Gratz High School - Gratzonian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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DEDICATIO For thousands of years an idea has been growing. The ancient people of Greece understood it and nourished it, but the weeds of war and disunity hid the ideal from their sight. It lay donnant through the centuries of war, civil strife and revolution that changed the ways of man from decade to decade. But with the discovery of a new continent the idea was transported across the sea by freedom-loving people. Here it found a soil in which it could grow and prosper. The age-old hope of democracy has been realized in Amer- ica, but only through education, For both democracy and edu- cation stem from the same root. Democracy is the system of freedom and equal rights for all. Education is the language of all people, though they speak different tongues, go to different churches or have different characteristics. Thus has a mighty bulwark been thrown up about us from within, a bulwark which can only be breached by ignorance, greed and petty hates. The American people recognize these dangers and have put their trust in Education, the bulwark of democracy. 4

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T IIE PIIBT Our school has stood as a guiding beacon on our path of life. We have learned. too. the meaning of work, and in future years we will reap the reward of all our efforts. We have been taught the principles of democracy that we in turn must prove to the rest of the world. The war has placed greater emphasis on good health and on essential facts, knowledge, and skills. It has made new and different demands which the schools are striving to meet. Upon our schools have been placed the responsibilities of teaching us the essentials of Democracy. Now it is necessary for us to use this education as a bulwark of Democracy. We must put into effect the knowledge that we have gained here so that we can show the rest of the world the value of freedom and a Democratic government for all. 0PE 6