Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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18 iii V4 3x5 1 ' W'!'Q4Yrb Q 5,0 3 ,F 7.-.um The Beauhlul Alamo ol Today by Ste l g The act1ve beautrhcatron of the Alamo property began on lanuary 15 1912 Under the d1rect1on ot the State Superrntendent of Burldrngs and the State Inspector ot Masonry the covermgs ot wood and plaster were removed When the beauty ot the early constructton was brought to lrght masonry unknown to burlders of 1912 was revealed and the or1g1na1 wood was found to be well preserved On Sunday lanuary 28 1912 the mecca for thousands ot srghtseers was the rulns ol the old Alamo tort the chref pornts of tnterest were the old doorways and the anctert crstern uncovered lour days earlxer by the workmen Cplease see pages ll and 1501 By November 1936 the other land had been bought the Probandt estate for S25 OOO the Catholtc Womens Assocratron mterests for S75 U00 the Cherokee Strrp lor S140 OOO On November 24 1936 the State Board ot Control let these contracts for the Alamo State Park the demolrtron of remarnrng store burldrngs a preservatrve treat ment tor the old rocks and mortar the Museum the reopentng ol the acequra and the Nell and the landscaprng of the gardens The Alamo Chapel ttself was not restored although a lead root and a flagstone floor were added tor protectrve value Or October 12 1945 occurred the formal openrng ot the Alamo Ltbrary rn Alamo Hall the W1ll1arn E Howard collectron of books belng the mecca for v1s1tors Although rt has been tmpossxble to retrleve all ot the or1g1nal Alamo property, enough has been saved tor posterrty to make the Alamo, preserved many trmes by the grace of Our Lord, a world shrlne, zealously and reverently cared for by rts proud custod1ans, the Daughters of the Republrc of Texas, a great organrzatlon 14- 4 A 1 L . . .FQ 3 , k 1 ' 1 3 ' ' 1 W. , , 1, w 5, , , , . Fg k - 1, f I 1s5,.l,' I ,M Q I ', I k f ,-,m,1,,,w-'mg Akf1, Q V , A 1,-,ivy -' B M fr , X , -, ' ff A I A I' ti f 4 I V . .V it l 1 ,5,fiT,.,,,,,, , ,.., Qt - ' 1 ' - L L i ' 1 . .I I ,Vw Q 'Je . K 'yg , WL B 'Q Ll ' 1 ie.,-Qfoig ff ra is tvs, A134 wr.. , . lf - H 1, , ' ,tn .At,A.-hiwg ,I ', 'kwa 'xy' ys:x..P,Kr,,wqfA:1r4kybiA-kia - ' K sf A 7,2 h .ini hi ,H 1 ., W .. Q 5221 . Q, C ,. Lf, 1 b, I H533 ., A Q l A . 4 , A fx aivuxv ! , ,, I ftwr H ' f. 5 -X ML . - r J ,w . , . ,,,,,.g.,, , 4 rm Fisher Mcllhany, '48 . . 1 , ' ' I I I . A , f . ' 4 I I I I r I I 4 1 I , K I ' X . . . ,

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45'-ff? 0 fe Q 7mm Founded 1n the w1lder ness two hundred and th1rty years ago but now enshrlned rn the very heart ot San An ton1o 1S the sacred 5251 remote aeons of t1me the matchless story of the one hundred and e1ghty two gallant men who del1berately d1ed 1n the Alamo that Beane Texas m1ght l1ve w1ll rlchly emblazon h1s tory s pages The saga ot the 1mmortal men of the Alamo has many tlmes been told by the world s greatest told 1n poetry and prose an 2. 1n art and stone 1n speech and song Know 1ng all th1s the MONTICELLO Staff because ot 1ts pr1de 1n the Ala mo and 1ts reverence tor the sacred shrlne Very humbly dedlcates I the 1948 ed1t1on ot ll ewwdz our school yearbook to ww ,exam W7 Bwdmm '- 1 AQ '- mf r ' ' gl 1, XAKXX ll 4: . ' u ak I X i - - R . f-V-' f J I , ,,., gf .' ' A X, ' V X ,S Aff? Alamo. As the ages come and go, even unto TA I u xx' Y ,ma . Ag It MF 'Mae' .af f - F f i : .- -- . . I I ' X ' ' f ' A 1 - v'! ff f ,, ,K y. lrt A 5 X qi .Qx V15 h lgvlb L x llm ' X V ' I X R P Q I . Ky f 'fyficv 1 If A .TY -'. - 'b I 3 f