Pittsfield High School - Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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PITTSF ELO HIGH SCHOOL 1939 Alma Moler Song By Esther Kierxtead '38 and Friend Kierstead, 7r. '39 TUNE: HALL THROUGH THE NIGHT,, Guardian elm trees cast their shadows O'er thy ivied wallsg Sons and daughters ever loyal Throng thy honored halls. Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield High School, Alma Mater dear, Help us to preserve thy honor Through each coming year. Great has been thy former record, Greater will it be, As the future generations Sing their praise to thee. Proud are we who through thy portals Into life do passg Help us ever to be worthy, Each and every class. Pittsfield High School, Pittsfield High School, Alma Mater dear, Help us to preserve thy honor Through each coming year. :event-yfivc

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1939 I-I. M. S. PINAFORE New Frontiers for Amerioon Youth Maplewood Prize Essay-By Louisa 145111011 Asinking sun shed its crimson rays over the stars and stripes of Old Glory, but only for a moment, for then, she too sank, as she was gently lowered from her IHZSI. ' I was sitting on a granite bench not far from the Lincoln Memorial. This particularly quiet retreat was known only to me, and it had heard many of my secret problems and aspirations. On that night I had many problems on my mind, and perhaps that is why I did not notice the approaching figure until it was within a few feet of me. Raising my head, I saw a tall, slender man who seemed to be about fifty years of age. His hair was a silvery black color and his eyes were dark and searching. Wrinkles lined his kindly face. Looking at me closely, he asked, Why are you sitting here alone? Oh, I was just thinking about some of my problems, and also about the problems that America is facing today, I answered confidingly. It seemed as if I had known this man for centuries, he seemed so familiar! VVhile I was thinking, he answered: I was once greatly interested in America and I am today. For many years I worked for her good. My difficulties and obstructions were many, but I never deserted her. Sometimes I walk about this memorial and wonder what her problems are today. Perhaps you can tell me about some of themf, Yes, I should like to, I replied, and that is how our long conversation began. America is the purest and truest democracy on earth. She has developed a system of government which is superior to those formed by nations that are centuries older than she is. She is respected by these nations for her integrity and for her great development. Nevertheless, in order to preserve this democracy, it is essential that she face many problems that threaten to undermine that govern- ment. Among the many problems faced by America today, one of the most vital is that of crime prevention. Kidnapping, murder, swindling, income tax evasion, fraud, blackmail- these are the newspaper headlines that frequently greet the eyes of readers. A large percentage of these crimes are committed by individuals who are under twenty-one years of age. These young people are fooled by sensa- tional and thrilling movies into believing that the gangster or lawbreaker is a hero. Many of these people searching for publicity and thrills, take the downward path. What is their fate? They may spend years behind the bars of a prison, reformatory, or other penal institution. If they do succeed in eluding justice, even they, at the end of their spectacular careers, regret the path they chose. Such people are weakening factors in the formation of a sound government. America's greatest institution, the home, is in danger of becoming a thing of the past. The home is no longer the place where the family congregates to discuss its problems and those of the government. When there is nothing else to do, the family goes home to sleep. Of all American homes this is not true, but the majority seventy-six