Anacortes High School - Rhododendron Yearbook (Anacortes, WA)

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FOREWORD QYMBOL of Liberty, America, we greet you. We give you what service our love for you engenders; We give it gladly, hopefully, however small. We walk with you, America, through the hopes and accomplish- ments of the passing eras. Through the mists of hate and fear and red terror we see you. America, shaping vistas of a future free from pain, free as the ethereal heavens, free as the divine airs of justice, from tyranny emancipated. We see you leader of a world released from ills and selfish lust, erecting models of equality, of the dignity and brotherhood of man. Yours is the pattern, Oh land of liberty, do not fail it; Do not fail posterity, those whose breath we lightly feel, urg- ing us onward. Build it beautifully, that design of happy living; Frame yet better—there are weaknesses, we sadly know. Warder of Democracy, America, glad dream of perfect existence, we are yours forever. Concrete epitome of man’s vision, land of love, live spiritually wholesome in this book, And accept our apotheosis, all our love for what you are—and

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LEST WE FORGET TO Mr. Ferdinand Kramer the class of ’41 dedicates The Rhododendron. During the four years of his tenure here at the Anacortes High School, he has made lasting friends with all students. Effectively teaching physics, senior science, advanced al- gebra, and geometry, Mr. Kramer has left some knowledge even in the minds of the indifferent and apathetic, and has offered much to those who have been willing to profit from his instruc- tion. His charming personality, philosophical humor, strong sense of justice, and friendliness have captured the hearts of all. To the students he remains a good teacher, a “pal,” and a competent advisor. His devotion to the interests of education, to the school, to his students, and to the highest ideals of teaching has been most unselfish.