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THE STORY OF Illuminating the walls of the auditorium at the Central High School ot Needle Trades, the stirring and unusual murals painted by Ernest Fiene attract the eye and mind of all who behold them. Besides being a fine worlc of art, these pictures serve the function of portraying in dramatic and moving fashion the long generation of hope and despair, and the high standard ot social and industrial accomplishment in the needle trades. This struggle in the needle industries was one of the turning points of modern democracy: an epoch which profoundly affected the quality of labor-industry relations in our time. As the CNT murals relate the struggles and achievements in the needle industries, they at the same time powerfully demonstrate that democracy is a healthy and efficient and progressive way ot' life, for it was the very processes and spirit ot democracy which were tested and proved in the struggles portrayed. The first panel is entitled Hvictory ol Light Qver Darlcnessf, It sym- bolizes disorganized society being challenged by enlightenment. The background shows old Castle Garden, and immigrants entering from there, fleeing the racial animosities and oppressions of Europe. These immigrants, ot many races and creeds, pass to the left to a typical East Side street. The central background shows the old New York slcyline where now the Custom House stands, and in the farther distance appears a rosy light of a future skyline. ln the foreground from right to lelt are seen sweat shop, home worlc,
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