Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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We, the students of Camden High School respectfully dedicate this number of THE MEGUNTICOOK to our graduates, former students, and faculty, who are serving in the Armed Forces.

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C' A C . J e egunfccoo The school jirstg personal honors last PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF THE CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL giglzteenfll uqnnual Edition CAMDEN, MAINE JUNE, 1945 MEGUNTICOOK BOARD Editor-in-chief .A ......... Patricia Magee, '45 Assistant Editor . . . . . . Myrtle Marshall,, '45 Assistant Editor ........ Raymond Gross, '46 Business Manager ........ Jack Williams, '45 Assistant Business 'Manager . . John Thomas, Boys' Sports Editor ........ Gage Grindle, Girls' Sports Editor .... Mary M. Plaisted, '45 Art Editor ........... .... L loyd Brann, '46 Alumni Editor ............ Evelyn Libby, '45 Assistant Alumni Editor . . Barbara Clancy, '45 Exchange Editor ........ Ruth Thurlow, '45 '46 '45 EDITOR'S NOTE VVe should like at this time to thank sincerely those who have assisted in as- sembling our magazine. VVe also want 'to thank the businessmen of Camden and surrounding towns for the co-operation they have given us by their advertisements. VVe would greatly appreci- ate your patronage of these merchants. VVe hope you will enjoy our magazine. - C H S -- KEEP YOUR BALANCE Why is it that it never rains but it pours F Too many people could tell you of best forgotten experiences in their lives where this old saying seemed only too true. You have, no doubt, had those experiences sometime or another in your own life. And you ask, ls it necessary? and VVhat can I do about i't ? My answer to that is definitely, and de- cidly, No! It isn't necessary, and you can do something about it! What? just this. Keep your balance. We all know 'that it is of supreme importance to a person boxing to keep his balance. That is the first thing a boxer is taught. If he doesn't ob- serve this rule, he's gone. The blows start coming thick and fast from his opponentg he's constantly on the defensive. And at any minute he's liable to get the blow which will put him out of the fight com- pletely. And so it is with life. If you let the first you adverse condi'tion you encounter get down, you're lost. Because, in doing so, you prepare the way for more trouble. It will come in leaps and bounds. The best way to avoid this is to keep your balance. Maintain calmness, poise. and a positive mental attitude, and old man trouble just won't have a chance 'to get started with his dirty work. It is 11ot easy to maintain such a postive frame of mind, but it can be attained. And the best way to attain it, is the constant practicing of it. Certainly, it is well worth trying, for everyone wants to be happy, and live a full life of peace and joy. And the best part of it all is, that we're not only making peace and joy for ourselves, but others too: for moods and emotions are catching, as we all know, and, who knows?-if happy thoughts get to -circulating around, this sick, old, war-torn world, could be a fine place to live in. So, keep your balance, andvkeep happy. Patricia Magee, '45 - C H S - COMPULSORY MILITARY TRAINING An issue solidly employed in the minds of the prominent men of our nation is whether or no't to require the young men of our country to serve for a short training period in the armed forces of our country. VVhy is it that men like the chief of staff of our army, the Secretary of War, our ad- h