Moreno Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Sunnymead, CA)

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THE SPIRIT OF A NATION 1 was born American; I live an American; I shall die anj American. daniel webster Don ' t give up the s ivp . ' capt.jameslawrence So you are the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war. LINCOLN to Harriet Beecher Stowe. gB M ! » Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, ... emma lazarus ' The people are the only sure reliance for the preservaticmofour liberty. thomas Jefferson A truly American sentiment recognises the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. grover Cleveland ' ' Be sure you are right, then go ahead ' david croc kett A knowledge of the past prepares us for the crisis of the present and the challenge of the future. johnf. Kennedy mm ... That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. L NCOLN i Historic continuity with the past is not a duty; it is only a necessity. justice Oliver wendell holmes America is a tune. It must be sung together gerald Stanley lee Go West, young man, and grow up A ith the country . HORACE GREELEY I come to present the strong claims of suffer U humanity. Dorothea dix

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Without realizing it, England instilled in the colonists the individual purpose and ingenuity that necessity breeds. With trade goods cut to a minimum, determined voung leaders of the time set out to find ways of surviv- ing without support from the Mother Country . Agricultural methods and machines and labor saving devices were designed by our forefathers. As frontiers opened, Yankee genius had to conquer natural barriers in the wild new country, so suspension bridges were invented and methods of transportation were perfected for the purpose of opening the untamed areas. Later, they sought to section off the land with the revolution- ary and controversial invention — barbed wire. Cooper ' s 1-horsepower Tom Thumb train in 1830 and later, automobiles like the first Model T, and the 4-horsepower airplane ; became American modes of travel from city to city and coast to coast. Americans knew that the fertile lands of this nation would produce unequalled harvests if machines were designed to take over for man. They knew also that trade routes were difficult to travel and manufacturing would have to be done close to home. The cotton gin, textile looms, drill presses and a reaper which could cut six times as much grain as a hand scythe were some of the tools invented. Protection for themselves and for their young country prodded inventors like Eli Whitney to perfect firearms and others to work on plans for the first submarine. Young inventors like Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison (called the nation ' s most valuable citi- zen) visualized machines that would light the country and open up communication with those in the far cor- ners of the nation. The telephone, telegraph, phono- graph and the first light bulb were discovered in the late 1800s and early twentieth century. This American way of doing for oneself inspired many to become inventors in their own right. Some sought to save labor and mass- produce for profit while others envisioned not only riches, but excitement and adventure as they discovered ways to defy nature. Throughout the past 200 years the American mind has been unleashed to take whatever paths necessary to ful- fill the needs. In the last half-century, the pace of dis- covery has been overwhelming and inventions for the taming of the universe lie in the grasp of America while the habit of finding a way is ingrained in its people. The seeds of industrial America were sown by these inventors resulting in today ' s mechanized society.

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Fine Arts A tribute to the nationally recognized MVHS Art Department. Is Hammonds -- Collage. nne ArU 161