Conyngham Centralia Joint High School - Iris Yearbook (Aristes, PA)

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VICTORY by The Reverend Thomas I. Kane, M. A. The V-of Victory tells us of the VICES which cause war. Our con- cern is VIRTUE, through which war will be no more. Hate has no place in the hearts ot men. W'hen we begin to LOVE God and man We are on the way to Victory. is tor INTELLIGENCE, that distinguished gift ot man. It makes a beastly body akin to an angel: it respects the dignity of the human being and leads man to God. It is nothing more than straight thinking - let's use it to Win. C - HCONSCIENCE doth make cowards oi us all - a bad conscience. How stands the national conscience? Yours and mine' -the conscience of all Americans-is the national conscience. Bad conscience makes cowards and cowards do not attain Victory. V Y I R C O T Pontius Pilate asked of the Son of God, What is TRUTH? Iesus answered I AM THE TRUTH. Yes and TRUTH must be the keystone of Victory. By a strange linguistic coincidence Veritas-Truth, and Victoria--Victory, both begin with a V. stands for ORDER, given or taken, it's heaven's first law. The boys at Bataan knew order and they followed it, even though they were expendable . Victcry is the effect of peace and peace is tranquillity of order . Relation of man to God constitutes REAL RELIGION. If you have one, use it lest you lose it, as did 87,000,000 other so-called Americans. We could pray Hitler out of the War, but it would be better to put ourselves on God's side and drive that evil man out of it. When your knees begin to shake, kneel on them. What could the Y mean but YOU YOUTH WHO MUST WIN! 'k'k'A k VICTORY 'k'k'A k1

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I THE FLAG A bit of cloth, you tell me, Is all it means to you, A piece of streaming textile In red, white, and blue? But, oh, that banner waving So high, and gay, and free To me it is a symbol Of freedom dearly bought, A hope by fond hearts treasured, A way of life and thought. My heart is in those colors. Their ripples thrill my soul. In God's clear air and sunlight, Means more than that to mel They lead a happy people To some God-given goal. -Clarence Edwin Flynn May the God We trust as a nation Throw the light of His peace and grace On a flag with its stripes untarnished, And with every star in place. --Iohn Clair Minot White for purity, red for valor, blue for justice in the flag of our country, to be cherished by all our hearts, to be upheld by all our hands. --Charles Sumner Throughout the history of mankind symbols have exerted an impelling influence upon the lives of men. The cross and the flag are embodiments of our ideals and teach us not only how to live but how to die. --General Douglas McArthur .f H ,N Q :fig ,.1 tt .L IL. .1 en - , .Uri we . .F 23 ' tiff if 3 ' 338

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Victory ls Quit Theme This is the story of our school in words and pic- tures. ln this, the 1943 lris, we humbly bring to you the trend of education in our beloved High School. We have received not only our academic train- ing, but have been prepared to a certain extent, for choosing vocations. Our school provides and pro- motes extensive recreational tacilities. While gain- ing an education we progressed from incapable greenies to competent Seniors. lt We gain all from our education, We cannot help but advance until We enlarge our perspectives and broaden our knowledge so that we may be able to take our places in this turbulent World. This year's issue is a little different H- do you think you will like it? 'VVe've reviewed our years through pictures, captions and copy. You have read this preview, now go on with the book. it if 1 VICTORY-'ITHROUGH EDNQUEST, THEN TRIUMPH f if 1 if f 1.