Potter Academy - Wreath Yearbook (Sebago Lake, ME)

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This was too much for even the good natured Flllplno to stand. Wlthout a word he started down the trail toward home. Donald watched him ln scornful silence until the Flllpino's shambllng step carried him out of slght. Then he curled up ln his blanket and gazed long at the uncanny beauty that hung over the mountain. It is not to be supposed that he saw any beauty ln the spectacle, but not possessing the natlve's knowledge of the slgns of nature, he was puzzled by lt. After awhlle he fell asleep wlth the intention of going home ln the morning, and showlng Jon how sllly lt had been to run. He would certalnly make that Flllplno uncom- fortable as long as he and his father remained ln the Philippines. Jon was crosslng a llttle rlse ln the ground when he was suddenly thrown to the ground. The earth seemed to rlae up to meet him. For I few seconds the earth racked crazlly. when the earthquake had subsided Jon got dlanlly to hls feet. He thought of Donald up there alone, and shuddered. He broke into a run. Suddenly the Flllplno stopped and looked back. With a deafenlng roar the entlre peak of Mount Pajlima burst open. The sky flared with btllllnnt llght, and a stream of lntensely hot lava poured down the mounts slopes. Again lon thought of Donald up there directly ln the path of that deadly, twlstlng lava, and he was suddenly fllled wlth a terror unlike any he had ever experlenced before. 'Donaldl Donaldl' he shouted, ln a frenzy. When the llght had faded and the monntaln was once more ln dark- ness be turned toward home ngnln. ln a daze he stumbled along scarcely conscious of where he was going. He realized dimly that Donald no longer existed. Mount Pajllma had spoken ln tones of doom. lon turned n corner abruptly and suddenly came ln slght of the village. The road was crowded wlth people who had watched the volcano. He was strangely comforted by the famlllar slght. Hls senses began to clear and he hurried his steps nntll he was almost runnlng. Roberta Gllllam '54 The Constitution America ls the land of justice and freedom. Men wlth ideals such as Waslslngton, Hamilton, Madison, and Franklin made it such. These men reallned that there had to be a central government strong enongh to deal wlth the natton's problems. In 1787, a convention was called to meet ln Phlladelphla. Their chief problem was to make the federal government strong enough to function but not strong enough to destroy the strength and lndlvlduallty of the states' government. They drew up the constltutlon. The preamble ls as follows: We, the people of the United States, ln order to form a more perfect nnlon, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of llberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordaln and establish this Constltntlon for the United States of America. ln's

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tlay Flllplno hut. He was awaiting one of the natlve boys, who was golng wlth hlm on a camping trlp to Mount Pajllma. He was also busy lamentlng over his hard fate. He should never have allowed his father to talk him into going wlth hlm to the Phlllpplnes, and he should not have agreed to this redlculous camplng trlp. That was hls father's ldea, of course. l-le was a tall, hard faced boy, handsome ln a coarse way. He was the sort of boy you would expect to see prowllng around the streets with a gang at night, while his father was too busy at home to know, or care where hls son was. He had no brothers, or sisters and his mother was dead. As his father was a wealthy man, the boy had practically everything he wanted. This certainly did not help his naturally selflsh dlsposltlon. Suddenly he was hailed from his troublesome thoughts by a lusty shout from outslde. That would be Jon, he knew. Swlnglng his pack over his shoulder, he went slowly outside to meet the newcomer. He was not fond of the Flllplno, nor any of his race. He felt that he, as an Amerlcan, should treat them as lnferlors, which he readily dld. He found this boy's broken Engllsh and jovial manner almost unbearably disgusting. l-l'lo , grinned the Flllplno cheerfully. Donald did not reply. 'Comlngt' he asked in a none-too-agreeable tone. Together the two boys started up the dusty road of the village. Mount Pajllma loomed hlgh above them. It was a strange mountain: the sort that artists pick to palnt, and poets attempt to describe. The natives looked upon lt wlth awe, and doubtless lt was the foundation of many of their super- stltlons. Althogh lt was not an usually high mountain, lt was very steep and bare a strange resemblance to an ice-cream cone. lt was so unlike the other mountains around lt, that this along was enough to set lt apart from them. lt was toward this mountain that the boys turned their footsteps, the native eagerly, the American reluctantly. Donald found lt very tlresome cllmblng the wlndlng trall, while the pack on his back did not add to the comfort. He was vastly irritated by the ease wlth which Ion carried hls pack and he wlshed that he were not perpetually grinning. Jon noticed hls surly temper, but he only grinned good naturedly. The mountain was bathed in crimson llght from the magnlflcent sunset when the boys came to lts foot. They decided to camp here for the nlght, as lt would soon be dark, and continue their trlp up the mountain tomorrow. They could not see the mountain very clearly for a dense haze seemed to hang over lts summit. The boys built a fire and prepared their supper over lt. When lt began to get dark, they put out the fire and crawled into their blankets. Suddenly Ion sprang to his feet. 'The Mountain! Lookl' he shouted. Aa Donald looked a look of amazement spread over hls face. A weird rosy light floated about its summit. 'We better go home, lon warned. l don't like it. Donald laughed tauntlngly at his fears. 'You aren't afrald of that are yous' he asked. l suppose you even thlnk she'll erupt, he sneered, snlckerlng at the thought. l'm golng home, Jon announced for the second time. 'Are you comlngt' 'Of course l'm not comlng, replled Donald alrlly. l never did run away from anything, and I don't intend to begin now. What do you take me for, anyways Maybe you think l'm a coward like you. 38

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ln the orlglnal Consltntlon there were seven articles dlvlded into sections. The constltutlon has been amended 21 times. The flrst ten amendments were adopted ln 1191. They are known as the lllll of lilhlle Some of these arlghrs are-- Artlcle 1. Congress shall make no laws respectlng an establish- ment of rellglon or prohlbltlng the free exerclse thereof: or abrldglng the freedom of speech, or of the press: or the right of the people to assemble, and to petltlon the government for a redress of grlevances. The artlcle declares some of the major prlvlleges of an Amerlcan cltlnen. The freedom of rellglon is extra important because that ls why our forefathers 'came to this land. Today men are still flghtlng for the freedom of rellglon. Article 5. No person shall be held for a capltal, or otherwise infamous crlme, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury except ln cases arlslng ln the land or naval forces, or in the mllltla, when ln actual servlce ln tlme of war or publlc danger: nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put ln jeopardy of llfe or llmb: nor shall be compelled ln any crlmlnal case to be a witness against hlmself, not he deprlved of llfe, liberty or property without due process of law: nor shall private property be taken for publlc use without just compensation. 'l'hls artlcle shows the justice of our government, as well as respect for everyone's rlghts. All of these rlghts help malte America what lt ls. ln return every Asnerlcan has dutlos which he should perform, even though they aren't stated speclflcally ln the Constltutlon. Every person that enjoyed the Amcrlcan way of llvlng ls expected to obey the laws of hls town and state. A person should take as much responslblllty as possible ln sponsoring the schools and other public functlons of his town. Another duty which ls also I prlvllege is voting for national, state and local government. Every person should do this because the United States form of government ls for the people and by the people. Another duty which should be a pleasant one ls keeping up with what golltg on ln the nation. Men ofthe past have given us this land of opportunlty and we don't want to lose lt through ignorance. hardest duty of all probably comes ln tlme of war, when every man ls asked to glve his life for his county. Women also can do malte it easter to come out on top. United States of Amerlca's form of government ls democratic ll ls up to the citizens of today and tomorrow to keep lt that w The capable much to The republic. Betty Usher '55 40 'Y