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

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-4 These graduates represent the varying degrees of individuality found in the June Class 34-8.

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WHAT DEMOCRACY MEANS TO US CATHERINE MATTHFWS AIND BLONETHA NELSON Democracy to us IS a way of llfe It embodles freedom of cholce whlch wlll produce happlness satlsfactlon, and COIIIEIIUIIPIII ln all worthy phases of llvlng Some of the cholces that seem of paramount lmportance to us 'ere the followlng the ablllty to secure an 6dUC3l10Il where we please the ablllty to select jobs for whlch we are best fitted, and the ablllty to help break down dlscrlmlnatlon and all forms of lntolerance It IS true that democracy IS not a reallty how ever, the democratlc ldeal has more chance for fulfillment than any other system now ln operatlon Democracy to us means that III cases where people suffer the denlfll of the ballot lnequallty ln educatlonal faCllltlCS and seffrevatlon ln transpor tatlon these same lnrllvlduals haye the rlvht to appeal thelr cases before a Supreme Court Thls Lourt has handed down CTPCISIOIIQ ln the last few years that banned -gregatlon between Negroes and whltes ln lllter state travel that banned denlal of the ballot to Negroes ln poll tax states, alld that recently has lnslsted upon equal educatlonal faclll tles regardless of race Democracy to us 'neans a contlnuance of free lloms such as, the rlght of speech the rlffht to worshlp God as we deslre and the rlght to vote for the candldates of our cholte 'lo us these outw rd expresslon: are llbertles and democracy proylde for thelr greatest expres QIOII DEMOCRACY IN THE SCHOOLS TODAY GLORIK GOODWIN To assume ones re ponslbllltles IH an adult world one must be tralned ln a chllds world Educators and other well thlnklng men agree that schools are the most cffectlye means of fOSt6I'lll Prlmarlly, thls ldea 14 nurtured throuffh two channels 1IltCI'I'3Clal school HCIIVIIICS and llltfa scholastlc groups Wlflllll schools Though the former trend IS the newer of the two lt IS felt that the effects are as far reachlng as those of the latter lllter raclal acrlvltles present opportunltles to share valuable CXPEIICIICES that could not pos slbly be shared ylcarlously Each group learns that the other has accompllshments whlch haye heretofore been unknown to the other It s hoped that the results of these IT16CtlI'lgS are as purposeful as they are belley ed to be Ihen too, lntra cholastlc HLIINIIICS Mltlllll mhools promote thalatter development There are student C0l1IlLllS school papers forulns, assem blles and clubs Nlll ll ltfltlt, about thls growth Students learll to respect the oplnlons of others respect authorlty evaluate crltlclsm, and aboye all the value of coopelatlon It IS true that much has to be done but lt IS also true that much has been accompllshed by lnstllllng through schools those concepts whlch are so yltal tt democracy YOUTH IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY VOINDI-LEAK HAGCINS Today the governments of the world are belng domlnated by two ldeoloffles Communlsm and Democracy, therefore, AIIICTICHH youth has the Job of perpetuatlng those prlnclples upon whlch our government IS founded It IS the youth of today who are golng to be the cltlzfns of tomorrow 'XIXICTICHII youth there fore, must teach the lrleas of a true democracy a democracy, whlch proyldes Jobs f all democrary, where there wlll be no need of a fxlyll Rlghts Blll a democlaty whele cltlzens can yote wlthout fear In order to do thl the youth of today must thelnselves learn to yalue thelr llbertles They must not abuse them They must be on guard agalnst gloups whlcll wlll try to destroy democ racy and enslaye thls llfltlllll They must learn to accept and respect all colors all races and all rell IOIIS Allltnfle n youth must no longer accept demoo racy as an ldeal but they must make It a reallty I . . S ' . . L l .Y - f - e z: ' ' - ' ' sv 1 Y z: ' s: 1 ' ' 'V , Y- . 4 - Y ' D ' . ' . , . . . . 3 s 1 as I V 1 vm. ' . l n ' ' . . z' 4 s ' ' ., ' - . ' ' , ' ' s ' 1 - ,, - 5 . , f - I , sf Y Q 5 -1 5 V - . g. Y x v Y I s J V . Y L L . tr 7 s n w Q u o a . . F -'3 ' ' ' ' thls ldea. ' S. M . . , . . . . Y . . . y , r, O ,, L , - : . . . . P . -. ' C ' ' . s , . . Y .. . Q . Q V . . , - , , , 4 . .' . ' Y vs a v 1 v . V , ' . . g V. ' V 7 A ' '- . r Y . r . . F , - . , S, , I . A . . ' Y Y - I ' ' ' ' 7 . . ' ' . ,Q ' ' 7 ' 4. 11' I v. ' ' 9 9 , ,I 1 , ir ,. . or . a ' me mv v . ' ., V ' s a v 7 ' , , , I4

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O NAME O CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRUE DEMOCRACY O PET PEEVE Q3 Lk ,Ewa As? at RONALD ADDISON ,lust standards Communism To be a business man SARA ELIZABETH ALLEN lfmty Silly rays To furtlur my education CREOLLA ALSTON lLqual rights Selftshness To atltud Freedmans Hospital MARION MARIE AVIES Equality Latene s To be a stenographer CURTIS ISAAC ANDERSON Cooperation Dishoncsty To further my education LEVI NOTTINCHANI BAILEY Lqualzty for all COHIUIUHI tic ideals To attend Hampton Institute MARY EVELYN BALL Peace Standing in long lines To become a success HFLFNA FRNFSTINE BALL Iqualrty or all lnsmcerity To study nursing GEORGE BARKLEY .lustzce Bad music To be successful LOIS BARNES Food cztzzenslnp Dr-celt To study nursing CURTIS LEON BASKERV ILLE Lqualzty Wars To attend Hampton Institute CLORIA E BENTLEY .lusnre False accusations lo major in sociology I6 O IMMEDIATE PLANS AFTER GRADUATION l' A