Frederick Douglass High School - Survey Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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H P Wrrmrov Congratulatrons are the order of the day to thr Urou of finc younv nrerr and worrrerr y ho y dint of pecrtic objectryes continuous perseyerance and executron of a fixed purpose hare earned the rrffht to be added to the eyer growmf' rostra of llouvlass graduates ou ave croscn a y ur thenre June ass -H Dreams of a lruc Jemoc racy rs rs yerr y 1 lllllt y o e oweyer t e qucstlon arises as o what you conccrye as bernff a true democracy Xhraham lincoln has succrrrtly expressed hrs idea of rt rn these words wou nrt e a -aye o I would not e a master Thr- expresses rrry idea of democracy ratcycr drflcr fr nn t 1 the yen o crrnce 1 no dcmocr c as trc concc t rf truc democracy the proyenr tre rr arises as tr how yc u the potential lea ers n o -can rf' 1 o rernff suc a derrrocracy which you know only too well by practice and expcrrcnce docs not exist rder then to he ahh t partrcrpatc rn trrrcrvence of such a democracy first you repre sentatrye of American youth, nrust be cognizant of the responsrbrlrtles rrrherent rn you You nrust reconcerye of educatrorr not as nrerely a prepara tron for fnaturlty but as a continuous lllumlnatrorr Xou nrust strlye eternally for the realization of approxrmate perfection maturmv refining, which IS the arm of all democratic llvlllg ln ltS hlffhest sense You and l know of the exlstlnfr strugffle between the two mam rdeologles which eiempllfy the beliefs of the two major nations of the world namely democracy yersus comnrunlsm Your role the role of youth then shines with prrstme clarity It rs your lnallenable moral obllffatlon to spread the vrowth of this democracy to help the nations of the world forget therr fear of rnsecurlty and nrrstrust of this democracy by seeing that lt rs truly practiced here at home, to help build a derrrocracy that IS both exciting and exactlng one that knows no bounds of race, color or creed short to see that a democracy exists that rs a decent one one that men are not only wllllng to dle for but one that rs also fit to live by This then IS your job to see that thi type of democracy which 1 now only a nebulous dream becomes a living, yrbrant reality TOMORROW S VIEW OF DEMOCRACY CHaRLrsJ Dcycrr ln order to predict a derrrocracy of torrrorrow we nrust first consider what the fallacles of our way of llfe are today ln today s democracy there rs ey rdence of a lack of educational and ecorromrc opportunities for mmorrty ffroups ln certarrr scctrons of our country there are segregatlon drscrrmrnatron and racral yrolence which are sw nrfic ant of the mrsrepreserrtatron of the democratic principles stated m our constitution Therefore rn XIPMIIIU the democracy of t rrrorrow we would first drearrr of a natrorr where all inhabitants enjoy equal opportunities for FflUL3tl0I'l and employment Our dream would forecast free partlclpatron rn the ffoyernment a participation that will deny no man the rrghts of sulfraffe with the subsequent rrvht to make the laws by which he rs governed In thrs new democracy there will be no social or racral OSIFHCIQIH there wlll be no man who does not enjoy thc same prlvrleges as hrs ncrffhbor enjoys and there will be no fear of persecution for exer ClSlIlg hrs rrffhts to work, to be educated, and to live wherever he pleases Yes tlrrs lg our dream of tomorrow 5 democracy, and a dream rt wrll be until all men are free to seek ha mess accordrn to their own desrres and PP g capabilities so lonv as they are decent, respectable law abiding crtlzens t , S YV .S A .jr .h ij M -V 1- P ' .' rj , W ' li -ba ,, x . ' 'v ' i iz- V , Y. 1- I . O i Il . Y . . W . Y h 'l s yo ' Cl .- vs F A . In I 5 ,, I I h if The .K Y .lj a ' fly n . ' ' .h h 2: ' . S - t . I I , . ' ' F , . D '- .-Ks I ' ld 1 h :l ' . s b i I' i ' 1 V il. i .5 . Af in k- 44 ' . . iv- D ' A Q I l Wil' ' ' ' i ' S c h's. to vit' t f the ' jf 1 - Y' cliff- - ' . 's ' a-yy s G I ' Y' - lf you accept this thesis propounded hy' Lirrcoln ' ,, - - - U - - .' l - - '-p c - ' ll . . IM K , , in l - '3 Q 3 1 1 7 i Cl , v - . of the ati rrf ' brir, 'nt l ' F . sh - ' - - - l b X .V X I ' X.. ., L 1 u l x 'S I' A v - D us ln cr ' 1 o ' i Ill? ' 1' - l ' - - Z, . - ' : -' , - ' . 9 ' X. 5 5 ni Y 3 xl : D1 4. km L I lb V . ' . . 5 . . u F I I I . . .L : i V K Q . V. W. C O- by . .N U , 'Y . L F , I - 4 6

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