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

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THE QUODDX LIFHT Salutatnrg Tonight we have reached the goal and ob tamed the reward toward which we have been striving for the past four years When as Freshmen we placed thls lncentlve before us the outcome seemed very far aw ay and the rec ompense only an uncertalnty that mlght he at tamed 1n the future However the years have slipped by and now behlnd us lay the work study and dlsappolntments of that time whlle before us IS the DTIZB and the waiting oppor tumtles of the World Thls high school edu cation IS worth our toil For does not a success achleved through your own sacrifices and en deavors mean more to you than that which is to be had wlthout a struggle So it is wlth us and some day We shall realize the lntrinsic value of this education Along wlth the learnlng we have reaped other benefits Experlence 1S one of the best of teachers and gradually we have become bet ter fitted to take up the duties which awalt us 1n life And what could be a dearer result of the four years than the frlendshlps which have been made here and WhlCh seems to increase our loyalty to Lubec we have taken part pleasures Together school career one of Jovments wh1ch will Hlgh School As friends in our da1ly studles and we have made our hlgh happiness and full of en always be endeared in the memory of every one of us Supermtendent and School Board Another vear has passed by and tonlht another class stands before you the largest class that has ever graduated from the Lubec High School Vte the 'nembers of the class of nineteen hun dred twenty WlSh to express our thanks and gratitude for your kind ald and guidance to oul class also for vour lnterest which has been present 1n all effol ts to maintain the hlgh standard which has been given to this school 'xl e desire this evenlng to be one of pleasure and as our class extends 1tS first welcome to vou we want you to feel that our greeting comes straight from our hearts To our teachers with whom our acquaintance has been but for a year we w1sh to thank vou for the good will and hearty cooperation which has existed As a class we are indebted for the wax in which you have set aslde misunder standlngs helped us over dlfflcultles and through your 1nstruct1ons led us to the re- ward Tonlght the class of mneteen hundred fll tvsentv gives you a heartfelt welcome to the crowning event of their Senior year Lndergraduates Welcome' You who have shared vuth us the pleasures of the Hlgh School life we greet you as dear comrades To our frlends who have always taken a great interest ln the class affairs and have gn en us vour assistance in every way posslble we extend a most C0l'fl1al greeting to you Dear parents The class of nineteen hundred tuentv bids you a welcome to the graduating everclses Yet as we do so we are mindful that lt is only through your sacrlfices of tlme and pleasures that we have enjoved the privi lege of an education You must know that we shall ever be lndebted to you and that it IS with deep gratitude that we welcome you here onlght Pecause people are beglnnmg to understand more and more the advantage of an education and because our class will soon test the value of our high school course I have chosen for my subJect The Need of Education Circumstances in this world are forever cnanglng Things which we imagme to be al most lmposslble take place and we are found plepaied or unfit to meet the demands Nev crtheless we sometimes pay a costly pr1ce be tore w reallze our mlstakes or awaken to some need It has taken the European War to arouse the people of the Umted States to some conditions wh1ch should be changed We have ever been a wide awake natlon this war has revealed the facts and surely we will SBIZS the golden opportunxtles at hand to make our countrv a better place to llve ln It IS useless for me to enumerate all the truths that the recent struggle has brought forth yet one of the