Standish High School - Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Standish, ME)

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reached out and took it,, so today we are sacrificing thh lives . VICTORY Today, when wo think of victory, most of us think in terms of war. ,At the present time victory is what we are all hoping for working fer, but there are victories that will not be wen in Africa, in Sicily, or in the Pacific,5 These victories are victories that must be won before a lasting peace can ever be won, and we must win those ourselves. Let me further explain. Each and every one of us have our own personal victories to win before a national victory can be fully assured. We are very apt to complain about rationing. We are always trying to get a little more than we already have. Our neighbor buys a new car and immediately we want a new one. His wife gets A new fur coat, and our family has to get a fur coat. Envy and the desire to keep up with the Jons.s' cans S much of our discon- tent 'and unhappiness. Hitler wanted a little territoryg he of millio ns for the greed of a few. Another personal victory that each of us has to win daily is the ab ility to refrain from malicious gossip. nIt's better sometimes to be blind To the faults of some poor fellow being, Than to View them with,visions unkind, When therc's good we ought to be secing.n V., We, as individuals, have get to learn also to be more tol- erant, more understanding of the other person's view-point if we wish to have a nation that can be tolerant of other nations and other races. The only way we can possibly hope to win a real victory and a lasting peace is by developing a real atti- tude of understanding, free from social and racial prejudice. The life and strength of a mation depends on the lives and strength of its people. Each one of us should resolve to move up a bit each year.' UNO man has the right to be as ignorant, as sinful, as lazy as h of growth ward is u finer the th e ti ny hearts t search th e was the year before..... The law of life isthe-law . We either go forward or backward. The road for- phill and hard to travel, but the higher the hill, the view. Keep goini up beyond thh petty things, beyond strinps, overlooking, iynoring and forgiving--with oo big to cherish hatred and malice and souls that e heavens for their inspiration.U Grace Sham '44

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. ' movies .iss isis WAR V nbesert Victoryn, USO Proudly We Hailn, nWake Islandu, nnataann, nhrs. Minivcrv---yes, these and many more Pass through our minds when we r-View the contributions to the war effort of one of Mnerica's greatest igdustriesm-motion picture production- I haver't even touched some of the greatest war stories, but all these movies are highly val- uable in trlrging before thc public the realization of the hardships, the discourvgements, the cruelties, the horrors, the psychology :I mass warfare. sible is reached The highest percentage of people pos through the movies, From the villages coast of California morr people atten newspapers. Therefore, movies are one cf cational forces, if rightly directed. of Maine to the d movies than rfad our greatest edu- Movies are an cfcellent, yet subtle, way for spreading proeoganda. They are written and produced to form in our minds, either consciously or subconsciously, mixed emo- tions. They can make us feel hatred and a yearning for revenge against our enemiesg they have the power to raise the our driv feeling own co e us fo -'1 'VD of pride in our own people, our own soldiers, ntry to such a high extent that it tends 'to ward in an attempt to do our utmost for that T boy nout ther-.H hHltler's Lhildrcnn, udehind The Rising Sunn, and ndostagosn Aero good examples of the first use, nSalute lo The Marincsn, Hair Forccn, and fdorvotte K 225, of the last. l Movie producers are responsible for the typo of movies the public secs. lhcir task is an important one for they are educating the public. Today their task is to educate for wart Adbonoariicrn discusses the techinque of hign pro- cision bombing. tVictory Through Air Powcrn .demonstrates the necessity of crncentreted air attazk on spetific ulaoes rather than diffused bombing. Jdalute To Vue Marinesn sms phasizos .tr. importance of each individual, private or oolonslg HCorvcttc K 225H, the necessity of teamwork. The public sees theses hifcle do we know of tho actual var pictures that are limitec to our armed forces. No one would underestimate the value of movies as an educational mtdium. Thoughtful citizens wonder why, if a war can produce such'valuablo, films, cannot peace do the same? Is it not as necessary to be educated for peace as for war? Vanota Furman '45