Mechanic Falls High School - Pilot Yearbook (Mechanic Falls, ME)

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FACULTY Froilt row, left to right: Miss Culbert, Mr. NVillett, Mr. Diehl, Mr. Edwards, Miss Higgins Back row: Miss Nelson, Mrs. Mains, Mrs. Adams DEDICATION We, the members of the class of forty-two, sincerely dedicate this issue of THE PILOT to the entire faculty in appreciation of their zmtiring egorts to make our school more pleasant in every way.

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S ..................,.... School Starts . F. . S. PILOT Vnl. XXII Mechanic Falls, Maine, Iune 1942 Annual Edition Published bv the students of Mechanic Falls High School Price 40 cents PILOT Front row, left to right: Joyce Cole., Norman Sawyer, Marjorie Wilson, Richard Klain, Leola Paine, Wallace French, Althea Keene, Ellsworth Blair Second row: Mrs. Adams, Norma Drisko, Philip Davis, Jeannette Plummer, Robert Campbell, Hazel Austin, NVallace Andrews, jane Young, Carleton Quinn Third row: Gloria Howard, Ivan Reynolds, Betty Tees, john Trinward, Celia Brackett, Glenn Fifield, Miss Culbert, Miss Nelson PILOT STAFF SCHOOL CALENDAR Editor-in-Chief ............ CARLETON QUINN Sept. lst Assistant .. End Assistant . . . Literary Editor .. JOHN TRINWARD . . . GLENN FIFIELD ... NDRMA Dnisico Sept. 19 Oct.3 Oct.T .... .. . . . . . . Freshman Reception Sophomore Reception Teachers' Convention . , , , Oct. IU ....... Senior Social Activities Editor .. ...... LEOLA PAINE Oct- 24 .....-4. 1 I H High School Fair Business Manager . .. . . . ELIzABET1'I Tsizs Oct. 29' Teachers' Convemion lst Ass't Bus. Mgr. .... Dokornv MCMOIQRAN Nov. ll ........ ........ A rmistice Day 2nd Ass't Bus. Mgr. .. ...,...... JOYCE COLE , ----- lugliof Social Girls' Athletics ..... . NIARJORIE WILSON 58' fl Boys' Athletics .. .. RICHARD KLAIN Dec. 5 G. A. A' Social Alumni .. NORMAN SANVYER Dec. 19 .. Christmas Recess Exchange Editor .. .... PHILIP DAVIS ECE- -- Pri? Spanking . C . ...... Ee ecess ATt.Edlt0T ......... . . .. IVAN REYNOLDS Mar. 16 U4 -H - A A Town Meeting Senior Class Reporter . WALLACE ANDREWS April 3 ..', ' Q Q Archery Club Social Junior Class Reporter ..... HAZEI. AUSTIN April 17 Dramatic Club Social Sophomore Class Reporter .... GLORIA HARWOOD Apfll 1' - -- ------- Week Recess Freshman Class Reporter , ..,..,. JANE YOUNG June 3 . . . ..... Alumni Banquet , V June 7 .... Baccalaureate Joke Editor ................ VVALLACE FRENCH June 12 . . H I N - . Gmduation Typists .... . . SENIOR CLAss june 12 Senior Reception 15.2.1 'Lv

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M. F. H. S. PILOT 3 A--vw A . 'ii Q l as I '-ff: -Q awake . , 60,5-2? - X X sa.-fag aigsp .1 .- -1 t .5551 'Ft' ?'f4i'?' ,orytinti -Q, l- ir3!1' THE VALUE OF PATRIOTISM In America all men are civilly and politi- cally equal, all have the same rights, all wield the same arm of defense and of conquest. The divine gift of liberty is God's recogni- tion of man's greatness and manis dignity. In liberty lies the sweetness of life and the power of growth. The loss of liberty is the loss of light and sunshine. Under the spell of great memories, humanity never has ceased to dream of liberty. Now and then, here and there, liberty had for a moment caressed humanity's brow. But not until the Star-Spangled Banner rose toward the skies, was liberty caught up in humanity's embrace in a great and abiding nation. In America the government takes from the liberty of the citizen only so much as is nec- essary for the welfare of the nation. In America there are no masters who govern in their own right, for their own interest, or at their own will. Ours is the government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Our Government is our own organized will. In America, rights begin with, and go up- ward from, the people. In other countries, even in those which are apparently the most free, rights begin with, and come downward from, the government. In America the liberty of the individual citizen remains intact at all times. Else- where there are governments called republics where, once established, the government at will invades private rights. One republic only is 1iberty's native home-America. GLENN FIFIELD '44. BENEFITS OF EDUCATION Unfortunately, few of us realize to what an extent education rules each individual throughout his entire life. Perhaps you think education is a waste of time. In a few cases we have to admit that education has done more harm than good. An example of this is the staggering number of crimes com- mitted in the United States every day. It is true that there is more organized crime in the United States. today than in any other country of the world. Many of our crimi- nals use their education to work out compli- cated methods by which they may outwit the police. However, we are able to educate our police much more thoroughly on this sub- ject, thereby keeping the police one jump ahead of the criminal underworld. Educa- tion affects the country as a whole, not merely the individual. You may believe that, if no one had a very high education, we would all be just as well off because we would all be on the same level of mental achievement. This would not be true, though. The nation at large would sufferg we would make no progress in any of the sciences and arts, as no one would be inter- ested in' bettering our civilization. Our standard of living would descend to that of any tribe of aborigines. At present the high standard of living in the United States ex- ceeds that of any other country. This fact is due to the extensive education which the youth of America fall heir to. We take our schools and everyday training so much for granted that we don't get the importance of its purpose. In many countries the cost of procuring an education is so great that only those lucky enough to be born into rich fam- ilies may benefit from this vital factor in present-day life. Today the trend is toward college work rather than being satisfied with a high school education. The high schools