Lowell High School - Red and White Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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A MESSAGE FROM MR. STEPHENS Many of us have never known fhe square red-brick building, called Lowell High School. To fhese especially, and fo fhe ofhers in lesser measure, fhe refurn in Augusf will be an evenf of marked significance. We long for a home of our own, even if if lacks fhe spaciousness, fhe sunny warmfh, and fhe many modern conveniences fhaf we have come fo look upon as acfual necessifies during our long sfay in Galileo. This experience, good as if has been, is over, and we are eager for a fuller life in our own school. l-lowever, we leave Galileo wifh a feeling of sincere appreciafion and hearffelf grafi- fude fo Mr. Nourse and his fine faculfy, and fo fhe enfire Galileo sfudenf body for fheir generous welcome and for fhe many sacrifices fhey have made fo make our exile a happy one. Youfh looks forward always, and if is wifh keen anficipafion fhaf we make our plans for fhe opening of fhe new ferm in Augusf. Mr. Clark, our principal for many years, once said: A greaf school musf look foward fhe fufure, guided by fradifion, nof bound by if. A greaf school musf have an inferesf in humanify and so frain all ifs members fhaf fhe learning fhey acquire shall nof be used for fhemselves alone, buf always confribufing fo fhe service of ofhers. ln fhe hisfory of San Francisco, Lowell's pasf achievemenfs sfand ouf nofable, disfinguished and worfhy of our name: and if shall be our proud dufy fo keep our record fine and clear, and fo prove fo our cify fhaf Lowell deserves a broader field and larger scope fo bring fo fruifion ifs aims for fhe beffermenf of youfh and for fhe fraining of sfrong and fearless leaders who will fake fheir place in fhe civic life of fhe fufure. We look upon fhe building on l-layes and Masonic Sfreefs as a fempo- rary home, remembering fhaf Lowell has been housed in many buildings and has had in realify buf a superficial connecfion wifh any one of fhem: for Lowell is primarily an ideal, a creed and a fradifion, an abiding belief in fhe value of academic fraining and in 'rhe worfhwhileness of spirifual values, an undying faifh fhaf fhe principles for which if sfands are a force fhaf will so mould fhe youfh of foday 'rhaf fheir lives will be happier, fuller, and richer in fhe years fhaf are fo come. ln fhe refiremenf of Mr. Croffs fhe school losf a greaf feacher, a frue counselor, and a lifelong friend: one whoseifaifh in youfh kepf him ever young. Our debf fo him can never be paid. Only by our efforfs fo live up fo fhe high ideals for which he sfood, his courage, his infegrify and fair- mindedness, can we render a slighf buf fiffing fribufe fo fhe many years of service which he so generously gave fo fhe welfare of Lowell l-ligh School. Q

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DEDICATION Rarely has a man elevaTed To The principalship of a senior high school received The universal acclaim ThaT has been The iusT reward of Mr. Leroy I-I. STephens Tor his many years oT consTrucTive service To Lowell. l-lis abiliTy To be aT all Times human, To combine Tirmness wiTh genTleness, digniTy wiTh good-fellowship, has endeared him To all who have ever had The privilege of his guidance. l-le possesses The rare aTTribuTe oT being able To cope wiTh large problems and yeT execuTe The minuTesT deTails wiTh ease and grace. To Leroy l-T. STephens we dedicaTe This 55Th Red and WhiTe, and hope +ha+ iT may serve as a TiTTing welcome To one who we lcnow will lead Lowell wisely and generously To heighTs never before aTTained.

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FOREWORD The AncienT Wonders oT The World! The GreaT Pyramid, symbol oT perseverance, Tomb oT Cheops, Towering 476 TeeT above The ever-shiTTing sands oT The Sahara .... The Hanging Gardens oT Babylon, reared upon a series oT mighTy Terraces and arches. a paradise in The land oT paradise .... The Temple oT Diana, lasTing TribuTe To The Goddess oT The I-lunT and oT The Moon .... The greaT sTaTue of JupiTer Olympus, ruler oT The gods. crowning masTerpiece oT Grecian arTisanry .... The wonderTul Tomb oT Mausolus. Tamed Tor exquisiTe sculpTure, a glorious Triumph oT arT .... The Pharos oT Alexandria. greaT lighThouse: sTanding on The rocky shores oT Pharos, a marble pillar oT sheer beauTy .... The Colossus oT Rhodes. magniTicenT TribuTe To The sun: sTraddling The harbor oT Rhodes, awesome guardian, ever waTchTul. Famed philosopher Bishop Berkeley once wroTe: WesTward The course oT Empire Talces iTs way -and so AncienT EasT has given way To Modern WesT: The Wonders oT The AncienT World have yielded To The Wonders oT The Modern World. ln This modern WesT Towering skyscrapers iuT reed-like inTo The heavens: greaT dams rear monsTrous concreTe walls across sTeep river canyons: huge bridges, bands oT sTeel. conquer rivers and bays: greaT TacTories and waTer-driven power planTs supply man's every need. Roaring auTomobiles speed Trom place To place: sTream-lined Trains hurTle across The conTinenT: wondrous sTeam-driven ships ply Their Trade To The Tar corners oT The earTh: man-made birds wing Their way from ocean To ocean, Trom conTinenT To conTinenT. The sTraTosphere-miles inTo The heavens! . . . The baThysphere-Thousands oT TeeT To The ocean's Tloorl Wonders! Wonders oT The Modern WesT. wonders oT The world oT Today. In presenTing These modern achievemenTs as The Theme oT The 55Th Red and WhiTe, we have aTTempTed To porTray Tor you panoramas oT anoTher greaT civilizaTion ThaT rears iTs mighTy head above The horizon oT Time: conquering, developing, invenTing: merging The ideals oT The AncienT East wiTh Those of The Modern WesT, To Torm The viTal and inTeresTing world oi Today, To herald The wonders oT The world oT Tomorrow.