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

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TREE ORATION THE NECESSITY FOR CONSERVATION OF OUR NATIONAL RESOURCES It has always been a fact that a nations wealth and power is based on its natural resources, found in various forms, minerals, land, water-power, and forests are examples. We, in the United States are particularly blessed by an abundance of all these that I have mentioned. However, since so much of our wealth lies in these possessions, it is our duty to protect and safeguard them. Our duty will become even greater if the economic theories of the Axis ever become general. It has become clear that if the '1Axisl' succeeds in win- ning this war, the United States will be forced to depend on its own resources almost entirely.

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CROSBY SONG For Crosby High we'll sim Triumphant let it ring, Our colors, you see, Will bring victory, Cr0sby's team will fight V-THATS RIGHT Sons and daughters, too, Of Crosby tried and true, We will fight for thc rightg For the Blue, for the White, For dear old Crosby High.

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ln previous years we shainetully wasted our raw materials. No thought was ever given to the possibility that there might be a shortage in vital materials. During the last decade, however, is seems that the government has realized this fact, and has taken steps to secure our natural wealth Take our forests for example, let us see just what has been done to prevent their further disappearance. All over the country, thousands of C. C. C. camps have been established in order to improve the condition of our forests. The boys from these camps have cleared out unnumbered fire-hazards, built all sorts of hte-lighting aids, and, in addition, have planted many urfzz' trees. These newly planted trees help in two waysg they not only furnish a future source of lumber. but also they prevent soil errosion and make excellent water sheds. The C. C. C. besides their work in the forests have performed notable service during emer- gencies-such as Hoods and droughts.