Canoga Park High School - Utopian Yearbook (Canoga Park, CA)

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THE BIG Befitting an abode of the gods, a mantle of soft thick snow enveloped the campus of Canoga Park High in January, matching in splendor the superb beauty of graceful Grecian columns and greyish-white walls. Page Six

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PRlNClPAL'S MESSAGE To know the history of early Greece and to understand the philosophy of her people is to appreciate fully the wisdom of your editorial staff in their selection of the Grecian motif for this year's Utopian. ln ancient Greece were laid the foundations for many things that we today consider essential to culture, to learning, and to life. Much in literature, art, and science had its beginning in her civilization and the Grecian influence in these fields has been strongly felt throughout the centuries. The games and sports of the Greeks, and their standards of fair play and sportsmanship, are with us not only in the modern Olympic contests but also in every type of athletics played today. ln Greece was the beginning of democratic government and from her people came the first concepts of democratic citizenship. Even today the Athenian oath is used as the pledge of community service by the Ephebians of the high school graduating classes. There were, to be sure, many palpable defects in the ancient Greek form of government, and it was largely because of these that the glory of Ancient Greece came to an end, but we today can build upon a knowledge of her shortcomings just as we have so firmly built upon all that was good in her culture and philosophy. Yes, your editors have been wise in their choice of a theme for the publication which is to become a record of the activities in a school of today. A. G. ANDRESEN Principal Canoga Park High School - - , f M .: V i l i l DEDICATION To one upon whom we have looked for help and assistance....to our Zeus who has helped us in our striving for higher ideals, greater knowledge, better scholarship, and reaching toward the heights of Olympus, we, the lesser gods - the Dianas and Apollos, the Aphro- dites and Hercules of Canoga Park High School dedicate this Utopian of 1949 to you, Mr. Andre- sen, in grateful appreciation of all you have done to make our school a true Utopia. Mrs. Rose and Mr. Larsh confer in the Vice-Principal's office about affairs of state. Page Five

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SNOW CDF '49 The first real snow to visit Canoga Park in seventeen years, it will long be remembered as an excuse for staying home from school to play in the wonderful celestial stuff or as a perfect oppor- tunity to pelt pet teachers and fellow classmates from all angles with snowballs. Page Seven