Los Angeles High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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FOREWORD The greatness of our nation lies not in its wealth of field and forest, of sea and stream, of mine and manufactory, but in its men and women — not in its physical advantages, but in its human resources. We till the soil. We operate factories. We build railroads. We engage in commerce. We encourage art and science. But these are only a means to an end; to the end that America may produce men and women capable of carrying on the ideals that have guided this nation to greatness; to say it another way, men and women worthy of American citizenship. We Americans have nurtured free public education with an enthusiasm approaching fanaticism because we regarded the American school as a most efficient instrument in pro- ducing such men and women. We have believed that the nation ' s progress and the individual ' s freedom of opportunity were one and inseparable. Therefore, we want our boys and girls to possess ability and character. We want them to be honest, industrious, and self-reliant, endowed with all those virtues which arise from adequate moral and intellectual training. And more and more we look to the schools for this really extraordinary achievement. That in this demand and in our provision for our schools, there is not always the consistency of sweet reasonableness, we are apt to disregard, but the schools carry on. America holds a high place in the world today not al- together because there came into its possession the fabulous resources of an undeveloped continent. Ever abreast of the skilful exploitation of natural wealth, America has kept open to all, the gates of educational opportunity. The teachers in the little red school house and the pioneers of a nation ' s development were close companions always. Where there is trained intelligence and moral fiber, there are the highest qualities of citizenship. There, too, is potential leadership — the greatest resource a people may have, yet a resource that has ever been equal to the demand. Every democracy finds it necessary to provide means for those who have talents so to be disciplined through education as to make them better servants of the people. That is why the State of California has attempted to educate you. You have been taught in order that, in the largest sense, you shall make return in public service. To you, both the State and Nation have been more than generous. From you, they have the right to expect an active service and a loyal devotion. At this moment, your generation is potentially the greatest of their resources. America is counting upon you. See that you fail it not. ROBERT G. SPROTJL President, University of California

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