Christopher Columbus High School - Anchor Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

 - Class of 1944

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Administrative WALTER J. DEGNAN Tolerance sfands high in fhe lisf of problems concerning us as indi- viduals and as cifizens of a greal' counfry. Because of fhe verbal focus on fhis fopic, some of us may nof have seen ifs real significance. ,Acfually one cannof love his God and hafe his neighbor. Obedience fo fhe Firsf Commandmenf necessifafes fhaf we love our neighbor as we love our God. No one of us can consider himself a God-fearing person concerned wifh his Efernal Salvafion unless folerance, undersfanding, and regard for fhe well-being of his neighbor characferize his fhinking and re- lafions wifh ofhers. P An examinafion of fhe qualificafions for membership in a democracy direcfs us fo fhe conclusion fhaf one cannof hold frue membership in such a sfafe any more fhan he can hold frue membership in a religion unless his dealings wifh his fellow men are direcfed by fhe Golden Rule. Tolerance fherefore is basic fo fhe Good Life. Since human nafure is nof always able fo measure up fo fhe highesf ideals, lef us nof be dis- mayed or discouraged. We have no more reason fo expecf folerance fo characferize all our neighborly dealings fhan we have a righf fo expecf perfecf harmony wifhin a family group. Buf lef our reacfion be like fhaf of all members of a family when an oufsider inferferes in ifs problems. Lei' us resisf wifh all our sfrengfh any efforf fo divide fhe larger family called fhe Unifed Sfafes of America. WALTER J. DEGNAN 6 ,

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JOHN M. LOUGHRAN l Principal ', The harm fhaf has been done fo mankind fhrough 'lhe in-dusfrious peddling of a false concepf of scienfific aufhorify is incalculable. lf' has confribufed fo fhe disinfegrafion of sancfions, has replaced general agreemenf as 'lo responsibilify for conducf wifh individual will or whim, and, com- bined wifh fhe availabilify of scienfilic discoveries, has immeasurably exfended fhe capacify for evil fhaf bad men, greedy, selfish, brufal men have always had. Such men, armed by science, dis- posed fo evil, and wifh fheir .own definifions of righf, are dangers fo equify and happiness for all men. I Here you have whaf is perhaps fhe rnosf powerful reason why, affer one hundred and fiffy years of magnificenf achievemenf in science, we are sending our besf young men, in our besf machines, fo kill or be lrilled. Necessary? Yes. We musf survive. lf will be fough going, buf we will sficlr if fhrough and win. And fhen fhe Peacel Will if be a parfnership of force, with balances of power, log-rolling, bac'k- bifing, haggling over rubber and oil, wifh mandafes and spheres of influence? Will we once more hold up our hands in pious horror af fhe rape of anofher China, fhe while selling anofher Japan The equipmenf needed for invasion? Will we again boasf abouf fha highesf sfandard of living on earfh when we 'lrnow fhaf fhirfy million of our people have nof even a minimum of opporfunify for decenf living? Will we sing hymns in praise of our democracy while we lznow fhaf mosf of our fhirfeen million Negroes are fhe vicfims of shameful discriminafion? Or have we learned? Will we for once malre up our minds fo be honesf, fo live by our prin- ciples, and worl: for a square deal for everybody, here and in ofher counfries? There is only one infelligenf answer fo fhis quesfion. Lef us all fie fasf fo fhe only anchors we can depend on in froubled wafers. These are our ideals, our beliefs, fhe ancienf herifage of precepfs for righf acfion which broughf our American democracy info exisfence and on which if musf depend for preservafion. y JOHN M. LOUGHRAN 5



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Assistants ELSA G. BECKER i ' The war advances 'foward vicfory for The champions of freedom. and proudly do we see our sixfh graduafing class since Pearl Harbor reinforcing fhe armed forces on land and sea and in 'rhe air, war services and indusiries, and essen+ial civilian pursuifs. Long cherished plans for higher educafion and chosen careers have had 'lo be laid aside io awail' 'l'he longed-for days of peace. The quiel' courage 'rhal has accompanied lhis relinquishmenf aH'es+s To 'rhe realisiic accepfance of a difficuli' job' 'lo be done, and To fhe promise of heroism in finishing fhal' iob. We do noi fear fhal' any summer soldiers or sunshine pa+riol's will be 'Found among you, because we know how much The goal which exac+s so much suffering and sacrifice means 'l'o you. Our hope is fhaf you will never lose sighf of +ha'I' goal, which is nolhing less 'rhan +he spirilual redeeming of our civilizalion. Posi'-war weariness and disillusion- meni will 'lend +o dim fhe vision and relax 'lhe spiri+. Wi+h +he re+urn +o peace will come +he need for courage even grealer l'han lhal' demanded by war, for if will be unaccompanied by lhe s+imulus of milifary discipline and clearly discernible viclories. Wifh viclory ever closer, le+ us pray +ha+ Columbus boys and girls will bring io 'lhe pos+war period ihai' same singleness of aim and fighfing spirii' +ha'I' is now winning +he war for freedom. ELSA G. BECKER Adminislralive Assis+an+ 7

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