Lubec High School - Quoddy Light Yearbook (Lubec, ME)

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THF QUODDX LIGHT BL XLFBUP-l fbEpS.Jf3L1 PL:-W-LGBLQYBL f5Q':3-Lpf3l93l..vf3k'P-l Xi fthe Hath Cross Snrwtg Qt K'R'Rf,hi!11',WiTY5KJ1QJKJ1QJK9K'DQJ'R9KJ To mcct dutxcs that war or d1saster brmg upon 1 natlon wnh any degree of success unlted .lctxon lb of course necessary A httlt mo e than swtv years ago the cry Arc there no dcvrted women among us 'lble and wlllmg to go forth to mlmster to the slclc and uffermg soldxers of the E st? Arc none of the daughters of England at thls supreme hour of need ready for such a work of mercy? came from Eastern Crnnea What had happened? Great Brlt un and France had unxtedm 1854 to a1d 'lurlcey agamst Russxa The forty years deadened the memorres of the horrors of war The natlon Great Brltam acclalmed wlth Joy the v1ctory of Alma but upon the heels of vlctory came reports of the un cared for s1ck an d wounded men When thxs sapreme appeal of her lxfe her country s call for help came Florence Nlghtlngale responded Xvlth her went to Crxmea th1rtye1ght nurses called by Punch The Nxghtlngales but by Kmg lake The Angel Band' Great as were Florence Nxghtugale s personal labors to relxeve sutferlng human 1ty greater stxll were her 1nsp1rat1ons to her fr1ends Henrl Dunant of F ench Swxss descent was destmed to follow in her footsteps Asatou 1st Dunant wxt nessed one ot the greatest and most terr1 ble battles of history Forty thousand k1lled and wounded was the deadly harvest of Solferlno The medlcal servlce of the armles was not then protected by law C102 After much cons1derat1on and thought Duna t asked the world 1n general Would lt not be posslble to found and or ganlze m all C1Vll1Z6d countries perrna nent soc1et1es of volunteers whlch 1n tlme of war would g1ve ard to the wounded w1th out d1st1nct1on of nat1onal1ty 7' In 1864 a conventlon was held m Geneva Swxtzerland to consxder the ques'1on of volunteer ald for the medzcal servxce of ar mles 1n tlme of war 'l he treaty whrch was adopted lS generally called the Geneva Treaty but sometlmes the Red Cross the bvuss flag v 1th xts colors reversed a red cross on a wh1te ground was adopted as the world wxde badge of humamty and neutral1ty The organxzatxon of any soc1ety IS a dry subject but wlthout a l1ttle knowledge of 1ts constructlon and methods there cannot be a clear understand1ng of the Red Cross SOC18tY In the first place lt IS not a pr1 vate assoc1at1on created by certa1n persons but lt 15 an officlal volunteer and depart ment The Central comm1ttee forms a sort of cab1net Under thxs body are three 1mportant boards namely the War Nat ronal and Internatlonal Relref Boards to each of wh1ch have been asslgned speclal dutles Under these boards there are var 1ous sub commxttees the medxcal bureau the first ard department the nurslng ser v1ce and the Chrlstmas seal Bes1des these state boards there are local organl zatlons whlch are called chapters each in G J J 5 Y' ' . J , Au 1 , 0 'NM 715 7 . x V 1 U , , r- P P F 1 1 ' ' ' , . , I: ' 1 . . , u . . ' 3 Y' ' l. y 1 ' X I . . . . . Q, , , . . . . . ,, X gg . . 1 x , ,, , . . . - ' ' - . . . ' X . X I ' ' A ' 1 which hfid P35565 SiHCC Waterloo, had Treaty. 'As acompliment to Switzerland Y. 'nY. - 3 I ' 1 C 1 . , r . I . 1 l 4 y , , 7 , Y I . T ' ' 4 . , 1 . 1 I I :- La . . ,, . , , i . . Y . ca , , y I . . . . - . . Q , , V Q l I 3 1 1 ' l' D : - 1 In T. . - , . . , , - - . - . ' . y 0 Y . , . ' , . . ,, , I' ' n

