Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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In d8dlC'1t1I1g to our new prlnclpfll James Mathews Bryan thls lssue of the ACORN the Assoclated Students of the Alameda Hlgh School extend COf1gI 1t1l11f1O'I1S and comphments upon the completlon of hxs first year Wlth us and predlct for hlm an admlmstratlon r1ch 1n sel V109 to school and communlty .t. ,.c'K '. . 1 .K . 'l ly. 1 . . . 4 . 1 . .L .. . .. w. C '. l

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' ve A successful year book will capture and preserve those memories of school life which will give us pleasure in the years to come, We live in an age of photographic achievement, which makes the historians task an easier one and gives richness to the finished product. The chapter of our existence herein reported is brief, but we doubt that any similar period in the future will be as crowded with events for so many of us. It has been our chief concern to catch the spirit of com- radeship and friendliness which prevails at Alameda High and to put into permanent form some of its delightful manifestations as we have experienced them in the classroom, at social events, and on the athletic field. When we consider the contrast presented by conditions in other lands in these days of war. we realize how much we have to be thank- ful for in the blessings and birthright of American citizenship and how significant in implication are these pages devoted to the normal pursuits of young people in a great nation at peace. In offering you the 1940 ACORN, we hope that we have succeeded in creating an album of memories of which you will never tire and that the activities herein described may give eloquent proof of the advantages enjoyed by the youth of America.

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an he iund 1me11t1l 506111 pO1lCW of Ame1 ICI lS the continued striung tow 1rd the I democratic ideal in ideal which is 1 dis aus'- Pf t111ct1ve part of our n1t1on 11 he11t Lge We believe that it can be achieved only 111 conditions of individual freedom under law through the operation of institutions of popular government We believe thit under this democratic ideal every citizen IS entitled to 1 f11r ch 1nce to e1rn 1 decent living for himself and his f1m1ly to gixe of poverty ind want In view of the resources with which this country is endowed 1nd of the great forward strides that h1ve already been made It IS within our power to build a nation in which every citizen willing to work will be ible to enjov 1 r1s1ng stind 1rd of living and an adequate measure of economic security It IS true that a measure of economic security is possible without freedom of the in dividual but that is the security of serfdom Even aside from its moral and spiritual degradation thit type of security IS subject to enormous l1m1t'1t1ons in the degree of individual well being which it provides It leaves too little scope for the human spirit for individual 1n1t1f1t1ve free enterprise willingness to face risks readiness to eng ige in voluntary cooperation for the common good These are the most powerful motive forces V i x P ' i ' 1 1 ' z R' 1 ' Q at , , . . , Y 2 1 l I 1 , 2 A 1 - A 2 I - 1 1 ' ' . 1 ' z 2 ' . L y L A l h 4 . ' 2 ' ' z 2 ' 2 z 1 ' ' ' 1 ' 2 ' , ' ' his children a good start in life, and to face his declining years free from the specter z . . ' A ' ' ' 1 . . . . . , . . V . 2 . 2 . . 2 2 ' ' l I ' 1