are often the very ones who complain of the ter- rible sacrifices we must make in or- der to come out victorious and say they wish it could all be over. Naturally, everyone feels the same way, but they are working instead of talking. If the American people will put their time, money, and effort into this war, instead of sitting around and talking about it, it will end more quickly, our morale will be higher, and we shall have a really true patriotism with something other than talk to show for it.