Pawtucket High School - Redjacket Yearbook (Pawtucket, RI)

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f- A K .lil ,.,..1. , , Q, ,, ,, ,,-,-- religious and political problems of the past. American youth today should not be swept off its feet, nor seek economic adjustment at the expense of those liberties purchased so dearly and, in this country, cherished so much. I am alarmed, too, by the willingness with which many high school and college students are signing pledges never to take up arms for their country under any conditions w hat- soever. It is true that war is a stupid way of settling disputes, but under some conditions lt may be the only way Nlany w irs haye been unnecessary and many of them h ue not definitely settled what they set out to settle As civilized people we should hue outgrown w ir But I do not bellcxe we sh Lll get llfl of war until we somehow change the he irts 1nd souls of men, and that is a big job md L long Job Practically no one wants w 11 for the sake of war. Few' people would countenance a war of aggression, but I believe that most of us would still fight, pledge or no pledge, to protect our country from invasion. lfVe should yield to none in our hatred of war and in our efforts for peace. But here again, I believe we should make haste slowly. It is our hope that your years in high school have given you the capacity to think sanely, the courage to carry on in these days of un- certainty, and the faith in democratic institu- tions th it will enable x ou to face life s problems w 1th poise and vision Ks y ou leaye the school we shall follow with intein st the attitudes you assume and the suc ce ssc s x ou m tke Our school s chief source ot pudf is in the tchievements of 1tS graduates 4 If: ed I Maryolt, Prznczpal .J-. mxwft -in 'wifx 1951 . . . , . 1 f r , Y , , Y , I 1 , c V y 1 V Y V v 1 ' A 6 1, 2 L V a Q 1 n Y L Y :X Y I 5 L ' I l ' V V . ' , , . 1 . ' 1 ' V , 4 'l A 4 1 f I V . Y . ,S K X L VV t K L X I 'I ' Y ' 6 'l I I I X I W V K I y i l L . 1 . .. . . l ,. 1 ' 'r. Q.: S :5 . .V.. L 1 L L 2 2 . . I 1 . . uv Q 2 1 1 0 1 1, , .mm g ..-.-..a.,,,, . . , , , Q W , Z . Q Q I Q T A ' flew- 4 A , . M , W, l , , , . . , . W4 V ,-- , , , M, ,,,,,. . ,.-. - A,--------- -- ----'-'--- H -'M' mhz. - M A, A ., ,. f wh - - l f J ff' A A ,, ,...-............---..- ' i ' if 'fl i A77 H ' I W, ,,, F. , , i.-'.-f-V' yuh ' - , ' ' , ,Q gf- f 'J 20, -1'T,-,, -.. M.-y -H-fe-M W V wg - V M 3. V J V , W . ,v f '-- M., ,,, . Meri,-at 3,74 V t ..,,-t....w. if, 5 - . V Q fi-,:'V3f5,lffff 1, .L, Mr. ,WV V .3-V is , 4,-Y. ,V mv, , Ma- L - f .. 'l - . 'i 1, H 5. M sq m ,ka NV I I 1 we-,. , ,. ' , 5-,af ..:1,3f-y :V,,, , I - ' , 1 'V , :I 2- - fi' 'f L. .ff ' ' -'.'.. ' ' 'N V Z W.. fb 73.1 V' ' , 1 - A Wy' ' Lf ' 1 ,M un-ik , ,L.-,-, .imwg '17 if, 7

