Springfield High School - Capitoline Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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Dedication Behind the scenes ot this present crime ot civili- zation there stands lirm and proud a quiet group oi ever gallant women. the mothers of our servicemen. Some have sent their sons away nevervto return. as death knows no boundaries. Others. more fortun- ate, are waiting patiently to welcome home their sons. now heroes of battles in far oi! lands. And although these same mothers are never decorated lor the pains and sorrows which they suffer as cr result of this war, they are the true American hero- ines. It is they, the gold star mothers who. alter the material war has ended. still feel the grief and hard- ship the war has brought upon them. And so to this noble group ol mothers, who have given their sons in order that the American way ol life might be preserved. we humbly dedicate this book.

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0 pg Foreword Never before in the history of the world. has there been such a great need ior international co- operation asl there will be when the present war has ended. Many wars have been fought and peace treaties written, but none have met with suc- cess because too much stress was placed on the winning of the war and the return to peace time conditions, rather than on writing a sure and last- ing peace. We hope we have profited by our mistakes so that the United Nations, who have banded together in the greatest movement toward world peace ever known. will be able to channel every nation into a world iederation based on iustice to all humanity. 5