Old Orchard Beach High School - Oceana Yearbook (Old Orchard Beach, ME)

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Date Thursday, April 18 Weather Misty Events: A.M. Free day did what ever we wanted to do. Boys not able to go to a baseball game because of bad weather. A group went to the Bronx Zoo. Anoth r went to the Museum of Natural History and Grand Centra? Statbnn. Others went shopping or to a movie. P.M. Went to N. B. C. Observation Tower. Saw all New York spread out below us. Entered our names in the Maine logt book, After tour, most of class went to Fred Waring's broadcast, . Comments: nwormyn Wood absent mindedly tore up a two dollar bill. John Margone discovered that he felt a greater appreciation of Thornton Academy. Our chaperones were all we could have asked for. - Date Friday, April 19 Weather Foggy Events: A. M. Took the ferryboat ride to Staten Island. Saw the Statue of Liberty. Lunched at hotel P. M. Some went throuth the Times Building. Others went to see Wayne King. Last minute shopping was done. Checked out at 4:00. Took a special bus to boat S. S. Boston. Bearded at 5:00. Had dinner. Enjoyed another evening of dancing made even more enjoyable by the presence of other students on the boat. Comments! The girls found that they hardly knew anything about Whississippiu, WTennesseeW, and NAlabamaN especially their Wmail systems.N They learned a lot. Cape Porpoisc came suddenly to mean something to a certain individual. I won't mention any names but---. William Duhamel lost his steamship ticket. He can't imagine why or how. Can you? Date Saturday, April 20. Weather Rainy Events: A. N. Docked at 8:00. Went directly to North Station. Checked our baggage. Some went to a movie. Others did some shopping. Sars came for us at 2:00. P. M. Arrived home. Had the most wonderful time of our 4 years of high school. We want to thank our chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Bean for the fine way in which they guided us on our trip. Its great success is due in a large measure to them. When you undergraduates see us staring off into space at times, think naught of itg we aren't here, we're still in New York. --Virgil Wood '40 --Elinor Mitchell '40

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The school system is the root of democracy in this coun- try. Without such an educational arrangement our democratic form of government would become althing of the past. As long as there is freedom of education and self-expression the surety of the life of democracy is perpetual: Democracy today is a beautiful flower bravely standing in a garden of weeds of dictatorships which are trying to overrun and choke it. Some of its leaves have fallen, but its stalk is still firm. It cannot dieg it will not for it represents the only light on the horizon for a blind, groping world. It is the peoples only chance of self-survival, a beacon shining amidst a sea of turmoil. --Virgil Wood '40 CQO'D,BE'IIE.'R , BEST In our Freshman year we chose UGood, better, bestg never let it rest, till the good is better, and the better--best,u as the motto for the Class of 1940. This motto, the keynote of which is restlessness, presents to us the challenge to achieve, to win, to become. The restlessness suggested here is not that which frets and pines, seeing only the difficulties ahead, but is that quality that keeps us ever on the alert to do our best with the good that is within reach, until it evolves into the better, and the better into the best. During our four years of high school we have attempted to put our motto into practice, by study and work. One of our greatest Americans and a man honored by all the world-- ' Abraham Lincoln, once said, HI will study and improve myself, and be rcadyg some day my opportunity will come.' New the four years have ended. We have come to the part- ing of the ways. Some of us will go on to school, others will enter the field of industry. As we step forward into the world, whether we ge on to further education or into the world of bus- iness, we must succeed if we keep this motto always before us, and strive at all times Ute make the better best.' --Ruth Winsor '40 ff 'Jake Tnesmznvinae qnmPa'.g.f w..N Before going farther, let me give you the definition of campaign. A campaign is a period of time during which an army carries on active operations in the field. Right now I have gone far enough from one standpoint, but for other purposes I shall go on.