Edgewood High School - Aurigan Yearbook (West Covina, CA)

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my own de- gree of isolation. IfI w as ignorant, I ensured my own ignorance. If I did not see, it was because I did not want to see. Albert Speer 's words are meant to condemn his own actions during World War ll, but they also reach out,even to West Covina,to shake and shame. In the last four years, w e have been shown, have experienced, and, possibily, have taken an active part in man's inhumanity to man. We have viewed and dis- Q 4 f 'Q J ,M ' I j A Learn to compromise: the inability to compromise is war! Men of principle, all too often, are w illin to allow others to die for their beliefs, and w hi le there is something rather noble about men doggedly sticking to principle, ' there is much also that is pathetic. Those to w hom life means little magnify the importance of princip e. You must be ready to die for principle, but you must be ready to live for compromise, and although it is true that it takes courage to die, it often takes more courage to live. Isthere any principle t ha t is worth one human life? Learn to com- promise. Mr. Louis Sergio In this great educational process there are two relevant wordsof wisdom that I quote often. fly The mind will absorb as much as the seat will en- dure. f2j Teaching would be wonderfulif it wasn'tfor the students. Mr. James Black Live! Live and enjoy life. That's my advice to graduating s e ni o rs. Keep physically fit. Develop an broad range of interests. Do not allow yourself to be bored---that's only admit- ting your own narrowness. Try to find something of in- terest in everthing and e- veryone you encounter. Read! Continue your educa- tion so that it extends thro- ugh your lifetime. Strive to realize your fullest potential- ities. Learn to know yourself and strive to become your own best friend. If you don't love yourself, you cannot expect others to do so. Learn to love, so that you may re- ceive love in return. Be all you can. Relate to your world through work and love. Work for peace. May you all make your own good fortune. Mr. Phil Norton As you prepare to com- mence the next stage in your life, mayl pointout that the next stepis always infinitely moreimportant than the last step. My hope is that you find living challenging, ex - citing, and rewarding. Mrs. Eleonore Harris cussed poverty, prejudice , and warg and we have found ourselves innocent. We have denied the existence of in- justice: it is not part of our Truth. We have flamed with righteous angerg then, once purged, w e have quickly cooled. We have rationalized our inhumanity, b lam in g another time, another place, another man. But the excuses are a fraud, a means of You have indeed onlyjust be unto live. How lovely if Igcould predict only bri ht roads and rosey promises get eac h of you. Rather, you will all fa ce challenges as weuasdreams. 1 nave con- fidence that you will find the wisdom and courage to meet your challenges and r e a c h out for your reams. Mrs. Susan Johnson' X I able ex pe ri ence watching you, the class of 1971, de- velopinto young adults over the last four years. This is my first year as a teacher and coach that I have been able truly been an enjoy- to see that unbelievable de- velopment from incoming freshmen to graduating sen- iors. It has een a pleasure working withso many of you in the classroom, on the PE field , and on the athletic field. I hope you have ben- efitted asrnuc as I have, -- and maty you all hold the ad- vice o the greatest teacher of them all, the late Vince Lombardi: Each man, whatever the degree of talent bestowed upon him has a moralresponsibility not only to himself but to society, to develop that ggto its ut- most degree. Mr. Gary Kretz a v oid in g envolvment, of tolerating evil. If we do not become concerned and active,if we do not question , if we refuse to see, if we simply tolerate,then we be- c o m e participants in the perpetuation of the hatred, the assassinations, the riots, an d the atrocities w e have witnessed in the last four years. Mr. PhilGary paper people to go West--that was where the opportunitieswere. I would advise young people to da y to go into business. Why prepare to work for somebody else when you can prepare to work for yoursel- ves? Working for yourself can be a thrilling and rewarding experience. advised young Mr. George Velasco we approach tion there looms the question w h a t now ? The security of home and school is not as solid as it once was. Many g r a d u a t es are hearing the statement, you are an adult now, you work it out. Within this setting the grad- uate faces what seems to be a more confused world than ever. Life has always had its un- certainties but likewise its h o p e s , faiths, and eternal truths. My advice to the class of 1971 is to look to- w ards the positive, search out the good and useful while a voiding the negative and unproductive. This point of view can insure success. Work at it! Con ratulation to e a c h of the Class of 1971 upon your graduation. Mr. Roscoe Vaniman

