James Garfield High School - Crimson and Blue Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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ture was the trum pet call for over ten thousand volunteers who offered thenr eager servuces to the rntrepnd explorer Long before Admural Byrd s mature thinking calculated the Importance of an Antarctic Invasion young Duck Byrd s adven turous spurut was thrlllung to the challenge of a mystery shrouded Ice bound contnnent Years later he and hrs comrades butted and cracked theur way through pack ace to ad venture In a land of frozen snlence They be held vast snowfuelds rollnng wnth :ce halls or patted wrth crevasses and black mountasns of rock juttlng desperately from centurnes of smothernng and smoothung snow wuth the :cy grnp of glacners on theur backs fKThey watched the aurora australus hanging out gorgeous banners of color an the sky ill-lere was adventure what new beauty could be d:scovered9 At what mnnute would a violent storm break upon the plane and cause dlsasterP The risks were many the rewards prnceless. an . o o o 0 Y u 0 o c l o c 0 Q s D Q Q s n s n un - , n u I 0 u un o s a s o 0 o o 0 9 u u Q Y s Q 0 0 0 Q Y n u 0 n n 0 Q 0 o un- a 0 g n 1 Q n 9 9

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'N permeated the spirit of the venture and were vital to its success A breaking of morale in one man would affect the entire expedition There was no discipline to enforce coopera tion nor any punishment for desertion Loyalty was the binding force All were loyal to a leader who was loyal to his followers When one of the men fell into the icy waters of the Bay of Whales Admiral Byrd was the first overboard to his rescue The men were loyal to the purpose of the expedition and gave eager and unselflsh service indifferent of rank or social position CIA fine spirit of co operation infused the party. Those who worked at camp, whose only share in the exploration was to make careful prepara- tions, felt a responsibility for its success. They gave their sincere and whole- hearted support to the fortunate participators. w'+f,l Q-9 o-operation and loyalty