Portland High School - Totem Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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HIGH vw' 5' 1 final f' ' if T .23 i, A9 1 X .ro K f! X J 1- 'S' .o fo o we 'QTLAND VW' Study E21 Slzcuf Uzgfsegf ,Approved llnfo Gaul Tim. 11.- XV 1. Axkg ,. U U 5 X NATION 'S greatest safeguard is an educated public. Although some '.,, 5, believe that the ri hr of suffra e and the control of overnment il :'12:s'41n fi g g g 7:5 should be vested in a few privileged of the people, others-in increas- ing numbers-hold that the common m-an, given adequate education, Ui can participate in his government and is capable of the preservation and the im- X 'f rovement of the condition of societ . America listened earl to these ar uments- N P Y Y g A to those of Alexander Hamilton for the autocratic few and to those of Thomas Jefferson for the democratic many. Every government degenerates when in- trusted to the rulers of the people alone, said Jefferson. Wfhe people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories. And to render even them safe, their minds must be improved. The influence over government must be shared among all people. America, agreeing with Jefferson, established public schools to carry out his ideals. Her entire history attests to the wisdom of her choice and to the effectiveness and necessity of public schools and an educated, enlightened people. To our Portland High School, therefore, rightly proud of her achievements and contributions to the betterment of society, we dedicate the Totem for 1944.

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An old friend

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grfzrwrfrd Portland High School, on the outside, presents much the same appearance that it did several years ago. Inwardly, however, the school has assumed an entirely dif- ferent atmosphere, a busier and more purposeful character. The gym session is no longer a time for playing games, it is, instead, a period during which muscles are developed and bodies are hardened to rigors to which they may soon be exposed. The metal and machine shop students, ready and eager to learn important skills and to produce materials to aid the war effort, take up their work with a new earnestness and a new vigor. The constant reminder to Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a Workman that needeth not be ashamed ,... , which looks down upon the life of the school from its position in the auditorium, has taken on a new significance during this period of acceleration in learning. It is with great pride, therefore, that we present to you the Totem for 19445 between its covers we have attempted to set forth a cross-section of the activities of our school during this eventful year. We hope that to friends and alumni it may give some picture of our school in wartime, that to faculty, seniors, and underclass- men it may bring the especial pleasure of recognition and fond recollection. l'