Port Hope High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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Grade 12 BOTH SIDES CAN BE RIGHT But what good is your money doing you in the bank collecting dust? The prosperous looking speaker, loudly clad in a Miami tan and shorts, punctuated his words by sucking on a short cigar and guzzling from a beer can in his right hand. From the other side of the backyard fence a slight little man, dressed shabb¬ ily in gardening clothes, answered violently, n It ! s earning three and three quar¬ ters percent. As he spoke, he showed his vexation at having his financial wisdom questioned by waving the green trowel clenched in his fist. So it can sit and collect more interest instead of being used for your enjoy¬ ment, was the irate reply. Like you, I suppose , the little man snapped, eyeing the lounge chair where his plump friend had just been basking beside an expensive pool. And what ' s wrong with my standard of living ? The beer can slammed out an exclamation mark on the top of the fencepost. I have luxurie s and live well while you toil away making as much as I do but having nothing but ' money in the bank 1 and a struggling garden of some sort to weed. For your i nf o r m a t i o n , it ' s a rare species of Upper-Slobovian flowering Spear-cactus. As for what ' s wrong with your way of living - lack of security - that ! s what ' s wrong! Where would you be if a crisis suddenly arose? You ' d be done! Broke! Bankrupt! Hounded by creditors crying for their ' dollar a month ' on that swanky furniture of yours and everything else you own on the installment plan! By now, both men were almost at each other ' s throats and as the now beet faced fat fellow tried to reply, he swallowed half of his fifty-cent Havana in in¬ dignation. So what! he shouted, finishing the job on his cigar. So what if you ' re set for an emergency which will never occur. You could die tomorrow and never get a chance to use your dough. Nothing is going to happen to me so I ' m using my money ! A green trowel caught him neatly by the right ear and smeared the rest of its way across his face. He slashed out widly with his beer can but completely blinded by blood and gore, came only within a few inches of bashing his pal ' s skull down to his belt. However, trying to escape the blows, the frail gardener lost his bal¬ ance and fell back squarely on the spear of his precious Inner-Slobovian cactus, leaving his trowel deeply imbedded in his stumbling neighbour on the other side of the fence. A loud splash and shout brought help running as the extravagant spender tripped over his lounge and wandered into his own lavish swimming pool. It was as they both had said: the cactus grower never did enjoy his money unless he appreciated fancy funerals, and the sun-basker spent the rest of his life paying for the hospital bills and court defence. John Chislett Grade 11 DREAMS Dreams are fascinating things. They say they only last for a matter of min¬ utes, yet at the time they seem to last all night. For instance, just the other night I went to bed and quickly drifted into a deep slumber. Within a matter of minutes I was off to dreamland and saw before me an im¬ age of myself, in a desert. Why I was there I don ' t know, but anyway, as I looked around I saw a large animal staring directly at me, with large bulging eyes, and long horns. One look at this and I soon left, only to run into a swamp, full of cro- 62

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when they overthrew Capitalism, but only in exchange for a second and heavier set under Marxist domination. Marxism is an evil which threatens the freedom of our nation at this very moment and it is, as such, an evil which we as free cit¬ izens must abolish. This strange, and still not so strange, ism is posing a serious menace to our future freedom, our families and even world peace. Despite its many facets and complicated theories, Communism is not difficult to comprehend. The Party leaders intend to conquer the world and all their plans are blue-printed towards this objective. We must see Communism as it really is to-day, a treat to humanity and to each individual. Marxism is a false religion. In the past twenty years a concerted effort has been made by the Communists to turn time back to an age of barbaric cruelty and despotism, all in the name of progress . In this ’’faith , evil is represented as good, terror as justice, hate as love, and obedience to a foreign master as pat¬ riotism, There is no God, matter is the basic reality. It is far more than a mere economic, political, social or philosophical doctrine. It is a way of life, a false materialistic religion. Under communist domination man would lose his belief in God, his liberty, his trust in justice, mercy and love. Everyone in a Communist State is a slave. What are the aims of Marxism? The primary objective is to create a man who will be an instrument of the State, a tool in the hands of a few Communist bosses. Under Communism the individual is completely subordinate to the State. A true Communist has to feel it is his duty to owe everything to the State and in return he will receive - absolutely nothing. Beneath the yoke of this rigid system of discipline, the indivifual is subjected to a restraint which impose s upon him uniformity and ensures the supreme power of the State. Nikita S.Kruschev, leader of Soviet Russia, reveals his own hypocrisy to us when he asserts the fact that the Soviets have no aggressive intentions and then turns around to say that