Western High School - Friendship Yearbook (Parma, MI)

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Compliments of . . PAUL A WILLSIE CO Your Academic Costumer PU fsj 0 o 457 WEST FUR I' S FRILILI DP TRUI I MILHII AN

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Courtesy o VERNOR S GINGER ALE Open Evemngs Untzl 8 O Clock BRASCH BROS MENS WEAR 3202 Bagley Avenue li 'I II D l Jlll ill il Ifl BRIDGES fu ett I0 6 ABBOTT PRINTING C0 bl N1 R XI IX S40 B lglcv Deir bit 'VIILI Page seventy four WHAT UNCLE SAM MEANS TO ME By Margaret Dreyer MlChlgaH wlnner of the Natlonal Defense Essay Contest, sponsored by the Elks' Natlonal Commlttee on Defense A benevolent gentleman IS Uncle Sam I l1ke the merry k1ndly twmkle 1n h1S eye as he looks at the many people of every race and creed who call h1m Uncle He seems to radlate tolerance and bask 1n the knowl edge that h1s people can lxve pr1v1leged and happy hves But when trouble comes to hxs beloved natlon a startl mg change comes over that rugged face The gr1m determ1ned look bodes no good for an aggressor natlon or any person who would mlsuse Uncle Sam s hosp1tal 1ty Yet he does not say You or you do th1s or that but rather Let s get together and see what we all can do about It There IS a feellng of comradeshlp by such methods whxch makes our un1ted effort more effectrve Uncle Sam has many years to h1s credlt Years wh1ch have gn en h1m wealth of experlence and ab1l1ty to deal Wlth problems He saw our forefathers struggle for freedom One of the saddest t1mes of h1s l1fe was when hlS chal ges ln the North and South were ID arms agamst each other Uncle Sam always stood f1rm when flrmness was needed He knew that t1me and r1ght thmkmg would heal the breach of fr1endsh1p He dld not con demn elther Slde but gave a help1ng hand when It was needed to b1nd up the wounds of battle H1s efforts were rewarded and It was a thankful Uncle Sam who looked over the vast lands and saw a un1ted people and he could agaln say Our Unlted States and know that the Un1on he loved had been preserved The demands he makes upon us are few but the pr1v1 leges he g1V9S us are many He knows of course that grow1ng people and grow1ng natlons encounter d1ff1 cult1es at t1mes Even a mlstake mlght be a slgn of progress however for the only ones who never err are those who never attempt anythmg M1StHk8S need not be allowed to stand for long 1n th1S land for hasnt Uncle Sam told us repeatedly that we have a r1ght to self government If we QXETCISC that r1ght ln an 1ntell1 gent manner abuses can be corrected Every 1nd1v1d ual has the opportunlty I could even say the duty to be well 1nformed on matters pertalnlng to h1S govern ment We should keep well 1nformed for we have the freedom to read or hsten to the op1n1on of other people as to what constltutes r1ght or wrong We have free educat1on l1bI'8I'16S and all sources of learnmg If however we fall to beneflt by these g1ftS we cannot blame Uncle Sam but ourselves alone He offers us advantages and 1f we truly loved h1m and had confldence 1n h1s protectlon we would accept and use those ad vantages for our own good and subsequently for the good of the natlon Some people m1ght even dare to r1d1cule Uncle Sam and laugh at the unusual garb he wears But do they know that the red strlpes stand for valor and courage? Have they not learned to the1r sorrow oft t1mes that the same courage exlsts today and Uncle Sam s chlldren of th1s date w1ll never let h1m down? Do the scoffers know that the wh1te stands for l1berty whlch we have and always w1ll have for Uncle Sam IS a man of h1s word Do those who sneer reallze that the blue repre sents loyalty a loyalty deserved and unfallmg CContmued on Page 70 7 7 Y ' y - . y Q , . 64 ' 77 - a ' 1 it 9 Y . ,, . . . , X , . - 7 gqsv. . 1 S . . . 5.x 'Q - ' ' 7 - ' , ' H ' 77 f . . . f , . .- ' 7 7 9 A . L s 1 . . . , 7 A r , y U . . . - I 7 7 . I I , N , . , . . Y , u , 7 7 , . 5684 W. Fort Street 6050 W. Fort Street , , 1 , . , - 3 YU 'I 1-'A 'I in AN YO 311 Mr lflll 1'l'I:' ASN - - 'l'Hlcl1: Hoxms AND FII 4: 1NSl'1:ANcJ14: 'KIM , ' 7 I - 7 . , , LA if 6 : 2 ' ' ' . 7 n , ' ' QUE I Q I'Ii . l'1c1:S . ' , 2 2'-,' .l.r'l. , g' .

