Woodbury High School - Warrior Yearbook (Woodbury, CT)

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These considerations help us to see that a shortage of timber would be almost as disastrous as a famine in food-stuffs. How can we prevent such a shortage? Forestry is defined as, the raising of repeated crops of timber upon soils unsuited to Agriculture. Its object is, to discover and apply the principles according to which forests are best managed. In 1881, the Division of Forestry, now the United States Forest Service, was first organized as a branch of the department of Agriculture. It was established in order to carry on investigations in regard to forestry and the preservation of trees. For several years the Division of Forestry was nothing more than a department of information. It was not until 1891 that the Yellowstone Park Timberland Reserve,” was created by a special proclamation of President Harrison. Since that time the United States Forest Association has made rapid progress and now, from 2,600 to 5,000 people are in its employ constantly. The United States government now controls slightly more than one-fifth of all the forests in the United States. This is fortunate because our forests are not apt to be so quickly depleted, when owned by the government, as they are, when owned by private individuals. Progress is also being made in state forestry. Not less than thirty-two states are actually engaged in state forestry work. The cooperation of the Federal government with the state governments under a provision of the Weeks Law,” which appropriates small sums of money for forest protection, provided the state will appropriate an equal or greater amount, has done much to encourage the establishment of systems of forest protection. Communal forestry, or the ownership by the commuity, of tracts of timber land, is one of the most promising possibilities of forestry. Massachusetts has fifty-six such forests and doubtless other states will take this method of adding to their revenue and of transforming waste land into something much more useful. In Germany and Switzerland many of the smaller towns own communal forests from which a substantial revenue is obtained. The City of Zurich, for example, has in its possession a forest of nearly 10,000 acres, from which a net revenue of 7.50 per acre per year is obtained. This of course, is an exceptional case, for even in France, where forests are exceptionally well managed, a yield of little more than 2 per acre is obtained. In the United States, if cheap land is planted, the forests well managed and cared for, there should be a yield on this investment of from four to five per cent interest based on present stumpage value. Of course, in time, because of our diminishing timber supply, even greater profits may be realized. One of the greatest drawbacks to forest development is that of taxation. When timber is taxed five to six per cent of its full value per year, as is done in some of the western states, the forests are soon cleared, because the taxes eat up all the profits. A great deal of work is being done at present, to protect the forest from its enemies, the greatest of which is fire. This is done through education. The various states are also building up fire protection forces composed of look-out men, patrolmen, and rangers. Insects are also serious enemies of the forests. If it becomes known that an insect has made its appearance in a forest, every possible effort is made to prevent its spread, Federal and State governments cooperating. It has been estimated that 100,-000,000 damage is done annually, by insects. Today, every civilized country in the world, with the exception of China, has some sort of forest policy. Forestry is fast being recognized as a profession, not only highly honorable, but one absolutely essential to the permanent prosperity of the nation. In the words of Theodore Roosevelt: A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as hopeless. Forests which are so used that they cannot renew themselves, will soon vanish, and with them, all their benefits. When you help preserve our forests or plant new ones, you are acting the part of good citizens.” CLASS DAY SPEECHES CLASS GIFTS Irma Judson—Brewster Reichenbach To Florentine Curtiss, who, as you may know Is very, very quiet. We give this loud horn, hoping that she. May be able to cause a riot. Page Sixteen

