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e Seniors BETTY JANE SMITH President of Class of 1 940
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Editorial The radio is hiaring a commentary on the war, some one in Belgium: states that Rotterdam is in iiames. Yet outside my window everything is caim. The hreeze stirs the trees iightiy when it comes, hut the air is heavy and warm. it is as ii there are two worids, one at war, one at peace, so iar removed are we from Europe and its contiagration. A casuai visitor at Hiiisdaie might maice a simiiar ohservation, HHOW isoiated, how far re- moved from the triais of the day the giris are here. But how wrong she would hei For at schooi we are a complete community. Marshals and traffic giris supervise the corridors, stewards manage the iunch room. We have a governing councii eiected hy the student body: speciai committees organize our art, dramatic and vocai work, and these are appointed hy councii. When there are coniiicts they are regulated hy discussion and conference. If the Goids heat the Greens in hocicey, the Greens do not ciuh their opponents with their sticics. We have iearned to give and taice. Vveii-informed iecturers give us every angie of nationai and international affairs which we discuss and then iorm our own conclusions. in argu- ments over such vitai questions as graduation dresses, the majority ruies. Yes, we are weii-rounded in our iiie at Hiiisdaie: prejudice and provin- ciaiism are not Hiiisdaiian qualities. Civilization and cuiture are weii preserved among us. No, I am not afraid as we nineteen graduate from our country schooi that the worid wiii overpower us with its compiexities, for we are weii aware oi them now. I oniy hope that we Wiii not iaii our heritage of toier- ance and vision. We must not hend heiore the intrigue and hate so preva- ient today. in the years of reconstruction that must come aiter this war we wiii have to ilight harder than our parents fought for the ideals we have heen taught to cherish. Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief ........ ........ B ETTY FREYHOF Literary Editor ....... ................ M ARIBELLE TYREE Art Editor ........,.... ........ M ARY HELEN LUHRMAN Business Manager ...... ......... S UZANNE SHEPHERD , Umm. STRAEHLEY Iunlor Representatives ..... .... AURELIA MCINTYRE
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