Tilden High School - Classic Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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From +he lessons of hislory have come +he beliefs, efhical principles and sfandards for law. For 'lhis declarafio-n, if implemenied by law by 'rhe various sovereign nafions, would give +o so many, 'ihe equal civil liber+ies enjoyed by so few. Mosl impor+an'r, il' is concerned wi+h 'rhe proiecfion and securify of ihe 'Family as a social unii. Since ihe fuiure of our civilizafion depends upon fhe well being of fhe fam- ily as a fundamenfal unil' of socieiy, +he family musl' be assured of 1'he saiisfaciion of cerfain basic needs: The righl' +o worlc. The righ+1'o an educaiion. The righl' fo religious freedom. The righl' +o live free from oppression and a'Haclc. H' is imperaiive 'rhal' fhe realizaiion of 'lhese hu- man ideals benefii' all manlcind. Man's dream of a beH'er world will become a realily when he under- sfands +he 'I'rue meaning of +he broiherhood of man, -fhal' he is more like fhan unlike his neighbor. Perhaps 'fhis idea mighi beH'er be expressed in fhe words of Carl Sandburg, who said, There is only one man in +he world, and his name is All Men. There is only one woman in ihe world, and her name is All Women. There is only one child in fhe world, and +he child's name is All Children. ROCHELLE KATZ

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vp' A A V ,, gs 4 fl x ell' . P Q unix Illil I ILYIIB 'Wai 5 m f 515 KVM K 1 nv n 1-ll '1 r.:-. -.e.':':.... Ai 7 fl is 7 'IQ MAN' HOPE ln all his s+riving, man's efernal beacon is Hope. Because of an innale desire +o beHer himself and his environmenl, man has a compelling drive +o eslablish a beHer and more secure life for himself and his children. This is lhe force and mo+iva'rion behind almosl' every advance macle in our civili- zafion. A+ various fimes, in +he course of hislory, man has made progressive sfrides in eradica+ing social evils. Our own American Revolulion is a shining hour in 'lhe sfory of human progress. However, fhe dramafic culminafion of all eFFor'r and fhinlcing in ferms of social jusfice, has come in our own 'rimeg for we have been for+una+e enough fo wi'I'ness a gafhering of brilliani' 'thinkers who 'formulafed a documenf con+aining ideals which recognize fhe common basic needs of all people: The Universal Declaralion of Human Righ+s.

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glue lgrinciloa .Spawn 5 The forces of democracy and 1'ol'ali+arianism are working 'fasf and furiously on alomic and o+her deadly weapons +o be ready for 1'he sfruggle we hope fo averf-bu+ which Commun- ism regards as inevilable. Communism seeks 'ro enslave 'rhe mind and body of man bu+ democracy slands in +he way. And democracy will use i+s know-how, i+s Technology, i'l's induslrial mighf +o preserve lhe peace. If we should fail-and we dare no+-civilizafion ifself may be undermined o-r perish. AYOUTJCARL A D C T 'Freedom and peace a realify. Bul' alas, new ideol- ogies rise anew fo frusl'ra're lhal' hope-Naziism, Fascism and now Communism. Even fhe Russian people-if nol' 'rerrorized by an all-powerful, brufal dicfalorial governmenl-would vole over- whelmingly for peace and freedom. Man wanfs fo live. He wanfs 'ro be recognized as a human being wilh basic righls 1'ha+ are inalienable. Man seeks +o be cons1'ruc'rive and crealive, noi' deslrucliveg useful, noi' useless. Na+- ural or unspoiled man seeks +o work and +o live in peace wilh his fellowmen-regardless of race, creed, color or origin. Only miseducafed or ignoranf man is inl'oleran+, prejudiced, domi- naled by greed or lusf for power. True edu- cafion seeks +o eliminale lhese wrong aHi'rudes which spell frouble and keep nal'ions and peoples divided. For cenfuries, man--inspired by idealisls -has soughl' peace and brolherhood. The greal men, l'he chief religions and l'he greal' educafors and prophefs have preached peace and brolher- hood as 1'wo inseparables. Unless we aH'ain These, civilizalion cannol' survive. Our hope res'I's upon you-fhe youlh of +he world-who alone can help us build +he new sociefy and help ii's cili- zens +o be molivaled and inspired by love of 'l'heir fellowmen. Like 'lhe greal' educa'l'or, Horace Mann, Be ashamed +o die un+il you have won some vicfory for humani'ry. You and l leave Tilden l'oge'rher. You, 'I'o build a creafive, useful life and l, lo relire, noi' 'ro hi- berna+e, bul' +o liighl more eFfec1'ively for 'Things I value-freedom, equal oppor'runi+y and iuslice for all people. May you be inspired 'lo live as did 'lhe prophe'I's of fhe ages: may you, loo, ba++le for greal' social causes, and may your Fondesf dream be fulfilled in a world a'I' peace. ABRAHAM LEFKOWITZ