Memorial High School - Humanist Yearbook (West New York, NJ)

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Page Four TH EM E ESSAY Two thousand years ago, the entire life span of an individual was spent in the cultivation of the soil. All the three fundamental necessities of man, food, clothing and shelter, were produced within the family circle with such primitive tools as the wheel and the lever. These, and several simple combina- tions thereof were the -only mechanical contrivances then existent. With very few exceptions, those people would today be considered illiterate, uncouth, and quite unaware of what their fellow man was about. Fifteen hundred years later, when Gutenberg invented the printing press, the world was in the same stagnant atmosphere that had persisted for thous- ands of years. The ancient classics and records, in the form of manuscripts, were locked up in the monasteries, available to members of the clergy, only. There was no device by which this knowledge could be diffused among the masses of the people, most of whom were, therefore, illiterate. It took a relatively short time, before there emerged the school of social and political philosophers, whose teachings, which preached equality of man, condemned the oppression of the masses, and predicted the overthrow of the then unfair system of government, would have otherwise remained obscure and would not have influenced World History so profoundly if the printing press, which afforded literature in large quantities and at low cost, had not made it possible for the common people to read, and through this medium, to become educated. They learned of the ways and customs of their fellow human beings. The evils of the social and political systems were brought before them, and caused them to think, until they became conscious of the need for reform and of their rights as human beings. At this stage of the development of the printing press, the ruling classes recognized its potential power and fought desperately for control of it. Thus, began the battle over freedom of the press, which is still being waged today. But education gradually became universal, and as greater strides were made into the realms of knowledge, great advances and discoveries were made in science, in industry, in government, and, there- fore, in the way of living itself. In a great democracy such as our United States of America, founded on the principle that this is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, it is necessary that all be educated in order that we might fulfill our duties as citizens of this nation, and preserve its great institutions for posterity. We graduates of Memorial High School must do for the future the kind of things our forefathers did for us. We not only must avail ourselves of the opportunities made possible by printing, in increasing our knowledge and our usefulness to humanity, but also should it be our sacred duty to bring with each passing decade new advantages toward the betterment of mankind. -I M1272 g Mander

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aotf-ncculv-3 To the inventors of the printing press for their fortitude and foresight, to the many who have availed themselves of this means of expression, bringing us deep pleasures, and to the librarians who hold in trust for us the greatest Wealth of this World, We gladly dedicate this book with rejoicing and heartfelt gratitude.