George Washington High School - Monument Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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'rl-IE CEIILAR OF TWENTY SELEN up CEDAR RAPIDS On the woody, sprawling hills beside the river bank it grows - The Cedar tree, the emblem of our city. It is sturdy and gnarledg its roots, ugly and half revealed, Have reached beyond the rocks to the rich soil for nourishment. So, along the swift river the town has grown, beautiful in its strength Spreading itself beside the banks, grasping as the tree grasps, Seeking food from the fertile soil and the rapid water. Taking its name from these characteristic surroundings - Cedar Rapids, young, strong, straggling, unbeautiful - Builder of schools, displayer of towering buildings, Lover of modest homes, of well-kept lawns, of green parks, Home of sturdy toilers, encourager of music and artg City of smoke stacks, of factories, of a forest of convex grain mills VVhich send their products over half the world, City of busy down-town district, of trolleys, motors, peopleg Of white bridges spanning the river, of stark, new buildings, Of banks, stores, theaters, pool halls, offices, warehouses. Quietly in the center of this VVash-ington High School stands, Gray-walled by the railroad tracks, and the smoke-stained houses. So is our school a part of the community, a part of the people, Endeared to them because they once have trod its worn halls - Echoes of their voices and laughter still remain Though they have gone out to tear down and build. As the school is a part of the city, so is the Cedar a part of the school Draining the cup of student originality, showing their achievements, Portraying their faces, their individual activities. Here are the future men and women who in their turn YVill toil and love, tear down and build - Cedar Rapids. Page One Hundred and Seventeen 'eff e- s .6 is ' gow- :'+,Cl,