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

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S. SENIORS, 1921

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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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OAK, lilliV AND IVY Vol. XXXVII. MILFORD, MASS., JUNE, 1921. NO. 1. Published by the Pupils of the Milford High School. BOARD OF EDITORS. Editor-in-Chief, Rita M. Daigle, 21. Business Manager, Davis J. Carroll, ’21. Assistant Business Managers, Alma E. Barbadoro, ’21, James M. Steeves, ’21. ASSOCIATE EDITORS. Leo E. Dickson, ’21. Marion B. Greeley, ’21. Joseph T. O’Connell, 21. Subscription Rates: For the year, $1.00. Single copies, 15 cents. Address all communications to Oak, Lily and Ivy, Milford, Mass. EDITORIAL. The Value of Education. Upon the education of its youth depends the fate of a nation. Its citizens may possess the best of physical strength and abilities but unless its people are in¬ tellectually developed also, that nation cannot endure. The first and greatest end of education is the discipline of the mind, and where knowledge once sheds its light, confusion and despair no longer preside. The vast majority of the people of to-day . realize the value of education. Every day its importance is emphasized more clearly, and the time is no t far distant when the man without an education, however little it may be, will find himself as the man without a country, his friendship or acquaintance sought by few. There is no station of life in which an education is a burden or disadvantage. No matter how humble or lowly his position, the educated man is capable of fil¬ ling it better than the ignorant one. There will be some step or manner of pro¬ cedure which he will more clearly understand. If we do not plant the seeds of knowledge when we are young, it will reap t us no benefits when we are old. Time spent in studying or perfecting one’s knowledge along any particular line is the most valuable way in which one could employ it. How sad it is to think of the countless young men and women who do not apply themselves seriously during the years which they must devote to school life, but shirk and neglect their duties whenever possible. Without realizing it, they are inflicting upon themselves the gravest of injustices. It is difficult to make the statement that any one subject is more important than another. While there may be some studies which require deeper thought than others, each branch of learning has its bearing upon the others. In order to judge properly of current affairs, a knowledge of the past must be obtained through the study of history—hence we can readily see the necessity of that study. But if there be any one subject which has an ever present influence over all others, it is the study of English. A student embracing a business career could have no more valuable asset than a thorough understanding and mastery of that subject. In all his commercial duties he will be required to display his knowledge or his lack of knowledge of its fundamentals.