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THE QUODDY LIGHT mg as we do what you have done to make It possible There was a t1rne when the only super VISIOD our schools recemved was an annual v1s1t from a member of the school board but now prlncrpally through the efforts of one of the school d1rectors who stxll labors faxthfully wlth us we have an experrenced Supermtendent whose duty lt IS to oversee school work We have also a body to direct that work and lt is the members of that cornmrttee we wfsh to thank for the1r un t1r1ng efforts for their wtse selectron of teachers for the arrangement of the courses of study and for the prudent d1s Teachers We the class of 1916 salute you We feel especially indebted to you for the success of the past school year and extend to you our apprecfatfon and gratl tude at th1s hour Apprec1at1on For your efforts on our behalf gratttude for the harmony that has exfsted We know that you have worked smcerely for our advance ment although we have doubtless many t1mcs tr1ed your patxence to the utmost We wlll ever retatn pleasant memorles of our Semor year rn whlch you have played so promxnent a part To the Undergraduates who have made our school ltfe both pleas nt and profitable 9 - a gifs 335 C9 we extend a cordtal greetmg, On you kmd Parents do we bestow our hea t felt gratltude for havmg enabled us to take the four years course The advantages of a Hrgh School edu cat1on are manxfold Phe frlendshxps formed durmg these years last a lxfettme much practice and self control whrch w1l1 be of unl mlted value as we travel Llfe s pathway are obtained by partlcrpatfng rn school affafrs finally the knowledge we obtain forms the basis of our future occu patrons Among our numbers, those who wfll Jofn the business world wlll 1n tfme where the1r trammg began We who study languages and scrences w11l realfze the mdfspensable advantages of our early educatlon Those who w1Il be professlon als have had the foundatron of general kuowledge and good Enghsh hrmly estab hshed fn the1r rmnds All these thmgs you have made possxble for us and we acknowledge wlth grateful hearts the large part you have played be hind the scene And trustmg that your magnanxmous effotts w1l1 be well rewarded we agafn express our thftnkfulness as we welcome you Carrre Bangs . , ' A . L . r. ' 0 . -1- . . R . t r - ' ' - : L . . . - ' I ' ' I g . 1 . , ' ' , ' - ' ' : '. S Q u 1 ' L ' - Q . pogal of sch0O1 funds. to come, look back with prldc to the place , ' , ' ' . 7 - , C , v 2 n E . . - P I ' ' y . . . C ' a . .Il , - D

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THE OUODDY LIGHT wrth nts own officers and members The socxety has connected mth lt certam other organlzatxons such as Amerlcan lNurses Assocxatxon and the Needlework Gulld whrch are responsrble for spec1al asslstance Let us turn trom the past to the present and dv ell for a whxle wlth our Red Cross frxends rn the present war In the south eastern part of Europe hes the group of small countrles that for a long tlme had threatened the peace ofthe entxre contx nent The act of a Serblan fanatrc rn the assasxnatlon of the helr to the Austrlan throne brought matters to a cr1s1s launch mg Europe 1nto the greatest and most terrlble war of hxstory AJo1nt meetlng of the Red Cross Internatlonal and War Rehef Board was held and here lt was de crded to offer to each country the ard of our Red Cross soclety The splendxd offer was accepted w1th much appreclatxon and gratltude by all wxth the exceptlon of Bel grum, wh1ch at th rt tune desxred only sup plxes and dxd not ask for other servlce un t1l the sprlng of 1915 Japan later de cl1ned any ass1s ance as her own great Red Cross orgamzatron was able to meet all demands upon xt and Italv when lt entered 1nto the conflxct asked ftr only certam supphes Plans xy ere 1mmed1ately made to secure funds and supplres and make ready the personnel Day and nxght factorxes work ed to provrde absorbent cotton, bandages and anaesthet1cs The sudden demand for such artrcles came from forexgn govern ments as well as our Red Cross and with factorles adapted only to normal condl tlons It was not easy to fill the orders that overwhelmed the manufacturers The re hef Board rssued an appeal calllng atten tion to the contrxbutrons sent by the Euro pean Red Cross SOCICIIGS durxng our war wrth Spam and askmg for generous re sponse to enable our Red Cross to do 1ts duty Havmg secured the requrred supplxes and a shlp the little company began the1r long voyage It was not clean there were no baths for the nurses and the presence of rats 1n the staterooms compelled many to sleep on deck It was all 1n the dav s work ' and nexther the drrector Dr Ryan who had known the horrors of Mexican rev olutxons nor Mrss Gladwln the SUDPFVIS mg nurse who had seen war ln the Far East uttered a protest Th1S Splflt man rfested by the entrre party gave prom1se ofthe splend1d SGYVICC they were later to pertorm Lxfe on board was not to be an rdle ex lstence but a busy one of practrce for fu ture work The surgeons were drllled m the employment of field army equ1pment The nurses were d1v1ded 1nto many classes and certain hours of the day set asxde for lessons and prfmctlce Lessons rn the met TIC system and rn languages were a part of thelr studres Adoptmg the European cus tom the nurses dropped the formal use of the last name and took the klnder one of sister ' Arr1v1ng 1n the war zone llfe became one busy day wxth rare moments of lelsure But should such a moment occur, varxous war storxes were poured 1nto the ears of the slsters By repeatmg one told by S15 ter Helen we may glean a l ttle knowledge C119 v ,Q '. . . . ' . . Q , . , . Y N, . . . Y - , t . - . . I . . . Q . - ' 1 . V . . . . . . , n ' I - A' . . . . u . , I Q . . - ' , . . 1 Q y - n - . . . , - , - , ' I ' ' 1 ' 1 ' v n . , - - z c - . - ' . . . - ,I . . . ' c . . 6 . . . L , I- v .v ' ' ' n - ' . . . . . , . ' s v . . u . 2 9 . . Y , . . - - 1 - . - . . A g r 4 1 ' I