James Harvey Bowen High School - Bowenite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Z Z 'FAC LTY GOVERNMENT: One of Jrne necessary evils of mankind. How, ar Jrimes, we resenr Irs aurlworlfy, buf when removed, Cc'iI'1HO+ confrol ourselves.

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BOWEN HIGH SCHOOL

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Eight Graduates of 1937 You have reached a miIesTone which is a happy memory never To be TorgoTTen. In ThaT memory record you will oTTen reTIecT upon The happiness and pleasure, The hard work, and The achievemenTs which conTribuTed To This uITimaTe success. You will be able To deTecT Trom Time To Time The real value oT many oT The school acTiviTies as They in Turn serve you in various capaciTies. The exTenT To which you have parTicipaTed in These acTiviTies will be an imporTanT TacTor in your eTTiciency in meeTing, aTTacking, and solving The perplexing and complicaTed problems which challenge you aT all Times. The cooperaTion and Team work which you TosTered in supporT of The various clubs and organizaTions aT Bowen will conTribuTe much To your general knowledge oT coopera- Tion and iTs values in The world aT large. You have learned To subiecT your personal moTives and obiecTives To The larger group and To The general aims. You will Tind many siTuaTions in which a democraTic aTTiTucle and a Tine cooperaTive spiriT are con- TribuTing keys To The saTisTacTory adiusTmenT or soIuTion. In These siTuaTions The exTenT oT your conTribuTion will be deTermined largely by your abiIiTy, and your parTicipaTion in cooperaTive enTerprises during your high school career. Your parT in aThleTic sporTs, in clrarnaTic, musical and oTher producfrions may noT be in acTive play on The sTage, Tielcl, or Tloor buT iT should always be presenT in spiriT and ThoughT and in acTive coop- eraTive supporT as a member oT The school in order To develop The general principles of cooperaTion and Team work which should Term an essenTial parT oT The characTer of every high school boy and girl. These viTal TraiTs of loyalTy To cerTain worThy ideals will guide The predominanT TacTors involved To desirable, honorable, and democraTic soIuTions oT many problems. In a similar way a wide choice oT school acTiviTies has oTTered an opporTuniTy Tor deveIopmenT of leadership, responsibiliTy and service which are essenTiaI TacTors in The successTuI promoTion oT any worTh while enTerprise in school and ouTside. Your par- TicipaTion in represenTaTive governmenT is demonsTraTed in The sTudenT board and iTs TuncTions Tor The school. As TuTure ciTizens of The greaTesT democracy The world has ever known you have a responsibiliTy To TuITiII in proTecTing and preserving Those TundarnenTaI principles oT represonTaTive governmenT. You have builded well in The pasT and Bowen is conTidenT ThaT you will carry Tor- ward The TradiTional spiriT oT I WILL in every Task you underTake. Your success should be inspired by The highesT ideals. Your a'ma maTer will always be inTeresTed To Tollow, and proud To record your every achievemenT. IT is my personal wish ThaT you may enioy happiness and success, in very Task you aTTempT. May you prove To your parenTs, your school, and To your communiTy ThaT Their invesTmenT in you has paid high dividends. 9 I