John Burroughs Middle School - Burr Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)
- Class of 1934
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Page 16 text:
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PRINCIPALS Mrs Broaded, Girls ' Vice Principal; Mr Thompson, Principal; Mr Nourse, Boys ' Vice Principal BUILDING A well balanced life is made up of work and play in proper proportions. Work is of two kinds: first, up-keep or maintenance, and second, creative work or building. These distinctions apply to all fields of endeavor alike, whether constructive, agricul- tural, commercial, industrial, professional, or going to school. By up-keep or mainten- ance is meant the ordinary activities of life from day to day like washing one ' s face, driving the car, planting potatoes, laying bricks, selling goods, prescribing for a cold, studying a science lesson, and performing all of the other tasks which man has been doing in much the same way year after year. All of these activities are important, and each deserves care and thoughtfulness on the part of the individual. Everyone will spend a large part of his time on these routine things, but only to the extent that he goes beyond them wilj his life be enriched. The builder is the person who leaves the usual beaten path and does something different, who creates something new. It may be a new building, a picture, a poem or a new variety of potatoes. It may be a telephone, a radio, or a new way to sell goods To the builders the world owes its advancement. In the final analysis, however, the builder is not a superman. He is just an ordinary man who has done his daily tasks so well and so thoughtfully that he has discovered better ways to do them, and has thus added to the wealth of the world. [ r{ ,
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BUILDING A NEW CIVILIZATION In reading the story of man there have been many contributions of vast importance made by peoples of the earth to create the present civilization It is a privilege and an opportunity to share in planning, during this present era, a program so all men will have food, shelter and clothing or the necessities of life that are vital to their physical well being. Science has made such a program possible through its contribution of machine power, instead of using man power alone. A better understanding of not only the physical needs, but mental and social as well, has grown during this period, Man will be able to work fewer hours with greater accomplishments, giving human beings leisure for creative activities or time to pursue the cultural arts. Such a program should develop a people of fine character and help to create an environment for leading a good life not only in America, but over the world. It should bring about a better understanding of the true values of life, followed by peace and good fellowship among men. CARRIE M BROADED. q V 11 s. vL ' iote S p f SSTf v : f ' tf ' 2 T» -4 CHARACTER BUILDING INSTITUTIONS This number of the Burr stresses building . Since I am a teacher, I cannot fail to point out that schools are character building institutions. Then, of course, it occurs to me to write that just as buildings are made only by piling stone on stone, or brick on brick, or by fitting together pieces of wood of different sizes and shapes, so a fine character is achieved only by honestly and courageously meeting many problems and difficulties. When you see in mid-air the tenth floor of a building, supported by nothing at all, you may expect to meet a man of high character who has never faced a problem honestly and courageously. W. L. NOURSE.
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