Plainfield High School - Hermiad Yearbook (Central Village, CT)

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THE HERMIAD The trip across was rough and monotonous, many sol-dlers became medlatelv were rushed to bolster the West Wall against the 1nvaders Tom proved his fine her1tage by standing up nobly in the face of enemy Hre but in one of these sklrmlshes he was mortally wounded Tom Nash was a robust good looking American youth He died so that some ambitious warlords could fulfill their selfish desires We prav that the -Xmerlcan youth of today will not be sacrlficed for so petty a cause The last war should have taught us a le son not soon to be forgotten Edwald Sims 1040 Peace And Its Price All with all 1tS sorrow, sacrifice, toll and death is the price that man must pay for the treasures of c1v1l1zat1on and peace Our hlstory, from the earliest recorded date down to the preserrt day, is a storv of the rising and falling of empires the sufferlng and horrors experi enced by those who came before us, and the days of peace that they weve sometimes fortunate enough to enjoy War has been concurrent wlth man s existence Every war has been caused by a showing of barbarlty by one nation and the desire by another to check these unfuendly and uncivilizenl acts It is nature for man to be greedy and quarrelsome Peace reigns only so long as these evil and cursed traits are held ln check Once again, in modern times, anarchists and terrorlsts are rampant They strive to satlsfy thelr greedy calllngs by e1tl1er looting or d8Stl0y1Bg everything that ClV1l1Z9d man holds dear Just when and where these atrocious acts agalnst humanity will be halted are the questlons predominant in most American minds It IS hoped that some day the curse of war will forever be vanqulshed and that peace and Justlce w1ll be malntained not at the cost of millions of human lnes but by a mere extra effort by man to control the savagery within him James Doyle 1 9 A G if Pk F Refugees LARGE ocean liner sailed smoothlv over the waters of New York harbor past Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and anchored at one of the plers The gangplank w as lowered and the passengers filed slowly down to terra Erma A small handsome yet rather frail looklng boy clung to the hand of lns older slster, who was a tall and strikingly beautiful girl Beautlful, but pathetlc looking for hei cheeks V616 hollow and her face showed lfllple 8 . ,mitllwinlWilllllllllilllllllltlllllllwlwlllw5lrIYhlll1llwl'lMlMilllllllllllHAHMHHN!Wllllllllwllllllllll'llllll!HH'lullH,HHHIAHIIIIHIVIVVI-Hi' l'11Vlillllllllllilllflllllllll illlllllhlllll' 'tillflwlm 'lllllllll seasick and homesick. They arrived in the port of Havre, France, and im- J K . . , , - . , 7 D I . Z L ,. S Q - ' 1 . ., . Pk PF PK p , . . l . . , I . Q.- . . V. , . 7 f Y I Y. ' YI . . . . . . , . . . V 7 7 Q. - , 1 , - N Y . . V A 7 7 . . . Y A L ' - 7 ' ' ' y , , . , - 5-