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Faculty...Words of Wisdom . ,, ra-- 512 qfis ' K asres 1 Q 'H JW' jf. 1, 325' at 3' w . .f 'L 4, Q . 9, , i ff- 5-1 f Z km .1 Q X , , .r , ,f .1 The American Flag. What does it m ea n to you today? Freedom? Justice? Peace? War? Racism ? Hypocristy? Whatever your View point is you now ha v e the responsibilityto work to- w ards 111 a ki n g this nation what youthinkitought to be. lt will not be a11 easy task. The problems w hi ch face our country and the world will persist and possibly Xxl7fS1L'll if you decide to be ll passive c i ti z e ll who dOCSll'I vote, Ll0CSlltI speak out, and doesn'1 care. Those of you who do decide to actively work for yourideals will often be de- feated and frustrated. l low - ever, WlIflOllI citizens who are actively involved i11 the affairsof this nation and the wo rld we c a n 11ot hope to achieve true freedom, jllS' tice, and peace for Illilll. Without such citizen partici - pation democracy becomes a sham and the Flag a mere piece ofeloth. It is upto you now. To withdraw from this challenge would be the ul- timate cop out. Peace. lxlr. Carlton Martz I classNofl971and wish you aff success. God gave each of u s two ends--one to sit on and one to think with. Suc- cess depends on which one we use the most. Heads we win--Tails we lose. Mr. David Weaver Eac h year as spring ap- proaches, one fourth of our school population begins to realize what being a senior entails. A new life must be plan n e d , different goals 111ust be attained, old friends willbeleft behind, and new o Il es found. The problems that makeupsociety, are no longer from a textbook or a class discussion, but these problems, now concern you, asanindividual, to besolved or at leasta solution lllllSI be attempted. The world you face is bc- set by tur111oil. Yo11 cannot solve its problems in your generation, just as we, ir1 o u r pa st high school days were IIOI able to solve all Of o u rs . Realizing this fact, there are three rules I could suggest: CD Alwaystry to do your best in any achievement you attempt, C25 lfyou reach our intended goals, don't ecome complacent, set new goals, and continue reach- i11g, Q35 In life, nothing is give n for free, to achieve any accomplishment you must leave part of yourself b ehi nd . Good luck and God's speed. Mr. Joe Stoecklein A 5 . 63' Y C N-2 .J ar... Ilia ' 1 lllll 2 , W A QS 'flux X L sk , , . 'ii .ii Xa - K 4 bf ... ya- You are leaving the security of high school to enter a world that is full of chal- lenges. There are opportu- nities within our democratic ,system for all of you to help solve domestic and world problems. No generation before you has faced bigger responsibilities or had note opportuii ty to change socie- ty a,1d the world If you be- comeinvolved and Cominit- ted :o the tasks before you, ynur generation can aceorn- piish much. Mrs. Marion Peterson proaches graduation, I felel a personal nostalgia as I re- member the last four years, yet anticipation as I think of the future for this class. It w as such a short time ago when your class arrived as a conglomerate mass of confusion and bewilderment. In this short period of time I have watched you grow in- to self-assured, competent young men and women. It has been a pleasure to have served you in your high school years. lwill not have the opportunity to see each of you individually, so let m e take this opportunity to e x ten d my best wishes for your future successes. All of us at Edgewood let you go w ith the best wishes and a confident hope for your fu- ture. Mr. John Teresa TheClass ofl97l has been the least narcissistic of any group to plod through Edge- w ood . It is something for whichthere should be a col- lecti ve pat on the back. The demands of societyhave been exemplary, has at least not been the worst cultural lag since Gailileo was put under house arrest. Living as you have been a w a y from totally narrow, individual concerns, you pre- sent seniors sound unaffected, and you look real. The spe- cificsarehandyenough. Not terribly long a go , at every highschool, most of the irls c arri ed hairspray in t eir purses, and ten minutes be- fore the end of every class w as given over to a partial overhaul of br o w s, lashes, li ps and birdsnest hairdoss The present female popula- tion has untortured hair that moves, and the majority of faces are authentic, not masks. This acceptance of the physical self without the ordeal of artifice coincides w ith a wider perception of what's going on in the world, not just ont ie campus. Boys too are less narcissistic. I can not imagine a 1971 sen- ior male buylnga wood plaid shirt at Sears and bootlegging a Pendleton label into it, as was the rage one unmention- able year. The present sen- wantshislabelsstraight, and more Often than not, will see things for what they are, ra- ther than believing everytling he or she is told. . . Bot the problems and the opportuni - tiesof living have been Olll there for a long time, but l b eli e ve the Class of 1971 perceives the111n 111ore realis- tically than any previous EHS class. May that perception, translated into effort, re- ward us all. Mrs. Ruth'Geis

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THE TIMES THEY ARE A Come gather around people wherever you roam, And admit that the waters around you have grown, Accept it that soon you'll be drenched to the bone, If your time to you is worth savin', Then you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin'. Come writers- and critics who prophesize with your pen, And keep your eyes wide the chance won't come again, And don't speak too soon for the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who that its namin' For the loser now will be later to win, For the times they are a-changin'. Come Senators, Congressmen please heed the call. Don't stand in the doorway, don't lock up the hall, For he that gets hurt will be he who has stalled, The battle axe that raging, Will soon shake your windows and rattle your walls, For the times they are a-changin'. Come mothers and fathers throughout the land, And don't criticize what you can't understand, Your sons and your daughters are beyond your command, Your old road is rapidly aging Please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'. The line it is drawn, the curse it is cast, The slow one now will later be fast, As the present now will later be past, The order is rapidly fading, And the first one now will later be last, For the times they are a-changin'. CHANGING