Abraham Lincoln High School - Roundup Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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J ' DMiVOJlcL t is the job of journalists to present to you a pictorial record of your school and to remind you of its good points, to note traditions and to foster them, to present a fair record of achievements and personalities, and to do these things as well as our time, money, and abilities permit. In this volume we attempt to point out that Lincoln, a new school, already has one hne, solid tradition . . . and that is friendliness. This is a good place to live and grow and work and learn. Here no green freshman walks in awe or fear of seniors. There is a real air of democracy and friendship. We have tried to suggest this by the arrangement of the journal, its selection of pictu res and our comments. Thus we have no section of the book sacred to the seniors. They mingle democratically with the registries and with the clubs. The faculty are pictured as they are in daily contact with us. The Roundup, this semester, attempts to be a real roundup, a roundup of everybody at school, in- troducing; us to one another, faculty, freshmen, workers-behind-the-scenes, shop workers, artists, R.O.T.C., singers, leaders, followers, brain trusters, athletes, and. most of all, just plain Lincolnites.

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(badkrdtion. The fact that we have chosen the friend- hness of our school for our theme does not mean that we are unaware of the t rim background of owx school life to- day. Therefore, we ask you to join with us now in dedicating this journal and offering a salute to the valiant men and women who are risking and losing their lives so that we may be better able to enjoy the things set forth in this volume.

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U)daIl Lincoln is a friendly place, but it is also a school where work and study necessarily play a prominent part. To us, learning is just as vital as any defense job and just as important as the war effort. Frances Lauber, at the right, typifies this statement. In this section are seen those students and adminis- trators who have assumed leadership and responsibility in making our job successful. In this section of the book we attempt to show the school at its true work, the acquisition of all kinds of knowledge. The ideal journal should picture our classes as they appear to the student as he or she grinds away from 8:30 to 3:10 in the long journey that some- times seems to be unending. Work is a good habit without which success is im- possible. We must be fair to our teachers and admit that they are doing their level best to introduce us to work. In fact they have done more than introduce us; they have made work a daily visitor, almost a member of the family!