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ELECTED A GROUP OF STUDENTS TO EDIT THE RETROSPECT, AND SO THE STORY OF THE 'YEAR WAS PUBLISHED . . .
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when the Class of '42 entered Blume High School as freshmen. The world was not in so difficult a position as we find it today. China and Japan had then experienced one year of their undeclared war. However, through our freshman, sophomore, and junior years, the names of Hitler and Mussolini have become more well-known. Hitler then imagined that Germany was too small for his people, and so he decided to take over some of his smaller neighbors. Then on December 7, 1941, Japan with the help of Germany, made its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This was just a bird's eye view of the world conditions, as we began to realize our great importance in the coming years. We. the graduating class of 1942, have truly an uncertain path before us. If the United States and the allies are victorious, we hope to go on living in and bettering our country—our democracy. If, on the other hand, we were to lose to the enemy, it would probably be quite a changed picture. Our country and its people would be dominated over by the dictators of Germany, Italy, or Japan. In many editorials, we are told that we are at the crossroads, and that we must pick the correct road of life. It seems now, however, that it isn’t the road to select, but it is up to us which route across or Maginot Lines, the oceans, will be traveled the most. One route would be traveled by our ships carrying supplies and ammunitions to the British and to the Russians. The other route—that of non-participation—would be traveled by the ships of the enemy in attacks on the United States. Our attitude toward this matter of how far and how much to spend will have a great effect upon the route to be traveled. As graduating seniors, we will really be shown our futures by these present world conditions. It is our privilege and duty to read, to discuss, and later on, to take part in the working of our democracy, so as to— KEEP 'EM FLYING. ime cWas
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