George Washington High School - Surveyor Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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ADMINISTRATION PrincipaI's Message Gree+ings: George Washing'ron High School is now 'Ien years old. A +en year period is no+ a Iong +ime, ye+ if represenfs a+ Ieas'r Ihree generafions of s+u- denI's who have passed Ihrough Ihe por+aIs of 'rhe schooI. The pioneering days are fhe hardesi' be- cause plans, fradifions, and a background mus+ be buiII'. Truly, we who are here now, and Ihose who are 'Io come, are deeply indeb+ed 'Io 'Ihose who developed Ihis school over fhese Iirsf 'Ien years. Like a person, a school possesses personalify, charac+er, and feelings. These fraifs are a con+ri- bu+ion from fhe members of Ihe schooI and are compounded of all +ha+ have ever belonged +o if. We hope +ha+ Ihis schooI may aIways have a friendly, in'I'imaI'e, helpful personaIi+yg a Ioyal, courageous, uncompromising characferg and sym- pa+he+ic, responsive feelings. This book is Ihe effor+ of a group represenI'ing fhe school Io express Io i+s former and presen'I members some of Ihese charac+eris+ics. Wirh if go Ihe gree+ings, good wishes, and friendliness of +he school. o. I. sci-IMAELZLE THE FAMILY

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This anniversary finds us proud and happy 'ro be a par'r of George Washing- +on High School, 'For +he promise of fhose early days has been fulfilled in a rich and rewarding way. The passing of a milesione brings mem- ories, and +he memories foday are chief- ly of splendid sludenl' body groups, of rhose adminisrrafors who laid so faulf- lessly +he foundalions of our school, and of a faculiy unequalled anywhere for un- firing effor+ and spirif of devofion. Because of +hese fhings Washingfon has no'r only come +0 full sfafure among ihe schools of The na+ion, buf she is be- ginning +o assume a leading role. The promise for +he fufure is greail ELEANOR M. JACKSON Ten years ago, when George Washingfon firsf opened i+s doors, my regislry group was parf of lhe firsf grad- uafing class, A+ +ha+ iime, +here was considerable discus- sion as fo fhe name for a yearbool: and among fhe many submiHed was +he rifle SURVEYOR suggesfed by Mar- ian Meyer from fhaf firsf regisfry of mine. Marian chose +ha+ +i+le because she fell fhaf since George Washingion was a surveyor in his youfh, so ihe yearboolr of George Washingfon High School should be fhe surveyor of +he school life of 'lhe preceding years. Now +ha+ we have reached ihe firsi milesfone in our hisfory, we can loolc back wifh pride on fhe records each bool: has surveyed - records in a+hle+ics, cifizenship, and scholarship - records ihaf show Washingfon has con+ribu'red much. We should all s+rive +hen fo confinue fo build so fhai each bool: may have as much fo survey as The books already published.-Miss Parsons. I5 , G as 1 , 4- ii : WW gg, :K Q. Y 1 1 if M ' , ., L.. This year ihe SURVEYOR celebraies an an- niversary. H is well fo pause al' iniervals fo review +he pasi, 'fo faire sfoclr of +he present and +o plan for +he fuiure. Thus we profil by our misialres and properly evaluafe our achievemenls. A school, lille an individual, builds Hs own characier. The in1'egri+y of iis alumni, fhe courfesy and seriousness of purpose of Hs sfudenl' body, fhe abili+y and devolion of ils 'Faculfy - fhese are lhe ingredienls which malxe up 'I'he characfer of any school. Of +hese, +he mos? imporfanf is fhe sfudeni body, ifs aHi+udes, ifs concepf of values, Hs conduci in and ou? of school. Do +he graduaies +alre +heir places in ihe world wifh credil and honor fo bofh ihem- selves and fheir school? Do fhey demonsfraie solid, if no? superior fraining in bofh scholar- ship and charac+er7 Are 'fhe sfudenfs upholding fhe scholarship slandards sef by ihe alumni? Are +hey alerf io 'lhe besf fradilions of fhe school? Does iheir conducl in school, on fhe sfreei, and on 'the a+hle+ic field reflecl credif upon lheir homes and fheir school? These are fl-ie yardsiiclrs by which +o meas- ure a good school. How do we meei fhe s+andard7-Mr. Klingner.