Golden Gate Academy - Anchor Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Cpnunculplaa au Jlcllmumatnatuan The conduct of the chuld us prumaruly a home respansubuluty and there us no deslre to ductate un matters that are the prerogatuve of parents But because of the expense and effort of establtshung and mauntaunung a school where hugh standards can be mauntavned our constutuency demands that certaun requurements be set for those who are admutted and retauned In general the regula tuons of the unstrtutuon pertaun only to the student when he us un school but there are certaun dus tunctuve standards whuch must be mauntauned out sude of the school un order to safeguard uts unterests and the unterests at other homes The school lute and home lute are so unseparably lunked together that whatever affects the one affects the other Only students who stand for the pruncuples of the school whule off the campus can remaun un good standung un the school Most parents apprecuate the added help that the standards at the academy guve as we do our younger members of theur tamulues Who Should Attend The hugh purpose of thus school makes selec tuon of students necessary and because of thus the followung unstructuan from the Lord us basuc un meetung our obuectuves Our schools have been establushed that un them the youth may learn to obey God and Hu law and become futted for servuce The rules for conduct of those who attend are necessary and the student should act un harmony wuth these regulatuons Each stu dent enterung one of our schools should place humself under duscuplune Those who refuse to obey the regulatuons should return to theur homes Whule the Academy us operated prumaruly tor the savung at Seventh day Adventust young people from tr corruptung unfluences of the world no reluguous test us applued We have un attendance each year several pupuls tram homes not asso cuated wuth our churches We are pleased to welcome students at other reluguans but all wull be expected to guve due respect to the Word of God to mauntaun a reverent attutude dururug reluguous exercuses and to observe all the regula tuans of the school Former students who have vuolated the tunda mental pruncuples of the school svnce attendung wull not be readmutted unless It us evudent that there has been a marked change In theur luves Assocuotuon Golden Gate Academy us co educatuonal Wholesome group assocuatuon between young men and young women us normal and encour aged But hugh scholarshup and sentumentalusm do not ca mungle The elementary and hugh school ages are for layung a thorough preparatuon for lute and uts work not for selectung a lufe cam panuon Thus the academy approves at group assocuatuan and dusapproves of a premature spe Toward thus end the academy reserves the rught to restruct assocuatuon between young men and young women on the school grounds to and from school and at school programs All student groups are chaperoned by a mem ber ot the staff or one chosen by the school Parents are urged to provude proper chaper onage for students garng home after evenung programs at the school and to cooperate un up holdung rught pruncuples of health and conduct un the partues guven un theur homes durung the school year Especually un these war tumes wuth great un creases sn luvenule delunquency sudden and um mature marruages etc parents are urged to mauntam hugh standards and hold theur chuldren steady Engagements should not be announced durung the school year and students enterung marruoge are asked to wuthdraw from the school Other standards are outluned un the students manual 61 0 0 t O O I ' I I - part in assisting in the work of training the Ciglizgfionl u , . . . . ,, U - .S I l . - . . I, ' 'ae l ' , .

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datory but those brIngIng lunches from home are expected to eat In the dInIng room Llbrary An effectIve lIbrary houses a growlng number of the best ID llterature The open stack method IS used so that all students may have access to the varIous books Students are encouraged durlng the year to suggest accessrons to the lIbrary and to take an actlve Interest t growth and use Student ActIvItIes As a ChrIstIan school the work of the MISSION ary Volunteer socuety looms foremost amongst student OCfIVIflES Student conducted meetIngs are held every other week durIng the chapel perIod Prayer bands under student leadershIp Wlfh staff guIdance meet once each week These and other OCYIVITIBS reflect the denomInatIonal character of the school More secular Interests are sponsored by the AssocIated Students whose programs alternate wlth those of the M V socnety ThIs group leads out In campaIgns for school Improvements o ganIzatIon of prcntcs etc MUSIC WhIle the curtanled school program necessarlly lImlfS musrcal OCTIVIYIGS Golden Gate Academy offers a strong course In choral sIngIng Thrs group appears perIodIcally In publlc perform ances Plano IDSTVUCYIOO IS prIvate but IS evaluated for lImIted school credlt by a prIvate afftllated PIODO teacher Medncal Cadet MedIcal Cadet traInnng IS required of both young men and young women In theIr Junlor and SenIor years Unlforms are requIred 60 Schools In Wor TIme Durmg the natIonal emergency of war thor ough school work IS doubly Important The draft of necessnty makes the hIgh school course a termI nal course for most young men Only those young men of exceptnonal scholarship and abllrty are ellglble to be deferred for advanced technlcal and professlonal traInIng Young women are needed for technlcal trannlng In college whlch feqUIf6S thorough hugh school work Thus thor ough scholarshIp dIlIgent study and fewer dn vertlng GCTIVITISS are the plan of the school Parental COOPGVGTIOD IS apprecIated REGISTRATION Thursday September 7 and Frlday September 8 are the YSQISYFOTIOD dates for the comlng school year Before appearlng for reglstratlon each stu dent should see hlS local pastor and obtaIn from hIm an appllcatlon card ThIs applrcatlon card wIll be sIgned by the pastor recommendIng the student to the school Brlng thIs sIgned card to the Academy on eIther of the regIstratIon dates A supply of the necessary cards wIll be In the pastors hands by mndsummer A few students may not be able to pay the full tuItIon rate These students FCCSIVG a specIal card at the tIme of realstrataon The student must appear Wlfh hIs card before hIs local church equallzung board These boards wlll meet at varIous trmes of the week end of September 7 l0 Thls board arranges for the student to attend school at a reduced TUITION rate The school can not of Itself accept any student at less than the regular rate Each student needlng a tuItIon adlustment must meet wrth hIs local church board These arrangements must be made not later than the openung week of school Golden Gate Acad emy IS Intended for all the chrldren of all our constItuency No student should hesItate ap proachIng hrs church pastor regardlng attendance at the school because of ftnancnal dnfftcultres 1 . , - In l S 1 1 ' 1 1 1 - ' 1 -1 . . . , . 1 r' , . . 1 . - 1 . . . 1 . . . -. . 1 .

