Crosby High School - Keystone Yearbook (Belfast, ME)

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EDITORIALS THE CAME OF LIFE As we enter this game of life, we are playing in a period or uncertainty, eonru- sion, conflict and change, where everyone is striving for recognition. Pausing for a moment to look ahead, we wonder what this game has in store for us. lVill We be sure, innnovable and steadfast as in the carefree days of our youth? The answer to this question lies in our ability to make the most of the opportuni- ties offered, for life is what we make it. The groundwork for this game is laid in our homes, churches, and schools. What we build o11 this groundwork is up to each in- dividual to decide for himself. lf we play this game with persistency, always clinging and spurring our efforts onward, we should not flounder, lost in this world of fear and unrest. This preparation is a potters wheel by which we shape our lives to better service. If we go through the first stage and come out complete, our lives will be objects of beauty and promise. Now, at the close of our school years, when taking account of stock, we find in the profit column all the activities, recrea- tion, studies, skills, beliefs, attitudes and better ways of living which help to build a more balanced life. On the debit side, however, see all the priceless moments, golden opportunities, and precious energy wasted. No matter how hard we pray, we havenit the power to restore lost time and opportunities. XVe sincerely hope that each underclassman will profit by our mistakes and improve his record, so that when the inevitable hour arrives for him to look back upon these years of training, he may Hnd joy in the realization of fine work accom- plished, satisfaction infthe knowledge of goals achieved and great confidence in an- ticipating the future. Rose Stephenson Page eight TRAINING F OR THE GAME OF LIFE Life is an unending game of rivalry and competition - one faction trying to C011- vince another that its ideals and standards are the best. VVe, as players, must be pre- pared to form intelligent opinions and pro- duce sound judgments in order to decide what course to follow. To do this, we must take advantage of a training which, consciously or not, we have been receiving for some years. For many of us, as seniors, that training has been completed, for our schools are the grounds where we practice, on a smaller scale, LO acquire the perception we must have to take our place in world affairs and share its duties and problems. Let us consider the responsibilities that we must uphold in these trying times. VVc must keep our faith in the ideals of Ameri- ca, we must be loyal to our country and defeat any danger that threatens to engulf our way of life. The free countries of the universe look to America for military and financial aid, they also look to her as a guide and are inHuenced by her actions. XfVl1CtllCl' they continue to follow our pre- cedence depends on us - the youth who are ready to take a part in shaping a better world. That readiness goes back to our training in school - our lessons in toler- ance, good sportsmanship, and understand- mg. As graduation draws near, we can look back at our years spent here and offer God a prayer of thankfulness that we received our training for life's important contest in America - the only country in the world where everyone has a chance to be a winner. Lois Whitcomb I