Holden High School - Clarion Yearbook (Holden, MA)

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04441555 of fwfefaome Mx Bubar Alumn1 of the Class of 1902 and friends Thls night lS the occasion to which we haxe been lookmg forward for four years There IS not much I can say that has not been said many times before from this platform I can say however straight from my heart that this IS truly a great moment in my life and ln the lxyes of my classmates Despite what we sometlmes say I believe that these have been four years that will newer be forgotten and I know lt will not be long before many of us w1ll be wlshmg we were back again But this should be a happy occasion not a sad one so I will not dwell on the memorable moments m oux class history I would rather ln behalf of the class thank all the teachers and friends who have so willingly helped us through four glorious years We welcome you all to our exercxses this ey en1ng The speakers tonight are gomg to consider some of the lesser known organizations related to the Umted Nations They have chosen three of the Specxallzed Agencles the Umted Natlons Educa tlonal Social and Cultural Organization the World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization The Spec all cd Agencies were set up at the Umted NHIIODS Organlzatlon was founded to meet the need m some special field When the Charter was drawn up plans had not been sufiiclently thought out for them to be mcluded in a dlstmct section of the Charter but they are referred to m Artlcle 57 as established by Inter governmental agreement and has mg wlde international responsl bllltl6S ln economic soclal cultural educational The World Health Orgamzatlon started on the road to reallty on February 15 1946 when the ECODOITIIC and Soclal Council established a Techm cal Preparatory Commlsslon It was the duty of th1s Commission to prepare for the International Health Conference and draft a constltutxon for an agency of health The International Health Con ference met in New York Clty from June 19 to July 22 of the same year The constitution was ap proved and accepted and an Interim Commlssxon was established to do health work until the World Health Organlzatlon should be ready to function Thls commlsslon and later the mam body resumed the duties of the League of Natxons Health Orrfan ization the International Office of Pubhc Hygiene lh Parls and the Umted Nations Relief and Reha bllltatlon Agency Its committee dealt with many sltuatlons One was the cholera epidemic in Egypt which was wlped out ln s1x weeks In 1947 the World Health Orgamzatxon came mto full exlstence with 1tS headquarters in Geneva Switzerland Membership IS open to all countrles terrntorxes health ind 1 'ated fields They are brought mto relatlonshxp with the Umted Nations organization through the Economic and Social Council whlch exercises hmlted SUDGIWISIOD oxer them and the Umted Natlons orgamzatlon may make arrange ments for mutual representation of the organs of the Umted Nations and of the Specxahred Agency nn each other s dellberatxons Legallv the Speclahzed Agency owes its exist ence to a special agreement or treaty made between states whlch thereby become its members It is required that the Agency be general not confined to 'mv one geographical region and not otherwise llmlted to a small group of members Presumably ns membership IS open to all states and should be as nearly unn ersal as posslble Although these agencies 'ue small and may seem ummportant ln the over all world organization they are Just as lmportant to its success as xs small gear in a huge machme All agencies need to func t on properly and lf they do they can make the Umted Nations our tool in the reach for peace and happiness As Richard Law Chairman of the Brltxsh Delegation saxd at the Food and Agriculture Con ference ln 1042 VVe have begun a process of pile dI'1VlI'lg We drop one pile mto the shifting sands lmon whlch ln these days our lives are founded method by which to approach the problem of re construction We shall not find peace in a blueprint If we tackle these problems one by one lf we dnve down mto the sand one p1le after another some of them mav dissolve but some of them will last and we shall have 1n the end a stable foundation upon w h1ch to build the temple of peace Robert Mclnnls KM! fc! C7171 fig 01 cuuzafcoiz and groups States not responslble for mternatlonal affairs are given assoclate memberships The World Health Organxzatlon lncldentally IS the only speclal lzed agency to whlch Soviet Russia has belonged I say has belonged because the Communlst block mcludmg Chma announced its wlthdrawal about two years ago Thls action came as a blow to the World Health Orgamzatxon for at the withdrawal hundreds of mxllxons of people were removed from ax The budget IS the agencys own problem In the perxod of formation It was financed by loans from the Umted Natlons and grants from the Umted Nations Rellef and Rehabxhtatlon Agency residual funds Each member now subscribes a certa1n amount to 1ts upkeep The proposed budget for 1952 IS S3 700000 The object of the World Health Orgamzatlon is very slmple and clear cut It IS to help all peoples attam the highest level of health One of its mam functions IS to mamtam a disease warning service Ten times daily It broadcasts from transmltters m Geneva to all parts of the world information con . . . . . y 3 . g D ' ' . ' . . , ' ' I l I K I ' .. . . . . . ' , I 1 . 1 . ' 4 ' K lg ' ' 1 'Z ' . b . i . x ' . I tlme of the San Francisco Conference, when th For my Own part 1 am Sure that this is the right I I - . . ' I D I. . . . Q I . - , y ' - ' ' ' . ' H yy - ' , , ' . - C u . . , y . . . -d' ' v , . . I . , - . ' 1 ' . . . . I 1 1 I ' ' . . 1 . ' ' n 0