Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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DEDICATION... “There are in the world two powers—the sword and the spirit. The spirit has always vanquished the sword.” NAPOLEON To the spirit in which the men and women who were former students of Alameda High School serve their country at home and abroad, this book is reverently dedicated.

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FUREWORD... In these times of war we must make two basic changes in our way of life, a complete change in our actions and a complete change in our thinking. Our change in actions in school is brought about primarily by the change in our opportunities and courses. Our school in former years has leaned more towards the cultural type of education. Now, as the entire world is engulfed in war, we have had to convert every concern and institution to all out war effort. This transition can easily be seen in Alameda High School. Many cour ses have been introduced into high school for the first time within the last year. In the shops instructors prepare us for the production, repair, and maintenance of products used in the war. The academic courses prepare us for further training in the varied fields supported by the armed forces. Science courses prepare us for essential civilian and military occu- pations. In the R.O.T.C. the boys are given much valuable training which will be of great use when they join the armed forces. Our change in thoughts is something less tangible, something not fostered by marching in parades or making speeches, but something nur- tured from within. It is an urge to do the utmost for the furtherance of the war. The majority of students probably have this feeling although they cannot express it. We of the staff of the 1943 Acorn have endeavored to capture the spirit and life of the Alameda High School during war and to retain some of the peaceful school life of normal times. We hope as you read your 1943 AcoRN you may recall many forgotten, happy thoughts and pleasant events.

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Mi. BRYAN'S MESSAGE The students of the class of June, 1943, are to be congratulated on the splendid record they made during their four years of high school. Seventy members of the class made a “‘B” average or better, and one hundred sixty members of the class, or 63 “co , made a “B-” or better. If the class roster of two hundred fifty-three names were arranged according to rank in schol- arship, two hundred twenty-five names would be passed before a student with an average mark of ““C” was reached. Only twenty-eight students fell below a ‘“‘C” average and only five below a “C-”’. Marks made in high school play a most important part in the future success of a student. Universities, colleges, civil service bureaus, many branches of the armed services, and almost all business concerns now ask for a transcript of a student’s high school record when he applies for admis- sion to a higher school or seeks employment in some branch of the govern- ment or in a business. Good marks open the way to better positions and to higher education, while poor marks block the individual on every side. Bet-