Beverly Hills High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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N fr ' f -fwvi-fr . ...s-.A s X , af, A+- W . Q iiaisfaa fi GIRLS' VICE-PRINCIPAL Western civilization owes a debt to Greece which it is impossible to overfestif mate. The Greeks built up a new and vig' orous culture of their own, and their civilizaf tion reached such a degree of perfection that it has been imitated ever since. In fact, if we should remove all traces of Greek influence from our modern school curriculum, there would be little left. The Greek language, the most perfect ever developed, had its natural flowering in a literature whose richness has never been surpassed: epic poetry, drama, oratory, philosf ophy, and history. The Greeks were prefeminent in art and architecture. One has only to note the persistence of the classic through all other and transitory phases of art and architecture to realize its funda- mental importance for all time. Mathematics, natural science, and medicine also acknowledge their Greek origins. The Greek ideal of a healthy body played an important part in their scheme of education, was reflected in the perfection of their sculpture, and received public acclaim every four years in the celebration of the Olympic games. Thus it seems very appropriate that a school, dedicated to the teaching of ideals of character, mental achievement, and physical wellfbeing should honor the ancient Greeks in the school annual , especially in a year when the nations are honoring Greece through the modern counf terpart of the ancient Glympic games. We wish for you all the happiness and freedom which the Greeks found in things of the spirit and which made of them one of the most contented races. Sincerely yours, HARRIET C. ROBBINS T101

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X ' . .. Q' X in ' - um 'F . . . -- cf .'w9e1'fa'r'f',-f4f'4'W 'im xi ' .ff , 1. ' s - - . -a -'1 'f .- ' w- P .rs .vw ':-'vw ' 5? fm' ai W ir were ' 1 ' BCTYS' VICE-PRINCIPAL Throughout all these years the fundamenf tal concept of the Olympic Games is predomf inately physical excellence. We may think and talk of international aspects of world friendship and of goodwill. We may live in an age of science and mechanical devices. But the fact remains that the physical develop' ment of man is the dominating factor. The Olympic Games will bring to our door steps the greatest gathering of athletes from every civilized nation in the world. Their feats of prowess will bring honor and glory to their people. their nation, and to themselves. The representatives of these nations have been selected from hundreds of thousands of athletes all over the world who have been trained and developed in their respective sports. What a stupendous spectacle! What a splendid example of courage, of stamina, of effort, of achievement, of cooperation, of sportsmanship, and of life! And underlying all this display of physical prowess we ind so closely related, so intricately interwoven and so essentially dependent the mental and moral factors in the makefup of these individuals. Physical excellence is depend' ent upon clear thinking, clean living, and proper attitudes. So we in our life's activities might well strive to emulate in our own particular sphere-the Olympians, MAURICE G. BLAIR .... U11