Eagle Rock High School - Totem Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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The general publuc has judged that South Amerucan people as a whole are not educated ln the past perhaps thus was so but not at the present day Though the ulluteracy rate us hugh the government us struvung now to estab lush schools among the natuves un the outlyung vullages So far educatuon us compulsory for sux years ln the past pupuls were sent to European unuversu tues un Spaun France and Germany The e unstututuons had more prestuge than the Amerucan ones At present an effort us beung made to uncrease understandung between the Amerucan countrues by exchangung scholarshups wuth voung people from dufferent famulues Though the South Amerucan unuversutues are few there are fuve un the Latun Amerucan countrues that are older than Harvard The oldest of these fuve us San Marcos Unuversuty un Luma Peru South Amerucan and Mexucan schools are un three classes The prumary schools are for sux years and are compulsory Many people however are not reached by these schools Secondary school us preparatuon for college and when a student goes on he us attendung the unuversuty A great deal has been done toward furtherung unuversuty educatuon The tropucal clumate and far flung vullages tend to keep the ulluteracy rate hugh un the southern natuons but the people who are fortunate enough to be able to attend school fund that the eagerness to learn creates much cornpetutuon un scholastuc work especually un the hugher schools We do not realuze how hard those people work to secure an educatuon whule we grumble about havung to funush hugh school Perhaps uf we were to change places wuth these students un South Arneruca, we would realuze our many chances for advancement and make the most of the many opportunutues offered here un the Unuted States . . S - . . c .

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Dates WG IQQITTQITIDEI' October Zl 23 Totem Prctures Boys and gurls all an thelr places Made a fine array of smiling faces October 23 BlZ Class Party The gym was nousy wrth dancung and fun And a grand time was had by everyone November 6 Scholarshup Socrety Convention The Scholarshlp conventlon was a large affalr Delegates from many schools being there November l4 Vlctoryans Sweater Day Excltlng day' Excltlng news' The Sensor B s have donned their blues December 5 Sensor Prom The couples danced and swirled and turned A very beautrful prom we learned December lO AlZ Mothers Tea Should rt be formal? Should all colors agree? Was the conversation heard at the graduation tea anuary 7 First Arr Rand Drlll Alarm' Alert' On your toes' Then we ll be safe when the all clear blows lanuary 24 Luggage Day Kung and oueen wnth both charm and good looks Ruled over the day the gurls carried the books anuary lS Plaque Day Today the Roughrlders Installed their plaoue A school tradltlon from a long way back january 28 Wrnter Commencement Commencement rs here Though rt makes us heart sore By losing some we make room for more March 5 Cleopatra We thunk Mr jackson wrll really go far After seeing hum as Cleo our glamorous star March 6 Paper Druve Wrth S300 gauned from thus drlve We proved our student body really alrve March l6 Faculty Varsrty Softball Today we saw a game worthwhile Played to brlng forth many a smnle March 24 Vrctory C-arden Planted To and our country we re on our knees Plantmg potatoes tomatoes and peas Aprul 9 Cavalners Sweater Day The Cavalrers were proud to be seen Wearsng those stunnrng sweaters of green Colors so gay prrnts that sung Today IS the day Cotton as kung lvlay 27 Collectuons for Servlce Men Collectlons for men on land and sea Our small contrlbutlon toward vrctory lvlay 28 Memorlal Day Program To the red whlte and blue our pledge we recall In reverence to our soldiers who gave therr une 4 Mayor Production Rehearsals behind them no more llnes to know The students put on a fast swrngy show une l5 Student Body Electrons Congratulations to those who won thus electron We dvd very well In makung selectlons june 24 Summer Commencement Commencement again' For sensors a thrall' Each one prepared hrs place to full J X - - ' D May l3-Cotton Cluster I A- -- . , , I - ' ' all. . ' ' ' 1 1 . . I -h , , , . r j F '