Falmouth High School - Crest Yearbook (Falmouth, ME)

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NATIONAL DEFENSE How many times have you heard this phrase uI'm doing my part, Ilm buying war bonds, and stamps, and I am in Civilian Defense, what more can I do?n You can do much more Mr. and Mrs. America, there is something else much more precious, national morale, If it is low the defense units are greatly lessened. One of the best ways to keep up moral is to keep cFeerful. Instead of grumbling over every little thing, and complaining about everything the government is doing that you dislike or is unusual --Why not keep quiet. Or better yet praise the government for the good job it is doing. Many of us are complaining that we are losing many of our rights as American citizens and we are drifting towards distatorship, but this is just propaganda. Certainly we have many restrictions now, but these are necessary in an all out war such as we are fighting. Many of us are unknowingly giving invaluable aid to the enemy by spreading rumors of scandal in the govern- mentg military and naval defeats, unpreparedness of our fighting forces, and many other things equally disasterous to national morale. Let's really got behind the government, buying war bonds and stamps is a swell idea but not enough so lets NKeep Them Flying, and Keep Smi1ing.N BLACKOUT Blackout, blackout! it was screamed by sirens, moaned by bells, and shouted by noisy horns. The Portland area grew dimmer by seconds, until in a few minutes one could hardly recognize any particular building. All this oc- cured on April 24, 1942 between 9:50 and 9:50 P.M. o'c1ock Portland and its adjacent towns were witnessing then their first official blackout. To most people the warning signal was a cue for them to immediately assemble blackout curtains, blankets or boards over all windows in rooms whore light was to be seen. They stayed in these rooms for the duration,--twen- ty minutes. A few people preferred to take the whole affair as a joke, and left their lights on as usual. These folks were greatly astonished and somewhat ashamed when their Air Raid Warden or policeman demanded their lights out. The houses went black immediately. It is hoped by authorities that if necessity should require more blackouts that all past slackers will have waked up. It seems to me that a twenty minute or even an all night electrical blackout is a fairly small thing con- pared to a permanent spiritual, political, and social 'blackout. Such a blackness would follow the defeat of this country. Let's do our part while there is still time

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Thomas Meehan Athletic Coun. Pres. 43 Basketball 5,43 Baseball 5,43 Indoor Track 5,43 Swimming 5,43 Year Book 5,43 Outdoor Track 5,4. Tommy is the flash of Falmouth, the break- er of many feminine hearts, and he also has done a lot in the line of sports and what a line. He is one of the most im- portant boys in the senior class. He has been in all sports and given plenty of time and energy to help us win. Rosie Villacci Basketball l,2,5,43 Softball 3,45 Outing Club 53 Volleyball 2. Versatile Rosie does two jobs at once-she practically cheerleads while playing the kind of basketball that puts F. H. S. in the championship class. Nancy Hawkes ' Basketball 1,2,5,4f Orchestra l,2,53 Swim- ming 5,43 Softball 1,2,3Q Volleyball 1,2f Varsity 5,43 Track 13 Yearbook 53 Outing Club l,2,53 Home Ec. Club 13 Camera Club 1. Nancy's ambition is to be a physical edu- cation teacher and' by the way she has taken over some of the classes at F. H. S. and entered sports, we believe she will make a success of herself in that field. 6 ' Margaret Dafgett Glee Club lg Volleyball lg Outing Club l. Big-hearted Margaret is a Falmouth insti- tution. Largest place in said heart is 4 reported to be occupied by part of the U. S. Army. Another reason why we'll win the war. Marilyn Chesney Qlass Play 23 Outing Club l,2,5,43 Home Ec. Club 23 Yearbook 4. Golden-haired Marilyn is the stand-by of the class-though she's quiet, we can de- pend always on her action, efficient, pleasant, and courteous. Lillian Hutchinson Cheerleading 43 Glee Club 43 Volleyball l,2,53 Softball 2,53 Dramatic Club l,2,53 School Paper 23 Class Officer l,2,53 School Marshall 2,5. Lillian has such a forceful voice on the cheerleading squad you would hardly ex- pect her to be modestly quiet ln class, but she certainly ls. Those who know her say that she is as mood a friend as she looks.

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I:'l'-IE PANTS Pants! Pantsl Pantsl not a skirt in the group Where are the girls? Oh, they are still there only they converted from skirts to slacks. What has happened to the feminine sex? That is the question every male is asking. The feminine selves in an er sex could continue the Schools farce? You bet! having nslack troublen should sex are evidently trying to rejuvenate themr outlandish sort of way. If some of the fair- see themselves as others see them, would they install a few full length mirrors at strategic points around the build- ing. Or better still if the boys wished a quick retreat they might model the latest creation in girls skirts. Yes, the girls definitely have one good argument for wearing slacks--the conserving of silk stockings, but the girls could wear skirts minus silk stockings with lt. If the girls want to go completely not abolish all make-up and the other marks accept nHarvard haircuts' as a standard hair h Bit if you wish to win the admiration and get away masculine why of femininity do. of the males act like girls, instead of tomboys in creased pantaloons. ENEQWJTI raw we Q -V ' I 'flll M. Bates '45