Randolph Central School - Hilltop Yearbook (Randolph, NY)

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,ff ma, an 7fze :warm ef aww Krng Wrlhelm came out to greet me about hrm were clustered hrs frrthful followers Sparcbones brown the Vrllage undertaker Squrre Marsh Deacon Iweretts rnd Rack em up Jensen the Krngs prryate bookre The krng then show ed me about hrs spacrous three room palace In the hall Kenneth Horton the krngs court magrcran was preparrng a wrtches brew to cure Queen Audrey of her shortness Meanwhrle down rn the armory that braye bold knrght Ronald Swan was makrng readv to do battle wrth Srr Roland of Remrngton from the far off krrrgdom of Onoxrlle Just then Larry Frank the court Jester came rrdrng by on hrs brg whrte feet softly hunrmrng to hrmself Lrfe rs but a Walkrng Shadow Out rn the courtyard eyeryone was rfrrsrng Carn by sw rngrrrg back and forth on the Gates One Luce lrpped Weaxer asked Leo Martrrr rl he would hke to Rasev down to the Marsh where the brg Oakes grow Bob Grrffrn sard I would lrke to go but I have a harrdfull of Keyes rnd rt Slater than you thrnk Alethea Walters the cook w as borhng Dechows tall rn Spauldrng hot water tryrng to make oxtarl soup Dechow was srngrng Why Wrs l Bourne rn the kev of C cleft and she sounded just lrke the Barber of Seyrlle In the oxen was a plate of Brscups all golden black In the Chrrrchyard the Abbey was sayrng We cant be Aldr rch lrke the Duchess Lorrs Bromley but Yaw can be happy thats fer Sea ton Just then Roger Edwards the vrllage Smrth came saurrterrng by wrth hrs new br rde Leona Eganskr on hrs arm she would have lool ed much better rf she had been walkrng on the ground though Ahce Ulm An der son Wesley Paul came strollrng through the orrrrge Groxer when all of a sudden Robert McElWrrn and hrs lrttle Wyllvs came shootrng by gorng a mrle a mrnute In the back seat Ken tucky Krlbur rr Jane Lockwood June Hcttenbaugh and Lrllran Krbbe rere srngrng Somewhere Over the Rarrrbow off key Wrth a swrsh and a swoop Mary Helen Edwards came shootrng by on fr ret propelled cream puff As the Robbrns were flyrng about eycry where Krng Wrlhelm told Joe Hurrtrngton to go out and shoot every one of them down Ioe berng such an expert shot sent bullets rlyrng every where and frnally shot the brrd off Jornne OBrrerrs hat the bullet glanced off the mfrrble herd of Mrss O Brren and punctured Mary Hel crrs cream puff w hrch fell rrght rrrto the lfrp of Duchess Glorrr Dfrlrym ple Thrs upset her so she had to send her handmard Eya Hotchkrss ai ter her fan nrade fr om the tall feathers of the rare Gooney brrd Joe w as so scared he ran behrnd that famous author Janrce My ers who wrote that best seller John Colton Boy Frsh Scaler Janrce was standrng under the barometer wrth a frsh net rn her hand for she heard that rt was gorng to fall lust then Paul Gates crme rrdrng by on hrs father s back rn search of the extrrrct 5 cent crgar On and on they w ent untrl they frnally yan rshed rn the twrlrght But the trme of my stay was growrng short and so wrth Krrrg Wrl lrelms farewell rrngrrrg rn my ears and hrs srlyerw 'ue rrngrng rn my pockct Islowly stole away R M . . ' ' . , ' v 1 1, ' v - ' vj 1 . as, W v - ' x - ' ' 1 f v 9 3 1 , ' , ' . , , , . . v - , A K, 1 , ' ' be K ' n N - t , u . .1 vu 1 0' 1 v 1 K Y . , . . 7 . . v ' v ' v 1 1 7 ' . 9 . 9 4 1 vm y . v v. ' I I K L V I 1 A 7. v ' v ,' ' , , ' ' n ' ' ' ' , yr v . r ' . Q v 1 I . . . Y. . c L Y , ' v 1 I . I I fs ' 4 Y L . . Y. . H . . r . 7 . y 7 4 C . , . I . 7 . . . . , . r 9 . . . . H - Y V . .7 a . 1 ,, . I V V . . 1 1 Q , . 7 . L V f 7 f , n , u I . -, . , Y .' H , v .' . 7 'Z . . Y Y 7 , . t , - K 7 7 n Y - - - , - v Y. . 7 h. . . 7 v J 1 X . H . r . . . - '-A 1 X . i . E ' 7 ' 1 A ' 2 ' ' ' 1 Y J w . v . Q . . - 0 . i i v I . . . . , , . , , . - ' ' U Y . ' 77 ' v xl , I n, ' ' . K c c , 7 1 c 4 r C . ' 1 ' . n 7 1 .Y . 7, I ' V I . . . . ' V 9 ' . f Y n P ' be Q D . . - . . , . , , . , - . . - C 1 ' ' 1 ' I I . , I. 0 C C ' ' , v V . '. . , .I 1 1 L I - 7 1 L 5 r .. . 1 v . V . .- ' J 1 n D V ' . y u Q x I ' 7 1 . k . , , , az ' , as ' . .. , . A . Q h 7. . . 1 . . . V . - ' ' v ' J , ' - ' 1 1 ' . . c 4, 7 . -I V y C W, 7. 5 A 7 Y n ' v v V- 1 v' y' ' ' - .. L i . . . Y 1' . . . , . . . . P ' . L 7 ,C - 1 v 7 v. y f , I . t . 1- . .

