Melba High School - Butte Yearbook (Melba, ID)

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M X K M M M K M M M M M M I F1 U C. I 'll s E M E M X 5 M M M M M M As yet Lincoln had not made much of a name as legislator. He was admired for his honesty and sincerity, but not until the threatened repeal of the Missouri Com- promise, which would open up western territory to slavery did it awaken him. It was then that Lincoln's famous career was begun. It was through debates between him and Douglas that this question was thrashed out. K AMKKMXMKMHM MMMMMMMMMXMMMMM R The first debate took place at the State Fair, at Springfield, in October, 1854. Douglas made a great speech that day and the next day Lincoln replied, and it so surprised the people that they said it was unanswerable. Through this speech he reached his full power, for as an editor put it the Nebraska bill was shivered like a tree of the forest, was torn and rent asunder by the hot bolts of truth. In this race for the senatorship. However, he was defeated. His stand for the liberty of the slave had won him many friends from the negroes in the South as well as friends in the North. He was invited to speak in many cities of the East, and everywhere he won admiration from all that heard him. It is said that an intelligent hearer spoke to him of the remarkable clearness of his state- ments, the unanswerable style of his reasoning, and especially the illustrations which were romantic, and the pathos, fun, and logic, all welded together. His style could not be better described. Through these debates Lincoln had become the choice of the people for their candidate for President at the Republican convention in 1860, at Chicago. Douglas was the Democratic candidate, but was defeated, and so the poor rail-splitter of Illinois had lifted himself to be President of the United States of America. From that time onward the life of Lincoln is a part of the History of the Civil war, and his task was one of the greatest ever laced by any man. We all know the story of how the North and South were divided, and how President Lincoln did everything in his power to save this great Union of ours from destruction. Sev- eral states of the South when they heard of Lincol11's election said they would secede from the Union, and set up a government of their own. As the President did not protect the government stores and arms in Southern ports, the seceding states seized these to help carry on a war, if one should come. The country was now in an uproar, and on the twelfth of April, Fort Sumpter in the Charleston harbor, was fired upon by the South. Lincoln at once called forth seventy-five thou- sand volunteers. This was the beginning of the great Civil war in which so many of our grandfathers took part. It was after the victory of the bloodiest battle of the Civil war, Antietani, that President Lincoln called his cabinet together. I made this vow with God, he said, I promised my God that if the tide of invasion should be mercifully arrested, I would set the negro free. The Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued January 1, 1863, closed with an appeal, which showed the spirit in which the deed was done. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God. KMKMXMMMMMMMKMKMKM MMMMNMKMMMKMMMKMMKMMKM MX M K M M M MI M M M M M IK Ki MI .M IM QM SM IK Ki IM IK IM IM .M IK Ki Ki IM fM .M IM IM IM IDI In this same year in November, Lincoln gave to the world his famous Gettysburg speech. It was at the dedication of the National Cemetery of Gettysburg, Penn- sylvania. This short oration is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces ever printed. It's language is simple, yet eloquent. Throughout the four years of terrible war, Linco1n's one thought was to save the Union. He did not mean to let a war destroy the nation that Washington had founded. All through the war we see the great heart of Lincoln full of sympathy for the wounded soldiers of the South as well as the North. The South steadily grew weaker, until, on April 9, 1865, General Lee of the South surrendered to General Grant of the North, at Appomattox Court House where the terms of peace were made. Both sides were glad that the struggle was overg the North had won and the Union had been saved! Just now when Lincoln thought he could turn his thoughts to new problems, he was shot by a crazed actor at Ford's theatre in Washington, where he and his family had gone for the evening. On the following morning, at daybreak, Lincoln passed away. Our grandparents tell today what a gloom his death cast over the whole country. The newspapers were published with black borders, bells tolled, and no one had a heart to work. A private funeral was held the 19th, in the East room of the White House. Then the funeral procession wended its way down to the Capitol,

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sz I y H umm' N ew! M' As we notice the number of graduates attending institutions of K higher learning, the realization comes that Melba Hi has 1l0t been in M K vain. Altho successes and failures may come, friendships formed here K will long be remembered and extended by the alumni. M And you, graduates, l'91l1C1I1bC1' with us- QE Life is a mirror of king and slave, M M 'Tis just what we are and do. 39: ,in Then give to the world the best you have, M 'Q' And the best W1ll come back to you. M sec 1924 Bef Marshal Eichenberger .... At home ........ ...... M elba M 19' Lorene McElfresh-Davis ..... H0uSekeeDeP ..... ...... M elgba. M Everett Miller ............... At home ..... . ,....... Melba 30: 49, Pearl Miller ..... Teacher ---- ,...... N amps. .9. 'Q' 1925 M .,, Harry Delo .,......,...,... Student, Carnegie Tech .............,,. Pittsburgh, Pa. M Mabel Swett-Hight .... Housekeeper ..........,........... ...,... T oledo, Oregon M M 1926 M M Grace Hartzell ..,,.,.,.... At home ..........................................,........... Melba M M Robert Knox ................. Student, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Donald Parsons ..... . ........ At home ................,.............................,.,..,.. Melba M Gracyie Piersol-Pelron ..., Housekeeper ................................,............. Nampa Merna Rowe .......................... ...... A t home ,... ............................. .................. M e lba Alice Sharp ............................... ...... A t home ..................................... ......... ........ H u ston Marylizabeth Swayne-Clarke Housekeeper ...... McDonaldville, Alberta, Canada M M Melba Todd .......................... ...... T eacher ....... .............................................. M elba M 1927 306 Ethel Barr .............. At home ..... .....,..... . ............,..,,... M elba. M K Farrie Mae Clark .... At home .. ....... ........................................... M elba M M John J. Delo ............ At home .... - ....................i........,................,... Melba M Harold Eames ......,...... Student .................... O. A. C., Corvallis, Oregon Raymond Herman ..... Student ...... Columbia College, Portland, Oregon M Leonard McElfresh ..... At home . ..v.................................................. Melba M Herbert Pline .......... At home ...................,.........,...,.,.,........,.,..,.. Melba Q Samuel Swayne ...... Student ........ University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 5 BGSBCEBOEBOEBSEBOEBGEBQZBOEBOEBSEBSEBOEBGEBGEBGQBGSBCSBGEBSQBGEBGSBOSBSSBGEBOEBGEBGEBSEBOEBOEBSE 30006 E481 BOE