Siskiyou Union High School - White and Gold Yearbook (Weed, CA)

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either isolate herself and shut out the cries and pleas of the oppressed nations or go out and help them. The former would ruin her trade and commerce: the latter would lead her into a War. And what of constant armament? We hear it said that America must arm herself because the other nations are arming themselves, and if America should become weaker than one or two of the others, she would immediately be at- tacked. Thus every nation is madly arming itself to the very teeth simply because every nation is afraid of every other nation. If only they could all meet together peaceably, and come to the conclusion that nothing is gained by war, and-but that were impossible. It would therefore seem that America must resort to more armament to keep up with the other nations. The general belief now is that all nations must be equally strong, to prevent war. In my opinion, all nations should be equally weak. for when there are no arms there cannot be War, and when a nation pos- sesses an unlimited supply of arms, she is apt to use it. Thus with all the nations arming themselves against one another, it seems at times that a war is inevitable -there is bound to be a breaking point soon. And a breaking point there will be, if human beings cannot be reasonable and see that as long as there are wars, there can never be any peace, or happi- ness, or true progress, or even a true America. RICHARD COLVlG'40, , 1 tm., ' I Weed High School. f1 f13' - A ' T nel!! .A , vvll -A 1 , 1 I tug- 3-leaf, J if -- N N'1tii7' 3, it 'ggilflg i - -t ,: iff . -f S f if ' .P 2' ag ' , li- 5 t g f' , , rm . in 5, 8 T Q 1 31 i is-Q 4: . Lui -i 5 a gf!! ,JN 1 ,Lg ,if , ' fl 'm x ' . fm 1 ' fl u x -V54 ' --A w .fi if'- ' by kj , N- .I cj' gif. xg ,, ' T' Lv-1-' 1 'fu'-.a E- Q' V I. E' l H MT ' 3' sil t t- N , A I 1 3 L' w ,pjw fp ,f'l, i,1j f i.. 4' ,Li ' t ' cf i ii N ga' ar .IQ SF, ,ff:ff-flf.' 1, lvl ., f - i N Lg'-5 ' . ' V' 1 e A4 . :et QQQLQ BARNEY GLENN, , Q W A g, F, et.: M 'lf' A Mt. Shasta High School. fi 7 is as V -,i 'Jn ' hr' Y SM V ,::l ' jr J 'J LITERARY

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MURIEL KING, Tulelake Hiqh School. jon, ' u,P1Jzr, First Prize Poem To you I come to seek contentment: To hide from fear, and hurt, and resentment, To rest, when days seem long and endless, And all the world seems angry cmd friendless You never desert P me in my needs. You're always there to hear my pleas. My friend you are, and always will be: A lonely, stocky, broken-down pine tree. GLORIA CHUELA '40, McCloud High School. l ,fi - 1, 5 g r -25? f . -I Eg? g, Ahaiag R 22 -' -I LITERARY