Bridgeton High School - Baconian Yearbook (Bridgeton, NJ)

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THJE BACONJI N 1939 1'lusl,lslll5lu law' 'I'lIli SENIOR CLASS Ulf ISIQIIUCIIYIUN IIICEII SUIUOI, IiRlD1iIi'l'UN. xlixv Jlilzsl-LY

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THE BUILDING OF THE WORLD OF TOMORROW The 1939 Baconian revolves around l'he lheme of 'lhe New York World's Fair. namely. The Building of 'lhe World of Tomorrow. ln 1935 Presidenl' Roosevell' declared 'l'ha'l' he had found one-'lhird of 'lhe naiion ill-housed. ill-clad, and ill-nourished. If was 'lhen proposed fhal' l'he nex-l WorId's Fair should show i'ls visi'l'ors 'lhal' America holds, wilhin her realms, quanlilies of resources for 'lhe happiness and beflermenl' of all people. l'l' was also decided l'ha'l' par'licuIar emphasis should be laid upon l'hose cul'l'ural and leisure-lime aclivilies which lead 'lo a richer. happier, heallhier, and longer life. For lhe firsl lime in American hislory 'l'he Fair presenls a vivid, complele piclure of l'he expanding American life. The purpose l'ha'l' has inspired il' all is lo fos'l'er universal peace and progress by building lhe world of 'lomorrow wi'l'h l'he fools of ioday. The Fair is a prophecy, dropping hinls of l'he fulure which will possibly arbi-lrale slrife and uni'l'e all peoples. Our prophecy is 'l'ha'l in our school life 'lhere will also be a greal' fulure. Here. loo. we shall find an ever-expand- ing world, a school in which lhe individual becomes 'l'he cen- fer and all lhings revolve around him. ll' is possible lhal archil'ec'l'ure will improve our buildings. making 'lhem more serviceable. more comforlable. more livable. and more beau- liful. Il' will be a school in which science and arl, ever grow- ing, will enrich lhe life of 'lhe s'l'udenl'. This glimpse info 'lhe fu'l'ure lends fo give a piclure of lhe school-'lo-be. eslab- lished solely lo perfecl' 'lhe educa-lion of sludenls.