Plymouth High School - Pilgrim Yearbook (Plymouth, MA)

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rom ow ana! Wear Excerpts from Servicemen I have been places since the last time I wrote. I was in Italy just about long enough to visit Naples a few times, and I also paid a visit to Mt. Vesuvius. England is the best place I have been in so far overseas, mainly because I do not have to sleep on the ground anymore. We live now in comfortable metal barracks, fifteen men to each. We have wooden beds with hay matresses. A small coal stove supplies us with heat. The first one out of bed in the morning lights the stove. Right now I am wondering how long my patience can endure. I am going on a nine-day furlough, and I am waiting for my com- manding ofiicer to sign my furlough pass. I am going to spend most of my time in Scotland. It is the first I have had since I have been in the Army. Pfc. Peter Sa England Well, I made aviation radio school and I am going to start classes Monday. The course sounds difiicultg 20 weeks radio and radar, then 8 weeks ordnance, then 3 months operations. I like it here very much in Jacksonville, and there are several U. S. O.'s here. The regulations here are very strict, but I get along very well. In classes down here, if you close your eyes to yawn, you miss several questions on your test at the end of the week. I would really like to see that student talent assembly in school. I bet it's going to be good. Good luck on your jeep campaign. I hope you reach your goal. Milton Fuller '44 Jacksonville, Florida There is a native village nearby which is very amusing. It has been rumored that some years ago they were savage head- hunters, but now they are quite civilized and even speak some English. They respect the American uniform and sometimes, when they see us, they throw us a high ball tslang for salutel. Their dress is very comical. They wear a cloth around their waist, and the native women wear grass skirts. They have a mass of bushy hair, some have brown, black, and even red hair. A few days ago I ventured into the jungles and mountains. The jungles are so thick that sometimes we cannot see our hands be- fore us. It is more work to beat up the tropical insects than it is to hack the trail through the jungles. It was tough going scaling the treacherous mountains. After spending an entire day out there, my curiosity is gone. The things I missed I will take for granted from now on! Pvt. George Fontaine Somewhere in New Guinea Page 22

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MARJORIE WHITE A lovely speaking voice, 'tis said, Is wornan's greatest bo'ong She has the most' melo- dlous We've heard in many a moon. 'NH 7 fl gl fir' . . J RE 5.104 ARCHI f A Ha. of color, The wink of an eye- That's right-Doc Bones Is passing by, X5 up , Stn .,.J 'lm CHRETCHEN WINTER We are as sure that we shall see her As we are that day will b k rea 3 For to pick up teachers' menus She her rounds must make. HAROLD FORNACIARI Like wise men before him We hear him intone, He travels fastest Who travels alone. CALM 0lfL A PLEDGE FOR TOMORROW Lijfe's jeweled cup with glittering gems, Rich wine with ruddy glow, But flash and gleam above dark dregs Of bitterness below. So peace, which for one blissful hour, May brightly, purely burn, Yet at the next be smothered out, To cold, gray ashes turn. Most dismal do these thoughts seem now As we behold the past, How can we realize sweet hopes, Establish peace at last? . Letis pledge to forbears brave and proud, To youth in lifeis ascent, That Faith, Gocl's Love, and shining Truth May reign omnipotent. RUTH DALE '44 Page 21

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Since I arrived in Sicily, I have visited Catania and Palermo. Both cities are similar, but I still Wouldn't trade them for the small- est town in the States. The island is like heaven in comparison to the dry, dusty, and treeless Africa. The roads are paved, not with tar, but With large flat stones which make riding on the whole very comfortable. There is no real shopping center, but instead the stores can be found on almost any street. There are no large stores, but only small shops made from one room of a house. When these shops are closed, a large piece of sheet metal is pulled down over both the Windows and doors. The variety of goods on sale at the stores is small, and the prices are extremely high. I also visited Mt. Etna and have climed to the top of it. Sgt. Frederick Wirtzburger England Amarillo is in the middle of the Texas Panhandle and certainly is barren country. The sands of Amarillo keep a-getting in my pillow, and that's no lie. The wind is terrific, and often We are un- able to see down the street during one of the frequent sand storms. The evenings are beautiful. The air is crisp and clear, and the sky is a maze of twinkling dots laid on dark velvet. If it were only like California during the day! Our classification tests are finished at last, and they were diffi- cult. Much emphasis is placed upon the psychological tests. I made the highest scores possible for navigator or bombardier, but not so high for pilot. I asked to be navigator and sincerely hope I make it. Pvt. Robert Wilson Amarillo, Texas Right now I'm sitting with my feet in Tennessee mud, trying to Hnish this letter before darkness stops my attempts at Contact with the outside World. To discuss the weather in Tennessee would be to Write an essay on the advantages and disadvantages of cloudbursts. This morning my tent mate and I awoke to find ourselves treading water in our pup tent. The entire morning was then spent in a vain attempt to dry out my dampened frame. Never would I have believed it possible for it to rain so much for so long a time. Pvt. Richard Kearsley Fort Jackson, South Carolina This is my last day at Chapel Hill, and I am very glad that it is. Although eleven weeks have passed, it seems like only yester- day that I arrived. The thing that surprised me was the studies! I got through them all with very little trouble. I enjoyed celestial navigation most. That is where the interpolation taught me in high school came into play. Robert Tedeschi Naval Aviation Cadet Pensacola, Florida Page 23