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THE HERMIAD Can It Happen Here? OVI N-XSH xx ls a tx p1c 1l tudent ot a lllOdQ11l -Xmeucan h1gh School 111 Iocksx1lle Geo1 11 -X hkeable felloxx xxho had a thxong of masculm 111d f8I'lllIllYl9 1olloxxe1s, Tom xx In 9. three lette1 man, p1es1dent of h1 c a nd h 1d been chosen bx the student body as the graduate most lnkely to succeed Pom h 1d a xounge1 lster M313 xx ho adnnred hlm secretlx but neve1 let on to he1 olde1 brothe1 Tom plflnned to enter college 1n the :Ill to tolloxx 1n h1s t1the1 footsteps '1s a d0Ct01 Tom had a g1rl fr1enu 702111 lhe autumn ot 1030 '1xx the xx 11 cloude ot Europe once aga1n thlcken G01 m 1ny m 11ches lHt0 Pol 1nd l ngland 1nd F1 1nce entel 1n behalf ot o ani Ru sna mxade I1n 1nd Ge1manx 581265 Denllldlk 1nd southern Nruxxay Ge1manx mxades Belgllllll and Holl 1nd These xxere the he 1d llllfls that folloxx ed one '1nothe1 1n qu1cl1 succeeswn The Nabh falhllx an xxell ab exe1y famllx 1n Amer1ca, watched the IUIOPQZMI s1tuat1on IH axxe and thanked God that they xxere thoueands of 1 1les hom the chaos The people 1n Oeneral taxored the all1es and the ox e1nn1ent openly acknoxxle-iged the 1 1ct by 1epeal1ng the Arms Embalfro -Xct Hunfhed ot -Xmeutas mack mplanes xxele sh1pped to the much 1n cd 1ll Ou1 ne1ghbo1 to the IlOlth Canad 1 15 a B11t1sh subject entered the T1 13 'Ihe K1Ll9Sl,lOll 110 e xx hethe1 xxe would uphold the Monroe Doctrm 11 ou1 tc111to11 Ll xx 1te1s xx cle mx xdcd by a belll elent poxxer T0lll N 1sh th 1t 1111 h 1d ente1ed IS an l1Yl'llQl1,,1 1du 1te at '1 xxell knoxx 1 lllililll. 1l school lhmgs p1og1e sed qmtc xxell lll h1s new enxuonment e tood xxell 1n h1s subyects 1nd he mule the he hman tootb 1ll team H 1rqc1xed 1 xxeekly bundle llOIll home xvhlch usually contamed cakes and 1 lbe1al amount ot spendmg monex He I'6C61V91l a da1ly lette1 from Peggx xx ho xx as attendlng Vassal The all1e1 xxe1e facmg contlnual set backb bx the hlghly mechanlzed Ge1man land and dll TOICQS G61I11'il1N captuled Sxxeden s 1ron mmes and e up 1e1onaut1c b'1ses along No1xx '1x s C01 tllne It1ly xxab pourlng tloope mto the B 1lkan to p1OI8Cf her 1nte1 est thele The all1es xx e1e pleadmg xuth he nexxlx 1ppo1nted p1e1lent to coll 1bo1ate xx1th them to oxerth1oxx the m 1d mm of l' u1ope The p1e 1dent 1sked Congress to pass a b1ll d6Ll'11lllp' u to b 11 xx 11 on thc 1de ot the 1lllQ Congle s consented and an xmme 1it cn 1 lhc 1 1m1l1es xxho h nd loxed one c1lled to the colo1s mo 1ned knovxnng., xfll th 11 m mx ot them xxould nexc1 set toot upon -Xmencan soll agam Among, the thousxnds ot 1cc1u1ts xx 1 one Tom N1 h Sexe1al months of lfbllsflllt uammg m xx 11 lllstlLlCtlOll tlmp tolloxxel One sunny dax the o1de1 c xmf to bc p1cp11e1l to cmb 11k fOl I u1opc the 'rolloxxmg xxeek Tom 1etu1nedhon1c to bld TIIQXX cll to lllw loxmg p ments and fxlend ' ' 'W l' ' ' ' ll ' ' 1' '1H11H11l I 11 1 1 A11llW'1lll11 'NWN' l1 1H'1:1 11 ' 1 1 1 1 li' 1 Hll1411lI . 