Scarborough High School - Four Corners Yearbook (Scarborough, ME)

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2 FOUR CORNERS our advertisers, without whose assistance this publication would not have been- possible. CITIZENSHIP AND THE SCHOOL. The attempt to realize, to its fullest extent, a government of, by, and for the people, represents probably the greatest of all social ex¬ periments, one in which great possibilities for advancement or detri¬ ment are alike included. The success of such a government depends almost entirely upon the quality of its citizens, and the efficiency of such a government cannot exceed the efficiency of its citizens. Therefore in order to have a good and efficient government we must have good and effi¬ cient citizens. Under the more autocratic forms of government the one man or group of men in power is the supreme factor, on them rests the whole responsibility for the success or failure of the nation which they represent. But in a great democratic republic such as ours, the people are the government; the power necessary to the existence of our nation resides in the people, in you and me. Every one of us is a unit and an important unit in the government of our United States. It behooves us, then, to maintain the highest ideals pos- ible, and to fit ourselves to be worthy citizens of this wonderful nation, to make ourselves worthy to uphold those noble principles embodied in our constitution. The first and most necessary re¬ quirement of the average citizen is a good education. The schools are becoming more and more essential to our life and well being. Our national power and national greatness has its birth in the schools. An unusual illustration of the power wielded by the schools is furnished by the fact that the source of that terrible force—Kultur— which has made the whole world tremble on its very foundation can be traced to the German school system. This should serve as a warn¬ ing not to underestimate the value of our good schools and their influence in opposition to that evil bred in those of Germany. Today our country is facing perhaps its gravest crisis; the time has come when it must utilize every one of its vast resources, a

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FOUR CORNERS. VOL. m JUNE, 1918. NO. 1. Editor-iu-Chicf JBusiness Monager Assistant Manager Artistic Editor Athletic Editor Exchange Editor Alumni Editor Viola Leary, ’21 Agnes Seavey, ’21 1917-1918 Otho Baker Elmer Merrill Doris Fogg Otho Baker Philip Bowley Ethel Foster Dorothy Googins 1918-1919 Charles Seavey Philip Bowley Harriet Knight Robert Libby Leon Leary Velma Leonard Doris Fogg Class Editors (1917-1918) Velma Leonard, ’20 Herman Rounds, ' 19 Clara Seavey, ’18 Class Editors (1918-1919) Helen Baker, ’20 Alma Seavey, ’19 The school year began with the same teachers as last, but a change came in February when Mr. Small was called to Portland High. We all felt sorry to have Mr. Small leave us, but were fortunate in securing Mr. Waterhouse, who was unable to continue his services longer than the remainder of the term. At the beginning of the spring term we welcomed Mr. Bessey, who has been with us since that time. The school has tried to keep its high standard in spite of the many changes in faculty. This year, as last, the high cost of material makes it impossible to publish more than one issue of the Four Corners. We have tried, however, to make this publication as pleasing to our readers as our former issues, and we hope that something of interest may be found between these covers. We wish to thank heartily all those who have in any way contributed or helped to make this paper a success. We wish to extend our thanks also to

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FOUR CORNERS 3 time fraught with sacrifice and suffering. Now, if ever, we must attain our utmost efficiency. furnished by the fac.t that the source of that terrible force which has made the whole world tremble on its very foundation can be traced to the German school system. This should serve as a wam- Therefore it is especially incumbent on the young people of America that they shall not neglect their education, and that those who have keep, and that those who have not, strive to attain a high standard of culture and scholarship. The spirit of loyalty and patriotism fostered in the schools will remain with them thru life, helping to build up a strong, virile and efficient race. Editor. HITCHING OUR WAGON TO A STAR. In a few days we shall end our school work for this year and shall be looking for a summer’s job. Perhaps some of us have secured a position, with a salary that looks big to us boys, especially big at this time, because now we can get as much as men have been paid in the past few years. It is big money for us who are now in high school. Or perhaps we are wondering where we can best work this summer to help our government win the war and end militarism and selfish autocratic ambition. What can we do in these few vaca¬ tion months? This is a relatively easy question for us in the Scarboro High School to answer, because most of us live on farms or near farms. With the crying need from our allies for food, with the urgent appeals from Washington for us to raise more and more crops than last year, and with the shortage of farm help here in Scarboro, re¬ sulting from the fact that so many of our brothers and friends have nobly answered the call to arms, it is plainly our duty to stay on the farm and to work hard on the farm all summer long. We must have as large gardens as possible, larger than ever before, to raise enough table vegetables for ourselves and others. We must have more potatoes, in spite of the fact that they are plentiful this spring. We must raise enough wheat, oats and corn for ourselves and more for others in Maine who have not our advantages here in Scarboro. Thus we can help solve the food problem, the labor shortage and