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Dress No educatIon can be complete that does not teach rlght prIncIples In regard to dress WIth out such teachtng the work of educatton IS too often retarded and perverted EducatIon p 246 A persons character IS Iudged by hI style of dress A refined taste a cultIvatecl mtnd w ll be revealed ID the choIce of stmple and approprIate atttre Chaste sImplIcIty In dress when untted wIth modesty of demeanor wIll go far toward surroundtng a young woman wtth that atmos phere of sacred reserve whIch wIll be to her a shteld from a thousand perIls EducatIon p 248 Correct prtnctples In dress should be Inculcated lust as carefully as any other prIncIples of ChrIs tIan lIvIng A frIvolous wardrobe never teaches economy a neglugent one ImpaIrs self respect an Inapproprtate one awakens self consctousness he followIng prIncIples represent our standards sImplIcIty appropnatenes modesty and health fulnes SImplIcIty bars extravagance and pro fuse ornamentatIon Modesty wIll regulate the type of matertal and style of the dress Health fulness should characterIze the enture wardrobe Dresses should be long enough and full enough to cover well the knees IH any sIttIng po ItIon as well as standtng ProvIsIon should be made for posstble shrtnkage of materIal Very sheer ma tertals should not be worn All gtrls are expected to refraIn from the use of artIfTcIal colorlng on the face and natls and rom the weartng of lewelry as they are not In harmony wIth the Splflf of the school Young men should QIVE careful consIderatIon to theIr personal appearance and should be con rvattve In thelr dress A well pressed sult clean lInen well groomed haIr and pollshed shoes should be consldered a necessIty by every youna man Jewelry slouchy or gaudy dress and fads IIT dress or hatrcut should be avoIded Telephone The school telephone IS Installed for bustness purposes and should not be used soclally Parents and frlends are asked to call students durmg school hours only In case of extreme emergency Our offtce wIll gladly call students to the tele phone durIng the recess perIods or noon hour but cannot call students from classes except In emergency 62 Campus Leaves The state law FEQUIFIDQ students to remaln on the school premIses unless gIven permIssIon to leave IS very platnly stated In No student should leave the reason durlng the school hours mIssIon by the play supervIsor the school code campus for any unless gIven per or the prIncIpal Summer Conduct The school cannot open Its doors to regular students who durIng the summer months practIce the attendance of theatres or dances or who vIolate the laws of health by smoktng or drInkIng or who vtolate the general school standards Absences All absences or tardlnesses whether excused or not reduce the puplls scholastlc standIng lf a student has mtssed l5 per cent of the recItatIons of a class he can receIve credIt for the sublect only by speclal permIssIon of the faculty Regulartty of attendance IS a matter whIch comes largely wIthIn the control of the parents TheIr cooperatlon IS earnestly solIcIted MedIcal appotntments should be made for hours after school Work at home or shoppIng are not leglfl mate excuses The state law IS very clear In ITS attendance code Parents must wrlte the student s excuse and state the reason for the absence Stnce the obIectIves and prIncIples of ChrIstIan schools are so well known It has not been our purpose to present here an Index of forbIdden behavtor Because of our purpose to promote hIgh Ideals we do not SOllCIl the attendance of young people who have not learned to govern themselves who do not care to study or whose conduct does not conform to the Ideals of the school The Influence of a student may tend to break down the morale of the student body far more than hIs actual deeds The school must guard agaInst students who by Instdlous remarks or attI tudes weaken the moral flbre of the student body When It IS felt that a students Influence IS hurt Ing others he may be dIsmIssed wIthout any specItTc mtsconduct Any announcement made later by the board or faculty wIll have the same force as If prInted In thIs catalogue A more complete statement of our prIncIples may be found IH the students manual 11 . . . . 11 - . , . . ,, , . . . . . S .. 1 ' . , , I . - 1 1 1 1 ' - 11 - . , , . . A A 1 . I ., , . I Q - , A A - T . . . I : ' - - . . . . C F U . D 1 --J 1 1 5 ' ' ' . , . S A I I V . . . . . . . . 1 .., ' 1 1 1 to . . . - . -V . , 1 ' 1 - ' - 1 1 ' A l . . . . . I . . - - - 1