Sherman High School - Spud Yearbook (Sherman, ME)

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Jhat 1S the meanlng of thls word Democracyo It lS the form f government 1n whlch the people have supreue power It 13 a Ugovernment of the people, for the people, nd by the people Immedlately after establlshlng 1 nev form of government the peo ple of the Unlted States thought of new Jays ln whlch to lmprove the condltlon of the natlon They took great lnterest and prlde 1U thelr country Churches, schools, places of amusements, hospltals, etc were bullt Men wlth sc1ent1f1c mlnds made great lnventlons that helped to make thls country better place ln whlch to l1ve At thls tlme lmmlgrants flooded the shores of AmGF1Cd THGT6 were Germans, Itallans, Japanese and Chlnese who worked very cheaply thus thronlng a great many Am6T1C3HS Clt1ZSHS out of work Thls had to be stopped and the government passed a law that bermltted only a certaln number of lmmlgrants to enter thls land each year These p ople of for elgn natlon have bullt ln almo t every clty small towns that are strlct ly forelgn quarters Jhen the f1TSt census was taken ln l790 lt showed a few less than 4,000,000 people Now the populatlon has increa ed untll today we have over 150,000,000 people, a large part of them belng forelgners Today boys and glrls everywhere ln Amerlca are busy gettlng educatlon so that they wlll be eady to take thelr places 1D the world and become better citlzens Thls country has steadlly progres ed untll today we flnd our selves 1n a modern, up to date world, leadlng our llves ln a democra tlc way Jhen we thlnk of the many people ln +urop who do not have a volce ln the government we feel proud and happy that we llve 1D Amer lca, the land of the free Friends, at thls tlme e WlSh to s y from th bottom of our hearts Thank you for all th opportunltles ant DT1Vll ges fhlch you have made posslbl fc re llz the uany sacrlf ces hat vou have made for us and TCCOgDlZL th far slght cness of what you hav plann d for and requlred of us And so, we ontr at for thos who follow us the same watchful care and deep lnt r st fhat you have shown us' lay we the members of thls cla s, 1U th futur go forward to do you the honor an cr d1t nr t you d serve Classmates, let us every one, l1ve up to our Motto, UForward ever backward never Q - 0 ' , O 0 I ' o .. . E1 v , H ' . . 2 'v ' , . I - 1 . . . '4 ' , . . . . . . , L . , s . . . . . . r . . l , I . . . S-l 0 , 0 . Q s ' ,. , l . . J V . V, . . . . I w . y ' ' .L 3 . . r . K Q - 0 V . . . . , . 3 . IJ . O , . I . . X V V 'I r ' f cf ' , .J . . l . V . x . . an . , . in . . .L , f . . S . A . - o . . . .. .. A A , . . . ,1 I o Q4 G ' U 0 l .X 3 -U . I ' 'W I I . ' I 1 1, Q - - A A N X at J -, I . . 3 , . . . o C L 9 ' '. . . , I . , . . +- G 9 ' 'Ea C l. F e, 1 ' Lf l 8 ' ' 1 e - ' e S s e 1 1 ' . f' ' A C C x ' A X s - f ' V , . , 4' , x x l A G G v x , . . , ' C' ' I ' ' Q J C , f ' u . ' G V , ' I . 'x f fl I Barbara Ingraham '41

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O, yes, he or she wee, Ilnm proud to say, a member of the class of 1941. Speaking our last'goodby as a class wekwishitheebestjef luck to those who take our place. May this school mean as much to them in the future as it has to us in the past. Tonight may be the last time that we are all together classmates and although we may drift apart, let us not say, Hgoodbyen, but merely Till Je meet againu. Yritten by Mary Bushey '41 Dalivered by Jacqueline Lane '41 ,. eaueujgireum .TE-se THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY Friend relatives and teachers, we the graduating class of 1941, extend to you our heartiest welcome to the e our graduation exercises, xhich mark the compl tion of our work at Sherman High School, Tonight our program is centered around the subgect nWhat Our Coum try Means To Us This subgeet is divided into four principle parts Our government, our land, our people, and our ideals Let us for the next few minutes eonsid r the government of this country, the land and its people A large percentage of the e people are of foreign nationality, a fact that can be accounted for if we go back over four hundred years to the time fhen Columbus sailed aero s the Atlantic Ocean and dis colonists gradually took posses ion of the land, forcing the Indians estward The appearance of village and cities gradually led to the organization of the thirteen original colonies There was only one thing yronv Jith this New world and that was a lack of voice in the government American are liberty loving people was not that the reason that they had come to America? But they were still under the power of England rho ruled them in a tyrannical way, In 1775, came the Revolutionary war in Jhich American Colonists fought and obtained their fieedom, George Nashineton Jas th n elected the first president of the United States. This was the be inning of a new Democratic nation. 1,1 t 'i ,i 4, 44- 1 :: ' I e453 , 1 3 , Q 1: , Qi' S 1 7 - I 0 . r ' ' S -I ' - G ' r . J lh ' , - . L O J 0 ' ' 0 . z , . . G J O A , ., . , S A F . ' Y -7 ' 1' VV' S I - 1 covered a New World. Other explorers came to the New World and later . , S. A . iv . ' 4 - ' s ' ' .Q . A . ' n 1 ' W O V ' W W 1 . ' ' 0 S ' v ' I lan ' T . A I h V4 O V' X: O CJ . , 1 fu ' ' O xi' C ., 'N , . A 4 N f S ,

