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

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NEXT AMERICAN FREEDOIIIIMNS TO THE WORLD A lot of people think of American democracy in terms of cars, ice cream, ball games and a mansion for everyone. This is, in a sense, true because under a democratic government such as ours, the common worker may have all or most of these things. All of us see and use hundreds of things every day which would be dreams cone true to outsiders. Here in the United States, we have freedom of equality or jurisdiction under law. Everyone can defend himself in court, and no one is prosecuted without a trial. Other important factors are, that we have the right to wor- ship God as we see fit, say what we think as long as it isnft harmful to any- one, write what we wish and when we deem it necessary. HBut,H they say, Hthere is a great deal of prejudice towards the colored and the Jewish races.U Yes, there is! It is true, nevertheless, we are not, and never will be, judges of them. There is only one judge of humanity, and no one knows whether a man is good or sinful until the day he meets God face to face. American democracy started with the coming of the Pilgrims in 1620, when people were awakening up to the idea that there must be a better may of life, of getting ahead, of learning, and of having a sense of security. It was hardly that way in the beginning, but with the coming of such great leaders as Washington, Adams, Franklin, Monroe, and Lincoln, things began to shape up. In 1776, the famed Declaration of Independence was signedg then later on, the Bill of Rights, or the first ten ammendments to the Constitution, were put into effect. Just what does American democracy mean to the world? Does it mean peace and security or propaganda? No one knows the answer. At the end of World War Two, a group of officials in Washington, headed by General George Marshall, formed the European Recovery Program better known as the Marshall plan. This provided that the stricken and starving nations affected by the war would be cared for by America. Many countries eagerly grasped onto this because they were so desperate and it seemed like the only sure way of surviving. Others revolted greatly because they looked upon us as the Hwolf with the breadbasketn or a nation trying to buy them into beconine a democratic country. That was an advantage to Communism, the exact opposite of democracy. Russia offered them sure and equal wages, no discrimination, and propaganda for security. Once behind the Hiron curtainu they couldnit escape. At the time of the Berlin Blockade, it was said that Hone shot between an ally and a Communist could easily start a warn. Now, however our criticisms and cries have turned to an entirely difierent and threatening region of the world--Korea. We are not fighting this battle because we expect to gain more land, but because America, being one of the worlds strongest footholds of Freedom, feels it her duty to protect the smaller and weaker countries against extermination. ,----V ,ry-X f XA ' , X, ,f' ,Typ by Patricia Scribner, '51 Vf AB , 1 f.. , N 1 lj' mg. CQ at sg. 1: xi X x X ' X' s 57 1' vfgx ' ,,--5-Xfvx 4-at ' Y .-'jty M 'NX JV ,.fQ:4 , as ..4,jQ.,, -' '.gs.,., 1 la C I X f 'ft 'N.f-EFQCX. .hff- .aowfr v t:1f::3 R. JAY C - ff,-111 xf fv f I -' 1? Gf':L'1'f' 1- 'f 'fjfv .,x ':f'xwN1YQ,'rli'r,Tx3 'dbh IXNNQW EC E311 xl. L15 4 ,-DPAi3,:1ll. -l'J,,a,1::?fe tx!

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WHAT DOES 13.l?IZTIlC11lI FFEETQHDON FQEXN TO THE 'QYORLDH The word, HAmeriea is a symbol of freedom. Ye as citizens of the United States are very proud of this fact. The nmerican form of goverment is demo- cratic and is run by the people and for the people. Now, let us name some american Freedoms and what they give the world and talk a little about each. Of course, american t'.. Freedoms are to be found all over the world. But sometimes the individual might be deprived oi certain freedoms when our country is in distress or at war. American Freedoms are too numerable to be mentioned in detail. But as an example, the individual can obtain the freedom of press, freedom of worship, freedom of speech and the freedom of choosing our own goverment rules and officials. We are able to say that nmerican Freedoms consist of certain rights and privileges given to the individual. New I will name some of the American Freeioms with their examples. One American Freedom is the right that people have to export American Indust- rial products to foreign countries. For example Afghanistan in mid-Asia, decided to do a little modernizingg build some roads and some irrigation. Did it summon the help of the Soviet agency? No, it turned to the United States for aid, which the United States gave them. Other American plans and things are set up in like manner. Never in our history have any American people been deprived of their freedom of worship. Even if a person is taken into the service and doesn't beleive in fighting, services have useful duties which they can perform. No religion is barred in the Arm Forces. Also the Catholics and Protestants sometimes worship together. To every American, no matter how skeptical of religion, somethinp seems to say, you were made free. Do not Blaspheme by impairing the freedoms of others. Go do unto others as you would be done byh One great club which has helped to a great extent to protect American Freedoms and has helped to broaden the belief of American Freedom is the United Nations. On the whole, we can say that American people have a free and democratic way of life. Being able to acquire these freedoms all over the world and without trouble, gives people the feeling of security and satisfaction. We can actually say that all the lmerican Freedoms that are known were derived from our democratic way of life. In my opinion American Freedoms mean that we here in Lmerica can live happier with our families by being able to express our own opinions in our form of goverment and being able to worship together, thus bringing about a friendly atmosphere in our homes, work and play. If we were to be deprived of these ,privileges, we would be as handicapped as the lower class of people in Russia. In summarizing this subject, our form of Education all over the World has enabled us to open the minds of others and has helped us to express our ideas to other people. Thus with these advantages American Freedom means to the world a life of security, indepipdence, happiness, satisfaction and liberty. V 'P- 312i?? dint . .W Ethel Davis '52 F, ai -, n ,.., ' 1 Lf,, 'f ,ff .1 , 'AV' -df. -.... ,',.-ffi?I-'41 rj. A if -'Cl

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RISE LND SHINE What is Lacking in our school? Why arenlt we more enthu- siastic about our school? Why don't we rise and shine? This year I feel that we have been lacking something and wo haven't been doing our best. we don't have much school spirit or concern for our school. Let us examine ourselves and see just what is wrong. Do we love our school? Is our school important to us? .2- -' I think what is wrong is that we don't care, we aren't aware of our school, or maybe we are afraid of what someone else will think or say. Let us stop back-biting and get to work. I feel that next year with just a little more love for our school we can have the best and most prosperous school year in the history of Woodstock High. Let us rise and shine! Marguerite Mullen, '52 THE DUTIES AND TRAITS OF A SECRETARY The secretary has man duties to perform during her day at the office. Some of the important ones are taking dictation and transe cribing the letters, receiving callers, doing bookkeeping, filing, opening and sorting the mail. While doing her duties, the secretary must remember her obligations to her boss. She must be dependable and then she will be able to take a lot of the responsibility on her own shoulders. Loyalty is another important trait, for to hold a job a secretary must keep the office business to herself and never talk about it with other people. She must have an interest in her work to accomplish all the duties that will be assigned her. Above all, she must have intelligence and then she will be qualified to do all the above things She must dress properly for office work and not wear conspicuous clothing. She must be neat in her work. She must be courteous to people doing business for her employer and show them every consider- ation in making appointments and receiving people in the office and on the phone or she will lose business for her boss. A secretaryfs work is important and she must keep the above duties and traits in mind at all times to become a successful secretary. Harriet Hathaway, '51