Lynn Classical High School - Classical Yearbook (Lynn, MA)

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2? 1950 HH!-XDUATINH CLASS

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Pnze Wmn1ng Paper 1n the Esther Hawkes Peace Contest l 286!0l'l'l .A J pea!! G 1-Ina! Ckafeflge MARILYN VOTANO In h1s essay on War Santayana says that To f1ght IS a rad1cal 1nst1nct The h1s tory of our past two wars seems to prove thts concluslon but dur1ng the t1me that has mtervened educat1on has shown man th folly of war It has shown h1m that war de stroys the best 1n c1v1l1zat1on The pres nt generatlon then IS war Weary They are determmed to preserve peace and 1lS twln freedom Man s des1re for World securlty IS great In fact most people the world over deslre freedom and peace It IS the op1n1on of sOme that people everywhere despau- of peaceful relatlons and publ1c op1n1on IS fatallstlc ln tts VISW that war IS 1nev1table Is th1s true? Are the VISWS of the people of the world so really pess1m1st1c'? No' No s1ngle person can take out of the hearts of men elther the love of God or the love of hberty Possesslng these two the1r needs must be opt1m1st1c as to the poss1b1l1ty of escaprng war The people who settled th1s country d1d not come to establlsh a gov ernment They came seek1ng peace and llberty They were seekmg the opportun1ty to enjoy freedom So 1n th1s present day world we must emphas1ze the freedom of the 1nd1v1dual who by h1s 1n1t1at1ve has made Arnenca prosperous There IS much talk of freedom but IS there anyone Who can def1n1tely def1ne 1t The d1ct1onary glves 1ts mean1ng as 1ndependence but ln truth 1t IS more than that It IS sa1d by some that man IS free so long as he IS conv1nced that he IS not be1ng subjected to arb1trary and unnecessary regulatlons Surely even th1s pass1ve concept IS not enough In a democracy freedom for all men seems poss1b1e for man should feel that he part1c1pates 1n the processes through wh1ch the publ1c IS served It has been sa1d 1 - tt . . . . , ,, , 1 . - 1 . I 1: h .- Q 4 -f 1 1 . . , . 1 - . . . . 1 1 . 1 1 . ' , 1 . - 1 - 1 - 1 -1 . . . . 11 1 1 1 1 - 1 ., , . , . - I 1 . . . ,F , , v, 1 1 1 1 - 1 . . . . . F , v A 1 1 1 That man IS free who IS consclous of bemg the author of the law he obeys Perhaps th1s IS a good def1n1t1on of freedom but freedom IS not a ll'11I'1g1lS9ll a factor that can be 1solated from the s1gn1f1cant constttuents of human l1fe Freedom SX1SlS and 1S souaht after for reasons that are fundamental to the human urge to create and develop Thus 1t IS that l'1av1ng found freedom ln Amenca 1t IS now our 1ob to obta1n peace Th1s statement may puzzle some people who w1ll say that we are not yet at war but they are Wrong IU th1s op1n1on At present we are engaged tn a cold war wh1ch although 1t IS not as destruct1ve as armed war may turn tnto someth1ng gutte as deadly To prevent War and preserve peace 1nternat1onal educatlon IS needed Radto and techn1cal fac1l1t1es are ava1lable for develop1ng such co operatlon For the f1rst t1me educat1onal sc1ent1f1 and cultural collaborat1on IS rece1v1ng an lnternattonal govern mental base on wh1ch to butld contr1but1or1s to peace and SGCUFIIY It operates not as an organ1zat1on that does thmgs 1tself but as a base or nerve center through wh1ch people can send out a message of good w1ll to enctrcle the world Smce half the world cannot read or wr1te there IS a need for wldespread funda mental educat1on 1f people are to understand each other Men and women able to vote are effecttve 1n shap1ng pol1c1es for peace Educat1on for world c1t1zensh1p IS then of the utmost 1mportance Besldes campatgntng for 1nternat1onal edu at1on the peoples of the world should mob1l1ze thetr sp1r1tual resources Amertca should use dlplomacy and WIN the people of other countr1es to her Manklnd has proved one thtng one m1l1tary force can van qulsh another but vanqutshed arm1es do not mean vanau1shed people The peoples of the world even the conquered peoples should 1o1n each other IH a renewed effort to br1ng peace tCont1nued on Page 85l elghteen

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Ioseph Abcunas Ioe Nattonal Honor Soclety 2 3 VICG Presxdent of Honor SOC16lY 3 loseph IS one of Classlcal s bralny students Although he IS more or less on the qulet slde hrs won derful personallty IS st1ll not htdden beneath the cloak of bashfulness We know that he wxll succeed ln whatever fxeld he may enter Faxth Adams Basketball Team l 2 Volleyball Team 3 Pan Amerlcan Club l 2 Nurs 1ng Club 2 3 Secretary Nursmg Club 3 College Club 3 Fatth hves up to her lovely name Her charmmg smtle and qulet unassum mg manner have won her many frtends 1n the class 5th perlod Englrsh classl George Aggams Football l 2 3 Basketball 2 3 Year Book 3 George IS one of the handsomest fel lows at Classtcal although he IS too modest to admlt xt He llved up to the best tradltxons of hts famlly that he played football and captalned the basketball team on to a very success ful season Hts fr1endly smtle and personaltty have endeared h1m to all t Classtcal Earl Allen Snooky Art Club l 2 3 Gazette 1 2 3 Snooky IS one of the budcllng Rembrandt around school Hls 1ngen1 ous posters have adverttsed the forthcomtng dances wtth such success that we re sure he w1ll make a br1l llant artlst twenty Marlene Allxx Tommy Chorus l 2 3 We can all be assured Marlene wlll contmue to dlsplay her tal ents after graduatton and prove to be a very success ful secretary Wlth her s1n cere manner we re sure shell Wln the appreczatton of all wlth whom shell work Peter Anastos-Little Pete Footballl 2 3 Gazette 3 Year Book 3 Book Room Asslstant 13 Pete he bear 1n football IS qulte the blg wheel tn the Enghsh Department for he QIVGS out the books to all the puptls So lf you had to read llterature that you dxdnt l1ke Just blame Pete the bookman Alfred Badger Ir Sonny Track 2 3 Wtth all that stamma and perseverance Sonny dxsplays ln runmng the mxle we expect that he wxll show the same traxts after graduatton Al GSPITSS to be an accountant and plans to attend Bentley next year Iohn Bagge Balsho Pan Amertcan Club 3 Year Book Staff 3 One of the Classlcal Casanovas Barsho sets the femlmne hearts a flutter as he passes by and pauses for chxt chat He has learned not to walk ln his lelsure moments by the front offlce wmdows rn a westerly dlrectton . I ' ' , , J 5 . y ' ' ' ' e . , t of 1950. fflspecially in her ' ' 1 1 - ' . .- . , , . . . . in , . , . ' a f 1 - ' I - C . . . Y