Forest Avenue High School - Forester Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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1' . P' Y 4 if if af + f -A' -A- if f , 11' ' QU N. R. CROZIER E. B. CAUTHORN L. V. STOCRARD SIll7I'I'illfl'lllll'flf of Srlmnlx Axrislnnf Sllpl'VillfA 7Hl!'Ilf Dixlrirl Sll!ll'Yil1fl'l1lli'llf of Srlmnlx of High Srbool. Board of Educanon DAVID W. CARTER, JR., M.D., Pravidrfnf MRS. W. P. ZUMWALT, Vive-Prc'sia'r'r11' COMMITTEES Finance Gabe P. Allen, Cloairman L. O. Donald D. D. Rogers Supplivs Mrs. W. P. Zumwalt, Clmirnmn L. O. Donald Fred D. Danford Rules D. D. Rogers, Chairman Mrs. W. P. Zumwalt Mrs. W. A. Leeper Builrfingx and Sifvs L. O. Donald, Chairman Gabe P. Allen Fred D. Danford Lllllfb ' Mrs. W. A. Leepcr, Chairman D. D. Rogers Mrs. W. P. Zumwalt Wfvlfarv Fred D. Danford, Clmirnmn Mrs. W. A. Leeper Gabe P. Allen i' 'A' 'A' i 'A' 'k 'A' 'A' 'A' -A'

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gh -' if if if if sr if if A' ,+.1: if gy 'Q anti The Centennial Challenges You Less than our best in this good year, 1936, will not suffice, and this applies to every :member of our large school family of 1,950 boys and girls who have enrolled in Forest Avenue High School this school year. We owe our best to our school, our homes, and ourselves, of course, but we owe the best we have to the memory of the men and women who won our freedom one hundred years ago. A century ago, today, Colonel James W. Fannin and his 385 men, approximately, gave their lives for our freedom, and a monu- ment costing Sl00,000.00 plus is being erected in their memory at Goliad. Word was flashed over an NBC radio hookup today also, announcing that a S1,000,000.00 shaft is going up on the San Jacinto Battle Field to carry our minds back to April 21, 1836, when those gallant young Hghters led by General Sam Houston and shouting the immortal battle cry Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! won our independence from the mother country. These are just two of the mighty achievements of our founders-we wish space per- mitted us to name scores of other similar accomplishments of the long, long ago--but the reader will recall the other glamorous chapters of Texas history. What challenges these mighty dramas offer our boys and girls! Think of their sacrifices. They were courageous to confront the enemies from within and without. Wild animals were peril- ous, many of the Indians were treacherous and vicious, and the mother country was loath to submit to the demands of the early settlers in Texasg but our founders were strong- armed, clear-headed, and brave-hearted and they were here to till the soil, build homes, found churches, establish schools, develop the resources, and give to the United States the Lone Star State of Texas and much additional territory so much needed here in the Southwest to round out our Nation. Here are numerous challenges for us: the aim in life to develop the resources of Texas, the definite purpose to achieve the best, the neighborly and friendly spirit of our State Motto, Friendship, the vision of larger undertakings in the future, the proper appreciation of our glorious heritage, the preservation of all that is so worthwhile of our wonderful history, an appreciation and a proper evaluation of the services of our founders, the build- ing of more comfortable and happier homes, the proper emphasis on religion, an enlarged and greatly improved system of education in Texas to meet the needs of every boy and girl, better health conditions, recreational facilities to meet the needs of every citizen, social efficiency and social security for all, economic security for all citizens, security against crime and the protection of government to which every citizen is entitled, the assurance that there will be no more World wars to blast the lives and hopes of young people, a chance to grow up normally as boys and girls, an opportunity to create and produce in the productive period of life, and an environment in which people can live happily and peacefully in the evening of life. I challenge you and I charge you, my young friends, whom I love tenderly and de- votedly, to outline a big program for your lives. I charge you to undertake great things for Texas, and then you may expect great things from our State. Give the best that is in you, and the best will come back to you. The Centennial is challenging us to be big men and big women. Nothing but your best is big enough for Texas. March 27, 1936. WYLIE A. PAXKER, Principal. 'A' if t ir 'A' 'Ir ir 'A' 'A' 'A'