Mabel Dean Bacon Vocational High School - Torch Yearbook (New York, NY)

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jlze Wexf jing ecard By DORIS IVIATTERA, Ianuary '49 In the next titty years education wiII iniziuence worid peace, wiII help us strive for a hetter government, and aid us in working for further advancement in other ways. VVorId peace wiII reiy on the mentai status and inteiiigence of our chosen repre- sentatives who serve us in government positions. They must he ahie to analyze problems and promote the Ioest possihie soiutions. It is necessary for us to have worid peace, if there is to he a worId. We must Iearn to cooperate with one another. We must compromise on certain issues and he understanding. This can he made possible with the soiid foundation of education and the wiII to Iearn. Education aiso piays an important part in domestic affairs. Our government, aithough the hest in existence, has some faults to he considered. With educated citizens we can make our government more perfect. Vve must have weII informed Ieaders who heIieve in freedom for aII and wiII enforce our civiI rights. It is up to us to set an exampie for other countries to adopt. Therefore, we must he stronger, not so much in power of arms, hut in strength of government. Advancement depends upon education and interest. The scientist is interested in finding cures for diseases and Inanishing the causes, if possihie. Inventors through necessity wiII devise new machines to improve industry and make Iiving conditions more and more comfortahie. Through science and invention we now have the many conveniences which we have Iearned to take for granted. These incIude radio, teIevision, automohiies, modern homes, automatic cIothes and dish washers, refriger- ators, and many other aids to easier Iiving. With proper education, scientists and inventors wiii continue to make this a hetter and more comfortahIe worid for more peopie. In conciusion I'd IiIce to quote from our Iate president, Frankiin Delano Roosevelt, uVVe owe it to our posterity, we owe it to our heritage of freedom, we owe it to our God, to devote the rest of our Iives and aII of our capahilities to the huilding of a soiid, duraIoIe structure of worId peacef' GRADUATION QUALIVIS By RUTH FULDER, january '49 I mustn,t trip as I walk across: I'Iow I wish the speeches were over and throughI My stomach is turning and in chaosg I think I prefer some homework to do. The right is the first hand I must extend: I'm supposed to have a cheerful Iooicg IPI mix this up, then that's the end. I prefer to he reading an interesting hooIcI Now are forgotten the quaims and fears, I feel unhappy and am shedding sad tears. Now is the end of school education: It is the great day of GRADUATION.

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By MARY LOUKIDES, january '49 Have you ever thought of what living conditions would be like fifty years from now? Just imagine yourself in an ultra-modern city with all the latest inventions and gadgets. i've often thought of the future as being an era of make-believe. I can picture students hurrying to school every morning with the greatest enthu- siasm, and why not? All they have to do is hop into their private airplanes and talce off for school. There will probably be special landing fields on the rooftops of the buildings so they may parlc their planes. As they enter the school building there will be electric-eye doors which open and close automatically to prevent over- exertion from attempts to open those heavy doors. Of course, the students wouldn't think of walking up a liight of stairs when the escalators would be so much more convenient. School worlc can be so interesting, especially when there are so many substitutes for the textbooks. imagine watching television in the classroom for a lesson, watch- ing history as it occurs, or motion pictures to review past history! Do you remember how we complained about having to carry those heavy, clumsy books? Well, they will probably be replaced by microfilm which the students can carry in their poclcetsl Then there are the push buttons. When it gets too cold you push a button and the window closes, or if the sun bothers your eyes, you push another button and out slides the curtain. If you're ever caught with your arms full and you can't open the closet door, step on a button on the lioor and before you can say Open Sesame you can dispose of your bundles with no trouble at all. lt's fantasticl To think that in just fifty years there will be such a revolutionary changel When we think baclc to the good old days when -H it will probably be lilce a dream of the past, forgotten through the replacements of new and better inventions. You may shrug your shoulders. but, it may happen! DREAIVIING By RUTH FULDER, january '49 As l was lying in my bed As l paraded through the halls Viv mind went blank to daily fears: I heard a voice from somewhere near. l had a dream about our school It was the former Tobie Webber. who was As it would be in fifty years. Talking of fashions in tones bright and clear The building was in modern style: lVlen's trousers look so dashing. padded The rooms were changed, all freshly painted: And anlcle-length hair shapes the face: There was no line at luncheon time. The hats with plumes are just divine: imagine thisli nearly tainted. Fifty years baclc, clothes were a disgracel Please, dear reader, itis just a thought. 5 lyly mind went blanlc to daily fears: l had a dream about our school As it would be in fifty yearsl