Weequahic High School - Legend Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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lots SQUnA We. the new generation, dedicate ourselves to the task of building a better, tranquil tomorrow. From the vast space in life occupied by doubt and insecurity we will strive to carve a utopia governed by practical morality and idealism. We dedicate ourselves to the labor of constructing new highways leading to peace, prosperity and a bright future world. Our tools will be the knowledge life affords us. Brotherhood, the most binding force in life, will be used in place of mortar. Stone by stone we will build these paths to a better world, by supporting the U. N. and by actively participating in all governmental affairs. We shall toil to obtain more knowledge and better under standing in human relations. We shall wage an un ending battle to eradicate prejudice, a force which impedes the construction of the highways to the new future world. We dedicate ourselves to these things as the citizens of tomorrow. We will have a better tomorrow only if we ourselves make it so CONCRETE

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ABSTRACT Most observers agree that the first step in the conquest of the universe is the establishment of a space platform several thousand miles a-bove the earth. We. the graduating students, have reached this space-platform stage in our lives and are ready to depart into the void Behind us are twelve years of study and training which have been gradually intensified so that we can now withstand the intense pressure and strife of the future. Ahead lies interplanetary conquest, supersonic speed, and time travel. We face these challenges and their accompanying hazards with a determination to succeed and to establish our position in space. Our training has been ideological as well as materialistic. In order to conquer space, we must first conquer ourselves. Men must be made to realize that the quarrels for power and prestige which have dominated our world’s history are wasteful, shameful, and suicidal. As future citizens. we are faced with two alternatives: peace, prosperity and progress, or war. waste and annihilation. Pure logic should dictate our choice. We must establish that elusive world peace. Then and only then will the myriad worlds which surround us be opened, and everyone benefit from the knowledge and resources of a peaceful world in a peaceful universe.

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 Michael Conovitz PRINCIPAL To the Class of January 1954: The telescope has opened up a sublime vista of worlds upon worlds extending far out into infinite space. The microscope and the electronic microscope have uncovered an infinite world of living organisms and inert matter hitherto not visible to the naked eye. The world of the human mind is equally diverse and infinite in scope. As we observe the growth-of scientific knowledge during the 5000 years of recorded history, and as we note the vast and evergrowing variety of artistic expression, we arrive at the inevitable conclusion that there are still many excitingly new forms of art with which to experiment. The mental horizon like the physical horizon is still far away. The frontiers of science and art still lie ahead. There still is great work to be done by the young in spirit, the daring in imagination, and the courageous of heart!