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qi., 'x ,wg Wifi, j44nf5Q9'4 Now it came to pass in the year of our Lord ninet en nundreo and land of learning, wnich is none other than Snerman high two cole and ix sons and daughters from great and wise families In th first of their learning they were rept tuch afraid and kept themselves somewhat aoart, for they conceivec in their minds that they wele to shox forth their many talents and abilities at a great athering known as the Freshman Reception But their master,Mr Grant knowing their troubles, spare unto them wisely and daid, NBe ye not afraid and be ye even of good courage, nd do that hich is reouired of ye, fo it shall come to pass tn ye will learn great and good t1'l1Yl5S But it so happened that two of their numbel, Fredrick Clark and Dola Davis, needing not this counsel, left the land of learnin , and ne'r returned Those that did remain did their master bade them and vassid their first year with great success and knowledge, be ing well guided by their master, Mr Grant, nd their other teachers vho were these Teacher of nglish, Miss Utecht Teacher of many lan u ges Mrs Greaves, Teecrer of Commercial pursuits, Mrs nsty and teacder of soil and animal husbandry, Hr Tompiins And it came to pas in the C cond ye r th Ce seeke of light re turned with one, Mildred Allen, heretofore unknown to tnem, but Opal Howard and Warlen Pre sley came not And it so r ppened two teachers had not eturned Therefore two nex te che die come, Miss Thomas and Mr Tapley, and they were received with gie,t joy for they ere kind and patient. And it happened that out of the two score and three that one Jean ette Ingraham, much famed as an actress, was to enact the Character part of Lottie, a maid in a play of one act, called the UOpening f the Doorn And it came to pass that with the second year passing ouickly, they entered into a third year. And it so happened that their Leader seeing the great need of money, said unto the class, UCome ye, and let us labor for great will be the need of money,U and their coffers were well filled because the returns were great. But in this year there came from afar a new teacher, Mr. Alley, to take the place of Mrs. Esty, resigned. And it came to pass in the last year, that this same band return- ed with one Geraldine Bloodsworth to swell CD9 number. Furthermore two new teachers took the place of those that didn't return. One Mr. Hoy, who had been through this wonderful land, did come as a teacher of much learning and all were made happy because that he did understand and help them. And one Miss Woodbury, came too, who being kind and understanding was much loved and a great deal of help to all. aft' MA 'm,+h , ay' dlftjf fg 11'-.5 :E fi 5' ,JL 1 F :raw ,Aw V 'Ea 'iftfii r 4, Q A n gig .4 f r. , jf. Pa - ' -I , ,',-l ' 'f '- --- F ' ff. Z' tg ffl, . ffiff xxf.! 2 . pc , - thirty-seven on September the twenty-seventh, there ventured into a - .' ' F ' , ' ' ' , t s r . s - P ' '- . . . . . e K W V . , . , . . . F , L, L. .A ,. L Y 1 .T 4. 'I ' 4. Q . 0 . - A Q - . L 1 C . ' a . w . r . - 'at . M n G , 1. I . . . . I . g , l Q - r as . ,. 1 t . 1. , - t . - L P 1 . . f a t 1 2 E A 3 - ., . -1 , ag , , . L A . 4 9 , .. 1 -I, 1 . L ... , ' Q I 1 9 . ', s ' ee ' a ec, s L re 'U ' - K ' ' A. 1 . u - , J. H 5 an . , - . .3 ' r . t J t a rs ' . 2 , N4 ' . I ' Pr 2 w ' - , M H o A