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

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OAK LEAVES 1943 ge? teaifftiiv? . A L A. is A E 8 W 4 ' 1 , x 4 S! A CQ . , . at -Zfffftf VOL. XLVI Vassalboro, Main-e, June, 1943 Number 1 EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief JOAN PERRY, '45 Afyifttmt Editorf SALLY STETSON, '45 CARLOTTA REED, '44 PAMELA NIXON, '44 PATRICIA FOLSOM, 45 Bmioarf Manager' EVELYN FRANZ, '43 Afxifttwt B min eff Mdmzgerf VIRGINIA LYMAN, '43 FRANCIS WHITE, '43 Atbletif Editor MARILYN ALLENBAUGH. '44 Aditont Athletic Editor JEAN CARTER, '45 Clow Editors BEVERLY BOYNTON, '44 PATIENCE LAURIAT, 46 Art Editor PATRICIA LEWIS, '44 Ayiiftozzt Art Editor JANE PEASE, '43 1945, CHARLOTTE CHICK 1945, JEAN PLATT 1943, JILL LAMARCHE 1946, CYNTHIA RICH 1944, NANCY STRICKLER Calendar Committee 1947, JANICE BOWMAN 1943, SHIRLEY BAMFORD 1945, BARBARA BICKFORD 1944, PHOEBE WAGNER 1946, DENISE SAVOY All communications should be addressed and checks made payable Price of OAK LEAVES 32.00. to Manager of OAK LEAVES. The members of OAK LEAVES staff Wish to express their sincere thanks to all those Who have contributed to the success of this magazine and they Wish to express their appreciation to those patrons Vvho have helped to make this magazine possible by their advertising. Our sincere gratitude is eX- tended to our kind Adviser, Mrs. Owen. 5

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OAK LEAVES 1943 MEASURE In a tiny pool You could jump over I saw reflected All of the sky. I wondered: Now Should one rightly measure This lovely Water By the earth that holds it? By the heaven it holds? In these days when geographical boundaries around the world are being changed in the waxing of a single moon and a Prime Minister can hold conferences on both hemispheres the same week, we must not only measure our ration points but w-e must re-valu-e life itself. Th-ere is no security in possessing coupons for ten thousand gallons of gasoline if no station has any supply, there is no comfort in unlimited means, if life itself is with- out meaning. The philosopher was wise wh-en he pondered that the tiny pool should not be measured by the earth that bounds it, lout rather by the sunshine of day and the stars of evening that it reflects in its heart. Our new adventur-es in cooperative living this year were quite inconse- quential in the mere dusting and redusting of the same halls day after dayg but that quality of character that grew in the faithful performance of unromantic tasks, that awareness to our community responsibilities that flowered as we discovered and cleaned the darker corners, that glad esprit de corps that flourished as we raked the lawrns or planted our seeds, and that throbbing, glowing happiness which filled our hearts as we stood togeth-er surveying our accomplishments, - these are the primary and eternal fruits of our labors. The medals, silver cups and honors that are awarded on Commencement Dfay are as empty and meaningless as th-e broken bauble that glittered o-n last year's Christmas tree, unless you not only did the best work in your class but the best work of which you were capable,-did it honestly and gladly. Whil-e some receive medals because they stand a mathematical point higher in actual attainment, yet there are others to whom an even more significant reward should go because they have exert-ed more effort to reach the place they have. Looking back across, the years it is revealing to see how often the girl who stood second or -even farther down the scale has steadily climbed upward in college and in life. There is ever a fascination in Yarrow Unvisited and a stimulus in almost winning. Let us measure our medal by the hon-esty of effort with which we won it and let us treasure, not the piece of metal, but rather the growth of ability and character for which it stands. EVA PRATT OWEN. 6