Duxbury High School - Partridge Yearbook (Duxbury, MA)

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CLASS MOTTO PART I. Faith in America is Faith in Ourselves Our class did not choose this motto because it fits into the trend of thought at this time, but because we believe in what our motto means. During these times our motto cannot be read without some thought being given to present world conditions. Webster gives the definition of faith as the state of acknowledging unquestioningly the existence and power of a supreme being and the reality of a divine order. To acknowledge unquestioningly means to have complete confidence in, or to believe in. Believing in America is not a task for anyone. The immigrants that have com-e over here had faith that in America they would all have equal opportunities for personal achievements. They have had faith that their children would be able to rise above the lower class and have the same chance as a natural born American. If these immigrants who were not acquainted with America could believe in it, it is not hard to understand that we, Americans, are ready to give our lives to defend it. ELEANOR RAYMOND PART II. Unity In our struggle for independence from England, it was necessary for the colonists to band together to protect the faith they had built up in a new country. Even though they had to look forward to hardships with crude methods of life, they fought for their freedom rather than live under Parliamentary rule. They won their independence with all the odds against them. We must do the same. Faith in America me-ans the same as faith in ourselves, for we are America. Living under parliam.entary rule wasn't nearly so bad as living under a dictatorship would be, yet the early colonists all had faith in the same thing, and all expressed it by doing everything in their power to aid America in winning her independence. Six times America has been successful. The one reason for this has been faith. Whether in war or peace we must learn to face the hardships which are part of our freedom and faith. ELIZABETH GREEN. l24l'

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The American Indians have left many gifts to the world. Among the plants developed by them are maize, beans, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, which are now four of the leading foods of the world. In addition. the Indian was the discoverer of quinine, cocaine, tobacco, and rubber, which are also very useful in these modern times. Many of us have read how Squanto taught the settlers at Plymouth to raise corn, thus enabling the colony to be partly self-supporting. Without maize, both Jamestown and Plymouth would have almost certainly failed, and the settlements along the Atlantic would have been delayed many years. Today, the blood of the American Indian flows in the veins of many of our leading citizens. Indian contributions to civilization and mankind are encountered on every hand, but their story as a separate people now is a subject of history and a record of the past. DOROTHY ELDRIDGE l23l

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CLASS HISTORY PART I. The Limited 42 pulled into the Freshmen station on September 7, 1938. We started with seventeen passengers but when we arrived we noticed that the Limited 42 had attracted Rose Burdick, Barbara Scott, Theodore Whitcomb, and Arthur Hammond. Because Phoebe Shirley, Mona Scholpp, Robert Herdman, Norman Short, and Stanley McAuliffe had miss- ed the last train they also boarded ours. The passengers were so thrilled with the experience of starting on this trip, that they forgot about class meetings until October 3 when the officers for the coming year were elected. They were: President .... Robert Bunten Vice President . . George Teravainen Secretary ..... Mona Scholpp Treasurer .... Phoebe Shirley Looking through the records, we find that our class dance was held on March 24, 1939. Since Arthur Hammond, Norman Short, and Stanley McAuliffe found that our accommodations were not up to their expectations, they decided to leave us. The first year of our trip was spent mostly in pregaratiin for the years that were to ccme. In June, 1959, our train pulled into the staticn which was called Vaca- tion where we were to spend the summer months. After the .ong needed rest was over, we once more boarded the Lim- ited 42 which was to take us cn to the sophomore station. In examining the passenger l-st, we missed Theodore Whitcomb and Barbara Scott, two of our former pass-angers, but found that the accom- modations of th-e Limited 42 had met the requirements of Synnove Strom, Daniel Winsor, Stuart Lagergren and Melvi-le Holmes. The President of the previous year called a meeting to elsct officers for our sophomore year. 'lhey were: Pr-esident .... George Teravainen Vice President .... Robert Bunten Secretary . . Phoebe Shirley Treasurer . . . Marguerite Chandler Historian .... Harriet McNeil From the dates submitted to the students, March 29, 1940, was chosen for our dance. The dance was very successful. As the train pulled into our mid-year term, Synnove Strom expressed her desire to leave us and go into training as a nurse. We enjoyed greatly those memorable years with their difliculties and pleasures. I will now turn the controls over to John Alden, who will continue the trip into the junior and senior stations. HELEN TAYLOR I253