Winterport High School - Riverside Yearbook (Winterport, ME)

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THE RIVERSIDE 13 tains to the coveted rank of Seniors. C.'a,ss of 1929 Upon you rests the responsibility of continuing the duties of the Senior class, and taking the lead in the Riyerside, the Students' Council and other school activities. As the Freshmen will look to you for advise, you should set a dignined example and 'exercise your best judg- ment in showing them the important fact that it is in Winterport High School where they are laying the foundation for future usefulness and success. You will understand more fully as you near graduation, the close con- nection between your high school life and your life as .American citizens. The students of today are the citi- zens cf tomorrow. While upon you depends, in some measure, the nation of today, upon the citizens of to- morrow depends the solution of prob- lems, the gravity of which no one can forecast or foretell. Already, it is so apparent that it does not take the seventh son of the seventh son to prophesy that the per- petuity of American institutions is going to depends upon intelligent, honest and progressive citizenship. You must develop your minds and prepare yourselves to grasp the many phases of this situation. Class of 1930 You must do your part to keep up the standards of the school and, if possible, to raise them to a higher mark. The Whole character of the school depends upon the individual student. You should remember that it is now, during your high school life that your standards of living are be- ing determined, and good character stands before all else. Our country cannot be made up of ignorant or illiterate people, whatever the form of government may be. It takes more than good laws to make a good country. ' You can never attain great heights unless you develope your initiative qualities. Some of our greatest men reached fame simply because they had learned the great value of de- pending upon themselves. Theodore Roosevelt was the most admired, the most feared, the most detested and the most interesting man of our nation for a half century. He was all of these because he was simply himself. Had he tried to copy Washington or Lincoln We would never have heard of him as the Theodore Roosevelt we know today. The small town is often a large town, small in population but great in the quality of mankind because it con- tains people who are original, self- reliant and individualistic. Those are growing towns because there is a progressive spirit there that makes things advance. It matters not whether you are rich or poor, high or low, Republican or Democrat, the world is constantly crying out to you, Be yourself. Class of 1931 You are now leaving the Freshman class and in a short time that sense of inferiority and humility will be re-

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l2 THE RIVERSIDE now what these results will be, but every American vibrates with a glow- ing pride at the thought that out from our country has come this fresh spirit of the air and that the whole world hails him, not only as a brave aviator, but as an example of American ideal- ism, character, and conduct. We may not all be Lindberghs, but, we may all work for peace and goodwill among our fellowmen, as he works for peace and good will among nations. Thus, the life of America's most famous men may be compared in a measure to our high school life and the life that we will lead in the future. Superintendent of schools, and school committee: You have worked for us four year and labored for our welfare, so to you We extend a sin- cere greeting. Members of Faculty: You have shown us a splendid example of no victory without labor. It is through your untiring efforts that we are able to be here tonight as a graduating class. Parents and Friends: You, also, have been a great help to our life and have shown many kindnesses to us. A most cordial greeting is extended to you. Schoolmates: It does not seem necessary to welcome you here to- night. You have been with us during our high school course, shared our activities and seem as part of us. Al- ways remember to strive for the positions in life that may be obtained only by labor. Classmates: Let us remember my motto, No victory without labor, and as We go out into the world, let us labor for the causes that are right and just, and in the end we will be victorious. To the faithful, earnest worker Life's a story ever newg Life is what we try to make it, Classmates, what will it be to you? Once again, dear friends, the class of nineteen hundred and twenty-eight extends to each and every one of you a most cordial welcome to our com- mencement exercises. V. M. Y., '28. ADDRESS TO UNDERGRADUATES Undergraduates of Winterport High School: We are standing tonight on the threshold of a new and broader life which fills our hearts with high ex- pectations. The future beckons us with its golden promise of successful attainment. But, as we look back over the years that have iiown on swift and tireless pinions, with their joys and sorrows, their rivalries and agreeable companionships, their duties and pleasures, we cannot re- press a feeling of sadness at the thought of parting. Tonight, by a time-honored cere- mony, the class of nineteen hundred and twenty-eight pauses, amid the sober thoughts of parting from the associations of many happy months, to address a message of greeting and advice to the class that tonight at-

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14 THE RIVERSIDE placed by a feeling of superiority which, in a way, you deserve. But do not let this check your thorough- ness which you have practised throughout the year. Instead, let it act as an inspiration to you to reach perfection. You should never let obstacles stand in the way of your determina- tions. Demosthenes was a poor stammerer, who wished to tell the world of the great thoughts struggl- ing within him. Instead of worrying about his weakness in speech he be- gan practice which would remedy the defect. The World today calls him the silver-tongued orator of Greece. Instead of turning aside for this ap- parently insurmountable obstacle, he set about and succeeded in remov- ing it. 1 Juniors, Sophomores and Fresh- men, the greatest mark of a master- builder is his ability to learn from others. The truly great man is never ashamed to learn. He is conscious of the fact that the more he knows the more he knows he ought to know, and therefore, willingly takes pointers from his office boy when that humble personage has something to offer. It is in this way that he gets ahead. The old world is forever exceeding human experience. Undreamed of facts of today are tomorrow made commonplace. The great man knows this well ard accordingly tries to keep abreast or the changes that make or mar the future. He builds by trying to make each new fact an aid to the general progress. He benefits the world with the material the world itself gives him because he always en- deavors to promote the cause of human welfare. The opportunities in life never cease, but they come in smaller quan- tities the more they are ignored. To- day you have health, time, friends, to help you and everything that could be desired. Tomorrow some of these will be gone. Do your best while you may and make life full and abundant. It isn't the job you intended to do, Or the labor you've just begun- That puts you right on the balance shcet, It's the work you've really done. Your credit is built on things you do, Your debt on the things you shirkg The man who totals the biggest plus Is the man who completes his work. Good intentions do not pay bills, It is easy enough to plan. To wish is the play of an office boyg To do is the job of al man. Classes of 1929, 1930, 1931, We, the class of 1928, bid you hail and a fond farewell. ' R. J. C., '28. THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND By reason of their infirmity the blind are seriously handicapped in the race of life. For them, the visible world is obliterated and they are plunged into perpetual darkness, which limits the sphere of their activities to narrow bounds and dis-