Ipswich High School - Tiger Yearbook (Ipswich, MA)

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PAULINE WITHAM Pauline is the ])rettiest g ' irl in the senior class and is also very popular. She was ambitious and went to work in the Mill Office. We want to say we missed her and the life she added to Room IV. Pauline has been the mainstay of social committees and is outstanding in all she does ; Leading lady in the Senior Play ; Vice-president of Athletic Association ; Commercial Club; Glee Club. 25

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Graduation Essays AMERICA AMONGST THE NATIONS Since time immemorial this earth has l)een the scene of strug’g ' les for existence and for su])remacy. Primeval man fought wild beasts, early Roman conquered Greek, Teuton ousted Celt. Spain, France, England followed each other in ra])id succession as mistress of the world. It is the period during which England was crowding out France that first in- terests us. It was then that hardy xA.nglo- Saxons laid the foundation and formed the nucleus of this great nation. Even they sought the very privileges that to- day form the seceret of successful and powerful government of our magnificent republ ic. Yet it is a far cry from their few meagre settlements at the heads of bays and on the banks of rivers adjacent to the sea to our present vast land dotted with huge cities of industrious inhabi- tants aggregating a total population of over one hundred ten millions. Having first proved their unshaken determina- tion to uphold their rights and liberty, these first x mericans adopted the well- known American unpremeditated im- perialism. Disa])proval of forming for- eign alliances was declared and followed by the decree of the policy “hands off” to Euro])ean powers. Such independence was unquestioned by the addressed na- tions. Henceforward the United States was recognized as a growing power to be considered in all international affairs. America’s im])erialism has never been a plotted and foreseen seizure of territory. Rather has it merely evolved from a per- fectly natural desire and impulse for the next thing beyond. Closely following this ])olicv, the territory increased by leaps and bounds through ])urchases and seiz- ures necessary for the defense of the commonwealth. Boundaries were fixed on the north by treaties with our amic- able neighbors, the British, and on the south by rather inij erious annexation until continental United States attained its ])resent expanse. Although a house divided against it- self must fall, it can be rebuilt more strongly than ever and of the same ma- terial. This was proved sixty odd years ago by the bloodiest civil war of all time succeeded by a marvelous reconstruc- tion. The finished product was an indis- solul)le Union which j ressed forward more readily to the task of carrying on the work of the rei)ublic on this conti- nent. The American sphere of power and influence elsewhere resulted later when it became necessary to acquire or control various small dependencies of other countries both for their own protection and for the defense of our increasing commercial and social growth. However, the Great ar was the deciding factor in the tendency toward the world su- ]U ' emacy of the United States. Today this great democratic nation stands at the head of the list ready to meet all comers. She is even ])repared to challenge Great Britain’s claim as mis- tress of the seas. The United States is the creditor of the world today not merely in a pecuniary sense but also as the deliverer of the Old World from tyr- annical autocracy. Of such vast import- ance is she that she has become the key- stone of the structure of international affairs. Holding protectorates and naval bases all over the world, she should be equal to any situation that arises at home or abroad. Such has become ‘‘the government of the people, by the people, for the ])eo])le !” Nevertheless, this republic, driven by the impulse toward greater heights of success, owes its ])remier ])osition not to its government as a government alone. It is to the nation as a ])eople and to the nation as a country that it must look for inspiration. There have l)eeen instilled in the great American ])eople certain ideals and ])rincipals as a guiding light. The fundamentals which formed the corner- 27