North Andover High School - Knight Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL GOBBLER” STAFF Co-Editors Elizabeth I. Lewis, M. Rita Malek .Stewart P. Wilson .Edward A. Bardsley Business Manager . Advertising Manager Advertising Assistants William A. Finneran, Horace T. Hebb, Charlotte M. Lewis, Jane A. Loring, Jeannette H. Rea, Shirley E. White, John Wood. Biographers Phyllis J. Brown, Irene M. Costello, Horace T. Hebb, Fred R. Messina, Clifton R. Milne, Betty G. Morton, Jeannette H. Rea, Carl W. Schofield, Jr., Roger S. Smith, Lois H. Valpey, Fay E. Vincent, John Wood. Sports Editor .Irene M. Costello General Committee Ruth E. Adams, Lillian M. Balavich, Shirley Britton, Phyllis J. Brown, John R. Canty, Rita M. Connors, Clayton A. Crotch, Margaret G. Dill, Claire F. Doran, Mary Ann Driscoll, Henry J. Enaire, Therese H. Enaire, Albert F. Knuepfer, Jr., Lorraine F. Lewis, Jane A. Loring, David A. Mana- han, LeRoy W. Marland, Jr., William P. McEvoy, Jacqueline T. McGuire, Clifton R. Milne, Betty G. Morton, John F. Pitman, Ethel A. Raitt, Mary A. Rivet, George J. Tardiff, Jr., Helen S. Turner, Patricia A. Walsh, Mary Werenchuk. Faculty Adviser .Edith L. Pierce

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THE GOBBLER-1945 JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL MESSAGE TO THE SENIORS R S I sit at my desk to write this message to you, the Class of 1945, one thought presents itself to me to the exclusion of all others. This concerns the war, and the peace to follow. You are the first class to graduate from Johnson High School, after having undergone the experience of seeing our nation at war, during each of your four years of attendance. It is my fervent hope that you may be the last class to graduate during a war year. Since the beginning of history, man has made tremendous progress in many ways and in varied fields. In the field of medicine, for instance, physical afflictions which, even as recently as a generation ago were considered incurable, are now relieved in a more or less routine manner. Plagues have been stamped out, and epidemics can be controlled. However, little or no progress has been made, since the beginning of time, in removing the most devastating and un¬ necessary disease known to mankind—the disease of war. I believe it is safe to say that before this one war is over, it will have taken a greater toll, in human life, than all the plagues in the world’s history. Remarkable strides have been taken in the field of science. Frequently, we are amazed by the developments of the scientific mind. But scientific creations require logical reasoning. Why cannot this abundance of clear and logical thinking be directed toward the development of a sure and accurate formula for the solution of the riddle of peace? It is said that one indication of intelligence is the ability to profit by experience. Can it be that our international intelli¬ gence is so lacking that we will fail to profit from two such harrowing experiences within a single generation? Unless we insist upon a peace founded upon logical and clear reasoning, in¬ stead of one based on power politics, and the resultant buffer states containing large dissatisfied minorities, it will be the duty of your sons to undergo the same terrible experience which your brothers have undergone in the present war. And this may God forbid. This may seem like a strange message to you, as you are about to graduate, but the topic is the most important that our civilization has ever faced. We all realize that the world could not stand another war. It is with this thought in mind that I appeal to you to think along lines of a durable and satisfactory peace. When all peoples of the world are persuaded to this thought, then, and then only, will we realize that for which man has searched since the beginning of time. Think of it now and think of it in the years to come, for one failing of the human being is that he forgets altogether too quickly. It has been a pleasure to know you as a class, during the last four years. The entire staff of this school takes pride in your accomplishments. We will look forward to the time when you take your places as respected members of our community, with the knowledge that we may, in some small way, have helped you along this path. May the remaining years be as happy for you, as have been the years you spent in Johnson High. Alvah G. Hayes 6