they are Leninists and are for peaceful co-operation; but he is only attempting to get the free world to relax and then, when the time is ripe, the Communists will launch their attack and finally chant their funeral dirge over the free world. However, Communism is not as strong as we believe it to be. Never in a free election have the Communists won over an entire nation, and if it will achieve their purposes the Party leaders will resort to unlimited bloodshed. The Party members firmly believe that it is their destiny to conquer the world. Unless the responsible citizens of the free world do something to prevent this conquest, they will. It will not be because Communism is stronger than we are, not because it offers a better way of life, but because we may recognize too late who the Comm¬ unists are, what they are doing, and what is necessary for the ultimate defeat of Marxism. With its false principles the Communist Party is deceiving thousands of its own members. However, if we see the true nature of Communism its spread may be effectively cut off. The world’s intellectuals must see that here is the deadliest enemy of intellectualism and 1 ib e r a 1 i s m . Then they must dedicate themselves willingly to the death of this enemy just as have the Party members to their cause. When the responsible people become aware of the evils before them in the Marx- istDoctrines they will unite to wipe out this monster of corruption which to-day is a serious and very real threat to the freedome of the entire world as well as to the freedom of every man, woman, and child. Citizens of the world, unite, you have your freedom to gain! Lynne Kerr 61

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codiles and large snakes. I turned back and ran in the direction from which I had already come, hoping the ugly monster had left. After walking for what seemed miles I saw an odd-looking object. On closer observation I discovered it to be a hut, obviously a place in which some sort of human must live. All too soon I found out, for out stepped a curly haired little fellow about three feet high with a bone in the top of his head. Evi¬ dently he had met with people like me before because he ushered me off until soon we were greeted by about thirty savages. They tied me securely and placed me in a sitting position so that I could watch them. It was quite a sight, to see a bunch of little men, running in all directions, chattering back and forth in their weird and unfamilar language. About five of the little men brushed past me carrying a large pot which looked a great deal like a stewing pot. Then a few more men would come and drop some small things iniit. After each trip to the pot they would look at me in a sly sort of way. I was able to smile back for a while, only later did I learn of their lack of food and that I was the victim of their next mean. ’THEY WERE CANNIBALS’. Suddenly there came forth a loud noise which to them was supposed to be music. This was the beginning of a great feast, which had been declared. The feast in itself was a joyous affair, yet I could not help but think of the future as far as I was concerned. All at once a little man pulled me to my feet and hauled me over to the stewing pot. This was it - the end, I thought. Simultaneous¬ ly the singing halted and the drums became silent. Slowly the chief approached me and turned me around with a jerk. Behind my back I could hear a whisper of low voices. Suddenly I felt a sharp knife at my wrist. Without realizing it at first, the strings which had bounded my wrists so tightly, were cut. I WAS FREE. When I turned around I saw a group of smiling faces who had spared my life . I didn’t bother to find out why of anything but joyfully proceeded to start home. Without notice I awoke and found myself still smiling and turned over ready to fall asleep and await another dream. Carol Thompson Grade 10 DIAMONDS Diamonds are what most women want and what most men cannot afford. Diamonds are the world ' s most valued precious stones. They are a very un¬ usual substance. While all other gems are composed of numerous elements, the diamond is composed only of carbon. It is the hardest substance known; therefore it is of great importance for industrial uses. The diamond can only be cut and polished by another diamond. It can however be split or chipped by a blow in the direction of the grain. Fine diamond gems are clear; most diamonds , however, are a grayish or yellowish, which is full of black carbon and other inclusions. These are set aside to use for industrial purposes only. The white diamond is most common. Those with bluish tinges are rare. There are many shades of yellow from straw yellow to deep orange. Blue, pink, red, and green diamonds are also found. Such stones are most rare. Rough diamonds look like pebbles of many shapes and sizes, but the characteristic shape is that of eight sides like two pyramids with their bases stuck together which is an octachedron. Diamonds are not beautiful until cut, but they have a higher index of refraction than any other gem; that is diamonds have a greater power to bend light rays. Literally a properly cut diamond is a light trap. The light is bent toward the centre of the diamond and reflects back through the top and the rays are broken into all colours of the rainbow. Since the diamond is the hardest substance in the world, it can be polished to such a luster that it reflects more light from the surface than any other gem. The combination of these qualities gives it a brilliant appearance. Jean Coupland 63