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

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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' .

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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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THE MORSONIAN um naw WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP WIN THIS WAR? Due to the fact that I am a student I am not able to help my country by worklng 1n a Defense factory and I am too young to Jo1n the Army Navy Marmes and such I declded that I ought to try to find some Way or Ways 1n YVIIILII I could do my part Wlth thxs thought 1n mlnd I conslder some of the ways Flrst I flnd that I may help by conservmg such thmgs IS gas oll tlres or by takmg good care of my clothes and such Second I nnd that I may help lf I keep myself 1n good health and lf I make an effort to get along Wlthout unessent1al thlngs Th1rd I may help lf I pur chase Defense Bonds and Stamps to the full extent of my hnanclal ab1l1tv Fourth I may help 1f I 1o1n some Q01 at least onej of the many defense organ17at1ons ox corps ln the town 1n whlch I reslde In concludlng I WVISII to add that lf I try to do my best to uphold the aboxe mentloned bes1de gnmg all the scrap metals and paper that I come across and to do exexythlng I can to help IH am way I know that I am help1ng although IH a small xx ay to keep and safe gfua1d Amerlca the land I loxe Vt Vernon 43 WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP WIN THIS WAR? A new world IS bemg created and It must be the people of the Un1ted States who have the prlnclple hand m creatlng It Thats where vve come 1n We as Senxors are golng to have to help cxreate thls neva World The executlve head of C1v1l1an Defense James Landls Sdld The greatest trouble wlth c1v1l1an defense IS that people have not awak Ined to the fact that the Un1ted States IS at war How wrong he ls' We are awake Pearl Harbor dld that The nexus from the Far East IS bad Here we have begun by ratlonlng tlres and wlll end we don t know where or when Men and women ln streets 1n back yards or wherever Amerlcans meet together begm to scowl and ask quest1ons Why don t we do something? Whats the matter wxth us? Dont we know what we re do1ng The mood reflected by such questlons IS dangerous If we get ourselves Into such a state of mlnd that everythlng seems wrong we then have a demorahzatlon of sp1r1t whlch may brmg us to defeat NOth1Hg worth wh1le was ever done 1n this World wlthout exuber Ince of sp1r1t and that comes from confidence and falth We must never lose thxs falth IH our comlng vlctory Our Amerlcan sense of humor 1n 1tS own way wlll prove our salvatlon S Lowe '42 . v 9 4 1 v K - T . .I I I . . . . . . I . I . . N . il' . . , I I :I , , I 1 I w a U . I I I . . v . . I I LL x. - N . ' . K . V .. v . . . ' v . . Q H . . Y . . I I I I I . . .Y . v I I Y . . .v. Y ' , I 7 +7 ' ' I v s I 7 , I . S 1. , I L. - , . Y 7 . . . . . . . D. . . . , v ' ' w ' v ' v Ls Y . . .. W . '. U Q L K- a x .. 3 In ' . vw - 1 1 7 . . I . , I . . . , . , . , . I. 9 9 ' . . . s 9 K .I F .. . K. u s . I . . . s . v I . I