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

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Since a campaign is carried on by an army then, naturally there must be an army to carry on a campalgng thus we have the Democnats,,the Rcpubllcans,dthe Socialists etc,, Alsogln,a cam- paign the army must enrryion activefependtlon,inwtheifyeld, In .the-QYe,fifI:. QfUGt'.v42h9fuS5fi-C1,-LT13-lielliluiliilhqfl,riiflif.-fF0fQ11Y '.--' Wsfxhg-Yfe' Ghessellitical iii Qld -,skid Zgiifhelreiie S IQfQii1211'4i,1 f.f5eii5lregS'4 ' L-'iii Fltnis l time af ?1'1QwevGI2 ,J 18 is aggrestfuneerteintffggQL51ilWdys tHeQcise,,as toywhoywlll be thefnQXbJpDSSidenh.f'geweverf thohgh lt lspearly,.I do not think it too early to say that the battle is chiefly between Roosevelt and Dewey, R U ,mx ,, 5 Since I have named the place of battle and the armies involved, I shall continue for a while to dwell on the armies which I have predicted will fight to the finish for in every battle there are some who droplby the wayside. Substituting- eandldate for commhhdenlin-chief we have Dewey Crepubliean, 38 years of agcj and Roosevelt idemecrat, 58 years of agel. w,, Having limited the finish of the battle be these two men I shall go on to describe them taking age before beauty. Inci- dentally that saying age befor beauty fit in very well with the .battle since Roosevelt is focused of being old and Dewey of being handsome, but in this case, neither age nor beauty should determine who shall be the next president of our great country. Roosevelt probable 5rd term candidate is e men of exper- ience and executive power, whereas Dewey is inexperienced in legislative work and is still a young man with a lot to learng and though Dewey has not had n chance to show what he might do if he had presidential or even gubernatorial authority, one should notice that Roosevelt has done much and with a third term would do even more for the welfare of this country, There is no law against a third term for Roosevelt nor is there any law against a first term for Dewey and if Dewey should win let us hope that he does as fine a job as president as he has during his district attorneyship, and if Roosevelt is elected hope that he continues to do as good as he has done since his inaugurwtion in 1955, ' --John Angie '41 f...f3-fig!-1 Ttyirlg EJGBI-ENGR--5 .It is the custom of every nation to have a flag as its emblem. Originally the flag was a personal emblem of a lord or knight, It usually showed his colors or bore a simple devise. Sometimes it stood for the courage or bravery of a knightg , , The flag of a high knight came to be looked upon as the flag of the people over which he ruled, Thus the flag of for- mer Austris had the colors of the ancient Austrian dukes. The flag of Greece displays the colors of Bavaria. '

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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.

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The oldest national flag in existance is the flag of Denmark which has flown ever since the thirteenth century. Next old- est is the flag of Switzerland which dates back to the fourteenth century if not earlier. The United States also boasts of a flag with a longmand continuous history. Thus we see the flags of different sapiens have a naxiedwand interesting history. --Helen,McKenna Grade 8 I. fav Ji... S.'flNU-Lnhf-JNS 'QUn4A4'5. d,,,N The British Isles have'the ideal climate for mental and physical work. The winters, though cold enough to be stimu- lating, are not so cold as to interfere seriously with most occupations. The harbors are open all the year, and the rivers seldom freeze over: On the other hand, the sum ers are not so hot as to lessen the natural energy of the peoples The British Isles lie in the north temperate zone, where the winds blow for the most part from the westx They have . frequent changes of weather just as we have in the United Statesf but the prevailing westerly winds from off the ocean prevent extremes of temperature like those which occur in the interior of the United States. The rainfall, though heavier in the western part, is everywhere sufficient for some kind of agri- culture and is well distributed throughout the year. As a result of this invigorating climate the British Isles have produced many famous people. Scientists and writers have been numerous for hundreds of years. England's statesmen have always been important for the work they have done, Even today during the present time, British statesman are efficiently . solving the problems caused by the war. ' --Susanne Brown Grade 8 K., ffhoegfsnrs Or Om: User-cardio Je.-Ss.'Ki,gH 5.x I think I can safely say that every Elementary school pupil looks forward eagerly to the time when he or she may enter the Junior-Senior High School.l By the time we are Sixth Graders, it is the one'goal toward which each is bent. Then the thrill that comes once in a school life time, the day when we are no longer with smaller children of lower grades, but enrolled in a school with upper classmen. My,' but it's a big step! It takes us weeks to get adjusted to new and varied schedules and to having several teachers for our classes, We're looked upon as the babies of the school , but we don't mind. When it comes to supporting school activ- ities we can prove we're not infants for we even give the Seniors lessons in school spirit!