December 1956 School Magazine

'C.he CJrlagazirte oj 'C. he ':Bri~barte ~irl~' ~rammar School EDITORIAL THIS century, so far, has been one of great social and political unrest . People all over the world have shown a gallant courage in rising above the sickening destruction of two world wars, and in attempting to build normal lives for themselves again. However, the youth of to-day are living in an atmos- phere of insecurity and fear under the threat of hydro- gen and atomic bombs. The splitting of the atom is one of the most wonderful of present-day scientific advances, and if used for peaceful purposes, would revolutionise our civilization. But the folly and per- versity of man has made him use this great power in the shameful slaughter of his fellow-men. Automation is gradually being adopted in all the chief industrial nations, bringing a train of fresh social problems in its wake. Unemployment is rife where it has been installed, but a solution will soon be found for that when automation is more generally accepted. Some of its advantages are a higher degree of efficiency, easier work and more hours of leisure, which will have a universal appeal. It will be interesting to see what the living conditions of the world will be like when it is fully established, as it probably will be in our time. A steady growth of national feeling is apparent in all countries, making them aware of their own individuality. Although strong nationalism has been the cause of many wars, yet it has done much to develop each country, bringing out any interesting local culture, which that country. may have possessed, and giving its people a pride in their native land, and thus a new idealism and strength. Communism is now proving to be an ominous danger to the individual freedom and peace of cquntries, and seems to be moving towards world domination. It has greatly accelerated the economic development of Russia and China, but its present aggressive policy makes it a power to be feared and combated. This is the world in which we are living. What are we going to do about it?

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