Skowhegan High School - Lever Yearbook (Skowhegan, ME)

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Heads or Tails? Hy llxvm Moores oL 1'1i 'room is coxrkoxrrpo with a world- shaking choice for the future. and many are deciding that important issue with less casual concern than the flipping of a coin. The weighty choice to which l refer is the decision either to preserve, continue. and extend our proved philosophy of capitalism or to embrace with a betrayer's kiss the pertidy of Coinmun- ism. liy heroic sacrifice and constant labor our forefathers have fashioned for us a just and workable system of capitalism. l'nder it we receive only what we earn. but we are per- mitted to earn. And this freedom to work as we choose and to earn justly for our efforts further strengthens the visions of our fore- fathers-sa strong .Xmerica. L'oinmunism is the snarl of the have-riots who will not work, who seek not justice, who know no peace. They are animated by the principle not so much of divide and conquer as of knock down and plunder. L'ommunism is the whining cry that pleads for the equal distribution of the wealth of the rich rather than work for these gains. XYe find this menace already entrenched in our nation. If you visit many of the larger cities, you will be handed communist literature. Un college campuses you will find their keenest brains trying to fool you with false logic and twisted reasoning. Organized labor is another source of contagion. Since labor is always try- ing to better itself, communism readily applies itself by encouraging these demands. Already over half of the CIC, including 21 key unions. is under communistic control. The day will come when you will have to take your stand either with America or against her. You must choose whether you will work for what you are to receive or ,whine for that which others have. lf you wish to support our present system. may l advocate a swift return to the principals tif a Christian nation. Slay I suggest that you learn to love those about you whether above light your station or below and make an honest L-Sort to help your neighbor. 'lt's up to you. Name it! VVill it be the free- doms of your fathers or the fanaticism of Marx and lingels? Youth ln The Future HE PAs'r is soM14:TH1NG which is now be- yond our controlg here in the present we can only do our best: but in the future there's a difference. The future belongs to those who can make it theirs by their abilities and their work. their hopes and their dreams. We who are the coming generation have a great future before us if only we will choose to make it so. Our forefathersihave been in- venting and discovering millions of new things in order to make life easier and more pleasant for everyone. And along with this material heritage, we inherit a rich legacy of culture and learning which has been accumulated down through the ages by all the great and unbiased minds of past geniuses. So, we could figure that we are very lucky, or we could figure that we are very unlucky. Unlucky because with all these new assets there have come a few thingswhich can be classed only as liabilities. These liabilities are the things against which we must pit all our forces-and win! These things are distrust, ignorance, and prejudice. XVe have reached the era wherein the stage is set for a great drama. The drama stars the human race and the play will tell whether we humans destroy ourselves or destroy our lia- bilities and rise triumphant over them. To de- stroy ourselves would not be hard, it would only require a little stupidity and a few days. .But to overcome our liabilities will call for a different-a better courage. With all that has been given us, with all that we ourselves possess, and with all that we can possibly summon, we must attain and keep our great heritage and pass it, unstained and enriched, to our children and theirs in order that their future will be as strong and as fine as we are going to make our future be strong and fine. - joixx Sum

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