Lebanon High School - Lodestone Yearbook (Lebanon, PA)

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Dedication Q 1- '7 l I ,QGU 4 AW... x . . . It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nohly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honored dead we take increased def votion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vaing that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that the government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. -Abraham Lincoln Q

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THE IDDESTUHE 1946

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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.