Walt Whitman Junior High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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I Rrzilal X - MJDERN IAPAN One very often sees the mark, made in Japan on an object, and says, Oh, that's junk . Although some items manufactured in Japan are of poor a lot which quality, we turn out falls into the same .g-K4 category. Modern day Japan has ' come a long way from the period , ,immediately following World War II Hand she had developed her indus- itries to a very high degree. Her CaIIleIa,S 3.126 perhaps the finest in the world, and her small instru- ments, such as binoculars and ra- .4 - - I u dios are examples of fine workman ship. J JJUJJ' Japan is able to sell these products on the world market at ,H L4 LL- inexpensive prices because she maintains a lower standard of liv Q I., It MBL ing than we her workers do. She can then pay a smaller salary, and v-Q2 I AK f .... 4 2555, is. ir: gal? H lv WS is 1, 'xkrqlx -xg Q Z ,if ff I '4 :Q if'. , '14, Lp 8-t'bh ' 57 W' 9 'ty il ' V .HHN I y ' ya-f.wd '- fl' sg- C 2 T' nfs .,. I r P. JI' sf 'K K i manufacture her finished products 4 ' ' ' .L 4 3 more cheaply. al' QL K - S L J.: In spite of Japan's crushing gf x Lv... - .. defeat in the last World War, she S 4 , has recovered almost completely ' y L. 4 - ' 4 I f '-'-1- and now assumes a very important, 011' ,A L 2 pro-Western position in world af- ' ' Htl fairs, being both a member of the 5 ,v United Nations, and one of the f' At, 2, 'Ne strongest and most influential na- I 'AA ul lllL l,.,ux X tions in the Southeast Asia Treaty 'F' A X ... Organization. 'gf' 47 'xx In conclusion, we find that all R X this would not have been possible 'W without financial help from the Q United States. Credit is due, how- - ever, to the fine spirit of the X Japanese people, and all admiration must go to the technicians, both 'Q 1: H v 5 American and Japanese, to the scien- I ' ' 1' tists, and to the workers of modern 'Tv' , Japan. James McCormick I-VIERKER 52

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za 'Q' x, Qu- 1,1 ..hf:: 'v,'45,S' AUTHORITIES volgcga OP!-IQIONNS The banning of further tests of atomic and hydrogen bombs is a ma- jor question facing the United States and Russia. The famed Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Lenies Pauling, thinks that both countries should completely disarm, stop testing,and aim for world peace. On the other hand, Dr.Edward Teller, who is cred ited with the American development of the hydrogen bomb, feels that we should continue testing and at the same time build up our arsenal of atomic and hydrogen bombs. 54 Dr.Pauling favors nuclear test banning because he believes that there is no apparent necessity for the testing as long as there is world peace. He thinks that greater effort should be put into maintain- ing and strengthening this peace through diplomatic channels rather than through a show of force onboth sides. In addition, he maintains that continued testing could be harmful to human life and its hor- rible effects could last for sever- al generations. Dr.Teller strongly believes that we should continue testing. Hefeels that in case of war, we should be prepared to defend ourselves. It is his contention that war can be averted by our side being militari- ly stronger and that military weak- ness will only encourage our enem- ies to attack us. He claims that the effects of atomic testing can be controlled with proper supervi- sion. In any event, he thinks that the risk involved is the lesser evil when compared to our enemy at- tacking us when we are not properly prepared. Dr.Pauling and Dr.Teller are pa- triotic and dedicated Americans and are both well--informed on all as- pects of this subject. They both present good and intelligent rea- sons for their viewpoint, but, nevertheless, arrive at opposite conclusions. This subject is vital to our very existence and each of us will have to form our own opin- ion based on all available informa- tion. Linda Cantor Barbara Lesch , I