Freedom Academy - Echo Yearbook (Freedom, ME)

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11 June 1, 1952 June 5, 1952 Graduation Theme Class Motto Class Colors Class Flower Richard Shibles Bertha Downer Earl Gardiner Bette Bowman Pearl Gardiner Walter Condon James Fernald BAC CALAUREATE Freedom Congregational Church GRADUATION Freedom Academy Gymnasium One world Onward To Success Blue and Silver Carnations GRADUATION PARTS Valedictory Salutatory lst Honor Essay 2nd Honor Essay 3rd Honor Essay History Address to the undergraduates Philip Steele and Beatrice Bowman Prophesy Allen Knights Will Ernest Austin, Alfreda Raven Gifts

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THE WORTH OF AN EDUCATION In my own opinion the beneiits of an education are unmeasurable. The person who gets an education must really work and use his learning in order to get even fair returns. He must always be on the alert, waiting for opportunityls knock. He must always be ready to receive and consider new ideasg and always be working to master and grow in stability, in the social and business world. A good education is the basis of one's future. Today as never before, it is the one thing that is of prime importance in obtaining almost any desirable position. Frequently many rural people will say Aw, what's the use of an eja- cashun anyhow? ,Taint no use t'a feller just livin' on a old farm! The person who says this doesn't know very much about the modern world. In fact, he's a has-been -- he's living back in the eighteenth century somewhere. He will also loudly affirm that education is only for the upper-classes, such as: big firm owners and factory employers. This person usually lives in a world by himself and does not want any- thing to do with the outside world. He is not broad-minded enough to realize that, with each day, progress is being madeg and that the standard of living is continually rising and changing. Each person of the United States should know by this time, that an ed- ucation is a vital necessity in all present day walks of life and pro- fessional work. Everyone should help to build his own, as well as other peoples', resources of learning. Education is something which we all can get, and which no one can take away from us. Janet Cole '53 LOVE IS THE VICTOR All fall I studied hard and tried to get high rank in school. You see, only those receiving high ranks could be admitted to enter the Miss River- dale contest. You must understand, it wasn't the honor of winning that drove me so hard, it was the money reward that went with it. My brother was a cripple g and without that mon- ey, I could not hope to pay for the operation that he so badly needed. Dad had not done well on his crops that year, so he could not supply the full amount needed. Tommy was only four. If he had the operation he could start school the following year. There were nine of us children, and with a family this size, money isn't so plentiful. And last night as I sat by the fire watch- ing Tommy cut out pictures from an old catalog, tears came to my eyes. I knew more than ever that I had to win. The other children all needed clothesg but, at least, they could go to school and prepare for their future.