most astonlshlng facts emphasizes the lack of education in our land By means of the examinatlons which we car rled on to test men for mllltary servlce lt was dlscow ered that probably twenty million people ln the Unlted States over ten years of age can not read a newspaper or Wrlte a business letter Average that up with our total pop ulatlon' You will find about one person in every five IS woefully ignorant Can we expect our nation to progress under th1s hand1cap It is the task of our country to overcome this cond1t1on for educat1on is a necessity of good government 7 Y 1 - . i '. ,gh ,- . V 'Q ' V . . -i ,U . . . 5 , , , 5 . . . - . , Y ., , ll ', - - . . . . 4 . - . , y , . . - - . . - , v . . A ' ' Q J, L y 'I ' . . . . i i Y , . . . , l - tt . H Q a 1 5- 1 . . , v .I , I . . . Y. . U - . - , V ' ' . A . . . V , 5 . - 2 ' L .. . V , 2 , . - , ' - 'J ' , . -: ' 3 , . ' 3 5 . ' H . . . . I 'sv . 3 . ' . . . : - ' n Q 1 . . . i , I 'I 1 1 I , . . . , A ' ' . l ' ' . s i 4 ' n , ' l Q n l 1 . . W . 1 l v . ' ' 1 , , . . ,

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THE QDODDY LIGHT and expemenced mstructor IS engaged for a poor one IS worse than none Mode1n 1nvent1ons are br1ng1ng the old and new worlds nearer together The great ocean IS no longer the formldable barr1er It wa a hundred years ago The t1rne IS commg when we absolutely must be able to speak mn other languages beslde our own The bus1ness man or woman people of all the trades and professtons wth 1n a few ye trs find that 1 knowledge of the langua as 1 absolutely necessary Al lzlirs fur 151:11 The need of athleucs for g1rls 1S attam mg more prommence everv dav In all progresswe schools throughout the Unlted IH athletlcs At pre ent 1n our school the boys alone take pa1t 111 athletus con sequently there lS no real mcenuve avc a certam school loy alty for the Qlfle to be come members of the Athletic ASSOCIHIIOU M my people thmk that the Hlgh bchool g1rl during her four years course accom p11Sh only a certa1n degree of knowledge and efiicxencv 1n her stud1es and her Do mestxr. Sc1ence course But IS thlS sufh ment? ls lt the pale IISIIGSS 1ndoor g1rl who w1ll Wm success m the great aifa1rs of the future or lg ll the l1ve act1ve healthy outdoor gurl who has developed her body as well as hermtnd 9 The 1 eed of a phys 1cal mstructor 1n our sc hool lS very great C l I 111 A certa1n amount of t1me each day should be devoted to gymnasuc CXCYCISES f1r both boys and glfle We hope to s e thc t1me xx hen I ubec H1gh may boast of a fully c qutpped gymnasxum and tn eHic1enf phys 1cal mstructor The benefits would be tow many to enumerate However a compar lson of the g1rl who taltes part IH ath lttlC9 Wlth the glrl who does not mu t c nv1nce the most sket t1cal of the xalue of DhXSlC21llI'AlI11tL Qnnanh fur Gfnrhrrn There IS at the present t1me a g eat de mand for teachers H1gh school boys and glrls are bemg urged to Ht themsetxes for 1hat worll Excellent h1gh salarxed pos graduates Those who have the lf ast IH C11 a11on for teach ng should not hesuate for a moment o av 1l them'-elves of these five 0DPOI'lUI'lltlCb Two years af a Nor mal school IS all tl at 15 necessary for the elementary school teacher while the H1gh school teacher must of course have a col lege ed cat1on Hou ever af we do not mtend to take up teachmg as a profess1on st11l we should seek to acqu1re somethmg more than a H1gh school educat1on by at tendmg hlgher 1ust1tut1ons of learnmg Thus we would become more useful and 1ntell1gent c1t1zens and would be able to hold pos1t1ons o' greater prommence and respons1b1l1ty 1 ' I ' x . 'I . C. - f '- x K , Q A .5 7 In . 1 . . T ,H 1 A-i-fm-, V-.W ..- . . Il 4 . ' L' I 1' - ' ' . 1 1 u Av 7 . - , ' ' . - 1 -4 A . ' ' - States, girls take as active a part as boys itions are awa1t1ng the Normal and College ' ' s I 5 V I ' ' f. . Q A ' ' . 1 1. Y ' ' ' ' 1 5 A ? ' 21 Q c . . . ' 1 ' L , Z . V . i A K , ' ' . , . 7 S L , , i , K. , . - M ' I v y ' . s . 1 a . - - ' . 4 ' Ll ' l - . I ' . . . I Y - . . . . , ' . 1 ' 1 V A I l A ' - l ' L L . . . l

