Los Angeles High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Ernest Oliver

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The Winter '95 Star and Crescent mresi- The new viewprincipal of Los Angeles dent, whose duties were those of the Stu- High School looks into a bright future. dent Body president of today. Annual is this statement: Although Mr. Oliver only came into the school at the begin- ning of the league season, the team has profited greatly by his tireless efforts. He makes the men work hard and practice regularly, and has done much toward developing a championship team. In 1911, Mr. Oliver became vice-principal to Mr. Housh. At the time of the United States' entrance in the World War, Mr'. Oliver was not of fighting ageg but he volunteered and was sent to Camp Lewis to take charge of the Y. M. C.A. Hut. A few months later, when older men were being called, he enlisted in the heavy artillery in the regular army at Fort MacArthur where mathematicians were needed. .He was ready to accept the position of lieutenant. When the armistice was signed, Mr. Shiels, then superintendent of schools in Los Angeles, immediately made a plea that Mr. Oliver be retired from the army because he was needed so much in Los Angeles High School. Mr. Oliver, again taking part in school life, was one of the committee 'who selected the present site of our school. He insisted that the grounds be large enough for adequate athletic facilities. The Board of Education expressed anxiety regarding this selection because the site was beyond the street car terminus, and it was necessary to induce the company to extend the line to West Boulevard. In 1925 at the death of Mr. Housh, Mr. Oliver succeeded him as principal. Since then, Los Angeles High School has had the most progressive and inspiring program of its entire history. It is to his love of music that we owe the idea for our beautiful chimes which distinguish Los Angeles High School from all other schools in the city, and to his appreciation of the importance of physical fitness that we have our excellent Oliver Swimming Pool. Mr. Oliver has a love and great interest in people. He tries to know as many of his students as possible, he claims as his friends all the soldiers whose names appear on the Memorial window of our beautiful Memorial Library. Perhaps, it may in some respects be due to the fact that he has two sons of his own that he is so understanding with young people. Now, on the eve of his retirement, Mr. Oliver is greatly beloved by his students as well as by the teachers, parents, and people who have come to know him and to appre- ciate his fine, devoted, and untiring services in the field of education. As this term draws to a close, it marks the end of his brilliant term as principal. Simply and sincerely Mr. Oliver says to the students of his school, I want you to feel that this is your school g and as he bids farewell to the duties and activities of being principal, he voices with assurance and affection the belief that Los Angeles High will carry on as a school that believes in young people, a school that has a genuine desire to build up their character and citizenship, to give them happiness but, above everything else, a feeling of respon- sibilityf' Yes, Mr. Oliver, Los Angeles High will carry on, believing in youth, believing in America, and upholding the ideals that you have so desired us to possess. We shall take closer to our hearts the motto: Obedience to Lawg Respect for Others: Mastery of Self: Joy in Service: These Constitute Life, praying that it may constitute our lives as nobly and successfully as it has molded yours.

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