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THE STATUE GF LIBERTY By Patricia Ann Loney In the mlddle of Bedloe s Island New York Harbor stands a far famed statue symbollc of the sp1r1t of l1berty and opportumty 1n the new world Thls glgantlc lmage of a woman clad 1n Greek tunlc facmg mcomlng vessels and holdlng aloft 1n her rlght hand a torch three hundred feet 1n the a1r domlnates the entlre bay greetlng travel ers and lmmlgrants If one cllmbs three hundred and flfty steps to the head of th1S Colossus whlch IS so large that forty persons can stand comfortably he can see the en Ere surroundlng lands of New York spread out before 1m Forelgners enterlng th1S country haven t the sllghtest steamer commg up the bay some forelgners gather to vo1ce thelr op1n1ons about dlfferent thlngs Shall we l1St9D'7 Ah look' Sald the Frenchman wxth pr1de See ze L1ber1e Statute enllghten ze world' V1ve la France et Amerlque Le Belle France make ze statue and God made ze stone' Sa1d the Scotchman sarcastlcally Na need o yer speakln sae free' If France made It I can t see why you d1d na keep It at home to enhghen yourself The Enghshman gazed through h1S watch crystal eyes Upon my honor by Jove lt IS too beastly hlgh' It s too large really' In proportlon I say 1ts too large for the ay n Itahan next Jomed the colloqulal scr1mmage I dress a da monkey Just l1ke a dat and call a hem Bar thOIdl De Frenchman got a peeved and he break a my organ and keel a my monk' By the home rule' sa1d Pat sure and IS that L1berty'7 Shes the b1ggest old woman I ever saw' T1s a shame she has to stand Why doesnt she Slt down? Falth and look at the shlllalah she holds 1n her hand' Shust va1t Und I told you Sald Hans It was one of those mermalds come out of der vater Me no sabee you foleners too muchee talkee You no llke, you no stay Hlm Uncle Sam glrlee Oh' crled Sambo amazed Dats the cullud mans Lord' Hes come back to de earth lookln for sump1n I knowed by de halo surroundln h1S brow Look at the crown and Jes look at dat gown' Laws a massy Is a gone nlgga now Then the Amerlcan spoke to all The true name of that statue ls Liberty Enllghtenlng the World The Itahan was r1ght 1n as much as Barthold1 des1gned her and the French presented her to us 1n commemoratxon of our frlendshxp And so It IS for you who w1ll become Amerlcan c1t17ens 1n a not far off tomorrow to keep 1tS name untarmshed You w1ll soon know how real 1S the opportunlty and how great IS the glory of be1ng a c1t1zen of a free land' REMEMBRANCE When in the amber dawning The Sun Gods brush swings high, He paints your name in glory Across the eastern sky Like silifry moonbeams dripping Amid the threadlike trees, Your name is whispered to me Upon the evening breeze Yes, far beyond the mountains When sun in splendor dips, Here, in the night time silence Your name is on my lips . . . Page seventy szx . . , . l b H I 7 A . . . . . , H - , 'S - . ! ' 5 - 71 - y ' ' ' I ' ' ' ' cc av - as - ' u n n v l l 7 7 3 g y u . . . - 7 U , U , ' ' , ' - . . . . . . U . - , H - 54 ' 77 ' Li' - - ' 5 7 . . ' 7' I , il . . . , . I ' , ' 7' I idea of what this statue is the symbol. On the deck of a ff 1' - ff 1 ' - , . , v . y I - . - . . . ' 7 l . , . u ' ' , as n - - - H ' ' f ll' 4 -Y T , . . I E ' 58 ' . , . Q H . . .' ,, . . . . 1 . . 7 ' ' if Y I . , . . . . . - 1 - s i 7 I ' 7 1 . . . ' ' .fl 4 - , gg . . -. , . . sy 7 ' ' .