Littleton High School - Record Yearbook (Littleton, NH)

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14 THE RECORD THE TIME HAS COME Many people are under the general impression that since the war is won there cannot possibly be any more complications in the govern- ment and in the country's organization. But if they examine the sit- uation a little closer they will see a serious economic war material- izing. In fact the situation is so serious that as we go to press we cannot foresee what life will be like when this copy of the Record appears in print. Either the whole country will have been crippled by a coal strike and a transportation strike which will force food distribution, heat, light and all industry to a complete stop, or the country will be as normal, the labor problems having been success- fully settled. Which of these will happen seems to depend upon the decision of one man, John L. Lewis. This man has tremendous power not only over the unions but over the economic welfare of the country itself. All he has to do is say the word and the whole country could be thrown into chaos. It is wrong that so much power should be invested in one man whose chief weapon, and a crippling one, is the strike. A strike is a war between capital and labor which greatly menaces the public welfare especially if it is connected with coal, steel or some other commodity which is essential to life. We would not want to take away labor's right to organize or to benefit by collective bargaining but there must be a limitation on the right to strike when public welfare is involved. Strikes are really the primitive way of deciding things as in early society when dis- agreements were settled by personal combat. Arbitration is the civilized way of settling disputes and therefore must be accepted by labor and capital as the way to reach agreements. The obvious solution for the situation is for Congress to take away the power of such a man as Lewis by making new laws for labor legislation which would outlaw strikes which might have such a para- lyzing effect on the country and other laws which would provide really effective means of arbitration for settling disputes between or- ganized labor and capital. Surely our government has more power than John L. Lewis and his unions. The time has come for it to prove that this is so. IN OURSELVES OUR FUTURE LIES You have chosen for your class motto one of the old axioms of life, In ourselves our future lies. This is so true that no one ever takes issue With it, yet so many young people never consider it seriously until it is too late to do anything that will bring about that type of future that they would desire most. Many of us will not take the time to plan and work for the future. Too many of us are prone to say what we would do if We had our lives to live over again.

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THE RECORD 13 MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF '46 NOW IN SERVICE We would like to pay tribute here to the five members of our class who entered the service. We are very disappointed that they are un- able to be with us for graduation and class day exercises, and we hope that they will all be home with us soon. They are: Coxswain Ernest Rioux, Sf lc Everett Rioux, G. M.j3c Wilfred Bilodeau, P. F, C. Edward Holt, P. F. C. Joseph Herbert.

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THE RECORD 15 You are at that stage in life when you can do much to bring about the type of future you desire. You are young and strong and have many opportunities for further education and training if you have the willingness to work for them. The world needs trained men and women today more than at any time in its history. In talking to one young man recently about his future in Little- ton, he remarked that there was not much in his home town for him. Such an attitude was poor, for he was looking into the future with the idea that Littleton should be ready to offer to him certain advantages if it expected him to remain here and become part of the community. A successful and happy life does not depend on what the rest of the world can give us but on what we can give to the World. I asked the young man what he had to offer his community and received no reply for he had never looked at the situation in that light. I sincerely hope that as you grow older and take your place in this community, or some other community, you will seriously consider the fact that if civilization is going to advance and the atom is going to be used for progress instead of destruction, we must have more young men and women with the determination to serve society. Your future depends on your willingness to accept that challenge, for in ourselves our future lies. Your Headmaster SENIOR CLASS Front row, left to right: T. Smith, I. Slack, L. Mayhew, A. Bilodeau, H. Smith, D. Finn. V. Dempster. Second row: L. Tift, R. Laveau, M. Marsh, B. Wiley, J. Gadbois, H. Houston, P. Enderson. Third row: E. Bolduc, N. Eager, D. Hart, J. Ryan, R. Christie. Fourth row: R.. Derrington. I. Morrill. C. Oakes, A. Couture, J. Mooney, B. Holt, K. Dempster, P. Lee. Fifth row: M. Buxton, R. Kimball, R. Lamb, J. Spencer, J. Harvey. Sixth row: D. Buswell, H. Boardman, R. Longchamps, R. Cady. Seventh row: E. Girard, D. Whicher. D. Hastings. Back row: B. Perry, H. Shawney, K. Pisperikos, B. Houle.