John Bapst High School - Bapstonian Yearbook (Bangor, ME)

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SAVING Many of us are planning to work this summer. How many of us, though, intend to save part of our earnings? Perhaps we've never pondered long enough on this thought. A great number of us plan to attend college. Wouldn't it be something to say that we contributed even a little bit toward our education? This is possible by putting away some of our pay each week. Naturally we .should have an object in our saving. If we have no plans for college, surely every one of us has dreams of taking a real trip some day. Maybe we have a yen to go to South America, Paris, Italy or any other place which World War II has brought so vividly to our eyes. Remember that maroon convertible that fasci- nated us when the new cars came out this year? Well, it's ours if we save our money! By saving our money iniiation, which is threatening the country, will be curbed. A very iine investment would be buying Victory Bonds. By buying bonds, we would have money in years to come. Let's take our jobs seriously this summer and save our money so that we may better prepare for the future that awaits us. UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION Formed only four sho1't years ago, the United Nations Organization is today a growing and vital concern whose unknown lies ahead. Will it be a glowing monument to the willing cooperation of the nations of the world or will it, like the League of Nations, be but a broken house of ideals? The United Nations Organization has the advantages which the League lacked. With these encour- agements, the UNO seems assured of success. But even now the members upon whom the success of the Organization de- pends are fighting and quarreling among themselves, giving forth an air which bides no good. If this bickering among themselves goes too far, there will be little hope for success. The Great Powers and the Little Powers should, there- fore, put aside their differences and work together. They must realize that this Organization is manis last chance for peace. They must either take it or leave it. We pray it will be the former! 13

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BE TRUE Now that we are about to leave Iohn Bapst most of us will no longer be un- der the supervision of the religious teachers, Sisters and Brothers. Instead we shall be on our own, and it is up to us to take up where teachers left off. We have a precious gift in the Catholic religion, and it must not be lost. Our religious duties we must perform without the prompting of our teachers. If we have been instructed well, and we know we have, we will remain true Catholics and good citizens. We shall be tempted many times to deny our faith, but we should re- member that the loss of wealth, power, and fortune are but trifling compared to the loss of our souls. A INTO THE SCHOOL OF LIFE To everyone, everywhere, and at all times, the days of graduation are filled with some feeling of regret and with determination to do well in one's life work whether it be further study or employment. For years, the student has believed that the old life is over and a new life has begun. He thinks that the life of the student and the life in college or at work are widely diHerent. However, the transition is not so abrupt as usual, the new life is but a continuation of what has gone on before. If the student applies himself to his studies and observes the discipline of the school, he will be well equipped to battle the problems of life. All the graduate must remember is that he should do the day's work as well as he can. He should benefit from the instruction he has received, that is, if he has been faithful in his school days. The responsibilities of the student in high school are not great. It is after- wards that the graduate realizes the seriousness of life. He has been with those of his own age and not until he goes forth into the world does he meet the vari- ous kinds of people. Success will come if preparation has been sufficient. The future, to everyone, is unknown. It is only the present that matters. It is what we actually do that counts, not what we plan to do. One may have hopes and aspirations, but they avail nothing unless they are translated into deeds. The afternoon of graduation lengthens into the eve of life. School days that once seemed so long have become a memory, but the student will always treasure them as the basis for the great school of life. THE NEW ALUMNI As we, the class of nineteen hundred forty-six, leave forever the well-known walls of john Bapst, we must remember that we should always be true repre- sentatives and products of Catholic education. We are marked in a way that secular education cannot copy. Whatever We do, good or bad, will be but a re- flection on our Catholic education. Thus we should not only be careful but proud of this reputation. With our departure, we seniors are not cut off entirely from Iohn Bapst. We have an Alumni Association which is for us. We should join and take an active part in it as others have. VVe should always be shining examples for the future Alumni to come. 12

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