Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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tage of a fair and fertile land with rich and varied resources. We have mountains, valleys, riv- ers, forests, deserts, and a vast deposit of oil. We have a most favorable climate and our scen- ery is so attractive that thousands of tourists come to our state ev- ery year. Our agricultural prod- ucts are now shipped to all parts of the world and our manufac- turing concerns have grown un- til they are now an important asset. It is our duty to see that the natural resources of our state, so rich when the pioneers first came, do not disappear as they have in other areas. We must make sure that the soil is not washed away from our fields and that the mountain slopes re- main protected by the forests, so that our water supply is main- tained. Our three centennial years should reawaken in us a desire to know more about our state and to rededicate ourselves to the preservation of its heri- tage. I want to express my thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Shep- herd, faculty adviser, to Frank Harradine, editor, Duncan Ton- ningsen, business manager, and the members of the ACORN staff for the splendid way in which they have handled the publica- tion of this AcoRN. Message MR. BRYAN AT HOME

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MR. BRYAN AT Woiziq lVlr. Br al1's .8. California is now celebrating the first of three great centennials. This year it is the discovery of gold. 1949 will commemorate the migration of thousands of people to this state, from other parts of the United States and from other nations, a movement that is commonly known as the Gold Rush. In 1950 California will have its one hundredth birthday party. These are impor- tant events in our state and they give us a motive for studying and thinking about the heritage that is ours. When gold was discovered, thousands of brave, adventure- some, active, and energetic men poured into California. They overcame untold dangers on the long journey and suffered many hardships in the new land. They set great value upon the qualities of courage, self-reliance, and generosity. Past position, for- tune, or previous social connec- tions counted for' little in the early history of our State. A man was accepted for what he was and then had to prove that he possessed in his own character the desired qualities. Thus the early character of California was molded by the Argonauts, who expressed the spirit of the Amer- ican frontier. In addition to the spirit of the early pioneers we have the heri-

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DON BELL Vice Principal