Lane Tech College Prep High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The Will To Win Of the patriotism of the American citizens no one has any doubts. The whole country is united on the proposition that we must and will win this war which was thrust upon us by the treacherous attack of the Japanese upon Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The problems which will arise from trying to carry out this determination to win are many and it will take more than ordinary courage to solve them. These problems will require the exercise of all the intelligence of the nation and a willingness to sacrifice everything we have, if need be, in the effort. These problems will require that we no longer spend days and months in useless debates on how we shall meet them. The whole war up to this moment has demonstrated that the Democracies have had too little and have always little too late. We must reverse the situation or lose. been a We will have to learn that our efforts behind the lines in our factories, in our public oflices, in our homes, in our speech, in our actions, and even in our thoughts are as important to our winning of this war as the ability of our soldiers and sailors to fight. When we learn to appreciate that fact we will begin to turn out the ammunitions, guns, planesg etc., in the quantities needed and we will stop worrying how much we are going to be paid for our hours of labor, or how much profit any one company can make out of any one contract. The soldiers on the Bataan peninsula fought day and night for months without adequate food, shelter, or clothing because they were given the job of holding this small strip of land as long as it was possible to do so. The piece of land was not important. The length of time it was held was important. It gave us more time to prepare. Let it not be said of us that we are less mindful of our duty and our job than they were, or that we fail to show our proper appreciation for the lives which they gave so nobly and willingly to gain this time for us. AZ.

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Charles E. Lang Principal

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Wi R. C. Rada M. I. Thus Assistant Principals