Ramona High School - El Ano Yearbook (Ramona, CA)

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Student Compositions A letter from one of the judges of the local American Legion contest: I wish to compliment the Boys and Girls of the Ramona High School for the wonderful ability they displayed in this essay contest. I hope and pray they will per- severe and guard these principals on which our country was founded. To the Students of the Ramona High School I wish to say this: To this responsible job, however, you must be well prepared. For you are first of all Americans. As Americans your political manifesto is the time-tested Declaration of Independence. This is your platform for peace! You have no ax to grind with any nation of any nationality. That all men have certain God- given rights is your campaign slogan. As you stump for peace you maintain against all opponents that every man - be he in Korea, Chungking or the South Seas - has the right and should have the opportunity to make an honest, decent living. Freedom has no national border lines. Anyone using his native abilities has a right to his earning. He can have a home, a garden and a car, and all the rest - if he wants them. This is your political creed, the heritage of a Washington, a Jefferson, a Lincoln, the heritage of your American home - God Bless it - which you take for granted like the good earth you walk on or the father and mother who gave you life. This Americanism is yours. Bring it with you in this campaign - to win the peace. AMERICAN FREEDOM by Allene Reeves First prize winning essay in the local American Legion Contest The word freedom means a great deal to some people while others seem to take it for granted. All through the ages nations have been fighting for their freedom and rights at one time or another. The meaning of the word freedom varies with nearly everyone. President Roosevelt once set up what he believed to be the four freedoms of America. They were (1) the freedom of worship, (2) the freedom of speech, (3) the freedom from want and (4) the free- dom from fear. In America our nation was first based on freedom. We have always strived to keep it a free and democratic country. Our Constitution was written for a free coun- try run by the people instead of just one person as in dictatorship. We have a voting system in which we choose the men we want to lead our government. When we vote we have a choice of voting for the man or party we wish. In some counrties the government sees to it that you vote for the one they want, or elsel We have our own homes. We have the right to bear arms so that we can protect our homes and family. We know that no one or the government can walk in our house and search it without a search warrant. We have the right to go to the church we see fit and worship God in the manner we see best. If we don't like what the minister or preacher is saying, we aren't forced to agree with him. After church we may gather and discuss the sermon if we wish. If we don't like the manner of worship in one church, we may go to an- other. We have the public school for children to get an ed- ucation. It is for all children, and not just a privileged few. In high school we have the privilege of choosing the subjects we wish to take to prepare ourselves for the future. We have the right to voice our opinions in class. When we are old enough, we have the freedom to take the job best suited for our abilities and we are not forced to do a job for which we are not at all suited. If we want to call a meeting to discuss world problems, political or otherwise, we may do so without the fear of having it broken up by a secret police and being sent to jail. We have the freedom to write a letter without fearing it will be read, censored and disapproved of by the government. We have freedom of the press. By this we know what is going on in the world. We have magazines and books. We have the right to have radios and television if we want and can afford them. We have different organizations to join, and anyone may join the one he wants, if he is qualified. These are not all of the freedoms we are entitled to. The greatest freedom and privilege of all is that we live in America. 16

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VIRGINIA BALDWIN Treasurer of G.A.C. . . . Virginia has a commercial major. Ginger, as she is known to her friends, rates bookkeeping as her favorite class. She likes all of her teachers. Among Ginger's many likes are pretty clothes, and the color green. Snob- bish people are all Ginger dislikes. son DARREL BECK Class President, 4 . . . President of C.S.F., 3, 4 . . . Monitor's Board, 3 . . . Darrell is majoring in science. Beek is Darrell's nickname. Mona Lisa is Darrell's favo- rite tune. Cars, good food, and trouble are also some of Darrell's likes. He has very few pet peeves, but among them are politics, noisy women, and cucumbers. V ANN CARR Tall, red-haired and brown-eyed . . . moved in Senior from Oklahoma . . . A.S.B. Secretary, 4 . . . Glee Club Treas- urer, 4 . . . Sergeant in Drill Team, 4 . . . Annual Staff, 4 . . . Her major is History. Ann likes to drive a 1950 Pontiac, the town Ramona. Mockingbird Hill is her top tune. Studying, squash and conceited people are among Ann's dislikes. 18