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

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OAK LEAVES EDI r 1: 1'5 OUR YOUNG ALUMNAE CONTINUE TO LEAD Whenever a young graduate of Oak Grove receives some outstanding academic honor in college, is selected to a coveted oflice on her campus, publishes a book, or is recognized for some superior quality, she knows that there is a jubilee in her honor on the hilltop she loves at Oak Grove. The ,iubilees have been particularly frequent. this year as our younger graduates have gone forth to outstanding posts of leadership in colleges from the Atlantic to the Pacific. We had a whole handful of class presidencies and many social as well as academic honors. We who are still at Oak Grove not only feel the thrill of these announcements as Mrs. Owen makes them, but we feel a great inspiration to carry on the torch and provid-e a beacon for those who follow us. We know our School expects the utmost from each one of us and we felt a real thrill at one Collection as Mrs. Owen was talk- ing to a group of Seniors about college plans for another year when she smiled and remarked facetiously, You must remember that since there is only one presidency possible in the same class, not more than two of you should go to the same college. Leadership, socially and academically, is expected of us, but more than that, real character is expected of us. We are told again and again that it is the high integrity of our characters, rather than the outward honors, that our Alma Mater cares most about as we go out from these beloved halls. ADVENTURES IN LIVING Every day we meet and forget p-eople, and of the hundreds met in a year, very few would ever be remembered after a few months, but I am certain that any day will go down in our memory books of life as the begin- ning of greater happiness when we find a personality which seems to broaden, inspire and brighten our whole being. Then we have found a friend, and friendship is one of the two most beautiful experiences in the world. 4

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OAK LEAVES There is something in the very fibre of our being that thrills to the majestic glory of a sunset, to the harmonious chord of a great symphony, to the rhythm of the unfathomable tides, to the delicate grace of a snow- fiake. These draw us, because in some intangible, inexplicable way, they find a spiritual response in our spiritual selves. Experiences like our re- sponse to b-eauty in all its varied forms are spiritual realizations and once experienced, are ours forever. There is littl-e that We are capable of saying about these unsought experienc-es in the realm above th-e material, where our real selves find their true expression or response. Both friendship and spiritual experiences are closely linked and friendship may often be a stepping stone -to a greater power in living abundantly. F. W., '36. ANOTHER VOLUME FOR THE OAK GROVE CASE When Briggs Hall was built our Principals with prophetic vision and proud confidence in th-eir girls insisted that the architects include in the library a special bookcase reserved for volum-es written by Oak Grove Girls. One of the newest to arrive is Solo Flight by Beatrice Hussey, '32, who has just sent us a copy of her first edition With a dedication to her Alma Mater. It is a charming little volume and We extend our congratulations with the hope that she may have many others in the bookcase of Oak Grove. WHEN IMAGINATION FAILS Anticipation, they say, gives a keener s-ense of enjoym-ent than realiza- tion. If this is tru-e, it is because our imagination paints the future with such rosy colors that when the event really happens, it seems faded and uninteresting by contrast. There are some experiences in life, however, which are completely satisfying, and because of the subtle spiritual way in which they reach our lives, it is impossible for us to anticipate them, and therefore, their realization is always more joyous and satisfying than We could have imagined. A kind word, an und-erstanding smile, the clasp of a friendly hand, a moither's love, and all spiritual adventures make life more beautiful, more dynamic, more joyous. 5