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-74. fm., We the people of the Umted States That IS the open Ing phrase of our Constltutxon hfelme of our country No tlce that ths does not say We the leaders or I George Washington but We the people meaning you and me along with 140 U00 000 other Americans That beglnnlng symbol zzes what our Lonstltutlon stands for a government created solely for the people protecting their democratlc way of llfe m return for their support and wlsdom ln carrylng out gov unmental affairs The Constxtutlon was drawn up and adopted m 1789 by a group of mtellxgent and farslghted men, lnterested nn the welfare of their country rather than their own personal gains lt has weathered 160 stormy years, been threatened by cor rupt pohtncs mdnfference ol' the people, and foreign xnter ference dozens of times We modern forty nlners are gov erned by thls selfsame constltutlon The automobile has re placed the horse and buggy of yesterday and hoopsklrts are obsolete but the Ideals set forth ln the Constltutlon are timeless They have been and wlll continue to be mens standards through the ages Perhaps a skeptnc may brmg up the pomt that sntua tlons and problems have changed since colonal times The Constltutlon no longer governs thirteen strugglmg seaboard colonles but forty eight wldespread states dlffermg lh cln mate and customs Farmers no longer comprlse 90'-Z7 of the population but have shrunk to a mere 1077 Modern com mumcatnon and transportation have brought all parts of thr globe mto close contact Naturally many problems have arisen of wh1ch our forefathers had not the sllghest premon ltlon Why allow a constltutlon 160 years old to govern our modern bustling country? Our Constltutlon passe? Never' The persplcaclty of those framers of the Constitution looked mto the future and saw the there would be many unknown problems arlsmg Therefore they gave lt an elastlclty which has been fltted to current needs If we pick up a newspaper we fmd that Communists strnkes pohtlcal wrangling, and foreign dns putes have taken the spotlight But Sectlon 8 of the Const: tutnon enumerates many powers of Congress which they may use ln copxng with these problems Congress IB delegated the power to provide for the general welfare This means that Congress could take actlon m matters which vitally per put mto actlon durlng World War II When the coal miners went on strlke holdmg up vltal production and keeping needed supplies from shipment the government ordered strikers back to work backed up by a well armed mllltla The affair was settled peacefully and a costly setback was averted This IB only one example of the many lmplled pow ers of Congress Let us examxne now the purpose of the Constitution as set forth ln the preamble We the people ln order to form a more perfect unlon xs the flrst statement of purpose Our country would have fallen mto permanent Brltlsh sublectlon lf the Articles of Confederation had not been discarded favor of our present Constltutlon The Constltutlon molded thnrteen small colonies together mto a strong and powerful nation commanding respect from the four corners of the world Today we are so unlfled that we rarely thmk of our selves as being made up forty elght varlous states but rath er as one whole bemg While the states have not been left out the most lmportant powers have been granted the fed eral government whlch lnclude the supreme law of the land Establlsh Justice Our country IS supposed to be a democracy and the mam prmcxpals of a democracy are Jus txce and equality Just recently eleven top Umted States Communists were arrested m New York Clty They were fined heavily and given Jall terms Imustlce they crled We have our rxghts as American cltxzens Thats true they do have thelr rights as Amencan Cxtlzens Its only too bad they dont appreciate them These Commumsts were advocating the overthrow of the very government they were whmmg to for nghts The average CIIIZOHS IS assured pro tectlon of hxs freedoms by the Bill of Rights The Constltu tlon provides for a Supreme Court which guards against undemucratxc laws and makes declslons ln matters of lm portance concermng the government Lower courts are pro vided for to take care of the smaller and more personal matters Every cltlzen has the rlght of trnal by Jury no may, ter what his offense He may hlre a lawyer to defend hum self and his IB assured his due retrlbutlon Insure domestic tranqulllxty In order for the Umted States to function