Woodland High School - Jewel Yearbook (Woodland, ME)

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Editorials EQVALITY IN PVBLIC SCHOOLS By Foster L. Hibbard One of the greatest advantages of public school life is the fact that each and every pupil enrolled has an equal oppor- tunity in scholarship, athletics, and social life. It is upto the student. himself to make the best of these opportunities. Some students enter into all school life possible while others do only what is required. A very good example of equality in school life which is offered in this town is the Safety Essay Contest. In this con- test each student is given a number so that personal feeling' may not enter into the judging of these essays. ln our town we have some of the finest. school buildings in eastern Maine. with excellent equipment, a library, a newly installed moving picture machine, one of the best gymnasiums in the state, one of the very few boys' and girls, shops in this section, and capable teachers in each department. It is up to the student himself as to whether or not he takes advantage of these opportunities. For in school. as in everything else, we get out of it just what we put into it. Therefore let no student say, I did not get a chance. its 'Ki 'll' Si SF TRAVELING FASTER THAN SOUND Did you ever stop to think how fast this would be? There'Il come a day when we'll be able to travel that fast. Hlld this day isn't far off eithere- believe it or not. As for me, I certainly believe it and hope, in my life time, to travel taster than sound. I suppose it does seem a bit unreasonable at that. doesn't it? lmagine seeing a. plane go by in the air and tive minutes or so after, hearing the same plane go by again. Sound travels at a speed of l090 feet in a second which is slightly over' 700 M. P. II. lt is claimed by German areonau- tical engineeis that they have constructed an airplane that will already travel at a speed of over 500 M. P. Il. This report may be purely propoganda, or it may not be. I trust that you will not 'ake it for propaganda merely because it came from Gerniany, If people would get down to facts and be a bit more broad minded. consid- erate, and turn over in their mind a few times, the things that they hear and read about, l'm sure that they would feel a bit better about themselves and every- thing in general. VVell, it seems that. I'm straying- from my original theme so let's jump bac-k to where we left off. The main difficulty the engineers are up agairst now is streamlining the machines in such a way as a store wall after a ceztain speed is obtained. I'm certainly wish'ng' them lots of luck and am lozking' forward to my trip in the air at a speed of better than TUC' M. P. II. I3. Drown '40 THIS THING CALLED IVAN VVar is defined as an armed contest between nations or states. It is not admired by thousands of in- dividuals who are engaged in fighting. nor by those of us who read the headlines

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THE JEVVEL DONALD WALLACE, General Course HDO11' Have you heard the story That's sweeping o'er the town? Is Phyllis and Donald Really altar bound? Kippy Karn, 1-2-3g Class Basketball, 1-2-3-4, Glce Club 13 Operetta, 1: Baseball, 43 Senior Party Com., 43 Jun ior Prom Com., 35 School Orchestra, lg Tumbling Team 1-2-35 Pyramids, 1-3-4g Rings, 1-4, Home Room Club 1-25 Vocational Club, 43 Hobby Club, Class Pis tory, 4. ANONA WEST, Commercial Course, VALEDICTORIAN, Noi1ie' Anona is charming Anona is sweet. And Donnie says She can't be beat. Glee Club, 1-23 Hobby Club, 35 Kippy Karn Com., 3-43 Jewel Board, 45 Voice Board, 3-45 Class Secretary, 1, Usher, 2-3-4: Junior Prom Com., 35 Vocational Club 43 Badminton Tournament, 4. gs 1 Qt ' 1

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T H E J EXVEL 17 each day or go to the movies to see the newsreel. It is one of the worst kind of disas- ters or crimes ever committed in this world of today! Vtfars have been fought in the past-they proved far from beni- icial-yese-but isn't the same thing hap- pening today There are thousands of people who have not had the chance of dying their own natural deaths! And isn't it all because of the jealous, unrea- sonable rulers of this century? VVe know who they are and can name them. XVe Americans look toward them with hatred, but do they care? They give for an answer to such cruelty, That they want. what belongs to themf' There are a few things the people in the llnited States would be willing to give them-not that they belong to them -but just to bring them to their senses, and realize they are far from right, Their people sacrifice everything - not because they want to, we all know, but because they are compelled to! Their homes are in ruins, their fam- ilies astray-some who will not, because they cannot, be united again. These poor individuals will live in agony-if they live! Men are behind machine guns, in trenches and in airplanes-fightingg some of them do not know why! XVomen and children are killed- slaughtered for no good reason at all. Some women drive trucks, ambulance cars. and others put cartridges in guns and shoot men they have never seen be- tore. People lie dead on the streets-no time to pick them up-others must run before someone passes by and sees them praying there among the dead. The people are ignorant of this war of today-the Germans and others are not allowed to read papers and articles written by people of another nationalitv because they will learn a few things their dictator is keeping from them. Do you think such a ruler will be justified later on? Do you think he will be pardoned and looked upon as having done a remarkable deed? They ask other countries for sup- plies, loans of money, which help to tight for their cause-. If a United States ship is ,blown up, no country did it. or it was a mistake. But, let the United States do the same thing to a German ship and see how long they wait before doing a.ny- thing! The people of warring nat.ions just have certain things to eat XVhy? Be- cause they have to economize and go without for the benefit of their govern- II1611tl The government that sends such people to poverty and their death! The dictator is surrounded by guards -and when he makes a speech, it is be- hind bullet-proof glass! And where are his people who might as well be termed slaves ? They are out in the front lighting for an unjustly cause, just be- cause the head mann says, grab a gun and show your stuff. M. Turner '40 Ill: S6 S? 'lt fl? VVHAT PRICE PEACE? This War-weary world, so longing for a halt to endless aggressions, is in such a state that the mere thought of peace will beguile the most cautious until all minds are closed to the real implications be- hind any overtures made by a warlike country. The people of the United States have been very sympathetic toward their sister-countries England and France in their present struggleg but, even nitro. is their sympathy enlisted in the cause of Finland. Aggressive Russia is con- demned heartily for her at-tions and tin- ancial help was offered to Finland in her hopeless, staunch struggle against an overwhelming foe. Now the disheartening news has reached America that the Finnish people have given up t.he fight and Russia has dictated her terms, which her coinquered foe must accept. This is peace: A peace at the terms of a conquerer. This is the peace that