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

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,KR 2 DEDICATIO To the stalwart defenders of America, both in military and in civil life, who are unselfishly participating in the great National Defense Program, we gratefully dedicate the Humanist, 1,115 S

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Page Six THE E ESSAY Preparedness! What subject could be more apropos? It is,one of the foremost topics of our present-day thought, literature, and conver- sationg and rightly so, for on the ability of the United States to defend itself depends our peace of mind, our security, perhaps our lives. The necessity for preparedness cannot be over-emphasized. In many recent cases there has been demonstrated the ease with which a country, unable to defend itself and its people against aggression, may be overthrown. While many doubt the probability of attack upon the United States, still it exists and demands serious and thoughtful attention. Preparation for a possible war should include not only physical fitness and knowledge and application of modern war machines, but the habit of attempting to keep before oneis mind a clear, undistorted picture of the situation, uncolored by the exaggeration and misrepre- sentation of propaganda. As late events have proved, lowering of morale can be almost as dangerous and destructive as the most ingeni- ous weapon of modern warfare. Production, the Siamese Twin of Preparedness, plays an all-impor- tant part in our plan of national defense. To increase the size of our forces on sea, on land, and in the air and to increase the capacity of our defense production are the major considerations of our problem. Such increases have been and are being made at the present timeg and, while it may not lie within our immediate power to speed up such pro- duction, it is of the utmost importance that in this national emergency we offer our full cooperation and support, bearing in mind that they who are best prepared for war have it most in their power to live in peace fDio Chrysostoml . -Dorothy McDermott.

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