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

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4, The many opportunities which America offers by her free enterprise, 5, That all men are innocent until proven guilty, 6, That the price of liberty was not cheap, which is shown by America's history, and never will it be cheap. 7, That we have two of the best known documents in the world which express freedom, The Declaration of Independence , and The Constitution , 8. The four freedoms: The freedom of speechg The freedom of religion: The freedom from fearg The freedom from wantg 9, The opportunities that our children have and the free institutions where they may acquire an education. 10, The workers' compensation and old age benefits for people who have reached the age of retirement, 11. That the people of the United States are represented in the government equally and have a great deal to do with how it is run, l2, The patent laws and copyright laws, which gives a person the right to claim an invention which they them- selves have invented, , To me this is Americanization, This is what men have fought for for ages, and, finally, attained in the establishment of the United States, Men whose names we have never heard have fought to keep this freedom, Men have died to keep this freedom and will continue to die es long as there is a threat to their freedom and security, why shouldn't they? They are fighting for- themselves and not for some king or dictator, This may not be perfect and many people say so but what government is? I am sure that one could not find another governmontanywhere on the face of the earth that represents the average, common everyday man as well as the American goverment does. To me this is Americanization, shore men can live, work, and sleep in a country as free as ours, and may God keep it that way. Earl Ramsdeil '50

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world and later the strongest navy in the world for that right of a free government.whereamen.might choose their own laws for the best of everyone because a ter all they were the ones who had to obey these rules. lt was in the first reading of the WUnited States Constitutionn and the NDeclaration of Independencen that he realized these were some of the greatest papers ever written. They expressed the right of the people to have more freedom than any one else had had since the time of the Roman Empire. Another thing which Carl Max was proud of as well as we are, WThe Four Freedomsn. In our country,men may go to whatever church they wish to. They have no fear, there are plenty of products which give us freedom from want. The freedom of speech, this country shows a great value of Americanization in its freedom to speak in public, on the radio, and in the newspapers. I am proud that our country is one of the few countries where men may criticize their country and its government for its own good and benefit. America's freedom is one of her greatest resources. This freedom leads to greater and better ways of production. This country doesn't have much more resources than any other country but the American way of life can produce more and better products because of its free enterprise. There is the freedom Max's children had. The right that America offers her children such as free education, free libraries, hospitals, and one of the best values are the t values of sportsmanship that America teaches her children through competitive sports. When Max grew old and became unable to work or if he became crippled on his job he would get a compensation, established through such benefits as social security,and old age pension. This is one of the privileges that Max could not have enjoyed if he were in the old country. These freedoms enjoyed by Max and his children are enjoyed by every person in the United States if they take advantage of the inheritance left to them by their forefathers To me these are privileges of freedom which every American enjoys and can be proud ofa are as follows: l. The right of a person to travel anywhere they wish without interference from their government. 2. The willingness of the American people to help one another when in need. 3. That all men are created equal regardless of race, creed or religion.

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CANCER Tumors are of two kinds, harmful and non-harmful. Non- harmful tumors remain dormant after they attain a certain size. Harmful turmors, cancers, have no limit to their growth and they destroy life by extending into healthy tissues. There are many types of cancer, these are classified according to the tissue from which the growth originates. In the beginning, a cancer is composed of a few microscopic cells, much smaller than a pin. Some grow very rapidly, some very slowly, depending on the condition of the body. When it begins to grow there are no symptoms, but later, when the cancer presses on the nerves, pain results. Bleeding begins only whbn the cancer ulcerates. Any other symptoms are not due to the cancer itself but to its interference with some normal function of the body. A cancer looks like a lump of tissues. It has no roots but it may grow out through the vessels of the body to distant parts. Cancer usually begins to appear at the age of thirty-five and increases rapidly in frequency until the age of sixty-five- a little earlier in women, a little later in men. After seventy-five, the occurrence of cancer decreases rapidly, until it practically disappears at ninety. The cause of cancer is not known, though there are two popular superstitions regarding it. One is, that cancer may be produced by a blow, and the other, that cancer is due to a germ. There is not the slightest evidence to prove either of these. A large number of cases in which it was claimed that a blow had caused the growth of the cancer have been investigated, and it has been found that the disease existed before the blow was received. When the large numbers of people who in their lifetime have received blows in various portions of their bodies was compared to the small numbers who have developed cancer, it is evident that there can be no relationship between the blow and the beginning of the tumor. It is true that a blow may stimulate a cancer, which has already started to grow. Often times the blow brings out the evidence of the tumor for the first time. v The reasons for believing that bacteria have nothing to do with cancer are based upon the results of experimental work on animals. If a cancer is transplanted from one animal to another of the same species, it will grow and ultimately kill the second animal. If some of this cancer tissue is crushed or frozen so that all the cells present are broken up, it will not produce a tumor when grafted on to another animal. While we do not know the cause of cancer, we do know the condtions under which it is liable to arise, and these are any chronic inflammation or ulceration of the skin or of any other organ of the body. If, for instance, the skin is burned, and the burn remains for a long time, there is always risk that a cancer may develop in the site.