Samuel D Hanson School - Crescent Yearbook (Buxton, ME)

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8 THE CRESCENT IN THIS LAND OF OURS nMy Country 'Tis Of Theen was the title of the editorial which won the Pulitzer Prize last year. It was written by Ronald Calvert, associate editor of the Portland nOregonian.u This is reprinted from the Vermont Insurance Journal. The title of the editorial is enough to stir the patriotism of any Americen.w More intriguing is the manner of presentation, which in substance follows: H nln this land of ours, the man we choose as our leader at no time dons uniform or insignia to denote his position as commander-in-chief of armed forces. nln this land of ours, the average citizen sees so little of the army that he has not learned to distinguish between a major and a lieutenant from his shoulder straps. nln this land of ours, there is no tramp of military boots to entertain the visiting statesmen. ,nln this land of ours, there is no fortification along the several thousand miles of the northern border. Nln this land of ours, no youth is conscripted to labor on devices of defense. Military training he may take or leave at option. mln this land of ours, one-third of the population is foreign born, or native-born of foreign or mined parentage. The foreign-born of races that assimilable are admitted to all privileges if they want them. nln this land of ours, the common citizen may criticize without restraint the policies of Government or the aims of the chief executive. nln this land of ours, our songs are dedicated to love and romance, the blue of the night, sails in the sunset, and not to might or to a martyrdom to a political cause. In lighter patriot- ism we are nationally cosmopolitan and sing of Dixie or of Ioway where the tall corn grows, of springtime in the Rockies,or1of California, here I come. Uln this land of ours, there is not a bomb-proof shelter and a gas mask is a curiosity. nln this land of ours, troubles, present and prospective, come from within-come from our own mistakes and injure us alone. nln this land of ours, we have illuminated the road to permanent peace. But that is not the sole moral sought herein to be drawn. Rather it is that the blessings of liberty and equality and peace that have been herein recounted are possessed nowhere in the same measure in Euro e or Asif, and wane or diss ear P P as one nears or enters a land of dictatorship of whatever brand. This liberty, this equality, this peace, are imbedded in the American form of government. Wwe shall ever retain them if foreign+isms that would dig them out and destroy them are barred from our shores. If you cherish this liberty, this equality, this peace that is peace material and peace spiritual-then defend with all your might the American ideal of government.n

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SEN ICIK STATISTICS EMMA PALMER NEmH Bountiful Happy Saluter WGet what you can out of lifelu Volley ball 1,25 Glee Club l,2,45 Dramatics 4. BETTY PLUMMER NBettyH Boisterous Humorous Schemer nl crave excitcmentln Student Council l,2,5,45 Class Treasurer 15 Class Secretary 25 Class Vice-President 5,45 Basketball l,2,5,4, Cap't. 45 Volley ball 1,25 Track 1, 55 Dramatics S, ' METHEL ROWE nMethclN Beaming Handy Stitcher nI'll keep on tryingln Glee Club l,2,5,45 Volley ball 1,25 Public Speaking 3,45 Speller 45 Crescent Staff 5,45 Dramatics 4. AGNES WIGGIN nShrimpu Blending Hobnobbing Seeker NTake it as it comestn - Glee Club l,2,3,45 Volley ball 1,25 Dramatics 4 RAYMOND ROBERTS NRayH Bewildering Hazy Spectacle NI haven't the slightest ideal' Volley ball l,2,5 Glee Club 45 Dramatics 4, HARVEY WALLACE nHarvn Booming Heavy Suiter nI'm a big man - I amiu Glee Club 45 Public Speaking 15 Basketball l,2,5,4, Cap't. 45 Baseball l,2,55 Track l,2,55 Student Council 2,45 Clase Treasurer 25 Dramatice 5,45 Junior Prize Essay 5