Liberty High School - Lion Yearbook (Brentwood, CA)

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School Days The Professor e:1111e Il0XVl1 to sehool 0110 day. And was greeted with 11oise l1P?l.I'tl 21 Illlltl away liaughter and talking loud and long, Broken for il IllOIllPIlt hy 21 snateh of song. The faee of the 111z1ster had frightening looks As he gazed on the pupils and unopened hooksg Like elods i11 the field is chalk on the floor, Like moss on tl1e roeks is Illllll o11 tl1e door. ' The windows are broken and the eold creeps i11. And freezes the faces of the boys as they gring The Cllllllllfj' is stufed to the top with a sack. The smoke of the fires has forced them all haek. With El i'l12ll'gG the l,1'UfVSSUl' XVUIIT i11 ont of sight I11 11 Illilllltllll he appe111'edg he sure was El frigh He stood for El IIIUIIIPIIT. lllltll walked 2ll'0lllld th1 shaek. Then hied himself ot? np town to l111nt Zaeh. It seemed hut El llllllllvllf till he eznne haek 11g'a1i11 VVith Fl erowd of XVOIIIPII and ehildren and men Right well they worked. this array so splendix That S?ll k was removed. our fun was Pllllvll. The tenehers were angry. hut 011 XVl10lll to vent They lillE'XV notg so haek in sehool we we11t. All students were quizzed. 0119 by one. But 'twas never found hy whom .TXVIIS done.

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part of the board. want of sympathy and support on the part of the community have discredited many a school. XVhile the teachers are primarily on trial. there are three other parties necessarily associated with them in the matter of accrediting-the stu- dents. the trustees. the patrons. The system of accrediting has been a wonderful stimulus to the high schools and discovers and cor- rects many wrong tendencies. However. it is open to many objections and works many hardships. The one examiner can make only hasty and superficial visits. and is himself liable to run in a groove. Put- ting the fortunes of all the high schools of the great State of California in the hands of one man for even one year is too great a concentration of responsi- bility. But the matter is aggravated by continuing him year after year. Ile is human and carries with him each year the prejudices of former years. and people are quick to learn his weaknesses. such as we all have. and play upon them for their own personal emolument or for schemes of revenge. With all its evils we can not afford to abandon state inspection, but each can oder his suggestions for its better adaptation to our needs. In conclusion, the University of California has not, to my knowledge. followed the lead of Stanford in recognizing the equal value and dignity of com- mercial studies. but insists that three teachers be wholly employed with non-commercial branches before holding out any hope of accrediting. No school can be put upon the list without a graduating class for that year. The examiner says our one great need is to set up and maintain a high standard of scholarship. These three reasons precluded all hope of accrediting for the c'urrent year. Four teachers and the rigorous einehing out of all pupils, especially from the upper classes, who can not main- tain the pace set by the best is the price We must pay for University recognition and for seeing our names upon the official list of accredited schools. If we are seeking University approval and aim to bc a feeder to the University. the price must be paid. T. A. LEWIS.

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fllililltllfl llAllKl,l'IY. .. .............. Editor' IVA HONNICKSUN. . . . ........ Assistant Editor NVII.l.ll'I MURGANS .... ........... l iusiness Manager ll.XIlUI.ll ANDERSON .......,. Assistant Business Manager IIE year is swiftly rolling by and we are near- ing the day when we shall say farewell to the graduates of '08, A feeling of sadness comes over us as we think of the short time. Alas, but it is all too soon! I lt is with pleasure that we plaee before the public our fourth Annual. and we sincerely hope that our efforts will merit their approval. As editors of this Annual in behalf of the school, we desire to thank those who have so kindly con- tributed to it. We close this term hoping Fortune will have greater things in store for Liberty l'nion High School in the future than in the past since we now have a fully equipped and up-to-date building. We again and again thank those, espeeially the trustees. who have so faithfully labored for our interest in the way of a new building. We feel it is not only a eredit and pleasure to them and us, but also to the entire community. The business managers desire to thank the busi- ness people who have so generously responded with ads.. thus making it possible for us to publish the fourth Annual. We hope they may be doubly paid for the lil'eral subscriptions they have given us. Vtle indeed feel it is the duty of every friend of the lligh Sehool to patronize the advertisers as far as possible. Again we thank the friends and patrons of the Liberty l'nion lligh School of Brentwood. URING the past three years the Annual has been used to remind you of our need of a new building. This year we want to thank all for the building provided for us. Those who have visited our old quarters and who will visit us in our new place. and we hope they will do so, need no explanation about the benefits of the present accommodations. Those who have read our previous Annuals and who will visit us now can readily see the improvements. To those who have had neither of these pleasures we invite them to visit us now and pass judgment whether our accommoda- tions can be improved upon. Perhaps it would be well to name a few of the improvements. The greatest improvements are the separation from the grammar school and the location in a place where we will not conflict with any one. The spacious rooms, good light, well heated and well-ventilated rooms add a general enlightened tone to our work. Next year with our library more com- plete and the modern-fitted laboratories. all studies ean be taken up thoroughly. These are only a few of the benefits which we are now enjoying. VVe wish to thank the trustees. to whom we are indebted for our present comforts. and also those who have helped in this matter. To the Woman 's Vlub we are indeed grateful for the kind interest they have manifested in our welfare and the help they have given us.