Central Commercial High School - Hour Glass Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Prayer or Une World Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, I wish my wish comes true tonight: I wish-I wish for the people of the earth to live as brothers. I wish-I wish for racial discrimination to be a thing of the past. I wish I wish for the Atomic Age to be the beginning of a new and happy I wish I wish world, where scientiiic discoveries will help people and not destroy them. I wish that we be the last generation that had to light for freedom. I wish for one world. BY ROSLYN GASIOR iiopeaf for af Ketter Illvrl Let us work for a real Brotherhood of Nations, a firm foundation for lasting peace. With knowledge of atomic energy let us cure illness and aid man instead of using this great power to destroy mankind. There is no place in this world for selfish individuals. We must realize that today's world is made up of many different people and we must educate them to live with others peacefully. Those who are optimistic would have us believe that the world is a beautiful little place. But let those people stop looking through rosy rimmed glasses, and see the facts as they really are, let them know that the world has many sadistic people who perpetrate heinous crimes against their re- ligion, race, or nationality. In order to improve ourselves we must discard all archaic philosophies. Then we can justly say that we are progressing towards a better world. VIVIAN ZIIVIMERMAN 14

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Though M an Ervtlaerlwvd Did you ever sit down and try to reason out things with yourself? Did you ever try to realize what freedom means? This is not to force you to think or to change your mind. What I'm trying to do is to explain what freedom means to hungry, underclothed, and starved human beings. It doesn't necessarily have to mean one group of people, it means people of different creeds, colors, and races. They are not only in Europe, but also in our own freedom loving country, America. Yes, this is the land of the free and the home of the brave. I think this country is tops in the World. In my heart I realize what that means. And I think I am expressing the feelings of all the underprivileged and fortunate people. How many of you ever thought of how the people became displaced persons? Do you realize that almost the Whole population of Europe was wiped out? Do you realize what aid these helpless people need? It's true that there are agencies helping these people. There are also people who don't receive any help. These people don't have any friends or relatives to help. These are the people that we are sony about, and these are the people that We, in America, have to help. Not only We in America must help, but the fortunate people of the big and little countries, that are back on their feet and can afford to help, must do so, too. This is the question: What can We do, We, who are fed and clothed properly? We can send clothing and food abroad through certain charities. We can help by working in the charitable agencies. There are many Ways to help. Why can't We in America help the unfortunate people to achieve our kind of freedom, freedom that they can enjoy in a permanently peaceful World? Let us people of the freedom loving countries pray to God, thanking Him for our country in which we can enjoy the Four Freedoms no matter who We are. We must, we will, with the Grace of God, win this peace! BY HENRY BERMAN-SDI I 5