George Washington High School - Continental Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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fir Dedication 'Tis cz thing more than great, When the wotld's mighty men Can combat, win or lose to another, And yet remain held by one mighty bond Of friendship-just brother to brother. With the remote mountains of Elis as their picturesque set- ting, the Olympic games of Old Greece became the magnet for Greek athletes from all parts of the then-known World, from Asia Minor in the East to far Marseilles in the West. During these games, to which only Greek citizens were admitted, all strife and Warfare were suspended, with peace and unity reigning. These ancient games were a means of preserving a spirit of unity in Greek art, religion, and literature, and thus of bringing about one of the earliest attempts to create a spirit of brotherhood. In our modern day, the Games were revived by Baron de Coubertin, actuated by the noble ideal and hope of uniting all nations with the bonds of brotherhood, through common inter- est in the glory of sport. Today they are not exclusive, not limited to the citizens of one nation alone, but are open to parti- cipants from every nation desiring to compete. Nine Olympiads have elapsed, and in the tenth, the iirst to be held near Pacific Waters, thirty-two nations are expected to join hands. The ideal of brotherhood among nations is outstanding among the objectives of the Games. To that ideal, andrto those Who have aided in its realization, We dedicate this book, the Fourth Volume of The Continental. M r ,Z I . fi! we-A ' sf. f G sa t 3 nun,

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0- View! 3 6 FFOITI Colonel Gafimld To the Students of George Washington High School As President of the Organizing committee of the Games of the tenth Olympiad, it gives me extreme pleasure to extend greetings to the students of the George Washington High School and to bespeak their cooperation in the mighty task which confronts Los Angeles and California in l932, when the Olympic Games are celebrated in this city. Students of the various schools of this and neighboring communities, will have the rare opportunity of meeting the best Which the nations of the World have to offer in the Way of athletic youth, and every student in this com- munity should do his or her best to make the visit of our distinguished guests one to be remembered always. . f as., l i ,Q l - rf ,fp