Lawrence High School - Diary Yearbook (Fairfield, ME)

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LAWRENCE DIARY DEAR OLD MAINE There seems to be no plac-e so peaceful and- plain, As the wide wiinding rivers and tall pines of Maine. In summer or winter, in autumn or fall, Maine is the one State I love best of all. Her grass grows much greener and skies are more blue, The birds sing much sweeter and the sun's brighter, too. The people are happy from morn until night Working and playing with hearts that are light She isn't old fashioned, shefs always in style, A place where people make life worth while. In snowstorms, in windstorms, in hail, sleet, or rain Thereis no place on earth as dear -as Old Maine. B. HORNE, '42. ccYO,Uvs We, the youth of America, are looking forward to a new world. Physi- cally, there is none, but we can grasp our new world if we have it inus and are willing to pay the price. We will not find this new world on a map, it is a sort of state of mind. The key to enter calls for a bold and daring spirit, and immaculate hearts. Our new unsettled region must be surveyed and trails must be blazed. In order to take complete possession means mental and spiritual toil, which compares with the physical toil of those who built homes and roads. Our America contains able men, unequalled resources, and' inventive- genius. We must invent, build and' put to work new social machinery. The work in this new land will be of a million diferent kinds, and it will progress with the understanding that greed is destructive to everyone. If the people of America are to definitely move into the land of cooper- ative good life, we must examine our institutions and traditions without fear or prejudice to see what changes it is necessary to make. Our sole need is for more and better educated people in the States, for men and' Women with firmly grounded convictions whose sole purpose is to travel into better mode-s of living. Let us remember that malice, hatred, and intolerence, drink shalf their own poison. Eleanor Early says, And he only lives alone who lives not for another. LENORA A. CAMERON. 12

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LAWRENCE DIARY HAPPINESS Happiness is a habit of thinking and living rightg Being temperate in your habits and knowing wrong on sight. There's many a job in simple things if you take the time to see. Don't be selfish, greedyg there are oth-ers except Mme. Be grateful for a chance to do the work you planned. Taking interest in others of this united land. Concentrate on your daily Workg make each day a joyg For every day that's not well spent is sad as a broken toy. Never forget the pleasure natur-e gives us fr-eeg Beautiful flowers, sunshine, and the sad majestic sea. N. WEBBER, '42 OUR COUNTRY Th-e moon comes out in the velvet nightg No bombs will drop from above. For over here the land is bright With peace, contentment, love. No sirens disturb the peaceful dreamsg No hearts are full of fearg For the Light -of Liberty still beams In homes both far and near. America's wants seem very few Compared to those o'er the sea. So keep behind the Red, White, Blue, And she will keep you free. BARBARA AHORNE, '42 . IT'S A PRIVILEDGE TO BE AN AMERICAN Haven't you ever noticed the stars Blinking their bright good will? They're not boasting -of horrors and lwars Like bombs, whistling and shrill. They're peace, and happiness and calmg They make me forget the treachery At Pearl Harbor, Wake, andlodd-shaped' Guam. But I think the nicest things that stars. are for Is to make me glad to be an American. N. WEBBER, '42 '11

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LAWRENCE DIARY i WHAT I THINK OF THE WAR IN GENERAL I think that the high officials and leaders of the different countries, includ- ing the United States, are very much like a bunch of spoiled brats! Everyone wants his own way 3 nobody gets itg everybody is unhappy and it causes a regular riot. The 'bully gets some on his sidle by putting on a big show, then beats up the weak ones. The weak on-e goes bawling to Mamma and she says not to play with him anymore because he might get hurt. So, the bully is still in the limelight. Pretty soon along comes another bully and they get in a fight. It turns out that they are both cowards and turn and run in opposite directions. Then all is peaceful in the neighborhood until another bully appears, and history repeats itself! Of course, there is a difference in the present situation. The leaders, instead of fighting it out themselves, have it done 'by their stoogesg and in- stead of running away, they make a slimsy agreement, which is forgotten in about 20 years. But until someon-e, sometime, contrives an idea to perfect a world union where everyone minds his own business, history will just keep on repeat- ing itself! TERRY BROWN. SCRIPT After J apan's first attack on the United States, and before Congress had- convened to declare warg the Senior English Class was devising ways and means to tell the public that the United States should fight an offensive war. Wake Up America! Are we going to stand by and l-et Japan keep on the oiensive While we depend on others and defend ourselves from the yellow menace. I think everyone heartily agrees that we should Wage an offensive war against Japan, because we can defend ourselves until doomsday, but We cannot win th-e war that way. Perhaps you have heard the story of the Marines defending Wake Island. When they were asked what they wanted for Christmas, the answer, We want more J aps. How can you keep spirits like that down? I think our army would just like to blow Japan wide open. We, the Senior Class of Lawrence High School lhave sent telegrams to Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and Secretary of War Knox t-elling them what we think ofthe situation, and offering our suggestions as to what we think should be done. We have also sent letters to other high schools in the state, and also a few outside the state telling them what we are doing and asking them to help us in our campaign. JEAN DANIELS. X13