Crosby High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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431- BL UE AND WH ITE 'Q' Officers GEORGE R. WOODS PI'9J'id?1Zf r 33 , JL 55 I 9? rdf EMILIE FITZPATRICK Vice'P1'efide12l 19- CROSBY- 38

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BLUE AND WHITE What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the houses for you and me, We plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors, We plant the studding, the lath, the doors, The beams, the siding, all parts that be, We plant the house when we plant the tree. What do we plant when we plant the tree? A thousand things that we daily see, We plant the spire that outtowers the crag, We plant the staff for our country's flag, We plant the shade, from the hot sun free, We plant all these when we plant the tree. Although the purpose of forestry is very definite, namely, to care for forests and make the most of their products, the problem of forestry presents a myriad of complications. While it seeks to prevent the present generation from despoiling the future of that which is right, it must avoid the opposite error of saving for the future at the expense of present welfare. That is, it is not merely a question of forest preservation. The government of the country could not simply decree that no trees were to be cut down, and thereby have the solution of the entire problem, for trees must be cut continually to supply imperative needs. But there should be other forests growing up to supplant those being cut. The work of the forestry service, therefore, includes the pre- servation of forests, the reforestation of areas which have been cut, and the planting of regions which have, before, been treeless. The necessity of conservation has become apparent through the increased use of substitutes for lumber. In this age cement, stone, steel and glass bricks are used extensively in the construction of houses. Today we dedicate this tree in the name of the Class of 1938-trusting that it may always be a symbol of the growth we hope for. Inseparable in our minds is the desire to honor in this dedication, the loving memory of jimmy Arnold, who, until so short a time ago, actively participated in our little citizenry. With these two symbols-this tree's promise of growth, and Jimmy's example of high-hearted endeavor, we humbly dedicate our lives to the un- compromising future. 19-CROSBY-38

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'Q' BL UE AND W HITE 'Q' Officers RICHARD LEONARD Sev1'ela1'y EDGAR JACKSON T1'66Z.fZlI'Ei' 19-CROSBY -38