East High School - Eastonian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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:S- Dedication XXf'e dedicate our Eastonian this year to America, the stronghold of freedom. Wie have attempted, in this simple volume, to record our happy hours at school, thankful that in America, the schools are still free. XWC are graduating in grave and fearful times, but we are not afraid. Few of us will be called upon to shed our blood for our country, but we all can live for it. Education is our hrst line of defense. It has given us a solid foundation for our future and we must practice the high ideals we have been taught. This is our responsibility. We must make democracy strong from within. Realizing the privilege of living in a democracy, we pledge ourselves to uphold its high ideals and to make ourselves physically, mentally, and morally strong, so that we may keep alive the flame of freedom. l7l f ,,,..f fra X . X ,E fa-by 95 mf, Q ' ffm- . . Qgh, A . xv. 'Qin Ny- ff,?24f9E2 W ' ., ff ,. ,if

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To the Pupils of East High School: In the defense of American democracy our system of education must play a cen- tral role--such is the challenge that con- fronts us today, This cannot be accom- plished by more singing of the national anthem, more salutes to the flag, more pledges of allegiance and more detailed studies of the Federal Constitution. These are not enough, Schools can no longer be satisfied with mere outward expressions of loyalty to this country, A new program must be far more comprehensive and cle- veloped in terms of the peculiar crisis that we face. Xlilhat can education do? A true product of American democracy, education, from the kindergarten to the university in all of its manifold aspects, must contribute every possible resource. Education can share in laying the physical and mental ground- work for effective military service. Educa- tion can take a large part in providing the vocational and technical training which the conduct of modern war requires. lidu- cation can help to achieve national unity by clarifying national goals and by in- culcating loyalty to the values basic to a society of free men. Education can por- tray the American dream of a nation with liberty, justice and opportunity for all in the broad sweep of history from the time of the nation's founders. lfducation can promote the understanding of the civil liberties and the political institutions through which the democratic ideal finds expression lfclucation can assist in realiz- ing and organizing productive energies. Education can aid adult citizens to reach K T ...J DR. HEROLD C. HUNT sound conclusions on the urgent questions of national policy. Iiducation can confirm that faith in the worth and improvability of each individual which is the basic tenet of democracy. lfducation can provide op- portunities to live democracy in the school, and in the home, in the workshop and the market place. liducation can teach the real meaning of the word America liaithfully yours. Hijaoro Ci. HUNT Sllfti'7'fIllcIlzfi'llI nf S4 fvmfi tit 'kit 1' J