Hilo High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Hilo, HI)

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Challenge to Yesterday Hilo High Gears to All-Out nav. A single day. A single fateful day. A single fate- ful, red-letter day that was only to have been another of youthis gay todays, come of yesterdays' much anticipated tomorrows. A red-letter day shrouded in blackg red as only the gory blood spilling and staining its hours can be red, black as only the treachery and guile which inspired the sinister diabolatry cloud bursting from once peaceful sunshiny skies, can be black. Of course Hilo High school does t'Remember Pearl Harbor. 'I'oo much has been changed for her to forget. Swift surging changes that sweep her along the current of all-out demands, while she yet seeks to steady her keel, and keep straight her bearing on the tried and true, the American way. For even as she meets the ever increasing summons for tl1e prosecution of victory, she must the more firmly hold to the bases of democracy's compulsive, an educated citizenry schooled in the fundamentals of freedom and free- dom's peace. She must the more securely build faith and confidence in the tenets of liberty while she channels youthful energy and talent into fields of critical and immediate war needs, and directs student purpose to the early conclusion of an Allied victory, for well she knows that except that the United Nations win, she could not hope for the perpetuation of her ideals and her democracy. To a campus right in line of combat tire, how grave the responsibility to stabilize student thought, action and outlook, in the im- minence of ever threatening enemy activity. he-3 Wifi Q-up Storehouse of know- ledge . , . -references, novels. biographies, ina- gzlzines, maps, the world at your iingertips.

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PRlNClPAL'S ALOHA As Seniors, returning to school last September, you accepted a real challenge. It was one which was very dijjficult to face. Many of you left jobs which paid a good salary. Besides the salary you were gaining the satisfaction of being a vital part of the great all-out war pro- gram. Many questioned your judgment in giving all this up to return to school. Most of you have met this challenge in a most exemplary manner. You have shown the most skepti- cal, that you had a purpose in making this choice. In most cases we have been proud of your accomplishments. Some have fallen by the way, it is true,' some have gone into other work, some are now in the Army. Whereever you are and whatever you do we hope that you will have gained much from your acceptance of the great challenge. As you leave us may you carry with you the best wishes for your continued success. ELVIS B. RHOADS

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