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 Finally, the non-partisanship and the permanence of mathematics should be emphasized. Mathematical studies are free from all prejudices, passions, sentiments, and feelings. Democratic mathematics is the same as Republican, Methodist mathematics is the same as Catholic, and Chinese mathematics is the same as American. Ruclid’s theorems are as true now in English as they ever were in Greek. The fundamental ideas and rules of procedure in mathematics are the same yesterday, today, and forever. Mathematics will endure forever, for, in the words of Kepler, The Laws of Nature are the mathematical thoughts of God.” Classmates: This business of saying farewells, is at all times a sad one. There is, added to the sorrow of parting, a tinge of jealousy of those who have yet another year within the walls of High School. We have long looked forward to this night, but it seemed far distant. Now that we’re actually graduating we feel reluctant to leave the shelter of school and go forth, into what seems to be another world. To the faculty we wish to express our appreciation for their kindness to us. We charge the present and future students of Woodbury High School, to continue to uphold the high traditions of the school, so that, in later years we may point to it with pride and say: That is our school.” In return, let us all strive for success, to the best of our ability, so that our school may be proud of us. And now, farewell, and stand fast! SALUTATORY ESSAY Oscar Lovdal Members of the School Board, Supervisor, Faculty, Parents and Friends of the Class of 1932; We welcome you to these, our graduation exercises. We assure you, that it is largely through your efforts that we are able to have these exercises tonight, and we thank you. The Importance and Development of Forestry. When the Colonists first came to America, they found here, forests, unequalled in any part of the globe. Yet, instead of being a help, as the forests are to us today, they were a continuous menace. Forests covered the land needed for the raising of crops and they harbored Indians and wild beasts of equal ferocity. To these early settlers the supply of timber seemed endless and it is not to be wondered at that they cleared the forests ruthlessly, with little or no thought for the future. Today we know that forests are vital to a nation’s existence. Let us consider a few things that forests do for us, in order that we may realize how important they really are. In the first place, wood from forests is used in structural work, and in this work no good substitute for wood has been discovered. Steel and cement, which are replacing timber in the building of bridges, require a vast amount of lumber for their manufacture and transportation. Enough sawed lumber is used in the United States every year, to make a board walk, three feet wide, and extending six times around the world. This does not include the amount of timber used for fuel or in paper making. One daily paper in New York consumes no less than twenty-five acres of spruce forests for each of its Sunday editions. These are direct uses of forests and even if it were possible to do without these, it would prove even more difficult to dispense with the indirect uses. Secondly, forests are necessary at the headwaters of streams. The trees break the force of the rain drops, and the forest floor, acting like a large sponge, absorbs rainfall and prevents runoff floods. The Spring uprising of the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers is due largely to the lack of forests at their headwaters. The third important influence of forests is that which they exert upon the climate of the country. Large bodies of timber land tend to make the climate more moderate. It is often noted that it is warmer in Winter in the forests than it is outside in the open field, while in the summer, the reverse is true. For a long time, scientists in this country would not accept the theory that forests had any influence on rainfall. Recent investigations have proven quite conclusively, however, that rains in the interior of Continental America are dependent, to a large degree, upon the presence of large bodies of timber, standing in the track of prevailing winds. The fourth reason why it is necessary that forests be maintained is in order that birds and animals may continue to live in them. If the birds are killed, insect attacks increase almost immediately. Lastly, the value of forests as health resorts must be considered. Statistics prove that the condition of sixty per cent of the tuberculosis patients going to the Adirondack mountains is vastly improved. .in ufun » .f n ........... r i n P r i i - i ‘ Page Fifteen

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 ' VV Vh WWw«VV Alicia Warner, you must know Into a doctor would like to grow, So to her we give this butcher knife, In order to save some patient’s life. To Grace and Reggie, our class pair We give these handcuffs So that she May always be in Reggie's care. Mae Swanson, with a chauffer’s son, Is very often seen, So we think that all she needs now, Is this nifty car of green. This portrait of Gary, To Gertrude, we give So that she always With a Cooper may live. To Dorothy Thomas, we give this deed To the restaurant down town, The right to stay there all the time Without being called down. To Katie, we give this pair of shoes With best wishes from us all To replace the ones worn out in teaching Us to dance, in the high school hall. To Elsie, we give this rifle In case she’s left alone When the car breaks down, or the gas gives out, And he's gone to telephone. To Phyllis we give this candy bar From the boys of her own home town To remind her that they are just as sweet As the boys of the next village down. To Helen Travers we present This pair of horn-rimmed glasses So that she’ll always look the part. When teaching, in her classes. To Irma, we give this big red sign Which plainly says, STOP So she will long remember the time When she was caught by a cop. To Oscar Lovdal we do give This big box of white powder Guaranteed those blushes to hide Which flood his face, like the rising tide. To Kenneth Bradley we present These Chevvies, and this truck So he won’t have to call on Dad Each time that he gets stuck. We think that Kenneth Minor When he in the desert dwells Will need this bottle of water In order to do without Welles. When Russell Coburn goes to Yale, We think he’ll have to hurry So this nifty pair of roller skates We give him, so he’ll scurry. This big mustache we give To Benny, so that he Won’t have to wait until that fuzz Grows long enough to see. George Salokas is a happy boy Who never complains of troubles So we are sure that he’ll enjoy Sitting and blowing bubbles. To Philip Scoville do we give, This little blond dolly So he may be reminded of That girl in the Class of ’33. George Morris is a serious lad So we give him this picture book Hoping that the next time we meet He’ll wear a smiling look. To Brewster we give a great big truck. It’s better than a car you know For carrying tables and trimmings and girls Before a dance or a show. Henry will need this parachute When up in the air he does go Because if anything should go wrong To save himself he’d be too slow. To Westy we give this little girl Who has only one wish. That he will always take her along Whenever he goes to fish. Lastly, to Sidney Platt we give This private telephone So that when he’s dating up his girls He may be quite alone. CLASS PROPHECY Phillis Sharrow - Philip Scoville KATIE KOWALESKI This scene represents Katie Kowaleski who is now better known as Madame Catherine. She has become an excellent trapeze walker in the well known Barnum and Bailey Circus. Her skill in dancing, which was developed during noon hour at Woodbury High School, was valuable training for this profession. Page Seventeen