Oak Grove Coburn High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Vassalboro, ME)

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UAK LEAVES Vol. XXXIII Vassalboro, Maine, June, l930 Number I EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief JANET APPLETON, '31 Assistant Editors BEULAH INGALLS, '31 IRMA RAYMOND, '31 Business Manager KATHLEEN RICHARDSON, '31 Assistant Managers RUTH WHEELER, '31 ARISTEEN TIMBEELAKE, '31 Athletic Editor Alumnae Editor JEAN BLANCHARD, '31 BEVERLY POWELL, '27 Class Editors 1930, Enid Humphreys 1933, Kathalenah Taylor 1931, Aristeen Timberlake 1934, Audrey Holman 1932, Marjorie Johnson 1935, Henrietta Farnum All communications should be addressed and checks made payable to Manager of OAK LEAVES. Price of annual 32.00. COMMENCEMENT Commencement is the culmination of years of Work and play, the fulfillment of a dream, the realization of a vision. Not only is Commence- ment the fulfillment of aspiration, it is also a beginning, for then begins the responsibility and the vitally important business of filling a place in the world. Life stretches ahead with unmeasured opportunity and unlim- ited possibilities, so even when there are regrets for the joyous years which can never be recaptured, there must also be golden dreams of the glorious years ahead. K. M. R. 3.

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OAK LEAVES ELIZABETH MARTIN, '21 A TRIUMPHANT LIFE Our personality is expressed by the way in which we meet the ditiicult things of life wrote Elizabeth Martin in her Salutatory in 1927. It is seldom that one meets the supreme test so young but Elizabeth's history is now one of glorious completed achievement as her freed spirit goes forth into life eternal after shedding a radiant glow across the paths of all who knew her. Fired with zeal to bring honor and joy to her family, friends and schools, Elizabeth always gave herself lavishly to the perfecting of every task, and in twenty short years she has given more than many do in four score. Distinguished for character and scholarship at Oak Grove, she continued at Mount Holyoke until her achievements won the honor of her Junior year in France. There again, her earnestness and brilliancy placed her in the highest group, and justvat the close of her academic year when she was looking forward joyously to the culminating tour to Africa and Central Europe, Elizabeth developed a fever and was taken to the American Hos- pital. Without self-pity because of all she was losing, constantly thought- 5