1 1 1 1 . 'L h ' ' 1 ' ' 1 . .' .065 ' . 1 1 . , . ' A ' V 5 - - - Q i . .2 1 - . . S l' ss, Z1 2 - .5 N' 3 ' ' 1' ' 1 1 -1 . . .1 ' 1 1 1 .21 . 1 1 ' ' 1 ' ' ' i 5 ' v 1 , 1 A' I Y ' ' 1 l. 1,1 1 '1 '1 1 , ' ' T 4 - L 5 1 1 1 1 . , 1 I ,. 1. ' . 1 1 Sc ' '2 ' , K' . H . 1 . . . 1 ' . U U 4' 1 1 1. 1 ' ' , 1 1 1 2 . ,1 1 1 7 1 1 77 U . .'. ' 1. 1 1 77 U - 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 I l '. . A. 5 ' lc . I 1 . ' 2 1 1- 17 - 11 1 77 U 1 1 1 ' 1. 11 ' 1 . V7 1 1 1 A . V 1 2 . 1 4 ' ' ' 1 ' - ' 7 ' .S . -11 4 4 v i u A .J 1 . 1 1 A n 1' ' :'. ,g 1 1 Q , ,. . . . 1 . 2 1 . A L .5 . 1 ' .' ' . 1. 1 ' 1 - 1 1 1 ' . . . P 1 1 ' c ' 1' 1 ' ' , , . ' 1 . ' 1 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 .' ' 1 1 ' nm, , 1 ICS. , 1 , 1 1 1 , . , . . , 2 . 1 2 S 1 Q . 1 .. .2 .1 1 . 11 1 1 . 2 1 1 I 21' , 1 1 , z 1 ' zu ' ' Y 2 2 ' 1 ' 'x I 7 l I 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' ' 1 1 1' 1 , -1 . f. s 1 1 . H S ' 1' 1' l ' 1' 2 2 ' S ' 2 ' . 0 1 , . ,' 1 2 1 1 ' 1 ' A1 . ' 1 K1 2 Z 1 1 L. V 1. 1 . . , . 1 1. C 11 .' ' 1 1 1 1 ' . ' 1 e1 . 1 1 1 711 ' ' 1 1 . 1 U 1 . 41 , 1 ' 1. 1. 1 1 1 17 1 1 ' , 1. -1 ' - i-,L 1 , 2 1 , 1 A' 2 A 1 211 . c - 2 ' S ' ' 1' S ' 1 1' ' ' ' -. 1 I I . -1 2 . S ,1 1 2 1 1 - 1 M A .1 1 , fr 1 1' 1 1 1. . . ' . .' - 2 2 1 . A 21 1 1 1 1 1 , S 'Z 2 '2 ' x 5 2 S. Y' SQ' ' 1' ,- l'. 11 1 'nate rl11 A s led. ' ' ' 1 . .1 1 1 1 ' - Q 1' 1 a 1 . 1 , ' 1' xv . I 2 2 1 ' 1 1 1 . L. A . ., V. . 1 ' . ' , ' 1 1, 1 1 11 ' 1 -1 1 I 1 f sz , -1- , 1 s , 1 s . 1 . , .. ' ' ' .. . ' 1 . . ' .1 . ' 1 , 1. 1 1 2 c 1 L n 1 . 1 W . , . ,Z 5 , ., 1 1 , L . - . .1 . , 1 1 l - - - 2 ' 'X 1' ' z ' .i ' ' 5.

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THE HLRMI-XD none of xxenmew and NOIIONX But 1 he gazed about, her exeQ beemed to llght up 1nd he1 tace gloxx ed xx1th 1 11d1f1nt 1nd almoxt celextlal beauty Ill he1 he 111 he hoped llld p1 1xed th It then futu1e xxould be bughter th11 the put h 1d been xx 1th 1ll ltx he lltbl8'1k and sl.lfl'6llTlg' Alone 1n the xxorld md 1etugeex 110111 pe1secut1o11 111 f01Cl' ll lmdx thex xxe1e on the1r xx 1y to the home ot 1 klnd AIYIQIIC 111 fllllllx xx l1o h 1d ent 101 t ll A tough on the houlde1 mteuupted 5111111e N thought She tu! ned 1b1uptlx to lace 1 tall 1Ilg'l,ll ll 111111 xxho 111d that he xx 15 'Nlr Smlth md uked 11 they xxexe Ann1e and D1x1d Qmce thex xxe1e, he completed the ne Lees uy f01m11l1t1eQ and dloxe them home IH the tamllx ear to a famllx composed of a n1othe1 and the txx1n , Jfxek 'md Geolge, xxho xxere only a year olle1 th IH D'1Xld Upon then 1111x 1l thex 1ece1xed 1 xx 11111 xxelcon1e f1or1 then nexxlx adopted Aunt xxho llltlOdLlC6d them to the txxme and even to the fllllllh tat One xxeek l1te1 they xxe1e 1ll 0110 bl h1ppx t1m1ly xx 1th Dax1d emollel 111 the loc 1l elementa1x School md -Xnme 111 hlgh chool Sexe111l xe11w Iltbx -Xnmes M1ll1ne1y Qhop xx In openel 1nd lt 1 to thu