Worcester High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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to a small percentage of what they otherwise would be. Responsibility for civil defense belongs to the individual and his local government. The individual, given all training possible, does what he can for himself in an emergency. The family unit, also trained, attacks its own problems and contributes to the organized community effort. The community's civil defense organization works to meet its own crisis, receiving outside help if its facilities are inadequate, or contributing support to neighboring communities under organized state direction. To help commun- ities carry out their responsibility, the state and federal governments contribute assistance about organ- izational advice, over-all planning, and resources. Every person and every community has a part to play in the civil defense program. Remoteness from places considered probable targets does not exempt any community from planning, since evacuee reception and care must be provided, and a support program organized. The civil defense program for this country must be in constant readiness because for the first time in l40 years an enemy has the power to attack our cities in strong force, and for the first time in our history that attack may come suddenly, with little or no warning. Granted a few minutes warning, casualties can be reduced through proper organization and training in civil defense. More important, civil defense could spell the difference between defeat and victory for our people. The thoughts brought on by a discussion of civil defense in this atomic age are sobering ones, and cannot be taken lightly. Our responsibility as we graduate must include participation in civil defense activities. ez CZSS Ong Words by Betty Mickelson Music by Phyllis Ventura l know that we shall ne'er forget These golden days gone by, The lasting friendships we have made At Dear Old Commerce High. CHORUS: To Our Old Alma Mater We'll sing this song of praise, Our hearts will e'er be loyal Through all our future days. The lessons we have learned no doubt, Will last us through the years, And they will be a help to us, ln this great world of ours. CHORUS The future though may troubled be Our spirits will not die, We'll still recall our school days At Dear Old Commerce High. Words by BETTY MICKELSON Music by PHYLLIS VENTURA

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Class 0rafion '55-ll By RICHARD JARZOBSKI UNITED STATES CIVIL DEFENSE The subiect of my talk tonight, United States Civil Defense, is a serious one and perhaps not too pleasant for seniors leaving high school. But it is one that should be considered carefully by everyone. Because of developments in this air-atomic age, the United States can no longer be free from the danger of a sudden devastating attack against its mainland. Civil defense can be defined as the protection of the home front by civilians acting under civil authority to minimize casualties and war damage and to preserve maximum civilian support of the war effort. The greatest deterrent to such attack is the knowl- edge on the part of a would-be aggressor that we have the power to destroy him by retaliatory action. Since there can be no absolute military defense, an effective civil defense is vital to the future security of the United States because it might provide it means whereby this country, if suddenly attacked heavily and without warning, could get off the fioor to fight back. . ..- :si:fzi ?f, .vat Itfigg -if Richard Jarzobski. Class Orafor An enemy attack would presumably be aimed at the great metropolitan areas, the cities and towns, at the country's most critical targets. Such an attack would be against all the people of the United States, therefore, defense against it must require the co-ordinated effort of the whole nation. lt is expected that such an attack would be partially successful. Whether it would succeed in destroying America's productive power would depend, in the main, on the organization and functional efficiency of the country's civil defense. This vital service has been a missing element in our system of national security. The national security structure of the United States becomes complete with the establishment of adequate civil defense. Until wars are effectually outlawed, civil defense must take its place along with military defense in any sound and well-rounded program. With the military establishment expanding, and with the industrial facilities of the nation being geared to that expansion, the drain upon America's resources will necessarily be great. Plans for civil defense, therefore, must be made with full recognition of the importance of maximum economy in the use of the available supply of men, money, and materials. Civil defense rests upon the principle of self- protection by the individual, extended to include mutual self-protection on the part of groups and communities. Manned largely by unpaid part-time volunteer workers, each service of civil defense will work in co-operation with the others for the common good. All men and women who make up these services will belong to a national team - The United States Civil Defense Corps. Civil defense is conceived as a system which will depend largely on co-operation between critical target areas, such as our own, and the communities around them. This must be done on a nation-wide basis. Advance preparations, combined with prompt and effective post-attack actions, would reduce casualties

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last Will and Testament of the Class ol' '55 A We the members of i955-A, have always tried lo do all lhings in the correct manner. Therelore, il is only filling and proper for us lo bring our affairs lo a close in a legal manner before leaving the High School of Commerce. Being ol sound mind and realizing that our time is shorl, we do hereby declare this our last will and teslament revoking all olhers that have preceded il. our beloved parents, we leave our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for their help and guidance and, most of all, for their patience. the members of the faculty, we leave all the members of the Class of 1955-A who are not leaving. Mr. Casey, our principal, we leave our gratitude and appreciation for his patience and forebearance with us, in all the things that we have done. Mr. Manning, our assistant principal, we leave a new supply of P.M. slips and a much larger P.M. room. Mr. Tobin, our assistant principal, we leave all our sincere good wishes. Mr. McAleer, we leave our thanks for all the favors which we really didn't deserve. Miss O'Leary, we leave a new supply of Journalism passes, our class nearly exhausted her present one. Mr. Italiano, we leave a new set of Italian books. Mr. Creamer, we leave a beautiful blonde secretary for one knee and a gorgeous redhead for the other. Mr. Sleeper, we leave two tickets to a Broadway opening. Mr. Hussey, we leave a one-year supply of ice cream all paid for. Mr. Butler, we leave a pair of earmuffs that he can wear while he's on the hill fourth period. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Bartlett, we leave a few talented stars for next year's Variety Show. Stars like Betty Grable and Eddie Fisher. The following students, for no reason at all. wish to leave some of their prized possessions: John Pakula, our class president, leaves all his headaches plus a bottle of as- pirin to the next class president. Wasn't it fun though? Carol Anderson, vice-president, leaves her iob as Editor of The Mercury. Henry Dobkowski, class treasurer, leaves all his money problems to the next class treasurer. Rita DeToma, class secretary, leaves her typewriter in the Mercury office. Dick Jarzobski leaves his lpana smile and his good looks. Barbara Alexandrovich leaves to go into training fnurse's training, that ist. Josephine Ostrowski leaves all her clubs and committees. Violet Andrews, female Liberace, leaves her wonderful piano playing. lee Shulman leaves his hep knowledge to some square. Mary Reynolds leaves for Korea! Why, Mary? Dick Haggar leaves everybody weeping. Ann Hayes leaves to be a future Mrs. Jim McDonald leaves his wonderful per- sonality and his Sir Galahad charm. Rene Seaver leaves her favorite seat in the Coffee Shop. Joe Ostrowski and Bob Daly leave without Jim Cronin. Phyllis Ligor leaves her pleasant smile and happy disposition to a grouchy Junior. Vinnie Cassino leaves his Rh thm and Y Blues column to some Jazz lover.