Hodgdon High School - Aurora Yearbook (Hodgdon, ME)

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un-unnmuu:nunsununnnnnununnnnnnnnnun- LITERARY VALEDICTORY Members of the School Board, Mr. Super- intendent, Faculty, ladies and gentle- men: It is said that every rose has its thorn, every joy its under current of sorrowg cer- tain it is that the Class of 1931 finds the pleasure of achievement dimmed by the severing of school and class companion- ships. To the shortest path and the longest lane there comes an end g inevitable change brings the sad word 'farewellf We leave our school with a deep appre- ciation of the advantages it has given us. Education is capitalg by investing it wisely we may become factors in the world's pro- gress. Modern education seeks to give a three fold development and send forth students upright in character, vigorous and healthy in body, alert and trained in mind, that they may give to life the combined efforts of heart, head and hands. It is with pride that we receive our diplomas of graduation from a school that has given us this up-to-date training. We leave our school with a high regard for the dignity of labor, the toil of the hands as well as the head. All labor which tends to supply man's needs, to increase his happiness, or to elevate his nature is honor- able. Labor is the mighty magician who advances civilization through the channels of art, science, music, and inventions. It is the hope of the boys and girls of -the class of 1931 that we may join the ranks of the real workers on the field of action, for the life giving power of education was intended to fit us not for cultivated leisure, but for honorable occupation. Members of the School Board: To you we would' express our thanks for the privileges you have given us through our school, and for the courtesies extended to our class. Our school has been to us the Bank of nn----nu-nn-uns-mnvnnun-unn-nunInu1nnun-un-nnnnnn-.2 Knowledge on which we have drawn for funds. Years of the highest endeavor alone can repay the debt we owe J our Alma Mater. We give you our I. O. U. and pro- mise to repay these funds by passing on to the world the best efforts of which we are capable. Members of the Faculty: In behalf of the class of 1931 I would say that we bid you farewell with sincere regret. Your enthusiasin and kindly interest in our advancement has lightened the gloom of lessons and made classroom work a plea- sure. You have made our school mean more to us than mere walls of architectureg you have invested it with life and endowed it with the solicitous love of a real Mater. We shall ever look back with pleasure to the profitable hours We have spent under your instruction, and we hope the equipment of mind and character which you have labored faithfully to give us may be used to your honor and credit. Classmates: Though the time for fare- well is at hand and we shall meet no more as Seniors, let us not break the ties that have bound us during the happy years of work at Hodgdon High. Though we may be scattered east and west, on the prairies of the north or beneath the sunny groves of the south, let us still be loyal, devoted memlbers of the Class of 1931. Though there be a wide divergence in our thoughts and occupations, let us still be joined by the memory of these, the most joyous years of our lives. Though far from these scenes, may there never be a time when we cannot, in memory hold an reunion in our Alma Mater. Classmates, let us resolve anew amid these happy scenes, to fare forth bravely and so live that we may be proud of each other and that Hodgdon High may be proud of all of us. Let us be patriots. The young people of today hold in their hands the future of our country. There is a great need for men and women who are

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The Aurora Page Seven pestholes in Havana, fumigated the Carri- bean ports and purified things generally along the west coast of South America. They made a thorough job and Yellow Death was routed. Since 1906 not a single case of Yellow Fever has developed on our continent. No human is perfect. Most of us in our actions and methods are very-yes-ex- tremely unsystematic. We can all run our lives on a sysftematic basis. At the least we 9 W 9 argl' .vi i V93 ni: gf' can try. One cannot accomplish anything for the good of humanity or for the good of himself, without the use of system. Let us use and think well of system. Let us build our lives on a foundation as the Bridge Builder. Let us use system in regard to the cultivation of our lives. Let our associates, both people and books, be the steel frame- work of our lives. Let our lives be con- trolled, as the great universe is controlled- by God. J. C. Jenkins, '32 WDW e ts: Q? E c I 1 Gigi 226 fkwlf Q1 95 ,QA eb: gg ? , 'kg W ' vb. QU :ji ag' 20 its ,vi iq' E E fb ru: E E fi his 2 ff. .N lwmls!-lr 0 , 0 Il it

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The Aurora Page Nine willing to sacrifice their selfish desires for the good of their community and fellowmen. We need citizens who live up to the golden rule seven days of the weekg who lift a hand to the other fellow. Now, in every address that I have heard or read, the graduating class is made to believe that the world is their oyster which with their sword they shall open , and pick and choose that which they desire. Then I have watched the true results, and in almost every case, the dreams and hopes were un- realized, and the lofty castles reared with so much confidence went tumbling to the ground. The great artist in embryo, need- ing only time and opportunity to become one of the world's masters, was shining as a sign painter in his native village. The future poet, or novelist, became a reporter on the daily paper. The great opera star was leading the village choir, the great pianisrt was given piano lesson at fifty cents an hourg the future actor was teaching school, the great toe-dancer was conducting a private dancing school, the interior d-e- corator was working in a candy factory, at the minimum wage, the potential movie actress was conducting a beauty parlor, and the civil engineer was glad to accept a job as plum4ber's assistant. Afnd so, one dreamer after another h-ad fallen from the fairy pinnacles upon which they had exalted themselves. But this is a too pessimistic view. Let us look at it from another angle and judge if these people were failures. Were they able to accept responsibility? The answer decides whether or not they were failures. There is another class of people needed by this country, and every other country. The kind who are willing to accept responsibility instead of running from it and shirking it the moment it con- fronts them. The schools, at this time of the year, turn- ing out thousands of supposedly well- equipped young people ready and willing to help th-e world along, if they can do it in exactly their own way. The head of any big working establishment of whatever class, will tell you that the hardest part of his business is the finding of young men and women of dependable character. He can easily find a hundred who will obey orders, where he can find one who will assume the responsibility of seeing that the orders are faithfully carried out. It is one of the evils of society that when troubles occur every one cries out, It is not my fault, I had noth- ing to do with it. There has been for this Class of 1931 and still is for the remaining classes, a wonder- ful opportunity to train one's self in this way. If every time we were placed in a responsible position we have carried out our duties, and urged and induced others to fulfill theirs, then we probably shall be successful in later life because we have been dependable in school life. I shall quote an old saying, It is good to bear the yoke in youth. May it be said of every member of the Class of 1931 that he or she has never proved recreant to a trust. Let us pay our debt to our school by years of noble living. Then, here is a smile for the future, And for our parting, a sigh, Here's a God speed and bon voyage, And to all a fond good bye. John E. Oakes '31 'THE SALUTATORY Members of the School Board, Faculty, Mr. Superintendent, Classmates, Ladies, and Gentlemen: The class of 1931 extends to you a most cordial greeting and welcomes you to this, the laying of the final milestone along the journey of high school. For four long years-yet speedy as we look back upon their passing-we have work-ed for and looked forward to these closing scenes in our career as students of high school. For four years our little fleet has been sailing calmly in the harbor, riding the ripples of school work and pleasure, basking in the sunshine of our teachers' commendation and occasionally fretting in the clouds of their wrath. Today we weigh our anchors and begin the voyage into the sea of action where each one of us must steer his craft toward the :goal cf the future.