Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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THE ACORN 1945

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COPYRIGHT 1945 by DONALD ANDREW EDWARDS Editor WILLIAM LOUIS ERDMANN DELWEN LOWELL JENSEN Assistant Editors FREDERICK MAURER Business Manager AHS VOLUME XLVI Published by The Associated Students of Alameda High School ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA

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FOREWORD... “Eventually all things u the bill ola bi d, the « ve of ork out ; there is design in ever ything—in the wing of an eagle, an insect—everything has a perfect balance.” “Heaven Can Wait,” by Harry Segall. Yes, no matter what the appearance of things, our generation must believe that there yet exists a grand, all-pervading pattern, inscrutable though it may seem. We have ma tured in times which are unparalleled in the history of the world—times of disturbance, of turmoil, of insecurity, and of hate. Not only have we seen leaders rise and fall; we have seen entire governments flare briefly in nova-like splendor, only to drop swiftly into the depths of oblivion. The growing pains of civilization have manifested themselves in the greatest man-made up We entered Alameda H into the storm. Between e1 able and trouble-free peri 1eaval since the dawn of history. igh School amid the gathering clouds of war, and we graduate itrance and graduation we actually live one of the most enjoy- ods of our entire life; yet because of the insidious sense of unrest which has seized the world we do not realize the fact. It is to be regretted that we are unable to draw the ful vears, to mentally note anc It is with the above in n pages we hope to set dow life; we hope to arrest higl Years hence, when our you from the shelf and thumb associates. When that day est degree of pleasure from each fleeting moment of these four 1 savor each of the seemingly infinitesimal incidents of the day. 1ind that we compile and publish this annual. Here upon these n an imperishable memory of these four years of high school 1 school activity in its many phases and capture it in this book. ith is little more than a faint memory, we can take this ACORN through its pages in pleasant recollection of old comrades and comes, and when we retire from our life’s work to a quiet home in a peaceful world, perhaps this yearbook will furnish us many hours of happiness as we relive in retrospect the am using and fascinating vears of our youth. CONTENTS Administration Classes Activities Sports Organizations Bie. 1.6;