Theresa High School - Blue Banner Yearbook (Theresa, NY)

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 IF The class of 1942 presents their commence- ment exercises as planned, you will have an oppor- tunity of seeing us live up to our patriotic motto. A pageant, '’Freedom’s Cavalcade,will present dramatically and musically the march of freedom through the pages of American history. From the time when Columbus stood on the deck of his tiny sailing vessel and urged his men to Sail, sail on, Americans have used his well-taught lesson of determination to prove that our land shall be free. Our pageant presents the vision of the Jamestown settlers, stories of the Boston Tea Party, and of Washington’s memorable march across the Delaware. It recalls Francis Scott Key’s writing of the Star Spangled Banner, depicts the onward march of freedom during the Civil War, and grips the imagination, as the pioneers, braving the Indian menace, wind their way across the western prairies. Freedom marches on through the wars in which our nation has engaged and includes even the calling of our first peace time draft. In the finale of the pageant an American flag is built on the stage with an interpretation of the meaning of our colors. Who shall protect our flag and insure the onward march of Freedom’s Cavalcade? Our sailors and our soldiers 1 And we --the class of 1942 as we are graduated from Theresa High School—we will recognize our duty to our country, and we will make the pageant, Free- dom’s Cavalcade, our inspiration to discharge that dutv. I {

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t t I . • — — — IP If I were the doctor of the Senior class and wer( to give medicine to cure some of the ailments of its members I would start right out the first thing by subscribing some ambition pills to Francis Warrick. Then he might be able to come to English class with a few of his English lessons done. I was noticing Patricia Proctor the other day and say, she has an awful case of blushaltosus, I thought right off that if I were only the doctor I would subscribe a double dose of anti-blushing pill; I think Clifford Carr needs some sleeping pills. He looks sleepy most of the time. I think his thoughts keep wandering to Ardie wicks, and he just can't get to sleep when he begins thinking of her and say, I'm almost sure that Cecil Bartlett needs to eat more fish. You know that is brain food. When I first looked into Florence Hoover's case, I thought it was a tonic she needed but with further observation I found that all she needed was a diet with a lot of spinach in it. Then she could handle Mac to a better advantage. As soon as I heard about the engagement of Aria Brownell to Douglas Allen, I knew what she would be badly in need off—always an abundant supply of in- digestion tablets because I'm afraid her stomach would never digest by itself the meals she prepared. The case of Kendrick Brownell is a very peculiar one indeed, especially at this day and age0 He very urgently needs some flirtatious tonic- Clair Cook has a bad case of heart trouble and I'm quite sure Virginia Decker is the cajse of it. I'm afraid he needs a few injections of adrenelin. Elsa Garceau also has a bad heart trouble case. She is engaged so maybe her case is more serious than Clair's. I'm afraid she will need more injec- tions of adrenelin than most doctors have on supply.