Naugatuck High School - Greyhound Yearbook (Naugatuck, CT)

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UNITAS IN PACE THE EDITORIAL Another year is drawing to a close, another class goes forth from the hallowed halls of Naugy High. But pause a moment. No ordinary class, this. Let us return in spirit to that bleak, stormy day, when a dejected horde of fresh- men wended their way with lagging steps toward that mmtzlm .ranftorum of knowledge, the High School. Very few people realize the brink upon which this world of ours was tottering at that moment. The black shroud of Nazism draped an immense section of the civilized world. Then suddenly, at the tiny Egyptian village of El Alamein, the first step was taken on the long steep uphill road to victory. Slowly the pall was lifted from Africa, Sicily, France, Italy and on and on, until finally, last year, with a golden spurt of delirious joy, the news was flashed that peace was once more reigning over all the world. Another world shaking event, the Atomic Bomb, was connected closely with our Allied triumph, the tremendous and awe-inspiring implications of which are grasped by very few minds at this very date. The discovery of the bomb may effect more good upon this earth of ours than can possibly be contained within the scope of man's intelligence. On the other hand, it could wipe humanity from the face of the earth. During our four years one of the truly great men of all times closed his eyes in eternal slumber. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, honored and admired by all political parties, finally found peace and serenity on the 12th of April, 1945. He occupies a place among the great names of history. One of the mightiest strides forward, since the beginning of civilization, was taken with the formation of the United Nations Organization. Here at last is a council which may succeed in attaining that long strived for goal of eternal peace for ourselves and for our descendants. And so the finger of fate begins to move again across a new page. Strong in our youth, we demand that youth must be served. Through the purple mists of Time gleam the golden turrets of the walled city of Success. Before us lies a long steep road to laeifavelled. Somewhere along this route, beneath the shading branches of Wisdom and Experience we shall find refreshment and the courage to go on. Some will stray, as some have strayed since time began, but most of us will press onward to complete the journey and to enjoy the blessed fruit of Accomplishment. So here's to the Class of '46! May they attain peace, comfort, and success, and may God bless them, watch over them, and guide their footsteps in their Journey of Life. D. R. R. Page Twenty Seven

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UNITAS IN PACE THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND HIS ASSISTANTS Page Twenty Six

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UNITAS IN PACE Page Twenty Eight THE ARTS, SPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMITTEES