Lebanon High School - Lodestone Yearbook (Lebanon, PA)

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Alma Mater OLD LEBANON HIGH Tune, Heidelberg from the Prince of Pilsen Here's to our dear old Lebanon High, Here's to her red and blue, Here's to her representatives, Her valiant sons so true. Here's to the proud old flag she flies, Red and blue with L. H. S. All of our toasts, and not to boast, Are for Lebanon High's success. Once more we drink that faithful toast To dear old Lebanon High, Again her sons will win the day While we cheer to the sky. When once we leave that dear old school We surely can't forget That L. H. S., her red and blue, Are always with us yet. Oh, dear old High, Old Lebanon High, The school we can't forget, Those student days in Lebanon High Around about us yet. Old Lebanon High, her red and blue, All through the many years, f f That cup of youth, so good, so true, Will 611 our eyes with tears. f f 0 1

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Foreword We, the Class of 1946, have a privilege which has been denied the classes for many years. We are entering a world at peace-a world where hostilities which threatened to destroy the entire universe have ceased. Can this peace last? That will depend entirely upon us, for we are the future generation. We are the hope of the nation. Upon us lies the responsibility of building a better world for humanity. We have won the war, but we have not as yet won the peace. Germany and Japan are filled with hate towards usg Russia is suspicious and watchful of our every moveg England does not fully trust usg the rest of Europe is underfed, poorly clothed, and povertyf stricken. Before we can hope to build a lasting peace, we must destroy that hate, do away with the suspicion, and nurse the European countries back to health and their original power. This is the task which falls to usAto you and to me. There have already been numerous conferences, but so far they seem to have accom' plished little. A new United Nations Organization has been formed, but it is viewed by many with distrust. If we want it to operate successfully, we must not be jealous of other nations when they advance a little farther than we do in some Held, we must not doubt them if they make some move which we do not understand, we must trust them as we ex' pect them to trust us. It is only in this way that anything worthwhile can be accomplished. The Germans for years have been taught that 'iDer Fuhrern is little short of a god. They have learned in his schools his intentions to bring a New Order to the world, which would do away with powers like England, Russia, and the United States. The Japanese have been taught for centuries that the Emperor is divine. The people of both countries have been instructed to hate us. Can we do away with that hate by standing over them with clubs? Of course, we can't! We must refeducate them and teach them to worship the true God rather than earthly pretenders. We must also help Europe recuperate. We must feed and clothe her people and help her to rebuild her broken cities and industries. Unless we do give them our aid, they cannot recover-they cannot rise to their former status of world powers. These things should be considered, not only as responsibilities, but also as opporf tunities. They are opportunities to prove to the world that we are a widefawake generaf tion-a generation which knows there is work to be done, is willing to do it, and knows how to do it. We are entering a wide variety of professions: as doctors, lawyers, teachers, musicians, nurses, farmers, and members of numerous other fields. Some of us with graduation from high school shall lay aside our books forever. This does not mean, however, that our minds will be closed to knowledge, for through reading and ordinary every day experiences we shall learn much. Others of us shall continue our studies in the establishments of higher learning. But, no matter what we do, whether we like it or not, we are the citizens of tomorrow-the citizens of a world at peace. We must work together to keep it a world at peace.

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