Manual High School - Mirror Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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S YOU turn over the leaves of your year book you 1 Z varied industries that industry plays a large part . srr - , if will see constant reminders that Peoria is a city ot A li . it . . . . . in Q H 1 ' 'V elf ' 1 ' ,ff Q ' ' ' . ' K . I Q W, in the lite of our city that in many respects our P 4 rr very existence and well-being depend on the in- dustries that man has built up for his own uses. lt will be well to keep two things in mind as we think of this subject. First, that much of our material prosperity and comfort in this age of the machines depends on the industries of our city, either directly or indirectly. Our city is prosperous and a good place to live, because these institutions are operat- ing normally and producing the wealth for which they were created. We could not have our school and other educational facilities if it were not for the material prosperity which they bring to us. All of us have our living from this source, either because the wage earners of our families are directly engaged in some of them, or indirectly because they serve those who are so engaged. That is, our material well-being is very closely linked with these industries which create the busi- ness activities ot Peoria. The second thing to remember is that very soon - a year or two years or more-that most ot you will be seeking your career either first-hand or through service given in some of these same plants. lf you remain in Peoria, these same giants that have made her a bright spot in this depression, will be needing your help and you will be looking to them for sustenance. lf that is the case and it you will think the matter through, l am sure that you will agree with me, that it behooves you to so do your tasks here at Manual that you will not only be ready and equipped to meet the call, but will be so well equipped that you can command respect and add much to the well-being and prosperity of our city. W. G. RUSSELL, Principal. Fourteen

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IN MEMORIAM GUSTAVA T. DAN N ER 1928 W- 1935 1 1 E DEDICATE this page to the remembrance of our dear friend, Mr. Gustava T. Danner, who was drowned in Moccasin Lake, Minnesota, on Iuly 24, 1935. Mr. Danner, who graduated from the Columbia University, came to Manual in 1928 and was an instructor in mechanical drawing for eight years. Manual feels very greatly the loss of this patient, sympathetic teacher for during those eight years at Manual, he gained the friendship of many of his associates on the faculty and his pupils by his familiar good nature. lt will always be remembered how he willingly and unselfishly sacrificed his own time after school in untiring efforts for the benefit of the boys in his mechanical drawing classes. Mr. Danner was a lover of the great outdoors and had spent quite a few sum- mers at lnterlachen Lodge and Moccasin Lake, where the tragedy occurred. A very close friend said, Mr. Danner died as he had lived, quiet and un- afraid. He fought a noble fight and met his one great defeat. His friends will know him no more in life, though he will live long in memory. The world is better for his having lived, for his clean, upright character. L. ,, ,,