Article June 1, 1957 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from Robert James McCracken, Tom Lobaugh

From The Youth Page in The Anglican Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The torch-bearing race was a great event in ancient Athens. From every district, teams of well-trained athletes competed for the honor of carrying the flame to light the National Hearth at the center of the city.

It must have been a spectacular sight as the runners carried their blazing torches through the darkness of the night into the city.

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