Greenville High School - Chrysalis Yearbook (Greenville, ME)

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24 THE CHRYSALIS is the only way to build strength and life into the United Nations and grad- ually to enlarge its scope and increas its power. There is no other way by which the United Nations can become a true world society and realize the hopes that are placed upon it. Mary Smith 'lib Source: The United Nations Headline Series No. 56 By: Edward Stettinius CAN I TAKE ADVERSE CRITICISM I can usually take adverse criticism cheerfully. If it is about me, I usually try to correct the fault, if I think th criticism is true. If the criticism is not true, I put up an argument. Mo, criticism is true, so I thank the persoi. for telling me before it is too late ani l immediately plan to correct the fault. There are some people who canno. take criticism sensibly and they re gard it as an insult. People of thi sort are usually narrow-minded. think most people are thankful fox criticism, but, of course, that depen, upon the type of criticism. Mary may criticize Sue's cloth. smply because she is jealous of he. Naturally, Sue would not appreciati this because she knows it is not true. But if Dot told Clara she walked like : cow, and it were true, Clara should thank Dot and try to walk better. In other words, true criticism is usual appreciated, and untrue criticism usually caused by jealousy, and f not appreciated by anyone. Joan Porter '50 WHY THE SKUNK HAS A WHITL STRIPE in the land of the animals there once lived a family of skunks. They were a peaceful family and never troubled anyone. It was on a dark and rainy nigh. when all the skunks were out playin. that something unusual happened. A ruccoon had sneaked into the house o, a nearby farmer and stolen a bag of flour and had then dragged it up into a small tree near where the skunks were playing. Just as the skunks were having the best fun they heard a noise in the tree and stepped closer to see what was causing it. As they came in un- uer the tree in which the raccoon was hiding, aa. spray of fine white powder came softly down and landed on the backs of the skunks. The soft rain that was falling was ,,ust enough to make the flour sticky and it stuck to the fur on their backs and tails of the skunks in a wide stripe. Since they are descendants of this first family all skunks now have this identifying stripe on their backs and if you will look closely the next time you meet a skunk you'will see that this white fur closely resembles flour. C. Church '11 IN DEFENSE OF RAINY DAYS I don't see why people grumble s' when they wake up in the mornini and find that it is raining, and has been raining for some time. I really enjoy rainy days. It gives me time to do odd jobs, which if it were always

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THE CHRYSALIS 23 play basketball, football, and other sports, the strength and endurance o- the individual is developed. He acquires speed, .co-ordination, and control of his body and mind. Cour- age and determination are broughi forth. In addition sportsmanship and character are formed. The best sports are the ones that require team play, for teamwork is one of the greatest assets of athletics. In most jobs the ability to work to gether with other people is required, and the training received in playing a game such as football develops this ability. In a school or college sport: provide a rest from studies and bring forth school spirit. Although it is a good thing to be able to take a defeat, it is not always desirable to lose. A winning team boosts the morale of both the players and the fans and keeps up the inter- est in the sport. In order to have such a team, the players must have full development of strength, endurance, speed, a good coach, and a lot of luck. There is a wide variety of sports in which people can participate. Base- ball, hockey, football, basketball, swimming, skating, boxing, wrestling, running, fishing, and hunting are only a few of the many kinds of sports. Sports can be used to prevent juv- enile delinquency. If boys and girls take an ardent interest in building a successful team, they will not spend their time doing harm. ' Robert Diehl, -17 YOU AND THE UNITED NATIONS The first meeting of the United Nations was held in Feb. 1946. The General Assembly adopted a reso- lution on the public information policy initiated by the United States dele- gation that began with the words: The United Nations cannot achieve the purpose for which it had been created unless the peoples of the world are fully informed of its aims and activities. That sentence alone is what holds the United Nations tn- gether. The people have got to back them up in order to get success. They have already won the faith of the people by letting them discuss things such as some of the issues involved between the conclusion of the Dum- barton Oaks conversations and the end of the San Francisco Conference. For the United Nations to keep on being successfulya clear public under- standing of the opportunities and limiEitions inherent in the United Nations structure is an essential foundation. The United Nations have different specialized agencies such as: the Food and Agriculture Organization. the International Labor Organization. and others either now in being or to be created. The United Nations was created to help us deal with the danger, difficul- ties and disagreements we knew would be waiting for us when the fighting stopped. We are shocked and discouraged because the mere establishment of the United Nations has not banished them. We should not be because the problems with which the United Nations must deal are nourished by six years of war and it will take years to resolve and adjust these problems. The processes of international col- laboration are hard and slow, but this

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THE CHRYSALIS 25 sunny and pleasant, would never be finished. I like to sit in the house by a window and watch people stepp- ing into puddles, and running for shelter when a sudden shower hits. But, most of all I enjoy walking in the woods after the rain has stopped, smelling the flowers and trees, and feeling the welcome sun. E. Whitney '49 PAINTING FLOORS Having been told that painting a floor was a very simple process, my friend and I decided to learn-at the expense of our hostess. The first thing .nat had to be done was to get the point. Of course, paint was rathe. scarce at this time, so we spent the entire morning going to every hard ware store in town. We finally found .hc kind and the color and starter, numeward, carrying a gallon-can oi floor enamel. Though most people inform you t always follow directions, in this case is was not the thing to do. The direc- .ions read: Mix with 1021 turpen- tins. So, we did, and it was our first mistake. 'Ihe painters who were hired to do the apartment were coming the nex day, so we thought if we could ge the first coat on one of the floors that afternoon, it would be a great help The painters could do the second coai tomorrow. After dinner we started our work and soon found that painting was not such a soft job. To begin with, thc paint was so thin that it did not eve cover up the old color on the floor. You are forever getting paint wherc it is not supposed to be, especially oi: the mopboards, not to mention getting it all over yourself. But these are only minor details-wait until the next morning when your legs and back are so lame that you can t get out of bed-your bones creak and grind with every move. We arose in time for dinner but ate standing up, as we were afraid that if we sat down we would never get up again. At one-fifteen the painters arrived. 'lhey took one look at the floor and groaned, What happened? Who could do such a thing? It looks as though it had been painted with tur- pentine! When we explained that we had followed directions exactly for mixing .ne paint we were properly informed ,hat anyone who knows anything a. all about painting would certainly .mow by just looking at the paint tha. I. was thin enough in the first place. They did it all over and also did three other floors. I really can't see where they did a better job but it did .ook more as a floor should when they had finished. They were paid by thi hour and being young and lazy had to stop for a smoke every fifteen min- utes. All I can say is Never attempt painting a floor even if you can folloi directions. ' HAVEN Oh, give me a Cottage in the hills, A place where flowers grow A place among the rocks and rllls, A place few people know. in a setting like that I'd be content. It would be home for me. Though lt be not of great extent '1 hat's where I'd yearn to be.