West Side High School - Lamp Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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 cA peace above all eat hlij diqaities, cA still and quiet conscience.” We, the elms of Quite. 1966, hope fully, dedicate this yearbook to world peace and to the eternal harmony. of mankind.

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7hi 70 O lid in lohieh lOe dlioe As we look into the windows of the past, we, the class of nineteen hundred and sixty-six, recall many factors which have had a strong effect upon our lives— our parents, our teachers, our friends and our environment. Our environment, the world in which we live and the events occurring within this world, has played a major role in our lives. Awareness of the world's happenings is of prime importance in attaining a full and rich education and so, as West Siders, we have tried to be alert and understanding in world affairs. In and out of the classroom we have taken part in discussions and reading in order to better acquaint ourselves with the world around us. We realize that as the future leaders of America we must prepare ourselves for the world outside; that life which will be filled with people of different ideas, cultures and ways. Throughout our short lives we have experienced many new changes. During our stay at West Side High School, the window to outer space was opened by manned flight. We have seen Communism grasp out its corrupt branches in its hope to strangle the entire world. We watch with hearty approval as a minority group rebels against the prejudice which has enrapt them in a web of poverty and filth. Discoveries in health methods and treatment have increased our life span. We have seen new horizons in education opened which will spread their potent medicine further and more effectively than ever before. With optimism and zeal we look to the future, knowing that we have been well prepared by the faculty and by our experiences at West Side High School for whatever windows are yet to l»e opened in the new and ever-changing world which we are about to enter.