Pittsfield High School - Yearbook (Pittsfield, MA)

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Now as the' nt-w sc-hool yt-ar got untlvr way Our progrrauns showt-tl tht- t-llvvt of WUI'-lllllt' plains. M. Xlore- strn-ss wus luitl upon tht- Sl'lt'll1't'SQ .-X vlatss in zu-rontuitics wus lwgun For all tht- st-nior und tht- junior hoys. lnstrut-tion in nutrition for the' girls In lloust-hold Arts ln-gan in 1-urly fall. 'Xml nluny hoys and girls, 4-agzvr to svrvo, Joint-tl First .-Kiel 1-lassvs that wt-rv ln-ing ht-ltl. 5 W X use-ful prt--intlut-tion group wus fornn-tl ln Nlorsv voclt- und nvw rmlio tt-4-lnnitpiv. Yigorous physit-ul training: nmtlt- tht- boys llzmly und strong in trut- 1-onunundo st ylt-1 .-Xml girls, too, lloclwcl in IllllIllN'I'S to tht- gym lit-ntling and strc-tt-hingz, striving with km-n xt-st To ln- top-notvhvrs in tha- Filnt-ss Course-. :X nuniht-r ol' our boys gan- up long hours During: NOYl'lllll1'I', for thu Salvagt- llrivv, Wliirh brought out tons ol' valuahlv st-rap W, rt- turnvfl into guns and tanks und planvs 'Xml otha-r war lll211'lllIll'S for lnvlt- Stun. N vs, pravtivally vvt-rytlling wo tlitl Xlus to prvpurv us for sonic- vital part 'tt wt' might play in this gm-ut global wurf X war to sun- tht- lwuuty, tht- itlt-uls. 4- 1-ont't-ptsol'dt-n1ot'rut'y, the- truths lmttlt-tl for. tl :sl 1- att nn-n, sinw- 'l'inn- ln-gain, liuvt-

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19-L2 - 19-13 NN 1- nvvvr dn-ann-d that tiinv could ily so fastg 'Twas fall again, and now tht- day had COIIIE. NN hon wo, as mighty svniors 1-ould hold sway In our own glorious domain at Pittsliu-ld High. But actually living: svniors was not quitt' As wondvrful as wt- had drt-ainvd 'twould hr. ln truth. as individuals, wt- did not llwl So vs-ry dillqvrvnt from thv prvvious yt-ar. But wt' olwyvll tht- divtatm-s ol' tradition 'Xnd put on airs. as propvr st-niors should! llovvn-vt-r, soon thv non-lty wort' ol'l'g tiladly wt- doth-d our artilicial sht-lls. lt was a grvat rvlivf to bv ours:-lvvs, Siin-1-rv and syinpatht-tic. frivndly. kind. Our vountry was at war. and 4-avli ol' us Felt wt' should he-lp hrt-alt down rlass harrit-rs, Bet-ausv in tinn- ol' war thvrv is no plau- lfor pe-tty rivalrivs or svllish pridv. -Xt one-v wt- li-lt tht- hard iinpat-t ol' war. lint st-vt-ii short Svptvilllwl' days had passwd NN hvn Nlr. Conroy. who had ht-on our wist- Nlc-ntor and guido throughout our junior your. l.m-l't for the- Xrniy Xir Corps: and our hand NM-nt varly in tht' morning to thv train To play a rousing: nnisival grood-liyn-. uf 30 y

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Thoso two flags, ilyingr in tht- sunlit air. With thc tirst snow, tho cxodus hcgans A llllllllwl' of our classmatvs loft. tht-ir hooks 'l'o join thc- Army, Navy, or Marina-s. W0 did not want to fam- thc cold harsh truth That soon, so many ot' our childhood friends llvould march oil' to tho war, to unknown Clilnvs. At last tho strugpzlv rvally had hit homo. Thvrv was a gfroatvr ilnpvtus to join Thi- Victory Corps that now was hoing formvd, Its motto: To consorvv, to save, to servo. Now ew-ry day tho sale of war stamps soared And all of us strove' mightily to earn Tho covvtvd Nlinhtv Man Flag for Pittsfivld High. And whvn at last tha- flag was rightly ours. How proud wo worn- to svn- it waving: tht-rt' Bolivatll Old Glory, procious, dt-al Old tilory. And wo haw- vowvd to kt-vp thvst- two , i i i ilagrs iroo, For thvy arv symhols ot' a happy lifvg Thvy stand for justin-0, lihorty, and low-: Assuro us that no man van 4-onqum-r 'I'rut h! -1 32 lr