Scott High School - Highlander Yearbook (North Braddock, PA)

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i 1 DR. F. DcWITT ZUERNER Superintendent of N. Braddock Schools 9

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N. Braddock Board of Public Education Left to Right: Joseph Yurko, William Cassidy, Dr. F. De Witt Zuerner, president Dr. Joseph Lowery, secretary Kenneth Lightner, solicitor William L. Shaffer, Frank Foster and Kenneth McGreevy. Absent Charles Mihaly Education for all the people is America’s Noblest Contribution to Civilization. 8 —Thomas Jefferson

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MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 1948: Fellow Students, During the years which you have spent in high school, Americans have directed their efforts to help other peoples who are striving to preserve their liberties. We waged war against those who would have snuffed ihe light of democracy by aggression, and who would huve achieved through force, control of the world. With the cooperation of like-minded people throughout the world, we have been measurably successful in this attempt. Today, our domestic economy structure and democratic way of living remain intact in a world of nations struggling to reconstruct their national economies and accomplish a return to normal living. Today the world is at the cross-roads of history. At the present moment, we have two worlds instead of one. In time there will be one world, and it will be accomplished either through conquest or cooperation. The procession of events has thrust upon our economy, the responsibility of doing what we can in helping less fortunate nations survive the destruction and the frustrations of a war waged for their independence. Our neighbor’s houses were aflame, and we went to their help. The fire is now out, but the embers still glow. We helped to save many lives, some property and the integrity of our neighbors; but now the welfare of the common neighborhood requires that we help our neighbors reconstruct their homes so that they may return once more to ordinary living. Obviously, we have a responsibility to ourselves, to our neighbors, and to the neighborhood. ' Our national responsibility is to understand and to be faithful to the ideals which have guided us in the past in our relations with other nations. Those ideals might be called the Spirit Of our people. Therefore, tested by time and by experience, this Spirit has given Americans great prestige among the peoples of the earth. This responsibility is found in the great state papers which make up our history: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, Washington’s Farewell Address, Jefferson’s Inaugural Speech, The Monroe Doctrine, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and a host of others. Many of us have read these great documents on the Freedom Train, during the last year; we came away believing that we understood America better. Here are some of the ideals which made America great: 1. “Peace, Commerce, and honest friendship with all nations.” (Jefferson’s First Inaugural) 2. “Observance of good faith and justice towards all nations.” (Washington’s Farewell Address) 3. “Peaceful settlement of international disputes by arbitration.” 4. Non-involvement in other peoples’ quarrels. (Monroe message to Congress, December 2, 1823) 5. Freedom of the seas. 6. Equality of opportunity and trade. 7. “The Good Neighbor Policy.” (Nine Power Treaty of 1922) 8. We do not seek territory at the expense of others. 9. We do not seek to impose our will on others by force. 10. We are united to “Establish Justice, Insure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Promote the general welfare, and Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The Board of Education, the Faculty, and your Superintendent, all hope that the class of 1948, as the result of their education in the North Braddock Schools, has learned to appreciate America more and understand more fully the ideals of America, as we extend a helping hand to all mankind. Sincerely Yours, F. DeWITT ZUERNER, Superintendent 10