Mahanoy City High School - Maroon and Black Yearbook (Mahanoy City, PA)

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. , .., ,, GEORGE WC ENGLIQ NORMAN C. JONES MARK A. NOONAN AL. LUTKAUKAS THE SCHOOL GOES TO WAR! What about the students? They are the backbone of our schoolys war effort. They try to see how many jeeps the school can buy with che stamp sales which are never endingg they bring in tin cans and rubber objects for salvageg several are members of a Surgical Dressings classg others belong to the Victory Corpsg still others till victory gardens. M. C. H. S. is wholeheartedly engaged in the war effort. We have not forgotten the members of the faculty or Board of Education who are absent because of this war. We mean to do our best to go beyond the goals set for us, that when these men return, they will be as proud of our war record as We will be of their war record. x -e'.- ,gb I Page 19 1

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ROBERT T. COOK DR, HARRY MCCUE THE SCHOOL GOES TO WAR! HERE you see members of our faculty and of our Board of Education who are serving in the armed forces of our country, the United States of America. We honor them. Yes, and perhaps We envy them for they have an opportunity to serve the flag and to aid their country in a very tangible and real fashion. But on the home front we are also trying to be good soldiers. Mem- bers of our faculty have been active in the sale of War Savings Stamps and Bondsg they act as instructors of Surgical Dressings classesg they de- vote at least one night a Week to the making of Surgical Dressingsg they serve as advisors to the Junior Red Cross and see that afghans are made, and puzzles and games sent to convalescent soldiers or sailors in hospitalsg they serve in civilian defense postsg and finally, they act as advisors to the High School Victory Corps. ' fhxc : e , fAK,FLAL'Aw 14 . X535 IPagc 181 THOMAS MONAGHAN

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH SPLECH formulates propagandafand propaganda formulates public opii thrown into prison if they expressed their opinion against the actions of any leaderg today we can express our own opinion about politics and political leaders and it may lead to improvement of government. W'hen Patrick Henry began his famous speech, the audience booed and jeered at him in an attempt lo prevent him from continuing. Today, when a man wishes to make a speech, the people gather in a hall and listen intently, and some may approve, and others criticize his speech. We have the right to stand up in class and speak on national :md international subjects. To Eight for the Freedom of Speech was one of our forefathers' objectives and they won that freedom so that we might speak as we wish. To speak ' ' ' h' bles with sympathy, Freedom of Speech! freely to one of y This is worth fighting for. 1ion. Our forefathers were our friends means you ean share is trou Q' 'stt E 5- c l f