as a strong nation each part as lh a ma chlne must function well The only time thus tranquillity was seriously threatened was from 1861 to 1865 durmg whlch period the clVll War was waged The Constltutlon states that states may make no treahes with each other or wnth foreign powers Congress IS glven the power to quell any disturbances which interfere with the normal Dl'0C9dlll'ff of government Both of these provide for inner peace Smce the latter one IS an lmplned power, lt may be used with restramt on any threatenmg sltuatlon Provlde for the Common Defense The Constltutlon has invested thls power nn Congress also This would mean re cruxtlng a peacetlme armed force and havmg sufflclent equipment on hand ln case of war It would also mean that Congress should see that relations with foreign nations were kept on a friendly basls From the War 1812 to World War II, our country never has been defeated, but we must not slt back and feel secure The atom bvmb. Jef- DPODUISIOH and many other powerful weapons have threatened the ex :stance of any country on earth Therefore It IS the duty of our Congress to see to lt that the Umted States never be comes mvolved ln such a war, but lf she does that she IS prepared to meet the crlsls Promote the general welfare Smce the Industrzal Revo lutlon there has been a steady xmprovement on working condxtnons and other subjects pertaining to the American standard of hvlng During the depression of 1932 the New Dealers took many steps to provlde work for unemployed and rellef for the destltute The Government approprlated S300 000 000 to prevent banks Insurance companies and other important agencles from golng into bankrupcy The TVA was established and many other agencnes were set up which helped to bnng the country back to normal And secure the blessmgs of llberty for ourselves and our posterxty The year 1753 marked the rmgmg of the Liberty Bell ln Philadelphia Now the bell IS old and cracked but we need no bell to proclaim our freedom for all our precious rights are carefully guarded ln the Bull of Rights tound an the Constltutlon Smce we have never been de prlved any of our llbertles, which Include freedom of speech press and worshnp we are mclmed to take them for granted However lf wc examine the history of other countrnes wt will fmd many examples ot democracu.-1 or purtnal democru fallen mto the power of unscrupulous men Russia got rld of her czars only to be subjected to the whlp of Lennln and Stalln Although France gained her freedom through the bloody Revolutxon her government has been weak and ln effncxent because of poor leaders and the confusing set up of her government We must protect our country from such a fate by using our votmg prlvlleges wisely and carrying out our dutles as Amerxcan Cltlzens to the best of our ablllty These comprise the Preamble to our Constxtutlon document uf 7000 words wrxtten lh plam Fngllsh that tht common man IS able to understand It ns our Constltutlon shaping our llves and our childrens future It controls the llfe of our country Lxsten and above the wranglmg or boi business above the hypocrlsy of clever pohtlcs and above the false crles for power you will hear the volce of your country the Umted States of America as It calls across the valleys hulls and plams from ocean to ocean I am your country statlonary but llvmg Keep me strong through God and by upholding my Constltutlon George Washington Thomas Jefferson and other colonial men -started me on the right path Abraham Lmcoln brought me safely through the slavery crlsls and Franklm D Roosevelt steered me through the stormy war and depression year-x Now I am waltmg My future hes ln your hands What xs our answer I thmk our senhments can best he expressed through Noble Cams beautiful song This I My Country What difference nf I hall from North or South Or from the East or West My heart IS fllled wlth love for all of these I only know I swell with pride And deep wxthm my breast I thrill to see Old Glory paint the breeze Wlth hand upon my heart I thank the Lord For this my natlve land For all I love IS here wlthln her gates My soul ls rooted deeply In the soul on which I stand For these are mme my own Umted States Jean Rasey . . , , . , I . . . . - . '. . . tain.to me peoples safety and well-being. This power was cies which, through the indifference of the people. -have . ' - . D . . ' ' ' ' . I . D , ' . . . . a ' ' I ' l ' in A . . . .' ' l '

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