Gardena High School - El Arador Yearbook (Gardena, CA)

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MR. RAYMOND POLLICH Principal Page Seven

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MR. POLLICH'S MESSAGE A principal new to a school, who sincerely hopes to contribute to the welfare of the youth of the school's community, must visualize his services in terms of years. A principal who plans to establish and direct a functional program of education in any school must content himself with devoting his first year to: making a careful study of the interests and needs of the community, including the students, teacher personnelg program of studies and activities, the attitudes of the parents in regard to what the school should do for their childreng the needs for improvement and betterment of school plant and equipmentg the maintenance of an adequate program of educational activities while such a study is being made. I have enjoyed a most happy and profitable year in my attempt to do at Gardena High School the things pointed out above. Perhaps the most pleasant and satisfying experience of the year rests in the many fine acquaintances and the grand feeling of mutual confidence resulting there- from. The confidence on the part of the students, parents, and teachers with which I was welcomed into the field will be an everlasting joy and inspiration throughout the years to come. As a result of this spirit of confidence bestowed upon me, a new comer in your midst, and from the marvelous cooperation rendered in making me acquainted with the interests and needs of our students, there is evolving, slowly but surely, at Gardena High School, a sound educational program for the future. Not a one-man program, but a program developed cooperatively by parents, teachers, and students. In all of the enthusiasm generated in anticipation of the joy and pleasure to be shared by those of us who will participate in guiding and bringing to fruition this evolving program, there is one discordant note. We regret that we will not have at our right hand the Class of Summer '39 to assist us in making the undertaking more pleasant and successful. These fine young folk, however, will ever be loyal to and at the service of their Alma Mater-Gardena High School -RAYMOND POLLICH. Page six

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MISS CRUMP'S MESSAGE Be kind and thoughtful of others, and toler- ant. This is the message I would bring to every boy and girl in Gardena High. So long as the world shall last there will be friends to help you when you are burdened, to laugh with you in your joy, to inspire you to greater accomplish- ment and to rejoice with you in your success, if you are kind and thoughtful of others, and tol- erant. Sincerely, LA VETA CRUMP. Page Eight