Lick Wilmerding High School - Commencement Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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STUDE T 2- if 'i f ..- ' I UPFIEEHS WARREN HI LL Presideni DAVID GRANICHER Vice-Presidenf yn PHIL COGBILL P LL ov if CLAUDINE POPE X Secretary I 1 I , President ea 1: J' 5 SPHI G v ,- . ':-..-I If ?ggQfii++':, '..,, E DAVID GRANICHER ' ,I V' -P 'd Ice res: ent fwgd x, ,- A I I-,ll -I I JACK GARDNER I Secrefcrry

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DlRECTOR'S MESSAGE Since I am the first Lick-Wilmerding graduate to become director of the schools, it is to be expected that I would take an extraordinary interest in the schools and in the students. I am keenly aware of the chal- lenge of the past in my outlook for the future of the present students. Students, faculty, and director can- not be complacent if the accomplishments of former Lick-Wilmerding graduates are to be matched or surpassed by the youth of today. Lick-Wilmerding has a tradition of success. The value of our type of education has been proved by the thousands who have attended our schools in more than half a century. Among the leaders of industry, the names of Lick-Wilmerding men are legion. Our high school graduates who continue to college find them- selves well prepared. The University of California records show Lick-Wilmerding to be among the top- ranking preparatory schools and to be first of all private schools which send graduates to the university regularly. Since the end of the war we have been fortunate in being able to offer a real service to many young veterans who helped win the victory. In seeking a high school diploma at an age when they would ordi- narily be working or completing the university, some of them now exhibit the same courage and perse- verance in the classroom that they displayed on the battlefield. The training of G-I's is a truly worthwhile endeavor and one in which we are glad to participate. It is the aim and policy of our schools to have a small selective group of earnest students who appre- ciate the value of an education. Because very rigid requirements must be met in both quality and quantity of work, students graduating from Lick-Wilmerding can rightfully be proud of earning a diploma. Em- ployers who hire our graduates have learned that a Lick-Wilmerding diploma means that the students have mastered essential fundamentals and may be expected to do satisfactory work in the field in which they specialized. The limited enrollment at Lick-Wilmerding tends towards more individual and better instructions and closer relations between teachers and students. It is probably for this same reason that so many close and lasting friendships of our graduates date from student days. Certainly few, if any other, secondary schools have such a large and loyal alumni group. As part of our future plans for Lick-Wilmerding, the present buildings will be remodeled and new shops constructed. This modernization program has already received much financial support from the alumni. When the rebuilding has been completed, Lick-Wilmerding will have one of the finest of modern school plants. No director's message could be concluded without singling out the graduating classes. To the students of 1947-X and 1948-J, I offer my sincere congratulations and best wishes for a happy, successful future. The faculty will follow the careers of the graduates with affectionate interest and will always be glad to see or hear from them.

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STUDE T Fall '47 Yell Leaders RAY MAYKEL cmd JACK GARDNER UFFIEEHS 'bw fl Nl, wlfe X323 fl F l Spring '48 Yell Leaclers JOE FUTERMAN and BOB UNSVVORTH f' ga if