Morse Memorial High School - Morsonian Yearbook (Brooks, ME)

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THE MORSONIAN 5 uns new f CUITY Front Row left to right Mlss Moore Mr Melgard Principal Mrs Roberts Mlss Gott ry g gi? ERE IA!- MORSE 42 We are now closmg the year of 1941 1942 It has been a great year We have gradually made xmprovements whlch have made school llfe more pleasant We have all learned how to pull together for a, common cause Lack of school Splrlt IS a thmg of the past We now reallze that we belong to Morse and that Morse belongs to us and The Student Councll has made a good begmnmg 1n becomlng an actlve organlzatlon I hope It w1ll contlnue because It adds greatly to our school and lt can be a great help In sports there IS room for 1mprovement Wh1Ch I know you under classmen w1ll make We all want to see Morse at top and leadlng Even wlth all the lmprovements of the past there IS Stlll room for more so undergraduates lets see you do your stuff H Staples 42 lx we will all stand behind her all the way.

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U55 Jlflowonicuz Published by the Students of Morse Memorial High School Front Rovu Albert Cox Helene Staples Faculty Adviser Miss Gott Theodore lf-lkei Second Row Julia Elwell Everett Reynolds Betty Brown Elbert Moulton Jr Maw: me Murray Shirley Lowe Helen Smith Patricia Ware Betty Quimby Harriet Llwcll Frank Rex nolds EDITORIAL STAFF OF MORSONIAN Ld1tor in chief Helene Staples A sslstant Editor Albert Loi: Bublness Managel Theodore Felker Soclal Editor Shirley Lowe Joke Editorb Elbert Moulton Jr Everett Reynolda I1.d1to1 for Girls Sports Margorle Brown blass Edltors Senlor clams editor Helen Smlth Junior clabb editor Betty Blown Sophomore class editor Betty Quimby Fieshmen class editor Maxme Murray Jumor Hlgh Harrlet Elwell Alumni Editors Patrlcla Ware J ul1a Elwell Faculty AdY1S6F ESth6I' Gott Editor for Boys' Sports ...................................................... Frank Reynolds

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THE MORSONIAN Q3 netsw WHAT WE AS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN DO T0 HELP WIN THE WAR Thls IS a xx ar that lncludes not only men m the armed servxoes but every slngle person 1n the Umted States and every country allled to the Umted States I thmk every person 1n the Unlted States should do hls utmost to make The land of the free and the home of the brave free forever There are many thlngs xxh1ch I myself and other glrls and boys llke me can da to help make the land vxe loxe free One of the first thxngs we should do 1s keep ourselx es healthx Amerlca needs stlong people not weakllngs' Another thlng I thlnk IN xerx lmportant IS keeplng up our morale We should not be dlscouraged bx a few defeats That IS not the t1ue Amer1can sp1r1t' The Japanese took the Allles by SUFDTISQ but al ready they are paymg a heaxx toll ln Sh1pS planes and men An equally lmportant ltem IS buylng defense savlngs bonds and tamps It costs m1ll10HS of dollars to bulld the machlnes that wlll gnxmg the1r l1xes that others max hve That 18 real Amerlcan Splrlt We should stand behlnd our boxs by buymg stamps and bonds as many and as often as xxe can Boys and guls can saxe xx aste materlals such as paper cardboard boxes t1n lead alumlnum and other thmgs whlch they need Thev can also cooperate xxlth the goxernment by collectmg these xxaste matemals The Red Cross needs funds to buy suppl1es to carry out the1r xx ork Boys and glrls can donate monex to the Red Cross They can also help the Red Cross by klllttlflg sweaters scarfs etc Amer1can boys and glrls should attend C1v1l1an Defense meetlngs held 111 thelr towns Thev should be quxck to cooperate vxlth defense IH thexr area Boys and glrls who l1x e on farms can help by xalslng gardens chlck ens plgs and other produce It takes food as well as money to xv1n a war If boys and glrls raxsed and canned farm produce they would not only help the government but also g1V8 themselves some valuable tl almng If ex eryone m the Umted States does h1S part and does not lose lns courage the xx orld xx1ll be free of tyranny and hate before long' M Sulllvan '44 6 ' SL Q, A 9 . L Y . , y l. . I L ot 1 v v ' A L ' . . ': s ' ' '. ' ' .' s ' , . v v,' . ' . 7 ' break the Axis. The boys in the armed services of America are gladly ' . 1 As 7 -. ks ' , y . , ' . Y . . v x 1' ' Y ' ' f .: ' ' , , . . .7 1 . . y . - , , , . 7 , . . n Y Y' .