Gardiner Area High School - Quill Yearbook (Gardiner, ME)

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. -K-K-K EDITORIALS 4 THE QUILL OUR CRUISE ON THE G, H. S. We, the seniors, are on the last lap of our journey, we are approaching the final port. Since we first started our trip on the UG. H. S , we have been hoping and praying for the time when we could get off the ship for the last time. Now that the time when we dock is almost here, we would like to start our cruise all over again. But-fTime marches on. For the underclassmen there still remain two or three ports. At these ports they probf ably will sigh with relief as soon as they land, tired and weary. But if the part of the crew that is older could have a second chance, I am sure that we would make more of our cruise. From the standpoint of knowledge, I think we would listen more attentively to the cap' tain's commands, we probably would try to learn as much as we could while working in the enginefroom or on the deck. The sailors would really enjoy the work they do every day, I'm sure. For the most part, we would look forward to the next stop, but at the same time we would concentrate on today instead of thinking of tomorrow. After the boat has carried us to each harbor, most of us forget that we must go back on board ship again. In the harbor we enjoy the release from routine, but as the clock rolls around, we dread the time when we must return. Again, if we could do it all over, we would understand that working and studying bring enjoyment as well as satisfaction-the satis' faction of knowing that it is the work that we do today that will carry us through tomorrow. When there is a heavy storm in midfocean, who is it that gets wet and injured? It is not only the sailors, there are also the ofhcers who try so hard to keep us on our course. They spend their spare time and evenings tryf ing to educate us in different lines-debating, dramatics, public speaking, and athletics. We must think of these ofhcers after we have gone ashore for the last time. Our adf visers have been very kind and thoughtful. I wonder if we do as much towards better' ing our ship HG. H. S. as we should. Do we all scrub as many decks as we should? Do we keep our staterooms as tidy as possible? I.et's try harder to be on the lookout for im' provements. If we don't the time is coming when the NG. H. S. will no longer sail with the fleet on the high seas. It will always be in the harbor, while .other vessels are having a good time skimming along over the waves. Underclassmen, your trip is not over yet. Try hard to get as much out of the last lap as you can. Your future depends upon it. One ship sails east, and another sails west, With the selfsame winds that blow, 'Tis the set of the sails And not the gales That determine the way they go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of fate, As we voyage along through lifeg 'Tis the set of the soul That decides the goal, And not the calm or the strife. -E. W. Wilcox I PLEDGE ALLEGIANOEE I noticed the other morning in assembly, as we stood to salute the flag, just how much respect was given it. More than half of us stood slumped, ready to sit as soon as the pledge was over, of the other half, onefthird talked or whispered, saying it halffheartedlyg due respect was paid by the remaining two' thirds only. This flag and this pledge must mean something to us. Most of us repeat it without thinking-through force of habit. Few of us ever stop to consider just what it means. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America ...... It is the duty of every citizen to proclaim his allegiance in return for political rights and

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ttill Published by the Students of Gardiner High School, Gardiner, Maine Volume Twenty-one JUNE, Nineteen Forty-one Number One Editor . Assistant Editor Business Manager Assistant Business Literary . Alumni folges Athletics . School News Senior junior Sophomore . Freshman . Manager QUILL STAFF DEPARTMENT EDITORS CLASS RE PORTERS Pauline Fuller Janette Manson Ruth Patterson Mary Ann Demers Grace Greenlaw Margaret Ladner Virginia Wise Perley Betts Mary Goud Murray Shepard Robert Jacobs Marguerite Wood Mary Anne Dineen TYPISTS: Dorothy Whittier, Gertrude Farnham, Doris Colby QUILL STAFF

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THE QUILL 5 privileges. These privileges, such as freedom of speech, press, and religion, are rights granted to the people by a constitutional form of government. And to the republic for which it stands. . The republic for which this flag stands is our country. The supreme power is held by our people, and is exercised by representatives elected by, and responsible to us. 'LOne nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Our nation is divided, but only into states. It is not separated. It could not be, because our cause is a united one-liberty and justice for all. Liberty is freedom from restraint or compulsion, the power to do as one chooses. Justice, on the other hand, is the rendering to everyone his due, just treatment, be it reward or punishment, regardless of race or creed. If we had just one more chance to salute the flag, we would pay much more respect. We would realize how much it means to us. We do not idolize our flag as a god, we respect it because it is the symbol of our freedom. Let us stand erect, eyes on the flag, and say the pledge as if we meant it, glad that we are Americans. -Y--Doris Colby, '41 THE VALUE OF DRAMATICS There are many things to be said in favor of dramatics. It is a proven fact that you get from anything about what you put into it. I have found that this is true of acting. Last year something prompted me to try out for the junior play, That was what awakened me to the fact that acting truly is interesting. This year I made the Dramatic Club and actually got more pleasure from it than from anything else in my days at Gardiner High. If a person is naturally good at things of that sort, he owes it to his school to give them his efforts, if, on the other hand, he is a little bashful about such things, he owes it to him' self to overcome this fault. It is a wonderful gift to be able to talk when occasion requires it, and I actually know of business men who pay big money for training of this type. Isn't it much more sensible for us to obtain this training now for nothing? Everyone, I don't care who he is, likes to be complimented. If we do something and know we did it well, it pleases us to know someone else appreciates the fact. Believe me, there is a thrill greater than a roller coaster ride when you are acting behind the footlights. There is plenty of work too, but I assure you that if you put in your best effort, you will be rewarded. This work has also made me more conscious of my English. Cne must use good English in this highly educated world, and one of the best places to get training outside of the classf room is in plays or public speaking. The Dramatic Club is losing many experif enced members this year, and this means there will be vacancies to be filled. We need memf bers who are interested in acting, interested enough to work to obtain the many gifts it has to offer. I have outlined only a few of the advantages of belonging to the Club, but I sincerely hope that some of you will be inf spired to come and claim the many things it has to offer you. -james Desmond, '41