Marine City High School - Mariner Yearbook (Marine City, MI)

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e die at Lon It is fitting and proper that the 1943 Annual be dedicated to our young men and no men in the service of their country. At the time of this writing the Public Schools of Marine City have one hundred and fifty former students in the armed forces. We also have several young men on the high seas sailing with the United States Merchant Marine. As we pay tribute to the young men and women who have left their homes, families and Jobs to serve their country, we might pause to reflect on the heritage they are so valiantly defending. We in the United States do not seek to impose our political, social or economic beliefs upon any other people, state or nation. We do insist however, on our right to defend those principles upon which our country was founded and developed. It is no empty statement that the philosophy of the Axis Powers is contrary to all that the United States stands for or will stand for in the future. Prom the Declaration of Independence to the Pour Freedoms the United States has constantly striven to protect the individual and minority groups. This principle has been a magnet to millions of downtrodden peoples of the Old World. Our Democracy is not perfect. We have made mistakes and probably will make many more in our efforts to build a nation based on freedom from want and fear, together with freedom of speech and religion. We want our country to be a place where the individual is free to develop his lawful talents to the greatest degree and to receive all possible encouragement to do so. We want our country to be a place where governmental restraint is at a minimum because the individual recognizes and assumes his obligations to society. We want our country to be a place where the competitive process in every field of human endeavour, professions, trades or government elevates the most capable man or woman to the top. Above all we want recognition given to the human rights and values of every individual or group, race or creed. Our country has a long, hard path to travel before we can hope to realize the many benefits to be derived from a society based on the above principles. However, we reaffirm them in the face of our enemies and gladly go forth to defend our beliefs against the foe. To the young men and women in the armed forces, the Board of Education, Faculty and Student Body of Marine City High School dedicate this volume and pray to Divine Providence to bring them safely home. C. H. Anderson 2

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MARINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MARINE CITY, MICHIGAN

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Roatd ofo Education Front Row: Ervin Jones, Secretary Harry Tucker, Treasurer Second Row: Dr. A. B. Armsbury, President Henry Lawrence, Vice-President Carl Smith, Trustee It is, I think, a great privilege that once a year we can offer to this community a life picture of high school activities. No institution can stand still in a moving world, and as v e cannot live in our dreams, we are lucky enough if we can give a sample of our best, if in our hearts we feel that it has been nobly done. The tie that binds, unites us with our youth and as work is our divine opportunity, this modest volume is presented as a token of the energy, ability, and enthusiasm of our young people, made possible by an earnest and thought- ful faculty. A. B. Armsbury, D. President Eoard of Education