d 1x one of the Cltx - Hlll utest dlld most exelunxe D lxld 1nd the txx1n 11e l1xx tudents, anxlou to be 1dm1tted to the bell to flght f0l 1ust1ce let us IOIH -Xnme 11 she th111k 1loud In mx cou11t1x xxhere xxe 1111 l d o ortun1t1e ll he 1ble to le 1d '1 Il0lI11ll ethe1 xxe 116 hue- Ol 1xe no xxe xx1 llll w11c1exx u 1 e long, 111 IX the H115 of fl0Cd0YH lllfl dCIll0Cl xcy xvnxe OXPI uw 111 n1e11c 111 1 len 11 x xIll1llCdPl1Nk'1 1940 Noel l NOII e t u e ll on de 111114 et de J e V0ll'1 l1d1e de pl11s1eu1x peuonnes Peut et1e uue cette 1d1e est x 1l11le pom nous aux Eatqtq UNIX 'VI111N, peut on l.ppllK1LlCl cette fll6Ylltl0T'l '1 11 SIINOYI de Noel que 1 plup llt du peuple d l umue W1 p11we1 F1 Ile e111t pas facl e le1 nous 11llon JYOII de 10110 l11n11e1es et de b0lLlY nbres de Noel Nous poux ons lea allume1 et lc cte1nd1e quand nou xomme pretw hst 10 pownble en Eulopeq Non ll i11ut n11nage1 l1leet11c1te et e mettle a ll HOIICQUI a u11e telle heu1e, une htu1e dcudee p11 le gouxexnement lu 11ou allom achete1 toutes wo1tex de bonnex tho ex a manger C ext nouxquld1tL1m1nonsl111u11t1t1 et l 1 qu1l1t1 de no 11h lt I' wt ce pdrell I u10pt' N011 Ie 1lgl8IllLIltw du 'OL1NC1Yl8lll0I1t ltul pc-1mettent une Kllllll t1t1 lnen lnmtce de nou111t111L De plu , cette llOU1IltLllC e t d une fllldlltf ll UN 1 one COIllll'.l et 1111x111 1114 1114 1 'IUC UUUS gex OII5 nou 1pp11t1e11t It 1.11 I 111 fout Nl 1u go11xe111e111P11t P0111 le ' 1 9 .,W1.1,,..., 1,,,. 1,..,,,,....,.. W. ,1,1. 1 .,,1... 1 11,11,llll,,,,,,11,.,.....1..,,..,.,. 1 - 1 -. 1. 1. 1 ,N 1 ,, 5-' K. 1 2 .' In i. . . 1. 2 S 5 . 1 . 1 L - V' 2 ' ' Y ' 1 '1 '1 1 ' 1' 5 ' , ' Z - S 2 .24 -1 Z I - 4 v -'Y if 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' 1 ' 1' . 1 ' ' ' 1 ' 1 1 '1 ' j ' 1 s ' ' he1 . A 1 S . ' , 1 . A ' Yi. S' . i ' ' 1 ' ,1 1' 1 ' s ' '11'1' . ' 1 . 1. . . . ' ' . . 14 11 ' -, A v U , ' , K' 1 v' C 1 C '- v y -L' 1 1 . 1 1 1 '1' ' '1 ' . 1 , H rv . ' . . .- f Z ' lv .1 0 . 2 . 1 . 1 k I. 'Z ' Y .' .' . 1 ' 1 me 1 1 ' ' 'V s' . 1' ' j 1 1 1' U ' 7 . ' ' . v V7 H 1 1 4 ' ' - ' 1 1 v ' 17 - 1 1 1 1 . 1. A 1 1 I I . 4'1'. S 1 1 'ISQ' '4 i ' f - ' Q .A 51 . 1 I - ' ' ' 1 . 1 ' - 1 lg 1 v 1 v w v 1 11 1 . ' 1 1. . , a 1 . 1 A x 1 .1 have i'1'eedom 11nd e1u11l 1'i fhts 1lClllOCl'2lCV 11m 1e11c'e llll ' ' 1 V . l xx'h ' ' 1 ' H 1 ' '. ' ' h1 ' t's ' . 1 1 1 ' z l .' l l'f . 1 1' 1j , 1 ' 1 '1 17 ' -X -X ' It ' , l xx'1ll io1'ex'e1' l'1l l l1,' It ' 1' 1s1 1 '71 fi., ' ' s1 '.' -1 ' ' J' 1, . 1, ng fl 1 31 . S n 41.5 'oi . ' 'Z 3 44 1 . , . . 3, , 1 1, I . 1 5 11 - 5 L A- A I ,T - 2 . I 1 . . I Z -1 .. li 1 ' 'C '1 A '1 ' '. L1 s '1' ' 'l . ,1 , , . L. . ,S '. ' - f s 1' s A S. 'S - 3 . , . ' 1' ,' ,' Q . . ' 1 1 . . f N 1 - 1 - 5 1 1 K 1 7 'f - -1 I2 11'7 1 1'3 s1'1s. If-' '3H . 2 . x . . .I I .- l in S . .' 1 S V 1 ' '- i11l'1 1 :u1'e. N0 .' 1ll .' l 1' 1 '::: 'c de l1e1 1. '1 l:1ux. Ve -' l '- . , 5. 1 2 - ' I Q - 'I 'Opel ' '1 1 ' . '