Carl Schurz High School - Schurzone Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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TO THE STUDENTS Gur Schurzone is The hisTory oT an evenTTul school year, which is drawing To a close. We have dedicaTed This ediTion To The boys who are serving Their counTry in Time oT war. School days are over Tor Those paTrioTs and also Tor many oT our seniors who musT Take Their places in a world oT service. Seniors, we depend upon you To puT inTo pracTice The knowledge and skill you have acquired during The pasT Tour years. Your heriTage as pupils oT This greaT school are characTer TraiTs oT honesTy, courage, dependaloiliTy, and courTesy. You, The Juniors, inheriT Trom The Seniors Their responsibiliTies as well as Their privileges. You musT grow-menTally, physically, and spiriTually-so ThaT you may carry on The Tine Tradi- Tions which ThirTy-Three years oT Schurz pupils have esTablished. Sophomores and Freshmen, you have The opporTuniTy, during The Time which remains oT your school days, To serve yourselT and your counTry by your conTinued devoTion To The duTies and responsipiliTies which are yours as conTinuing sTudenTs oT The Carl Schurz High School. Make iT your objecTive To excel in every school pursuiT where your duTy aT presenT lies, so ThaT you may say when peace Tinally comes, I, Too, helped To win The war. cw ewyffv -'I6-

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...W-J - H ' C Q ' As our Principal, Mr. Alberl Bauersield, slands belore lhis exceplionally Fine oil painling oi Carl Schurz, which hangs in his office, he sees more lhan Jrhe porlrail ol lhe man ior whom our school was named. l-le feels lhe nobiliry and slrrenglh ol Carl Schurz, who fled lhe oppression and lyranny of German mili- larism in I848, and who soon esfablished himseli in Jrhe service of Freedom in This counlry. The siory ol lhis man is especially signiiicanl lo Mr. Bauersleld lor his own grandiafher, Dr. l-lenry Bauersield, lilcewise escaped from Germany and arrived in lhis counlry in l849. During The years l852 lo l86l, Carl Schurz and Dr. l-lenry Bauersleld mel weelrly wilh olhers from lheir nalive land who loved freedom lo discuss lhose ideals ior which They were willing 'ro suhfer many hard- ships. Through his lalher, Mr. Bauersield learned lo admire Carl Schurz, rhal American, whose failh, courage, and loyally 'ro his adopled counlry should be an inspirarion ro our enilire sludenl body.