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

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When the history of Abraham Lincoln High School is written, the year 1953-54 will be one of the years of significance, not only because it marked the opening of the new annex that gave Lincoln one of the out- standing school plants in the country, but because of the high quality of its senior class. Whiether Lincolnites were participating in a carnival attirecl in bizarre costumes, or whether they were struggling through the intricacies of higher academic subjects, we could always depend on them to do their level and appropriate best. We are going to feel the absence of these fine graduating classes and the oncoming juniors will have to work hard to hll the empty places. My best wishes to the members of the class and may their years to come, be happy. A. W. SMITH Dean of Buyr worcfjprom the means Some of the joy of being a teacher lies in seeing each year's new students grow up and make ready to take their place in the adult world. I believe in boys and girls, the men and women of a great tomorrow is the beginning of a teacher's creed. So we hope that you have had three or four busy, active years at Abraham Lincolng that what you have learned and expe.rienced will make the future a truly great tomorrow, and we are happy to have had a part in those ex- periences. We hope that you have developed a sense of values in character and citizen- ship that will grow and become stronger with time. We hope, too, that you have not only learned the importance of loyalty but also how to discriminate in your loyalties, and that your feeling of responsibility has deepa ened with each new challenge, In brief, we hope that the standards of citizenship you set for yourselves will rest on a strong foun- dation you have built here. It has been a pleasure to work with you- we shall miss you. We have been proud of you as studentsg our pride in you as alumni will be even greater. Congratulations and best wishes for success and happiness. MARIE WELCH Demz of Girlr

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M noe there was on y cz hilltop . M ? F, J X .zl'QQPJX., 3- ilXLck.VL,5 .4 K., fl ,, 4 . FQ , f fl-ff-A-4'-16.1 .fix-.4.4,,,,V.,tkX.X! E l rj Once there wax only a hilltop, harren of all except xandl and wind, X649 'WML Once there wax a man, a man who xerued city and youth for forty-two yearx, culminated M44 Mhy a xeoen-year term ax xuperintendent of xchoolx, Z The hill wax our hilltop and the man, joxeph P. Nourxe. WJ- Of all the yearx he xpent worhing with and for San Francixco young people, every one GMA wax hlled with a dexire to help them, to give them a hey called education that they might R hetter fulhll their own and their city'x future. ' ,fa-f M When there wax a call, he anxweredg when there wax a need, it wax hix rexponxihility P A that it he met. In 1937, during hix term ax xuperintendent, the call of young peoplefx uoicex M Yau' ' wax raixed, their plea wax for a high xchool in the rapidly-expanding Parhxide dixtrict. , , Aff' The call wax anxwered, and the need met. ' A xand-covered hill crowned hy gray xhiex through which the lonely criex of gullxg U L echoed . . . a hond ixxue . . . hlueprintx . . . conxtruction . , . and in 1940 a hill no longer 5 '!WQ rren hut poxxexxed of a xchool. The need of the young wax allayed through the uixion and , , leaderxhip of their friend, foxeph P. Nourxe. On Fehruary 17 of thix year Major Nourxe died. 5 f Though he ix gone, a monument to hix xeruice to San Fraxncixco'x youth xtandx. The K monument ix Ahraham Lincoln High School. Gratitude ix ourx, and it ix in appreciation C that we dedicate the 1954 Round-up to the memory of one of San Francixcofx linext citizenx X and one of our hext friendx, foxeph N ourxe. F

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. c aracter is huilt. . M Many claffex in fhe hiylory of our Jchool have hoped lo he lhe pry! lo graduate from a new auditorium. Tha! unique privilege, however, war referved for lhe claf,fe.r of january 1954 and june 1954, and you gradufziev can lake pleayure in lhe fact. Bur ifhrough fhe yearf you will rernenzher not only the heautiful huildingf and fhe excellenl equipment which our cily haf provided and which you have enjoyed Jo nzuch. Even rnore clearly will you rernenzher your clafyniafef and your leacherf, and lhe good tirnef you have had with lheni in the claifroonz and oul. I1 if lhrough relalionfhipf between people that characler ix builf and ideal! realized ,' and il if in in Jiudenlf and in teacherx that the true Jirenglh of Ahraharn Lincoln High School lief. A5 you lake your placef arnong the conipany of Ahraharn Lincoln High School gradiuzlef we wifh you the very hey! of Jaliffaclion and Jucceff if all your ac- livilief. The world if calling for the thingy lhal you can conlrihule-thorough preparation, hard work, prrnneff of character, and Jtrong allegiance to our na- lion and to the high principles it reprefenlf, May you jind guidance in lhefe word! of that great American for whoni our .rchool iy narned: I ani not hound to win, but I arn houna' to he lrue,' I ani not hound lo Jucceed, hui! I am hound to live up lo what lighl I have. B. HILL, Principal