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

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AMERICA America, you have weathered the thunder's roar and the lightn You have endured the trelc of covered wagons, coaches, trains, Listened with an ear attuned to wireless, telegraph, telephone, Seen an ideal, fostered by a stalwart people, Mature into a nation of men united by Fraternity and Wisdom Possessed of a great heart. Hold high your dreams, your ideals, Send aloft your glorious banner, Symbol of freedom, equality, liberty, Beneath its protective folds, Guide your youth to nobler pathways, Lift their eyes to wider horizons, Allow their minds a broader scope. infuse, within their breasts, the ideal for which their g forefathers struggled, For out of log cabins, plantations, brown-stone houses, Has arisen an heritage, Passionately conceived, Stormily delivered, Hardily reared, Nurturecl by truth, justice, charity. Kindle in youth the sparlc of patriotism, Lead them toitriumph over petty evils, Stain not theiearth with their blood, But grant them vigor, energy, and slcill, To improve their land, giving freely of themselves, Fulfillinglthe God-made purpose for His chosen land 1 i i Q t Virginia Corbett, A12

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l ,Mufz Mjgutwfwl Mriidfdl ll M V' DEDICATICDN' To that Progress of the World, fostered by America in P eoee and with Truth, not for the destruction, but forthe betterment of Mankind--a Progress which shall light the sky with the down of Truth, and shell bring P eaee , and shall brotect the undespoiled fruits of all Men's endeavor--to this, we, the Class of Winter 1940, humbly dedicate our Blue and White Semi-A nnua l. 53 My gy i.

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l 1 1 CORDELL HULL, Secretary of State Copyright by Harris 62' Ewingt FOREWORD The red flames of war are raging in the heart of the European continent. No one can tell how much of what mankind holds most precious will be destroyed before the conflagration subsides, nor what remnants of foundations upon which to rebuild civilization and progress will remain. In this new situation, our first and most sacred task is to keep our country secure and at peace. Toward the accomplishment of that task, our Government is devoting every ounce of energy and vigilance. It is my firm belief that we will succeed in this endeavor. Yet, though we remain at peace, the kind of world we shall all live in must, of necessity, be of profound concern to our country and to every one of our citizens. l, for one, hold fast to the conviction that, however grave have been the errors of the recent decades, however much suffering and destruction may lie ahead in the immediate future, there is, in all nations, sufiicient strength of will and sufficient clarity of vision to enable mankind to profit by the costly lessons of the past and to build upon a sounder foundation than heretofor.e. There is much that our country can do toward that end. We must retain unimpaired our faith that only through enduring peace, based on international law and morality, and founded upon sound international economic relations, can the human race continue to advance. We must co-operate to the greatest possible extent with our sister Republics of the Americas and with all other nations to keep this conviction alive and to maintain the basic principles of international good faith, world order under law, and constructive economic effort. CORDELL HULL, Secretary of State 1 l l l l 1 l l 1 l 1 l 1 l 1 l l 1 1 l 1 l 1 1 1 w 1 1 1 I 1 l 1 1 1 1 l l fn' if ,wax