Wrentham High School - Assembler Yearbook (Wrentham, MA)

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romofion 0 eace ,7lzrouglz flme vlnifecl Wafiona It's an old story-man's quest for peace. It is old because it has been age- long and unconquerable. It is a new story because it is happening today. And it is a story that will continue, because man was made for peace-not war. The very fact that this struggle for peace has survived countless failures and dis- appointments is eloquent of its epic constancy. Modern man, with his mind and expectation too much bound to the present and recent past, might gain hope and perspective by looking to the future. And manis future, today, is in the United Nations. Since its conception nine years ago, the United Nations has been the symbol for those purposes to which it has pledged collective effort: Peace, Security, Human Rights, Law, Freedom. These are simple words but they are all essential. NVithout one, the others would all fail. They mean civilization. Today, sixty nations and two thousand million people are committed to them. The process of learning to live together without war in this torn and dis- tracted world of ours is going to be painful and a constant challenge for the rest of our lives. Yet we know what the choice is. Either we manage it, or we face disasterf, These are the words of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. They say that the job is now, and will always be now. The job has just begun. Through many and varied specialized agencies the United Nations is seeking to bring a new meaning to life for millions of people all over the world. These specialized agencies seek to generally raise standards of living. By raising the standards of living of a country the inhabitants are also given a dignity and pride which helps them understand that no matter what the threat to their peace is, they will strive to eliminate that threat. In many cases this will take months- even years. But who will measure this time against a third world war? Today tolerance is a necessity. Sometimes it may come hard. The price may be high-in time and endurance-but so is the stake: survival. If this is a time of survival, this is also the time when man dared to think of the welfare of the human race as a practical objective. Nations and peoples lacking adequate scientific knowledge can learn from others who have the skills and are willing to share them. The United Nations, with its specialized agencies, has begun to put this idea to work. Its technical assistance program and the coordinated effort of its related agencies are the greatest organized sharing of skills ever attempted. They answer a challenge that will remain even when threats to peace have been removed. . The United Nations cannot by itself enforce peaceg it cannot impose agree- ment. But in an age of total war and new weapons, neither can any alliance. The United Nations has been created so people can live together. In its Charter, nations have the means to come to terms-with each other and with this new age But the United Nations is only as strong as the will of its Member states to unite their efforts. And the Member states are only as strong as the will of their people. And the people are you and I-everybody. That is the meaning of United Nations Day. The United Nations is what we want and what we will make of it. It is only a beginning. . . . It will be a constant challenge for the rest of our livesf' SALLY WEBER, ,55 W'inner of the American Legion Veteranis Day Essay Contest 44 5 yi

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3 1 l' -.. - L 4 A First roic: Mrs. Magraw, Mrs. Mac-Lt-od, Mrs. Mula, Mrs. Capron. Mr. Swett. Mr. Delaney, Mrs. Yiall. Mrs. Ryan. Mrs. Morton. Second row: Mr. Lucas, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Rishton, Mr. Silva. Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Carr, Mr. Harpin. Mr. Aucoin. Mr. Gleekman. Mr. Gallipcau. Superintendent of Schools .. , Mr. Frederick Delaney Principal ,. ., .. ,. . ,, Mr. Earle Swett English , V.,. . , .. , Mrs. Grace Gapron Assistant Administrator French and English ,...,.. ., ., English and Social Studies. Social Studies and Guidance .. Social Studies . ., ..... . Mathematics and General Science Science ,, . ..,,. . ..., . Languages ... .., .. , ,.. Physical Education, Girls... ,... ., .. Physical Education, Boys .. . E Jlathenzatics and Physical Education . , Commercial . .. Art.. . Manual Arts .. llusic H ..,.,... Domestic Science ,. Wfefzfham igh Sclzoof jacziffy if 4 s Mr. Albert Aucoin . ,. . Mr. Iohn Lucas . . Mrs. Grace Ryan . ,.,. Mrs. Celia Viall Mr. Francis Gallipeau ,. Mr. Edwin Carr, Ir. Mr. XVallace Gleekman Mr. Raoul Harpin Mrs. Carolyn MacLeod . ., .,..., .. Mr. Elmer Silva ,Mr. Edward Morgan Mrs. Dorothy Magraw ,, M1'S. Alice M. Mula Mr. Gilbert Rishton Mr. Frederick Sullivan ,M1's. Priscilla Morton

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