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

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FOREllIOBD FOREWORD of the Sen1or Log of the Wlnter of 1940 m1qht well conta1n some h1stor1cal facts con cernmq the eventful year of 1939 and so 1t IS the purpose of th1s book to QIVG not only the usual school l1fe of Garfteld H1qh School but also to lead the reader 1nto ser1ous cons1derat1on of the future Tl'11s book has been ded1cated to the futures of the students now 1n Garf1eld H1qh School Naturally the thmqs thwt are happenmq tn Europe now are of v1tal 1mportance to these futures but the plan for preservmq Unlversal peace IS st1ll more 1mportant Today 1n the early weeks of 1940 the world IS much closer to peace than 1t was 1n the late months of 1939 For the f1rst t1me 1n hrstory countr1es are admlt tmq that they should love the1r nergh bors not necessar1ly because 1t IS the rtqht thmq to do but because 1t 1S wrser Leadtnq statesmen know that 1f peace IS to come 1t must be world w1de A book called World Un1on Now con tammq a plan for a Untted States of the World has already been wr1tten Probably the t1me w1ll come ID our lrves when all the countnes w1ll be un1ted not only by a mater1al bond bu by a sp1r1tual bond as well Thts World Un1on w1ll be a Umversal Utopta of thought a Shanqrt La f1ll1nq every mor tal s m1nd so full of love and kmdlmess that there w1ll be no room for qreed hatred or Jealousy Nothmq has ever been accompl1shed w1thout f1rst betnq a dream and surely a World free from soclal and econom1c unrest has always been the dream of man the common averaqe man who 1S the f1rst to feel war and the person most 1n need of peace World Un1on IS no lonqer Just a dream A plan has been made and to see the fulf1llment of th1s plan w1ll mean the ex press1on of love and brotherhood by every l1v1nq mortal and rel1q1on IS the medlum that must be used 1n accom phshmq th1s because 1t IS the one thmq that everyone has 1n common We must l1ve for today and keep our m1nds and hearts so busy thtnkmq peace that we w1ll have no t1me for any thouqht about war lf th1s can be ac compllshed there w1ll never be a black out of hope IU the m1nds of the l'11qh s hool youth of our nat1on By S1ANl.EY W El? IX BUILDING 100

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON November 25, 1939 IU dear ur Weir This will acknowledge the rece1pt of your letter of hovember twenty flrst re- quest1ng the President to write a dedlcatlon for the James A uarfleld Jlgh Scnool's Senlor Llagazlne, the Sen1or Log I regret to advlse that lt wlll not be possible to comply wlth your request Slrce assuming h1S pre ent office the Presldent has str1ctly adhered to a pollcy not to wrlte axcluslvely for any publlcatuon I am sure, upon further consideratlon, you wlll apprec1ate the dlfficulty of maklng an exceptlon to th1S policy 1D one part1cular lnstance and w1ll understand why he cannot meet your wlshes In accordance wlth your further request I haue pleasure lh sendlng you herew th ar .ncopy rlghted glossy photograph of the Pres.dent Very slncerely yours, IEPHEN EARLY Secretary to the Pr ldent w gp N Yxwl fri! If fx -'rv' -' V 1 ' , . 1 , XF: . F -' ' x54 I XX x AX . 1 K , ' J X X-xx w Il X 3 .- , y I K X tl ' A I X X X Q ,pf y K

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'be PRINCIPAL HERBERT S WOOD PRIIICIPIILS IIIESSIIGE HERE is a lone Jumper tree on a shoulder of Mt San Antonio Old Baldy to most of us whose stubby solid trunk and short gnarled branches tell the story of a lifetirne battle against the winds and ice of wint r and the heat and winds of summer lt is a remarkable example of tremendous strength developed through long and continued resist ance to destructive forces. lf a tree from the valley which had been shel- tered from wind, snow, and heat were transplanted to this exposed place on the mountain, it could not survive the first winter. lt had not been condi- tioned and hardened by adversity. lts fibres and cells had not become tough and resistant through the years but had become soft and weak and the tree had not built up the strength required to meet the terrific battle with the elements Each one of you is like that tree on the mountain You must grow and develop by meeting and overcoming the obstacles and problems you meet not by avoiding them Each prob lem solved, each obstacle overcome makes the next one easier to van- quish. An old mountaineer once said: lf you are lookin' for wood that will stand all the iolts and strains, cut it from a tree that's been exposed, for storms tear and twist, but they sure do build character. Herbert S. Wood, Principal. Seven