Houston Heights High School - Pennant Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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THE ALUMINI ASSOCIATION V Ns XIII lblil D N 1 XXX I fl ll FORWARD TIIE ALUMNI' A neu buth of enthuslasm and a regeneratlon of school Splllt accompanled th lax mg of the co1ne1 stone of the new Helghts Hwh Th1S act klndled a fire of renewed lovalty and devotlon to the hxgh school vshlch has burst forth ln full blast durlng the last two xears and manlfested ltself IH mam ways Thls does not mean that Heights has been a real school for only two years but simply lmplles the com mg to a head of those forces so long dormant and struggllng to mam tam an emstence under favorable clrcumstances One of the most .l.U'K GLENN I'l'f-flxlm-nt l'l:lst 'Lil MIL' . , 'Il l'I.l'l' HX MINS .'I.'l'I II.XI!lJf'.XS'l'I.l'Q Vim' I'l'1'--iflfut Vlaus, 'I' Ja S' 'l't'lIll'j' Flux' AIJ .I. Ii. H NTI! 'If 'I1'l-ilslll'4'l' 'ass ' 1 4 ' 0 v' 1 1- Q v ' ' - 9 . . 5 . . . V Y . . y v nv 1 ,V Y L , a n - 1 , -

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promlnent manlfestatlons of thls lncreased 1nterest IS the foundlng of THE ALUMN ASSOCIATION OF HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL. The Helghts Alumn1 founded ln the summer of 21 and 1mme d1ately experlencmg a remarkable growth has a1ms and purposes s1m1lar to those of any alumnl assoc1at1on That school das Splflt of loyalty and fellow Shlp tow ard our Alma Mater and tow ard each other w 1ll be recalled and perpetuated those days of reun1on and get together w1ll be en1oyed and looked forward to by the alumnus and aboxe all a confederated a1d 1n conyunctlon wlth other com mun1ty organ1zat1ons w1ll be developed and bestowed upon the school The Alumn1 ASSOC13t1OH WIII serve as a clearlng house and SGFVICS stat1on for the school The alumn1 are near the people near all klnds of people They are at the same tlme trylng out the practlcal xalue that they have 16C91N6d ln h1gh school They are dlscox erlng w here1n the1r h1gh school work was suff1c1ent and whereln It was 1nsufl'1c1ent They know to what extent they haxe been favored IH the1r bus1ness or student llfe and they know to what extent they owe thelr present pos1t1on 1n the esteem of the1r 3SSOClat6S and 1n the buslness world to the practlcal tra1n1ng they have recelved 1n h1gh school H3V1Hg been tralned at the hlgh school they know many of 1tS strong and weak polnts Thev watch the school s progress from a dlstance and belng loy al to 1tS 1nterests the1r comments and suggestlons are to be con Sldefed as comlng from a frlendly source and therefore as hav1ng construct1ve xalue The alumnl are d1rectly a boost to the school and 1nd1rectly an 1nsp1rat1on to the undergraduate The affectlon of the alumnus for h1s Alma Mater has made h1m a w1ll1ng and generous contr1butor to those enterpr1ses that have seemed to h1m flt sub1e-cts for alumn1 support It IS well known that the fondness of certa1n graduates for the phys1cal act1v1t1es of the student body has set a commendable example for those whose tastes l1e 1n other channels but who hase fa1led to recognlze the strength and constructlve results that come from enthuslasm efflclently organ 1Z6d Aff6CtlOH for h1s Alma Mater burns 1n every alumnus heart and sooner or later calls h1m back but unless he can find a place where he mlght express h1s devot1on he feels that he IS leaung a duty undone Thls larger duty of the alumnus IS to draw conclus1ons and to help econom1ze those elements ln h1s school whlch tend toward physlcal and 1ntellectual betterment and thus toward a general upllft of the commun1ty The opportun1tv to render th1S servlce IS found ln the organlzatlon of h1s fellow alun1n1 A word IS suff1c1ent to descrlbe the economlc and SOCIHI benefits wh1ch the alumnus derxves personally from h1s membersh1p IH the assoc1at1on That s1de IS too well known What IS happler than a lenewal of old acqua1ntances'7 Where can there be found a greater source of pleasure than at a FGUHIOH of an old school day C1 owd'7 Wlth these ob1ects IH vlew and wlth every 1nterest of ou1 Alma Mater at heart we complete our first year of aCt1V1tX and hope to IHCTSHSG our prest1ge and value to the school and may the executlve capacltx of our Alumm ASSOC13t1OH be so broadened 1n future wears that It can foste1 anv moxement and funct1on IH any depa1tment w hlch w1ll tend towald an enhanced welfare of our school THE PRESIDENT Y .1 . . . , . T , - . . . . . - Y . . L . R V v ' v 1 v' . v ' H - 1 ra ' ' , 7 . . . . Y. 1 9 9 9 . V. , , , . N . Y . . .Y Y . V . V l Y x n Y y V . . . I - 9 Y . . . Y 1 . , . . . ' .1 ' 3 1 7 - 9 1 1 Y A . I - . . K 1 I .. . . V Y . . . . . . , . g . , . . A v , . . . . . . . . Y . . I 1 v A x ' s . 7 L , v 7 . . ,K , t . ' V 1 A , . V . . Y 1 v 1 . .