Madison High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Madison, ME)

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,,,., TIN ANNIYERSARYh For improvements I have no concrete sugges- tions. Possibly the poems adjoining seniors' photographs might be eliminated, and substi- tuted for them might be more pertinent infor- mation about the students, such as nicknames and ambitions. Additional humor might ap- pear in this issue to create more direct appeal to the student body. I congratulate former BULLDOG staffs on their performance and I wish to the present staff every chance for a bright, successful publi- cation of the M. H. S. BULLDOG. Robert L. Harding '46 We live in a small town. There is little sign here of racial or religious prejudice in our town. Many of you will be leaving here and meeting people of all races, and religions from all parts of the country and world. You'll find prejudice and intolerance sneaking in about you. You'll hear, That kike would gyp you out of anything, or What can you expect from a nigger? Before you realize it, these phrases that you hear will build up in your mind until you too, are prejudiced, unless you think ration- ally rather than emotionally. Rather than run- ning people down for something that is more our fault than theirs, try fighting this segrega- tion. fYou'll forgive me for saying we and they and thus not practising what I prcach. j One of my girl friends told me of an incident in her childhood. I'd like to tell you. Sylvia was only six years old. She had just moved to a new section in Brooklyn. She knelt by her mother crying as if her heart were broken. Mommy, she sobbed, as only a child of six can, when can we move again? The kids won't let me play with them here. They said I was just a dirty Iew. Why do they hate me? When can we go away? That girl has never forgotten it. Now she has an inferiority complex which she tries to cover up by being superficially gay, by trying too hard to impress people, to make people like her in spite of the fact that she is Hebrew. Many say that she's just another overbearing lewf' ls it her fault that her personality is warped-or the fault of the children who made fun of her? The children didn't know the meaning of what they said. We aren't born with hate, they heard only what their parents had said and repeated. In this world is there not enough hate and destruction without the addition of racial and religious intolerance? What does it matter if his skin is black, white, yellow, or red, or if he sits cross-legged to eat with sticks, or if he kneels or lies- prostrate to pray to a God of his own choice? Surely, in spite of all the sarcasms you hear, with your rugged New England individualism you can help overcome some of this prejudice that is so prevalent in the world today. Gloria Franklin '47 Your College You students who are planning to enter col- lege should give yourselves enough time to in- vestigate those colleges which interest you. The right choice in the beginning may save you many of the troubles and headaches that beset college freshmen who are misfits. You would do well to ask yourself the following questions: 1. Do I want to attend a small college or a large college? 2. Would it be better for me to attend a col- lege in a different section of the country? 3. How much individual help and attention shall I probably need? 4. Does my prospective college enable me to receive that help? 5. Is the college's scholastic standing as high as I would wish? 6. Am I offered a thorough course in my chosen profession? 7. I-Iow competent will my instructors be? 8. Will the competition force me to work my- self to capacity? 9. Will my financial status permit me to stay at my chosen college? Do not be frightened by the size of a college. Size means nothing. Often more individual instruction is offered in a large institution than in a small one. Above all, choose a college to fit your own personal needs. Norman Weston '48

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.- lr 4 I , ,rw V , tw 1- --uf :fee N A1 Some misguided soul, whose identity must remain unknown, once observed that there are three sexes in America: men, women and school teachers. Traditionally the teacher has been thought of as a peculiar kind of virtuous and unreal personality, akin to a clergyman. In the past the teacher was to set a good example to the students and, on a smaller scale, to the whole community. Recreations and diversions which were found inviting, pleasant, and socially acceptable to adults of any small town were strictly taboo for the teachers. Al- most every phase of their life, from mode of dress and manners of speech to moral behavior, was subject to public investigation on standards of propriety considerably higher than those to which the rest of the community was expected to comply. Conditions are gradually improving. Today the women teachers are allowed more freedom in their mode of dress. All teachers are permit- ted more Qbut I do not say how much morej personal private life. Present-day teachers are well-trained and skillful in their handling of children. The old ideas of stern discipline 'i and training the mind have passed. There is a new educational thinking and with it should come a new social position for the indi- viduals responsible for this new system. It is still very common to find fairly well-informed adults poking fun at new educational ideas. These same adults still hold the out-dated con- cepts of teacher behavior. However, teachers in America from the kindergarten to the university are becoming a more nearly normal group in appearance, personal conduct, interests, and ambitions. The average community has by no means wholly approved of this change, but in spite of the opposition, the teacher is gradually being cast in a different role. Perhaps at some future date she will be regarded by all as an equal member of the human race! Ethelyn Fletcher Ferguson '44 World Upon My Shoulders Tomorrow I hoist the world upon my shoul- ders. The world is gargantuang I am afraid. Yes, I am afraid - for I have heard murmur- ingsg I am afraid - for I have heard rumors. The destiny of tomorrow lies in the hands .J ,li of our youth. Last week an orator shook his linger violently at me. I squirmed uncomfort- ably, and I shifted my gaze. Yesterday it was in the headlines of newspapers. I was startled, and I became depressed. Today the radio is dramatizing it. I shiver, and I feel insecure. Destiny? I? What do they mean? Destiny - I -I who only yesterday kicked a ball across a muddy held with my body and soul? I who cheered stoutly for my victorious opponent when my heart was bleeding for my fighting team? I who threw a spitball to distract the brain out front? I who wore a necktie to charm the girl I loved? I who scribbled pic- tures when English got a bore ? Destiny-I? Destiny - I always thought that was big stuff, Stuff for Roosevelts and Trumans, Marshalls and Eisenhowers, Fords and Rocke- fellers. Then why do they point their fingers at me? Why do they make me uncomfortable in my seat? Why do they expect me to hold the world upon my back? Say . . . do you suppose that Eisenhower ever got muddied in a football suit? Don't you think that perhaps Henry Ford cheered hoarsely for some team? Maybe Harry Tru- man played hooky to mend some fishing tackle. Destiny . . . it's great stuff. World, here are my shoulders. And tomorrow I won't turn back! Miriam Kochakian '45 Along with forty-eight others I graduated from M. H. S. in 1946. During my four-year stay in high school I took an interest in the BULLDOG, serving on the editorial staff in my junior and senior years. In comparing the quality of the BULLDOG with that of similar school yearbooks I have found the M. I-I. S. publication always equal or superior to the others, and I believe that under the direction of successive editorial staffs and supervision of the faculty its high standards have been ably main- tained. Possible improvements would involve only minor, insignificant changes. Among its best aspects are the large number of clear group photographs, a liberal amount of students' original work, a rather complete cov- erage of all sports and activities, the added natural touch of informal snaps, and the school calendar. The overall organization also seems to be entirely satisfactory.

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Ct-ntcr 7 Beatrice Harvic. IU-IU. Top row. Ielt to right 7 Fthelyn IDcRochu, WSU, Margie Richard. lf!-Hi. Alberta Fortin, Well. Second row 7 Charlotte Carrington. Germaine l4cllcHcur. Third row Ruth Deschenes, Stella Adams. Bottom row Every year thc members of the Senior Class select from their number several girls eligible for D. A. R. This eligibility depends upon the qualities of dependability, leadership. scholar- ship and character. From this group the fac- ulty selects one girl to be the candidate for the Daughters of the American Revolution. This Audrey Bearor, lean Adams, Beula Rich. year the candidate from Madison High School is Miss Beatrice Harvie. The honor of being D. A. R. candidate is one of the highest to which a Senior girl may be elected. The above group represents the D. A. R. candidates for the past ten years.