Houlton High School - North Star Yearbook (Houlton, ME)

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the American college. Education must be maintained at any cost! WHY THE YOUTH OF TODAY MUST PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE Today we are the youth of the nation- tomorrow we will be her citizens. Many of the boys of this generaton are giving their lives to our country, and it is up to us, the rest of the youth, to see that those boys didn't do it for a worthless cause. It is for us to study and learn how to become good citizens, to find out what is best for our country, and to learn that it ls up to the individual, not the next fellow, to do what has to be done. How are we going to know what is right if we don't study past history and find out what others did wrong? Certainly experience is a good teacher, but the question is too important to leave entirely up to the experience- we get while we ruin the country. It is the experience of others who have come before us by which we must profit. The responsibility of setting this country right after the war is going to fall on our shoulders. As future citizens we must learn now how to vote intelligently. We should know how to find out which man is going to work for us and whzich one is going to work for himself. If we don't learn now the evils of voting for the man who talks the best, or looks the best or promises the most, how will we ever know when we reach the age to vote? The last generaton fought a war which they thought was to end all wars, but they made mistakes lin their postwar problems. We cannot blame themg they did what they thought was right: but we can blame anyone who, not studying enough about the last war, wants to do the same thing this time. It's up to us to see that this gen- eration doesn't fight its war for nothing. - L. A. H. WE THE PEOPLE It is in times like these that we Amari cans should get behind the wheel and push, push with all our strength, ability, and will-power. In this case there must be- there can be- no shlrkers. No man, woman, or child can be excluded from the plan to- ward victory. I know that we all must feel this, we all realize thris, and yet there are still a few citizens in this country of ours, who- oh yes, they buy defense stamps, they live beside a family who has a son in the army and the- father is an air raid warden, but they complain all the time about the short- age of gasoline, the rationing of sugar and coffee, and finally they can see absolutely no need of the rationing of food or shoes. The wife doesn't like to serve cake with- out frosting to her bridge club, and the husband grumbles because he has to walk to work in the morning. To take an attitude such as this is un- American. I cannot see why anyone would mind making a few sacrflfices, which after all cause them little inconvenience com- pared wvith what is going on in other countries of the world. If we Americans do not learn to do without things wllldngly, we will be forced to do without them any- way. It cis through the rationing of these necessary articles and food that we will supply the armed forces with materials which will help bring about victory soon- er than it could otherwise be accomplshed. However, if it 'ls not altogether the ab- solute necessity of these materials in the war effort that will convlince them, just let them think of all the boys who won't come back to enjoy the peace we have won. Let them think of all the parents the world over who will have no son, but will be proud anyway, knowing that their son died for his country and liberty. Does it not seem narrow-minded to you that we should worry about a little sugar when some young man, maybe that boy next door, is fighting for his life this very minute? Freedom 'ls our heritage-let us protect it and insure it for the coming generations. P. R. R.

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THE SENIOR GIRLS Editorials EDUCATION lN A WORLD AT WAR By Bryce Lambert what place will advanced education hold during and after this war? That prob- lem is without doubt one of the most vital that we. as sensible Americans, nmst solve hcforo it is too late. The position of the public high school in the oducational system is assured, be- cause it is the high school in a town 01' city that carries on so many war projects. llowcvcr, the place to be held by colleges and uniivcrsities is doubtful. Our schools of higher learning have been the Victims oi a great deal of unjust criticism. Those who attack these linstitutions desire radical changes, and some even advocate their closing, with schools of manual education taking their place. l am certain that those attaclicrs have never had the advantages offcrod hy such schools, for no man could ever entertain such a thought if he were an intelligent college graduate. Let us View the type of country that the United States would be if it maintained no institutions of advanced learning. If the necessary facts were the only ones taught. we would cease to be an intelligent people thriving with 11ew ideas and new advancements in progress. We would know only how to work with our hands-our miinds would cease to work. We would be the followers of those few educated people who might gain control of our government: we would be led instead of leading. ls not that the present position of the Axis countriies? Are not we fighting against ignorance and tyranny and fear? Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the University of Virginia and our third Pres- ident, said, The last hope of human lib- erty in the world rests on us, the Ameri- cans. Only by being an educated and i11- telligent people can we keep faith as a living motto. We must not fail those who have died to promote our cause - to fight for that human liberty. Our success must be guaranteed, and we must realize that one of our strongest guards to success is

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Senior Class History ln the fall ot' 1939 tliei'e migrated from .Iunior lligh to the Senior High School building a group of youngsters. Because we were all very timid, not iuuch was acc- omplished our first year. NVe elected class officers as follows: president, Bob Ander- song vice-president, Winnie Millerg secre- tary., Don McNuttg and treasurer, Margie Watson. Our outstanding athletes were Bob Anderson, Dick Niles, and Don McNutt. After becoming acquainted with Latin verbs along with algebra symbols, we pro- ceeded to the sophomore rooms. The same class officers prevailed in our sophomore year, but---we elected king and queen candidates for the circus, Dick Niles and Winnie Miller. XVe participated in our speakingcontestandthis showed still more ot' our hidden talent. We had matched up Phil and llob, but some of the girls liked senior boys .loyce and Phil, Winnie and Late, Margie and Buck. Juniors I I Now we were really in the lime-light. Dick played with the Varsity and a mighty good player be was! This was the year we thought we would grow np. The girls wore high heels, and the boys began to take their romances seriously. Our queen candidate was Margie Watson and our king. Albert Madigan. Our senior year opened with a bang!! Ilationing! Then came the scrap drive with privates, sergeants, and lieuteuants. Also the Uurtis campaiign, headed by Buzzy Gardiner finished with total receipts of 31.383, and a net school profit of S468.86. This was the greatest amount ever earned in Hi. ll. S. After oui' class officers had served three years, we decided they were tired. In their places were put Albert Mad- igan, presideutg Pat Russell, vice-presi- dent: secretary, Dick Nilesg Barb MacNair treasurer. Mac--, long. lean, and lJl0Ild--- sure show- ed us how to play basketball. Donnie McNutt was in there a'fightin', too. Dick Niles, the All Aroostook Ace , headed the league with 101 points. Galloping after him was good ole Bolicky Berry with 73 points. But where would our champs have been tif it hadn't been for their man- ager, .loe Vt'ilcox? The senior play, Plane Crazy , was excellent with Al, Pat and Winnie doing their stuff. But they were not alone. Lois, as Julie, proprietor tessb of Julie's Gyp SENIOR PLAY CAST