Franklin High School - Voice Yearbook (Franklin, ME)

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THE Vorca 33 social approval and the recognition by one's associates that the circle, whether large or small, in which one llves and works, is the better for one's having been in it. To do all this does not require a large financial income. Too many relatively poor people have lived and are living, what I call, successful lives to warrant my inclusion of wealth as a primary requisite to success. May I close by Wishing you and your col- leagues in school a happy year and a very successful future. Sincerely yours, Walter H. Blaisdell. , Success Success can not be measured In terms of wealth and weal, Of power, pomp and circumstance, Or arms of shining steel. Success, my friends, is measured By pride in work well dome, By self-respect and virtue, By Joy in victories won. Success can not be purchased Nor yet be left to fate. Success will never visit The ones who sit and wait. Success is bought with courage, wan honor, clear and bngnt, With honest perspiration, With visicm and foresight. -James Bernard Sprague, 'l9. Success comes as a result of making the most of one's abilities and opportuni- ties. To achieve success, one must depend upon one's own personal qualities, such as lndustriousness, initiative, enduance, re- liability and efhciency. There is no doubt that the first point mentioned above is' the keynote to true success. Industriousness in the little things, as well as the big, makes progress move more steadily. Of course this must be continuous and not spasmodic. There can be no progress without industry and no success without progress. - 1 If all the other qualities are present, but one lacks the will to go ahead and do a thing for oneself, the other abilities are ineffective. ' One must be able to withstand the dis- appointments, failures, and long hours ol tedious work, because endurance is essen- tial to success. Reliability is one of the greatest neces- sities in acquiring success. A person may have the capacity and knowledge to per- form a certain duty, but if he cannot be relied upon to do it at the time agreed, his work is of no consequence. Many a person wastes time through lack of efficiency and organization. If he en- deavors to do his work well and use his time to the best advantage, success is more certain. If a person has the qualities of indus- triousness, initiative, endurance, reliability, and efficiency, success for him is immin- ent. ' B - '- -Julia Swan, '36. ., Providence Bible Institute 110 State Street Providence, Rhode Island Dear Students of Franklin High School: It hardly seems P0ssible that five years have sped by since my days of student ac- tivityg yet we are W191 Time and tide wait for no man, e - 5.

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32 THE VOICE jj it. If you are willing to strive with all the splendid energy that nearly all young people are blessed with, and reach for the very highest goal in life, your efforts will be rewarded. -Freda Taylor, '23. Bryant 8a Stratton Commercial School is situated in the heart of Boston, being near the Boston Public Library, the Boston Pub- lic Gardens, the Art Museum, the capitol building of Massachusetts, and other im- portant buildings. 'I'his school is ranked with the best in New England. It has very high standards for a person to receive a certificate of di- plomacy from the school. To obtain this certificate. an average rank of eighty-iive is required. It has an enrollment of over 600 stu- dents. One may study almost any subject in the secretarial or stenographic courses, such as bookkeeping, typing, English, shorthand, income tax, salesmanship, of- fice practice, and many other subjects used in business departments. I think Bryant 8a Stratton has a tenden- cy to like Maine teachers. During the time I have been there, I have met several teachers from Maine. A few are Miss Young, from Lamoineg Mr. Spurling, from Cranberry Isles, and Mr. Sprague, from Bath. Mr. Alman spends his summers in South Surry. Many students come from Maine and other states near and far. 'When I met a girl from Hawaii, I decided I wasn't very far from home. Pupils come to school by subway, street cars and train. The rates are lowered con- siderably by purchasing monthly tickets. School begins in the morning at 9 o'clocl: and the session ends at 2:15, with a half- hour for lunch. I have enjoyed this type of study very much and I hope to 'finish the course. I know I shall remember the days at Frank- lin high school, and the fun we had on basketball trips and other activities. -Roxie Bragdon, '37. Dear Alumni: From my past experience I find several things of importance for you all. Whatever you do, be faithful, work hard, be honest, and make friends, they will help in the time of need. A friend of mine found for me the position which I now hold as bill collector for the Robert's Motor Company. I enjoy my work very muchg my hours are long, but interesting. -Clyde A. Bragdon. Success To different people, success has different meanings. As the years go by, one's ideas of what it means to succeed, change. Many people at some time in their lives think of success in terms of material wealth, others, in terms of power to con- tzol the destinies of othersg still others, in terms of personal pleasures or ambotion. 'Ihese are merely typical instances of a long list. I am inclined to believe that most people, having arrived at maturity, look upon suc- cess as the achievement, to at least a moderate degree, of many things. I am including only two of these here. First, there is the life occupation at home, in business or in the professions, that will permit the maintenance of self-respect and the sense of a job well done from day to day. Secondly, there is the desire for

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34 THE Vo1cE Many of you undoubtedly are looking forward with a note of joy and regret in- termingled at the thought of your school days soon to be ended. I find myself looking forward also to graduationg for this is the last of the three-years' course I have happily been privileged to take at the Providence Bible Institute. ' ' ' It is the desire of each individual to at- tain successg yet, how vague is the meaning of success to the countless millions who are riding the wave of uncertainty today! I am reminded of the morals of the Lord to the valiant warrior Joshua, The book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouthg but thou shall meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do ac- cording to all that is written thereing for then thou shalt make thy Way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. I believe that this is the type of success that God would have us attain by search- ing, accepting, and believing in His Son Jesus and by following in His footsteps. ' William Lyon Phelps, professor of Eng- lish literature emeritus, of Yale University, in his book, Human Nature and the Bible, says: A college education without a knowledge of the Bible is not so valua- ble as a knowledge of the Bible without a college education. I would not have you consider for a moment that I discourage college training and education in higher spheres, for I am planning to enter a uni- versity to .secure more training to be used in His service. My best wishes go to the students of Franklin high school. May they a.chieve a success which will honor their school name. Sincerely yours, -Sumner D. Crabtree, '33, Q Q ,xx E,.N Sdiri, 9 o J X EXCHANGES Franklin High School wishes to thank many schools who have kindly exchanged year books with us. Much enjoyment has been derived from these as well as helpful suggestions. Looking at the basketball and baseball groups is most interesting to team members because' it is fun to find the person against whom each played. In order that we might make our school paper more interesting, we would welcome any criticisms that other schools could give us. The school hopes that every reader of The Voice, enjoys it as well as We have enjoyed other school papers, and that another year We may have even more exchanges. -Exchange Editor.