New Salem Academy - Memoriae Yearbook (New Salem, MA)

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MEMORIAE Cf'IfXQ7OQ7fN5J x3 Let us try, in all walks of llfe, to become good clti zens If we are to get our ldeas across, we must remember that a factory is judged by lts product and weare the prod uets of America I8 must be good products in order to s1ow others in this world the way to freedom, success, and happi ness Marcia LaClaire Richard Leighton SHOULD COMMUNISM BE TAUGHT IN AM RICAN SCHOOLS? For the past years we have been teaching Democracy in our ClV1CS and Cltizenship courses ln our schools We have stlmulated these courses with pep talks on democracy W th1nk nothing could be more effective than to line true de mocracy up against other polltical phllosophies Democracy has more to offer manklnd than any practlcal demonstrations of total1tarian1sm, communlsm, naziism or fasclsm Since Com unism in this partlcular era is trying to undermlne and destroy our modern democracy, it is of the ut most lmportance that thls subject should be taught 1H our American High Schools and Colleges Commuism should b taught cr1t1cally and analvtlcally just as a scientist would analyze a polson ln order to be able to defeat its effects There lS ent rely too much lgnorarce ln regard to the Soviet Flfth Column in th1S countrv, how lt operates, and the phi losophy whlch drlves t on Only educat on can make us real 1ze that Communlsm cannot be negotlated wlth, cannot be com pPOmlZbd witn, and cannot bc appcased Only by brlnglng the facts to light can we learn the methods and means of combat lng the evll Vlctor Krauchenko, formel Sov1et offlclal, stated, Con- dltions ln AMSPICQ present the most fertlle soil for Soviet esplonage Durlng the past decade much has taken place to support thc truth of this statement We have found Com unism and Communists predomlnatlng some parts of our government, our labor organlzations, educatlon, and even our rellgion Some of our old American groups have been undermined or taken over by 0OmmUD1St Organizatlons with democratic and loyal American names have been used as fronts to project and to proclalm the beneflts of Communism. It is, therefore, highly lmportant that the AmGP1C3H student be familiar wlth the numerous methods by whlch Com unlsm grows and spreads 4 Q . P - . 0 - S - A ' 4 1 Q L . I - o 'E . U v .L 1 L I I I O ' 0 Q . o 8 Q - 5 I 0 u . D I U l A -. Q e Q A - . . Q Q ' K ' 0 G Q . Q .. -4 U e . l .1 q Q Q - 1 -1 . A. . . 'YQ Q . . - 4 ll - Q 4 1 Q A .L Q I 1 Q Q Q . X . - ,, Q , I u Q x 7 4' . . . .- Q Q l . 1 . . . H e . Q . L ' N ' N 1 'V Q. ' I . . . L ' .A . o Q - , K 4 c . . x 5 . G 1 u LI. r . Q Q Q . . Q Q ' . I

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fxvefwrxg LD FOKIAL X H CA Amerlca lS a com1on word to us but to a foreigner lt is an enchanting word rep esen lng freedom, uccess, and happl ness These three words are commonplace in the United states and are taken for granted bv all of us But let us take a closer look at these words and see jdst what they mean to people of other lands Freedom means to be able to do as one wishes, providing he breaks no moral or soclal laws Freedom means to be able to worshlp the God of one's cnoice and to express an Op1n1OH without fear of a d1ctator's punishment Freedom means to be able to jOlD organlzatlons for ClV1C improvements, attend town meetlngs, work at the vocation one prefers, and 1n all these thlngs have their ODlHlODq llstened to, calculated and pOSS1bly used bveryone lS guaranteed these frecdoms and many more 1n the COHStltuflOH The freedom are tae flrst ten amendments commonly called tne Bill of R1 nts How many Americans have studled thc B111 thoroug lyv All too few, we are certaln, doms, he wodld flnd cnse of xell belng and importance there we all know Amerlca a land of opportunity but one cannot PS1llZE the Va tness of thls opportunlty unless he sees lt throu h the eyes of a forelgn born lmmigrant The fOP6lgHSW is amazed t the progre s 1n american IPHUS try, farmlng, mlntng, clence, and educatlon In most for elgn countrles a farmer 19 a poor man, an lndustrlallst 1 a wealthy capltallst, and ClGht1StS are elther deported, 6XtSPWlH3tbd, or made to worl for the state In our land of free enterprlzc, however, each lndlvldual has an equal cnance of obtalnlnp wealth, educatlon, and soclal prestige From thls knowledge, that all doors are open to us in this country, we derlve happiness Our happlness lS based on thc sccurlty th t the oonortunltj for a full and rich llfe presents ltself, and we are but to reach for t 3 S 9 5 N A I 5 Q7 F - ,.. 1 ' 5 zfi'I ' ' ' Lf K ' r t' s '- ' . U , O h v O ' O . , . . ' D I O 'W I J 9 - n, 1 . . A , . J Q 110 1 AA , . K 1 K .gl I A X A but if each American would take the time to study his free- , ' ' a se , v ' - O r . ' is ' L . FS. q . h. g L X ,' Q ' . - r A 1 Ex A r S LJ. - - . .. If T S . F I 0 a 0 cl r I ' I D 0 S . . , , S , . F . V L' I . X L ' . ' A . 3 - . . .- , . . . . J, - O . . L K . . g K . . . -A ' . 3 .A : . 1 . A . i .

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ANSA O 19 55 K-flf-Xvvfx0'X-KD Such knowledge would enable one to ascertain which group or whlch organlzation he should support On the other hand, if Communlsm 1S to be taught ln our Amerlcan schools, lt lS of the greatest importance that the teachers of thls subyect be screened very carefully If in no other section of the school system, the teachers of thls subject should be requlred to take a loyalty oath It lS of extreme lmportance that the teachers of this course do not use thls POS1tlOn to advance COmWHHlSm or for proselytism In the lntroductlon of new courses ln our educational system, it is necessary to welgh the advantages and dlsad vantages We believe that the beneflts derlved from knowlng about Communism, so that it can be combated intelligently, far outweigh the posslble d1 advantages that might occur in the wrong selectlon of teachers To preserve our democracy we must be always vlgllant Marllyn Haney Karl Maier O WORLD O world, thou cdoose t not the better par It 13 not wlsdom to be only W1 e, But lt is wisdom to belleve the heart Columbus found 3 wo li, and had no chart Save one that fait? ieclphered 1n the skles To trust the soul's lnv nclble surmlse Was all hls sclencc and his only art Our knowledge 1S a torch of smoky pine That llghts the pathway but one step ahead Across a vold of mystery and dread Bld, then, the tendfr llght of falth to shlne By whlch alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thlnklng of thc thought devfne George Santayana S Q7 l O I U I . . , . . . O . - . . D . U - I l I . .S . Al . O 1 I s - tl . .K .S And on the inward vision close the eyes, 0 L . O 1. , ,4 r ' 1' f , f C L f . . . 3 in y . i . , . K . Q , . . JV I . A . .A A3 i .