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

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ADMINISTHATIDIV when it comes to teachers you can bet, W e ' ve got the best you ' ve ever met. Just put them up to any test, You ' ll always find ive have the best. They never lack spirit or concentration. So here ' s to our Lincoln Administration.

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MR. C. W. WHITE, Priniipal THE PRIIVCIPAL ' S MESSAGE For considerably more than a century and a half, this coun- try has been steadily forging ahead and has achieved a world- wide reputation for being the land of opportunity. Through- out this march of time the citizens of this great commonwealth have continuously boasted that the freedom and rights, as granted to each one through the principles of democracy, would always continue to produce conditions perfectly satis- factory to every person possessing a rational mind and rea son- able desires. However, recent years have seen many of our ideas changed and our cherished ideals threatened with destruction. To some it might seem that the principles of organized government had, in some respects, failed but such is not the case. The funda- mental plan of our government is stable; the basic laws under which the founders of this republic operated are sound and sufficient. The main difficulty is that the majority have apparently ceased to be mindful of the inherent rights of others and have wholly failed to put into practice the idea that we are a nation of people. By that I mean, there has been too much individualism and not enough nationalism. Since such is the situation confronting you as you are about to graduate, the future presents a challenge as never before. The same ideals of loyalty and integrity, and a wholesome de- sire to treat one ' s fellow man honestly and squarely at all times will eventually be crowned with success. You must not become impatient with what may seem at first insurmountable difficulties, nor can you expect revolution- ary methods to be the answer. Rather must you realize that a wise concerted attack upon the vexing problems of the day will bring about constructive changes — that is the solution. May your thinking be clear! May you not merely have the courage of your convictions, but may these same convictions be both fundamentally sound and thoroughly practical ! PAGE EIGHT