Lower Paxton High School - Ranger Yearbook (Harrisburg, PA)

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Waaewaacl We, fhe Rangers of 44, in order fo refain fhe fond memories of our school life, do hereby record an accounf of our experiences, so as 'ro confinue rhe hisfory of our school- The Home of rhe Rangers.

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71:4 R UJJMJIVW 7he TirsT seTTlers To reach This secTion oT The icounTry were from ScoTland and Ireland, and They seTTled in 1720 in The region lying beTween The SwaTara Creek and The Susquehanna River. They called This region wherein They were seTTled, The PaxTon Township. When These naTives, who had The courage To brave The dangers of lndian Raids. secured Their deeds and TiTles Trom The Quaker Gov- ernmenT They were 'promised proTecTion on Their FronTiers. BuT This proTecTion was noT TorTh-coming: because oT This The hardy seTTlers in PaxTon Township banded TogeTher and organized The 'PaxTon Rangers, a group which laTer proved iTs worTh on many baTTleTronTs. When The RevoluTion was in iTs early sTages. The men oT PaxTon assembled 200 oT Their Rangers, who were aT once ready and willing To march. These volunTeers. only 48 hours aTTer The had received news oT The BaTTle oT Lexing- Ton. had assembled and prepared Tor acTion. Because oT Their accuraTe aim. bravery and TorTiTude. Gen. Arnold chose Them To go wiT1h him on his Tamous expediTion inTo Canada. Qn This hard and gruelling march The 'PaxTon Rangers displayed The indomiTa-ble spiriT and uncon- querable courage which is characTeris+ic of all Rangers oT yesTerday and Today. ln all of The sTruggles of This counTry Tor Treedom The Rangers of yesTerday played a prominenT parT: and Their heroic deeds and successTul accomplishmenTs will always remain as a symbol of The Rangers. Even Today The Rangers are recognized as men oT ouTsTanding bravery. On every Allied TronT in World War ll The Rangers are living up To Their repuTaTion acquired in The TirsT days oT our counTry. AlThougIh in spiriT our Rangers of yes+erday and our Rangers oT Today are similar, Their cusToms, modes of living, and especially Their means oT Travel are vasTly diTFerenT. In The early days of our counTry The Rangers Traveled ch'ieTly 'by covered wagon, horsebaclc and canal boaT. When we compare These meThods wiTh Those of Today. we Tind a 'marked conTrasT in The TwenTieTh cenTury Rangers means of TransporTaTion, consisTing oT The elecTric Train, sTreamlined bus, speedy auTomobile and powerful aircraTT. Thus, in our record of The hisTory of The Rangers. There is depicTed This change 'in TransporTaTion, from The diTTiculT slow meThods oT The old To The easy rapid ways oT The modern Ranger. .1-lun' if .-m lad!!! is... HN -1