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,111 . 1- K - 'T--ii 1.1- MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL HI SI 1re t1n11stl11t call fol tOlll 1ge lllil S1110 lllllllxlllg 'lhere IS the l1I'l0I11lJlOXIHODl s1tu1 t1on lortun1tely, most people hue f1eed 1t plulosophlellly Ind opt1n11st1e1llx To thou s1nds of graduates lefumg tl1e h1gh schools ol tl1e country thls lune the ploblem IQ 1 yery re 1l 11111 rllllll needs 1re gl0ll 1nd t1e1r oppo1tun1t11s l11111ted Although no one 11n su wh1t turn 1ff11rs may t1ke IH the next lew yeals, 1t IS re11son1ble to belleye llllt IQ tl1e Sltl121llOIl ltself IS 1nd d1seour1g1ng 1s of you gr1du1tes 1111 llllll lts psychologu 1l 1t 11111 be to many gr11test 1on111n IS effeet Tl1e11 lb 1 eh inged ment 1l lttltllde on the p 1rt of y outh w lneh mamfests ltself 1n v11r1ous ways and whleh ln some of IIS ISDQLIS IS d1S turblng VV1th 1n Intense longlng ll0I'0LOI1OIl1ll SCCIITIID youth 1pp1rently has rhanged lts 11l1 LQ r1g1rd1ng 1I1llIVlill1ll fref dom 1nd those ughts 1ndl1bert11s whlfh people 11111 1h1 I'1Sl1C'll for so long Illll CLOIIOIIIII 1lls l11y1 t 1lx1n the 1955 center of the stage 1nd tl1e young people of 11 good part of Ifurope, 1t1 l61Ql, 1re rallying around leaders and supportlng schemes wlneh DTOIDISQ better eeonon11c eondltlons but w l11eh deny IJI'3Cl1CiillV all the personal llbertles w h1eh men hue suffered lmprnsonment, exlle md de 1th to establlsh It seems th1t to seture gre 1te1 lIldllSlI'1dI freedom many people 1re wllllng to sacrlflee most of the othel Ix1I1IlS of freedom There was a tlme when people serlously bCllQX9Cl that rellglous freedom, 1f allowed, would wreck soclety but 1fter 1 long struggle the rnght to w orshlp C od IS one chooses w IS pretty generally accepted ln all e1v1l1zed plaees POIlllC'll freedom Lune too, but only after many a fierce 1nd eostly battle The rlght to yote, to share IH tl1e Ill-JITS of govern ment, to help shape our own destmles has come to be so eon1mon tl1 It we just accept It wlthout thought of llS cost or y1lue 'lhe struggle fox freedom of speech goes back eenturles betore the Chr1st11n era Thousands h ue been persecuted for It Men have dled for lt Today on the promlse of greater eeonomle QCQUFIIN many young people of Iurope have gn en up freedom of tl1o11ght, speeeh 1nd 1et1on 1nd 1ll I'0llgl0l1S 1nd pol1t1c1l freedom, lI1Cl h me taken oaths to obey w xthout questlon group of d1et11tors In these countr1es no one would d1re publlely to LI'ltlCl7C the I'0l1g1OllS, I70lllIl 1l or 1ndustr111l IJOIILIPS of any one of tht d1et11tor111l l0IilOI'G Ind1v1dual freedom w h11l1 youth h1s alwfavs 1h1mp1oned, has gone by the board In thus country com IYIUIIISIIC and other radlcal movements have not progressed nearly so far, but there has been some tendenev ln th1s d1rect1on, espeelally on tl1e p1rt of radlc 11 student groups ll1e problem of eeonomlc seeurlty and lreedom ls IS delle 1te and eomplleated 11s the ' I l L K g l 1 1 1 1 1. 1 ' L I 1 1 ,- ' ,w' 1 U 4 , A 1' , , ' ' 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 I 1 ' ' , 1 ' , 1 . '. I I . w r. I 1 , 1 , I 1 1 I . ' ' ' - l 1 1 . , 1 1 1 , . . , f 1 1 '1 v 1 r . 1 ' ' l 1 . 1 11 1 ' l 1 ' ' , 1 1 ' 1 . l . 7 L 1 . I A. - 1 if Q 1 ' 1. 1 11 ' 1 '1 ' 1 2 ' ' ' 1' 1 1 ' -' 1' ' 1 y1 ' 1 . 4' . . , . . . , . . , 111 1. , 1 1 ' . , 1' 1 . . . ' . . . 1 ' 1 . 1 ' 1 1. . 1 , 1 1 u 1 1 A. , . . 1 1 c ' ' N ' 1 K' ' 1 1 '11 'I j 1-3 I 11 f o . ' w 1 1. ' 1' 1' 1 '1. 1 I 1 ' .' ' 1' .' I f 3 ' 1 ' ' ' . . 1 -1 ' ' 1 1 1 ' '1 1 tl 'N' 1 ' , 3 2 2 2 2 1 - v v K - 1 ' K 1 1 Y 1 2 2 Y 1 f 1 I I v rl ' pxosperlty cannot elude us lI1d9flI1ll9ly. FPTIOUS IHIY Older Of H113 kllld ISSUC bb cl d1C'ff1f0l' Ord K n I u A K 1 t n A 'iyi V' Lk ' ' , L K KL ' ' 1 ' 1 ' .' .' 1 1 1 1' I 1 f 1 ' N1 1 1: A, , , , . ' v' ' K SJ 1 ' 1: ' I 1: ' I .1 1' I 4 v ' - , 1 1 ,1 1. ' ' ' , . . ' '- ' 1 1 1 . :1 ' '1 11 1 11 1 1 . ' . 4 - r u n Y I I - 1 ' 1 1 1 , 1 , 5 ' . 1. 1 1 1 1 .y - . , W . , ,r ' 1 ' 1 1 , ' 1 -1 1 ' ' I K -I Y I ll I o a Q A K fl f n 11. ll 1 1 1 11 .' 1 ' '1 v '. 1 11 1 1 H X ,1 5 1 ,Y H . 4, '. ' L 1, :W-, ' K 3 1 1 1 1

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FRANK A R ALLEN Teacher of Enghsh and Bxology m the Pawtucket Semor Hlgh School from l927 to l935 Now Supermtendent of Schools