Central High School - Red and Black Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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meet opposition from many classes of people in the United States. If we are to help in making World Peace, we must practice tol- erance at home. To have tolerant people, we must educate them to be so. Education is one of Americas most valuable assets. We have always been proud of the free education America gives its youth. We of this graduating class have made use of that privilege and now we are going out into the world with that advantage to aid us in a better life. Yet many teachers and other prominent persons have claimed that the standard of education is gradually lower- ing. We must not let this happen. If any- thing, we must raise the standard of educa- tion. If we expect the youth of America to help in making a peaceful world, then we must give them all the education in our power. Partly connected with education is the question of compulsory military training for our youth, an issue facing Congress today. Should we adopt this compulsory military training to make sure that we are prepared in case another war cannot be averted, or shall we reject this proposal on the assump- tion that it will succeed only in starting an- other war? Will one year of military train- ing help our youths become better citizens or not? Some say that peace can be held only by power, and in order to get that power, we must give our young men military train- ing. On the other hand, some say that hav- ing a large reserve army will promote sus- picion and cause other nations to raise sim- ilar forces, thus leading to another war. The future alone will tell which is right. It is imperative that we make the right choice now. These problems and more are confronting us. We have an immense National Debt to payg we have the task of reuniting or re- assembling thousands of families which have been widely scattered on account of the un- avoidable dispersement of our war indus- tries: we have to consider the almost complete breakdown of our American home-life as at- tested by the unprecedented increase in di- vorces: and we have such disturbing minor problems as the detrimental effect of the movies and radio on our younger children. Yes! It is you and I who must settle these questions. It is you and I who must make the world peace ring out clear and long to every nation in the world: and it is you and I who must prove to the boys who fought so long and hard that we will keep faith with them. -SHIRLEY IVIARSTEINER. B -we AL 'twig H I. . mmf smvnef ROLL K .. ,x ef af .,i'ggfs ef mx. Fifa 3 .Q gm Xiu in 9 '21-1+ L, ' IA' W .hawk ii - ' , -. Am. ..a:m5g, ff. W 5335 ? 'Q 5 555' 11' Q 1- , . . . . a 'f if Q -1- t e .tai . 'W in f - -42 . 7 .. . , I a Mr. Vertrees keeping in touch with our service men.

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Keep Faith with Them By Establishing Security in Their Homeland Peace! The word rang out like a joyful bell tolling in the black of night. In every city, on every street, and in every home all over the world people were- rejoicing. For, on September 2, 1945, aboard the battleship Missouri, was signed a document, the docu- ment that ended the most tragic war in the history of the earth. But all is not so easy. Lasting peace must be planned and worked for until everyone in the world can come to an agreement. Reconversion is a difficult task with many impediments. Today the United States is confronted with many problems. She must not only face the difiiculties of bringing all the coun- tries of the world into a satisfactory union: she must also face the difficulties arising with- in her own country. ' When World II started, millions of young Americans changed their plans for a profes- sional or business career to take up arms in the service of their country. Before the War ended, the strength of our Armed Forces was increased to over eleven million. Today these men and women are being discharged as rap- idly as possible. They have done the' job we expected of them, and now they are returning to see how we handle the job they expect of us. Our returning service men and women rightfully expect to find jobs whereby they may earn a living and be able to raise a fam- ily. The Service Men's Readjustment Act of l944 , better known as the G. I. Bill of Rights, has a provision for helping them find a job. But it is our duty also to aid in pro- viding for these veterans, because we are all in a sense the owners arid directors of indus- tries of the United States. Another expectation of returning veterans is that they will be able to find homes to live in. The housing problem has become acute, not only to the returning service men and women, but also to the civilians. Homes have become a scarcity. Many agencies have been considering projects for home construction. But strikes have prevented the shipping of supplies needed in building, and the result is that we still have too few homes for the people. Because of these strikes labor today has reached the front page of every newspaper in every city, town, and hamlet in the United States. Strikes have broken out at an un- precedented rate. These strikes have succeeded in tangling up the commercial, professional, and business interests in the United States. Labor is demanding an increase in wages, while capital says it is not capable of meet- ing this demand. The increase in the price of living and the termination of overtime on war jobs are the two main causes of the desire for higher wages. Since January, 1941, the cost of living has risen thirty-three per cent. Some say that a large increase in wages now will result in higher prices and inflation. President Truman, in trying to prevent a catastrophe, has submitted a plan providing for fact-find- ing boards to weigh both sides of a disputed issue and propose a settlement. Several objec- tions have been made to the President's plan. Management claims that the independence of industries of the United States will be im- paired by their having to open their books to the board. Labor objects that the thirty-day waiting period before a decision can be pro- claimed takes away the surprise element of strikes. Other plans are being sought to settle the disagreement. Whether any of these plans will work is yet to be seen. Something must be figured out, because the country cannot continue in this precarious position. Strikes and labor difficulties are not- the only, aftermath of war we must consider. Today we are faced with a crime wave. J. Edgar Hoover states that today juvenile delinquency is at its highest point. Boys and girls of the ages between thirteen to eighteen have formed gangs in which thievery and vice are among the qualifications to join. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is facing a grave problem when the youth of this coun- try have become corrupt. In almost every city special juvenile 'courts have been insti- tuted to aid in directing the lives of these young people. Some returning service men have also been shown as having an inclina- tion toward crime. This makes it all the harder for other veterans to re-establish them- selves at home. . These are not the only crimes we are faced with. Intolerance has become a crime in the United States because it is carried often to unlimited lengths. The United States is made up of many different races and creeds. It is a country where everyone is supposedly free to pursue his or her own way of life. And yet today we still have racial problems. The Negroes, Jews, and Japanese-Americans still

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