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THE QLO D DY LIGHT Let us LOllSld9I' education as a benetit to the lllfllXltlll tl and the demand for It Statistics shop us that the bow who has completed the high school 6011150 is lble to surpass ln vsages it the age of nineteen 36313 the boy who has left the high school earher Naturally this en ibles the educated man to draw a larger sal an during his life The unschooled man of todas can expect nothing but hard manual labor dex oid of many comforts vshlch the earnmgs or the tramed man would have enabled h1m to enjoy Millions are not so easllv made as they were 1n olden days when the mlnerals toxests and lands ot the country were practl cillx free Our nation is being developed and such chances of fortune are rapldls dlsappear ing Instead of pioneers and courageous ad minds and tralned thinkers If the cltlzens FGCGIVG a personal gain through education as a result the whole country must leap some advantage Have you evei ll0l1CGfl the difference in a nation that has a poor educational system and the land where education lS a prominent feature? As an ex xmple let us take Mexlco and the United States the former rich in mmerals and land vet vnth a gxeat lack of school and the latter uheie we tind the larger ploportion of the people educated Hovs do the comforts free dom and gos ernment of Mexico compare with ours No parallel conditions can be found ou1 countiy excels in all points So 1t IS the polld oxer that wherever educatlon abounds prosperity IS sure to accompany xt Educated people demand the best 1n l1fe Manufacturers obeving the voice ot the publlc are forced to put forth the best articles merchants must sell the best goods industry on every hand is incrersed while the natural wealth of the iountrs IS des eloped Thus eweryone vnll agree that prosperlty is an important result of schoollng yet educatlon stands supreme as a protector of civtllzatlon and democracy This recent war was fought for democracy and our nation is a democracy Xihat IS this form of government It is a country ruled bv the vull of the people If that be true IH order to have a wise and lntelllgent gowelnment the laws must be made bv and the oiicexs chosen from such a people How can uneducated people be expected to make Jud1c1ous regulat1ons Bad laws and poor leaders soon bring a nation 1nto a corrupt gov ernment which cannot long endure If intelli gent people are demanded for the existence of '1 d9I1 lOCl8lY thev must recelve an education The school lmulldlng in the United States must tectlon For what enemv can cause more in Jury to our democracy than an 1gnorant elec torate All great statesmen have recognlzed the fact that The safety of our government depends upon the lntelllgence of its people ClllZ6IlS of Lubec If educatlon not only brings personal benefits but prosperity to our nation and protection to our country IS It not the duty of all of the people to glve the1r aid to the upbulldmg of the educatlonal svstem Let us make this a patriotic service' In thls period of reconstruction the 9mC19IlCV of our government IS belng tested as never before Let us keep alne the flame of democracy that has been handed down to us from our fore fathers' Let us perpetuate the name of our countrv forever and 1n so dolng let us do our palt to safeguard the democracv of the United Qtatcs by the education of its people' Acxrs H NIQBRIIIF 6121 ' .- : '. 1 ' ' , ' , J. ' ' . . I 4 . , ' 1 iv . 3 v . C vy ' ' l L bv X s ' v Q v h , 1 , ' , ' ' . . , . . Y ,, . . ,, . . . . . 4. 4 . , , V 71 U, i . . . . .' , ' ' ' j ' - . ' , ' . ' . venturers, the world is demanding intelligent he considered important, as a means of pro- - , , . K' Y . . . . . . . ,, ' r Y . . , - K ' 1 . . . l 1 . ' ' ' Z A . . . ' ' Y I - . 1 . - - : . ' V , , Y . 1 ' ' , , , . 7 . Y , , . . , Q , W Q . ' Y sf L Li -V ' . . , ' a -ff . qi Y . ' . . . . .