Auburn Maine School of Commerce - Ray Yearbook (Auburn, ME)

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AN OPTORTUNITY IS AWAITING YOU Again it is the month of June when graduates franseccnd- ary schools and higher insti- tutions of learning reach for- ward eagerly for their long- awaited diplomas which indicate that they are now prepared to go forward into the waiting world, enlarging and enriching it. It is the duty of these young men and women to prove that they can successfully ap- ply their knowledge to help solve some of the many pro- blems that are now confronting our country. After every war there is aradical changeg this is a period in which there is a challengefor every ambitious graduate. In the field of medicine, there will be many new dis- coveries added to the already numerous ones found during the last five years. Still there are many dreaded diseases that must have acure. In the field of education there will be a great change. Boys and girls coming back from the Armed Services have found, through their military training, where therehave been greatweaknesses in their educational programs. Educators in the future will be forced to devote more time to the individual differences of students if they are to build a stronger government. Therefore, the students will deal with more practical sub- jects in the 'high schools and won't be at a loss when the need for these useful subjects arises in after-school life. In the political field, the country needspowerful leaders, not powerful for their own selfish benefit, but powerful enough to lift their followers out of the path of disaster, such as this country is now facing. The persons who have been fortunate enough to obtain an education are the ones who are to lead in the rehabilitation movement in foreign countries. The majority of people in these countries are at a very low status. They arequite hunger- stricken, homeless, war-torn, and dependent largely on our people to rebuild their de- vastated countries. Another very important issue at the present time is that of cooperation. There hasn't been enough cooperation among peoples for many years. Right now, among ou own forty- eight states, thereis friction service men and women educated in their own about being states. Strikes ofall kinds-- coal mining, automobile manu- facturing, shipping--are now causing a crisis which proves that peoples, afterthe present struggle, are not yet ready to work together for the benefit ofeach other. Recently, house boats have been erectedto help solve the critical housing shortage. Our boys have been overseas to help fight for a better world in which to liveg but when they come back home, they are confronted by the fact that they have no home for'dmmf selves or their families, They areeven forced tooffer rewards for homes. 'How can we expect not to have another war in twenty or twenty-five years if wecannot overcome theseforeign and domestic Problems now pending to destroy our unity? Yes, only a few of ,the many demands that anafacing us have been mentioned. . It must beremembered that the graduates of today are the leaders of tomorrow, and that they have a igreat challenge to nmeta --B. M.