Franklin High School - Key Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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ROY L. BUTTERFIELD Q Principal To every the memories of Mr. Butter- field and Mr. Sabin are precious. patience and wisdom have smoothed our paths and brightened our days. We shall cherish them always in our hearts, and we know that the years will bring us ever grow- ing appreciation of their service to the boys and girls of Benjamin Franklin High School. WILLARD A. SABIN Vice-Principal

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ya, ,way ,-,KYQXQ .fg ,!73f,a, iMfUZ,y'H' Lita' p K Y Eijjlfvflliwf iii if i VL if - f.,5,M,,ff W T FQREWQRD X E irlf . X E X5 IEVEN though the war is being waged at a very high pitch, all of us are lookin forward to brighter prospects following the conclusion of this man made catastrophe. Some of us in school may soon join you on the battlefront. We shall do this in order to help to insure a more lasting and fruitful peace. Our primary purpose must be to do away with chaotic world conditions and to establish order. With no plans and no hope for the future, we should be lost. We must now plan for the future so that we may make it a more successful one for ourselves and the succeeding generations. First of all, we expect a great advance in the technological age ,in which we are now living. The air age is about to make its debut. Soon travelling distances incomprehensible to us a few years ago will become an every day reality. Science will make greater strides in the improvement of transportation and communication. Plastics and synthetics will make us less dependent upon outside raw materials which are vital to us. However, this does not mean that we can be independent of other nations. On the contrary, we shall have to strengthen our relations with foreign nations. The past years have tragically proved this point to us. We must pioneer a new and better world for ourselves. In this sense of the word, we are able to compare ourselves in endeavor to the early settlers of the west who were responsible for the formation of our nation. They helped to build a great nation while we shall attempt to construct a strongly unified, peace oving world. The most important part of our task will be in relation to the social aspect of the situation. Realizing that people the world over are essentially similar in desires, we must work towards establishing a world in which all peoples can be relatively happy by making basically sound their economic and political systems. We all know that fear, ignorance, and poverty breed discontent. In order to create better world understanding we must take the lead in facilitating the establishment of brotherhood. Creating the confidence of one people in another should be the essential basis for all post-war planning. If there is no mutual understanding, little can be done to advance world civilization. At the conclusion of the war, we must realize that we are all living in one world , not in one isolated nation. Those things which we have, other peoples would like to enjoy. One Part of the globe cannot exist terribly primitive, while another portion enjoys the luxuries of life. Some new method will have to be devised to distribute more nearly equally the maladjusted natural resources of the world. But above all, let us remember that the most vital issue with which we are confronted is that of establishing better human relations among all the nations of the earth. With these principles in mind, the class of 1945 dedicates this year book to you, the fighting men of America, and the noble ideals which you uphold. cl!

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