Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THE HARBOR BEACON Chemlsts phys1c1sts astrologers doctors and surgeons say that thelr work IS often handl capped by the lack of knowledge along some branch of their partlcular sclence and are therefore unable to produce the results that they desire They must be contlnually experlment 1ng and searchlng for mformatlon that w1ll asslst them in solving the problems that now shroud our daily lives in mystery The sk1ll of our greatest men of sclence IS baffled for they are still delvmg 1n the realms of experl ment which proves concluslvely that the age of development has only found 1ts davsm Wlth so many fields of labor each filled wlth unllmlted opportunltles for the young man or young woman of today We have chosen as our motto NON VESPERA SED MANE Not Evening but Dawn While the days of study as high school students lndeed are ended this is the commencement of the days when we must and face the smiles and tears of l1fe as they cross our way As the completion of that short line of telegraph was the foundatlon of the great system that now flashes our messages from one slde of the world to the other so may the completlon of our lives here prove to be a firm foundation for the years that are to come Though we look thus hopefully into the future lt IS wlth deep regret that we now close our high school course and b1d a fond farewell to the frlends and associations that the past four years have made near dear to us Townspeople and friends This afternoon we leave the school that only your loyal support has made posslble for us We cannot express our thanks to you ln words for all the educa tional advantages thls school has offered but may the trainlng that we have here recelved be of such value to us that our lives will reflect only glory and honor upon our school Parents To you we turn wlth heartxest appreclatlon for all that you have done to make these school days happler and more profitable We can realize only ID a measure the cares that the past four years have brought to you yet we know that you have sacrificed many things that we might ln after years reap the benefits that a high school educatlon procures for the young man and young woman of today ThlS afternoon our thanks to you are hearts full of love and gratltude for all that you have done for us May the reward of your lovlng sacrifice be Joy and pride 1n the success that the future holds in store for those who dlllgently seek for xt Superlntendent and members of the School Commlttee In the regulatlon of the courses of study and the many and varlous other duties of your positions we realize that your lnterests have ever been so directed that we mlght obtaln the most that this school could offer We appreciate the work the care and the study that your labors for us have necessitated and we thank you most heartily And you our teachers we have much for which we should thank you The lnterest that you have ln us and the asslstance that you have so willingly glven us Wlll be long remembered Klnd and falthful helpers we shall miss your guiding hands Undergraduates The time has come when we as school mates must separate As ln your turn each class takes the place that we now fill strive to fill them wlth more honor than we have been able to do And may the mistakes that we have made prove to be stepping stones rather than stumbling blocks m the way of your success Schoolmates among your friends long remember the class of n1neteen hundred and fifteen Classmates These four years of school work side by slde have been years of happmess and years that now prove to have bound us with strong tles of frlendshlp Now that our circle must be broken lt costs many a slgh of regret and sorrow From today duty may call us ln many and varled pathways and our l1fe s flelds of work may he far from each other 11 . , . . y I , O . . . 7 ! . Z . . 3 ! , .- ' ' 9 9 7 leave the sure guidance of our teachers behind us for it. 7 ! 3 . . I . , . . . , Y 0 l . , . . . ,

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THE HARBOR BEACON for we are now leaving School life to enter Lifes school Let us ever keep before us in letters of pure white upon a field of green our motto NON VESPERA SED MANE Not Evening but Dawn And may our parting prove to be not the evening but the dawn of life long friendship And yet we linger We dread the word that blds us go on our way but may lt bring the thought that on the sea of time our ships may pass and hail Thus with sadness and hope intermxngles we say Dear Old High School Days FAREWELL' ETHEL A HODGKINS 1915 SALUTATORY Schoolmates parents and friends we feel that It IS an honor to have the opportunity to welcome you to these our commencement exerclses It IS for this occasion that we have been working and looking forward durmg the four years of our high school career They have times There has been both ram and sunshine on our pathway but as we look back over lt we have naught but a pleasant memory of days spent ln useful and helpful companionship We fully reahze how much we are indebted to you for the advantages we have enjoyed for we know that it IS by your struggles and deprivations by your interest and generous support that we have been enabled to pursue our studies It will be our endeavor to merit your esteem in the future as we have tried to do in the past It is with a feeling of sincerest gratitude and deepest good feeling that we greet you today and welcome you to our com mencement exercises 0 Miss Perkins Cin Frenchj What kind of a man was Isaac Boxtel? Mr H He was a Sneak MODERN SOCIALISM Among the many reforms which have been advanced in recent years for the betterment of society the equalization of opportunity and the general uplift of humanity the Socialist movement has been playing a most important part Modern Socialism IS today one of the most powerful forces in both the political and social progress of almost all the leading nations of the world and its principles are constantly being spread and accepted by some of the greatest statesmen and thinkers of our t1me Many people are entirely ignorant of the meaning alms and principles of Socialism and it IS for this reason that lt is much misunder stood and is often referred to as anarchy or something of that nature Modern Socialism is that theory which proposes that the means of production and distribution be owned by all the people of the nation collectively that is that the publlc represented through the central government should own and operate ALL the carried on by individuals At the present time the capitallsts are the leading forces in this country It IS the capita lists who own and operate all the industries and practically have absolute control over the laborlng class which IS dependent upon them for its living and in fact for almost everything that it uses or enjoys This 1S not evident at first but compare the number of capitalists and the number of laboring people There are only a few thousand capitalists ln this country while there are millions in the laboring classes The capitalists possess practically all the wealth own the machmery of production and the means of transportation of ev erythmg that 1S necessary to this la1 ge majority while the larger percent age of the laboring people THEMSELVES own almost nothing and have to work constantly to obtain the bare necessities of life This country is the richest in the world 12 . , . , F- . . ' r ' :J 1 , , . , . 7 , . , . . . . y . . . . - 3 f been years filled alike with hard wook and good industries and commercial operations now ! I , . I , . . , . - . . . ,, . . ,, . . . . ,, Y ,, . . . .