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

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Joseph fs word to the , Young Ames, and You members of the class of 19427 ine of the more popular novels of the season has been Young Ames by Walmer Q. Edmonds. This best-seller tells the story of a young man who, regardless of what he set out to accomplish, was always successful in winning his goal. Disappolntments seldom came his way, seldom did he find it necessary to struggle and strain in order to gain these things he wanted most. You would call Ames uluckyn, as did a relative in attempt The world has always certainly a story of that say that the Ameses in ll the aspirations of most p ing to explain the youth's good fortune. loved a success story, and Young Ames is kind. It is a commonplace, owever, to fe are the exception. The goals, the hopes, eople are not so easily attainable, as they were for Ames. Success does not usually just happen. The Old Testament ac stories. In one Ol the e a Uluckyn man. int, comp count of Joseph is one of the oldest success arliest editions it speaks of Joseph as being are Joseph and Ames. would you call a boy lucky who was disliked by his brothers, who was made fun of, who was ridiculed, who nearly was murdered, who was thrown into an empty well, and finally mold by nis b on their wav down to Egyp call this, qluckn? What sold to a group of strange and penniless--filled with hood. ls le possible tha Bat Jose,k, mennwhil of circumstances. Joseph thers to a troop of men on camels who were to sell their packs of spices? Would you way for a young boy to start out in life-- men, bound for a strange country alone the memories of a sad and unhappy child- this is nluckn? ro t a t e, held fast to his great belief regardless had a great determination which urged him, onward. Joseph nad God for a compass to direct his path, and Joseph was a Ulrckyn man. This boy, sold as a slave, rose to become Governor of Egypn and next in line to the pharoah. The story is told of accidently wounded with n himself up in the seat of victorieusly finished his walked miles at the close customer who had paid too had a great belief in the a chariot driver who, after having been n arrow during an important race, propped his car, and though bleeding and dying race. Abraham Lincoln, the storeclerk, of a day's work to return some change to a much for her articles. Madame Marie Curie work her husband Pierre had started, and she was determined to finish the task his death presented her. Here is a student who stays up difficult problem or assig to hear from such people. I sincerely wish tha a success story. It may ever arc. The important well into the night determined to master a nment for the next day's class. You expect t each of you in one way or another may have never be published--many success stories thing is that each of you realize a personal satisfaction and a personal triumph. Belief, Determination, God-those three spelled Nluckn for Joseph and success for the great figures through the ages. And you? --Dodicatco I

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.s . .EDTTOR'S FOREWORD Fellow Students: The 1942 e o..s.s s 'nar- Jll id. ,i -l ,. rv -. '1 book is new in ur hands. le - . have labored toyoperfect itm chan hidx standard anne has Q y -if' wg' characterized the activities qt' aw, 'V-sf A-9 . 1 . this school. In the future ' X .IES Years we hope that this book ., 6aii'QiTQIQ..YgQ1 g'5Qw3f1 may be an inspiration to you, Xiigafriiiiklf-v ,.P5'Z.'.'gf1 gring wgragrant memories of , ,.3iGmx., o nys on ou were li ' o x'fyf3q1q5ga' y tho foundation og your sausaiigg' ilk fgsifigfaft in OLD encafuao amos arm sensor., M 31 it our arm Aman. Pnsssnvs and -b X CHERISH this volume lest' a time 1 ,.'E,iis'a y comes when you need help .and ' .lgghg-4' comfort which you will .find -' ff-QQ-YQ' 'Pi-tt0f1 in its pages: Then take if1'6,'as1?gf this book and with it tnketln - V' good wishes of everyone ofyuur C1-..SSmiloCSe Q- U J QP if df QD 'll To The Members Of The Class Of 1942 That you are to be graduated from Old Orchard High School is a matter for eengratulation--to your- selves, to your parents, to the communltyg but it is not so much for what you have done--as for what you may do that we commend you. The ability, industry and will to succeed which you have shown as students in this school we take as evidence that in you there are possibilities of uso- fulness and success in the years following graduation. We salute you as graduates. We watch to see you fulfill our hopes. 1 I I 1 y I -Al

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CEEEAIISIAI VCDL!lI IQC1lV PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR+IN-CHIEF Robert Smith MANAGING EDITOR Alfred Clukey ASSISTANT EDITORS Madelyn Edwards Guy Michaud ASSOCIATE EDITORS Literary Helen Davis '42 Social Lorraine Letarte '42 Art Marjorie Murphy '42 Art Assistants Charles Loranger '44 Mary Strumbas '44 John McSweeney '44 Alumni Gloria Thompson '42 Humor 'Philip Berrien '42 Sports Rita Larochelle '42 ' Jean Girard '42 SENIOR PERSONALS Ivy Downs Barbara Balkan Rudolphe Martin CUBSNWES Irene Loranger BUSINESS MANAGERS Jeans Larochelle Dean Smith ASSISTANT MNTAGERS ' Penelope Kargone I I Franklin Bean Charles Loranger gfggQQY'ADVISERS Roger M. Jones Raphael W. Greene