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

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-:L M g pp pTHE CRESCBN2----U---H-8-H-uQ. etables are replacing flowers in gardens all over the country.They are willing to work and they ape working. Collecting scrap has kept many scores of school pupils busy.Scrap metal,old papers,rags,rubber,they gg and gpg them.Tons of'material have been collected and starte on their way to aid the war effort. We must not omit mentioning the little things that young people do,perhaps unconsciously,which help. Saving waste fats,not driving unnecessarily to conserve gasoline,avoiding the black market,using discretion when discussing matters in which spies might be interested,all these are indispensable in winning the inevitable victory. It is the combined efforts of individuals which countsg young people are eager to cooperate. So all over the country,high school students are working with all their might.Where there's a will there's a way. Mildred Hammond THINK BEVORE YGU LEAP It's queer the way things change.The War changes plenty of things.First everyone is peor,working hard for a few pennies--then War--everyone is rich,spending right and left.No one can say that he or she can't find work.But the trouble is,too many people don't try to do what will help win the War--only what will help themselves.The War has done a lot for many people.Oh,yes it has.Look at the outrageous pay and the easy jobs and then say that the War hasn't helped them.What do you think of the person who says,HMy husband and I never lived so well before. With the money we are earning together we have bought and rcfurnished our home.I hope the War lasts for at least seven years. Can you be proud of such people? High school students leave school for these high paying jobs,never thinking of what they are leaving behind.These jobs will not last forevcr.Some day the person with the education will be the person to have the job.A newspaper cartoon explained this when it showed a sign in front of a restaurant reading,uDISHWASHER WANTED A COLLEGE EDUCATION PREFERED.HWe can sincerely hope that nothing of this sort happens.But whatever the situation after the crisis,the person with the better education will have the advantage and will do the most for humanity. If only young people could realize this fact and remain in school as long as possiblc.Instead they talk money,spend money,think money--have money on the brain. ls money worth that much more than education and future happiness2You can do your part in the war effort by staying in school and getting your education. Think before you leap. Althea Berry