Milford High School - Oak Lily and Ivy Yearbook (Milford, MA)

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OAK, hILiY AflD IVY Vol. XXXVI. MILFORD, MASS., JUNE, 1920. NO. 1. Published by the Pupils of the Milford High School BOARD OF EDITORS Editor-in-Chief, John Davoren, ' 20 Assistant Editor, Ruth Fales, ’20 Business Manager, Prank E. Mellen, ’20 Assistant Business Manager, Warren Hill, ’20 ASSOCIATE EDITORS Willard Frost, ’20 Catherine Dillon, ’20 Eleanor Metcalf, ’20 Subscription Rates: For the year, 50 cents. Single copies, 10 cents. Address all communications to Oak, Lily and Ivy, Milford, Mass. EDITORIAL. “By night an atheist half believes in God.” —Gay. Man is essentially impressionistic. Unconsciously, unless he possesses wonderful character, his opinions are molded by the thoughts and deeds of others. If within his breast the white flame of faith does not burn, an irreligious environ¬ ment may easily lead him to doubt the Great Truth. If he lacks the vision to perceive, he may deny. In the light of day, amid the massive buildings, the complicated machines and instruments, indicative of man’s power, it is not hard to deride the existence of a supreme being. The atheist is confident among the roar of a great city, the result of the labor of beings like himself. In the companionship of man he neg¬ lects to acknowledge the companionship of God. Atheism’s greatest ally is egotism. When man looks complacently on his achievements and reflects on their magnitude, into his sub-conscious mind comes a thought of supremacy. He has subdued the land, the sea, and the air. Lesser an imals he has forced, by his will alone, to aid in his advancement. Unless he knows that without divine aid man is helpless, he will be lost in the slough of dis¬ belief, Atheism. As she heals the physical wounds of her children, so does nature make clean their soul. With hert lies the answer, vivid and real, of all our worldly cares. Her mysteries are not mysteries. They are the indisputable proof that over man¬ kind rules a Being with power limitless. ■, The universe is His dominion. The earth, the stars, the sun and the moon move by His will alone. At his bidding the velvet shades of night shut off the rays of doubt and reveal to man his reason for existing. It is in the silent night that apprehension steals into the calloused mind of the unbeliever. With no w r orldly distraction to mar its beauty, God’s firmament rekindles in the heart of the doubter the light of re¬ ligion that all men once possess. As his prehistoric ancestor in the dim mazes of the past vaguely wondered at the beauty of the world about him, so does the modern savage vaguely wonder today. The spell of the great unknown brings with it a sentiment that seems indefinable to his starving soul. Yet, if he ponder

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14 ADVERTISING SECTION. Compliments of F. H. PAGE COMPANY FURNITURE 8 MEDFORD STREET CORNER WASHINGTON STREET, NORTH BOSTON, MASS. ECONOMY PUBLIC MARKET Compliments of Milford 58 COOK’S GROCERY STORE The Store Where Quality and • Economy Meet HARRY E. HUNT JAMES LOGAN Central Bowling Alleys and Alhambra Billiard Parlor » Granite or Marble Monumental JOSEPH MORCONE l Work—Cemetery Work 23 Main Street Milford, Mass. Bonded Banker Steamship Agent Notary Public, Justice of the Peace 9 Spruce Street Milford, Mass. 9 Spruce Street Milford, Mass.

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S. SENIORS, 1921