Woodstock High School - Eureka Yearbook (Bryant Pond, ME)

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PKESEKVE OUR DE MOCK!-XCY The present day is a day when our country, America,should come first in our lives, before the individuallli There have been thousands of Americans before us who have worked,slaved, sacrificed and even given their lives for the right to be free --to have their posterity live in a democracy. New at a very crucial time when the nation needs the whole hearted support and cooperation of every citizen, there are many who would risk the very life of the nation for personal gain. The element which we need the most but, I believe, have the least, is unity within the country, To-day each person is working for his own welfare and for him self alone, I do not believe that such people are looking very far into the future. If each person tries to take all and leave nothing for the other fellow or his country,in a few years there will be so much graft, corruption and crime that even the indivi- dual will perish and no freedom what-so-ever will exist. Some people will force the government to lose thousands of dollars every day that they may receive a few more pennies a day,They do not stop to think that perhaps they will have to repay the governmental loss in the form of taxes. Perhaps the worker of toaday is not getting rich, but if dictatorship is victorious he will be much poorer than he is now and there will be much more suffering and poverty. Citizens of America, let us take heed and be willing to make sacrifices for our country. If democracy perishes, the spirit of the American people will perish with it. America stands for freedom. With this base taken from beneath it, the mation will topple and fall, and Americans will fall with In Therefore let us cooperate with and for our government, put our country first that our ancestors will not have sacrificed and died in vain. Eleanor Stanley '41 WHY HELP ezwrfxw v America has taken every step possible, short of war, in aiding the allies. We have given to England all possible sup- plies. Amer1ca's sympathy is With one party, the Democracies, who are fighting to maintain their free governments. When gallant Greece and Yugoslavia 'fell before the onslaught of the Germans it was defeat for America as well as England. Now, we are thinking of going further. The idea of con- veying ships to Great Britain is not taken l1ghtly.Secretary of War Stimson has expressed his opinion concerning the issue and his 1sn't the only one of our statesmen who have done so. Just why are we doing all these things? Is it because we have but one purpose in mind to save democracy and America. Can we do this without entering the wargilma Poland '45 ..-..,--.V .- - - - - --hi-ni -'u.inli N'

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AGR ICULT U IKE. TODAY Agriculture lies at the foundation of human progress.Not until men began to till the soil did civilization begin. Farming is the oldest of occupations and is the most widely extended. Under present conditions agriculture is one of the most pleasant and interesting occupations. Spring causes life to awaken. Summer brings the growing crops to maturity. Autumn is the time when the farmer reaps the reward of his labors. Although in some places primitive methods are still em- ployed, great improvement has been made in the cultivation of land. From the stick used by ancient men to scratch the soil to the tractor and the gang plow--from the flail to the steam threshing machine--from the oxcart to the automobile there is a great advance. Yet it is only within the past century that these and other changes of equal importance in agriculture have taken place, x For the modern farmer the old-time drudgery is passed Electricity and farm machinery do the greatest part of his work. Along with labor-saving machines have come improved varieties of crops. Not only has the farmer of today the nd- vantages of modern machinery, but the improved crops also en- courage him with a better harvest. The Farmer's home may now have all the advantages and comforts of a city dwelling. With the aid of good roads, the telephone, the automobile, and the radio he is no longer iso- lated. He may sit by his fireside and listen to the finest of music or the narration of world events. The commun1ty's one-room schoolhouse has been replaced by the consolidated school. Transportation is provided for pupils, and a graded course of study gives the boys and girls of rural communities an education equal that provided by cities. These changes have been brought about by agricultural education fostered by the National Government, by State agricultural colleges and experiment stat1ons.Invent1ve genius has come to the farmer's aid, and radio is now keeping him in touch with the world. In gany places the old slogan aback to the farmu is coming into eing. Kenneth Buck '41

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