Sanderson Academy - Bell Yearbook (Ashfield, MA)

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26 The ACADEMY BELL I lay awake in my bed imagining the things any boy would about a great sight. One clay out, I hardly ate a thing and stood at the rail looking eagerly for my Hrst glimpse of New York. One hour out, we entered a thick fog, and my heart sank. I peered in every direction, but we passed the Statue of Liberty without my catching a glimpse of it. My sorrow was cut short, however, when the fog rose and I got a look at the tops of skyscrapers sticking out of the mist. It was an awefinspiring sight, but I didn't think so at the time because my mind was still on the Statue of Liberty. LAWRENCE LANKHORST '40 The Gift oi Gab Hija gate, what's cookin'? This is the modern, yet appropriate, jargon of the new and lively age. Now please don't frown upon this feverish brow for allowing such repartee to is' sue forth from my segregated, lonesome brain cell. This jargon has been subtly used down through the ages with cracks, or then called quips, of Egad, Gazooks, Odd Bodkins, etc. Remember, ole gramp was a sly codger, too! 23 Skiddoo-that was the once stylish means of saying please remove the presence of oneself, or scram! Isn't this language a beaut for shortening up our erstwhile expression of asking a bountiful beauty, or what have you, to dance? Grandfather used to say, with a deep bow, May I have the honor of escorting you to dance about the ballroom? Father used to say, May I have the honor? Son says, Greetings Gate, let's syncopatef' Now that we have worked up to the modern day and age, rest its soul, we come to a conglomeration of hepcats or freefword linguists. To the veddy, veddy' indelicate art of indulging in spirituous beverages, or getting plastered, are these explicit and appropriate terms: stewed to the gills, cocked, pickled, slopped, and stinko. All this may be very well, but I believe I've said enough about getting fahemj tipsy. Now, we'll migrate to the unlimited pleasure of removing a tramp or hobo. If you are a big, rugged person, or mayhaps possess a club, you may say to the uninvited intruder, Hit the road, you bum, but mayhaps the bum is larger than you, then the lament is, Adorn the pavement, you vagrantf' A Now that I've given you uninterested jivers a sample of my cookin', I believe you'll agree the modern OK and Yeah, Man are shorter and more enjoyable to say than, Yes, indubitably, precisely, and definitely. Such expressions become bor' ing and extinct, but the everfpresent and popular slang will not die. Am I right, or am I under the influence of the present day Gift of Gab? You decide. GEORGE Baown '40 Lfilllkn

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The ACADEMY BELL 25 of peace, but then too it must be remembered that it is only recently that the enlightened world has been bombing defenceless civilians. In Germany and Italy all the people are being taught to believe in war as though it were a God. Only recently Mussolini said that war was the best judge and jury the world had. I believe that these reasons will prove that if a United States of Europe isn't totally impossible, it is a far distant hope. KENNETH DARLING '42 A U. S. of Europe Out of the chaos that is Europe today, there could evolve a lasting peace. How could this peace be achieved! In my opinion, the only satisfactory means of acquiring this peace would be to have a United States of Europe, based on the example of our own great democracy. The formation of such a government would lessen greatly the internal friction that is always keeping Europe in arms. Such consolidation of the armed powers of Europe would create a state powerful enough to defend itself from any other country in the world, and at the same time would do away with many of the present causes of conflict. For example, practically every necessary material for industry is found in Europe. The need for colonies would vanish and Europe could, if it wished, isolate itself completely from the rest of the world. I think a satisfactory form of government could be worked out by having a cabinet of representatives from the different states, and above all, not letting one man gain a foothold that might eventually lead to a dictatorship. Such a system would create a much better social system. Public schools would be built where illiterates were before. I think that a universal language would soon arise, and probably spread to America long before. World Commerce would be increased without the European countries trying to cut each other's throats. The capitalist system would probably be the one used there as it has worked out successfully over here. However remote as this Utopia seems now, someone Qeven you or IJ may live to see it. If someday there is a United States of Europe, I think that there will be a good chance of its being a success. DAv1D CROCKBR '42 Longing For America On our way to America from Holland my folks had told us all about the interest' ing things we would see in America. The foremost of these was the Statue of Liberty. My curiosity was aroused by the many things it stood for, and I was resolved to see it when we entered New York harbor. Two days from our goal-The Statue of Liberty!

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