Huntington Park High School - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Huntington Park, CA)

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SPARTANS Have you heard of the Spartans of old with their fearless pugnacious spirit? How they Won victories that seemed almost impossible, and when outnumbered so that defeat was inevitable, they were kept fighting by this powerful and glorious spirit till the last died fighting as bravely as the first? Such sturdy, courageous qualities you certainly must have admired. Spartans, the athletic name chosen for Huntington Park Union High School in 1922, is one Worthy of the pride of any school and may well be used to' symbolize all activities of the school. The history it conveys forces its bearer to exert his utmost to uphold the standards it impliesf We feel sure that the name is appropriate because it can never give way to any better for futhering the accomplishments of our school, and because already H. P's. students have in a sense developed the same energetic spirit so eminent in those ancient heroes who bore the name. We trust the future editors and managers of our annual publication will, like the Spartans of old, surmount the obstacles we have met and carry on this literary activity with even greater success than has been gained heretofore. In this 1923 El Recuerdo We have striven to deal with every depart- ment and personality in a spirit of optimism and approximate fairness. If you do not find all that you had hoped for in the following pages, hesitate in your criticism and consider the difficulties of securing the the quality of material that is of interest to the majority. We have endeavored to do our best. In compiling the material now present, the editors wish to express their appreciation for the help given by the Student Body and Faculty. Huntington Park Union High School, its activities, and prestige have advanced with enormous strides since the time it was instituted as a aseat of learning until there probably is a feeling of some satisfaction among its benefactorsg yet there cannot be full contentment, for successes are not accomplished-they are striven for. Every mile post we erect as our definite success is changed to a higher position by the time we see the outline of it and thus our goal is never reached. The querulous mind drives us on to achieve all that is in our grasp, to really obtain and render useful all that is in us, and finally to emulate our superiors rather than cast slurring glances upon our inferiors. It Was in this state of mind that the students began their quest in the advance- ment of Huntington Park's standards of scholarship, athletics, and school citizenshipg therefore these efforts should and must be continued. Page Sixteen

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