Main Avenue High School - El Sombrero Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Dear Students: No doubt you realize that you are facing life as you leave Main High. Like (he explorers of the past, you are stepping out upon an uncharted sea—the sea of life. Everything is before you. Your chief guide must be the compass of your high school education. You are the builders of your own fortunes. You must be on your own. The port of arrival will be the destination you, yourself, make for yourself. The lanes over which you travel are those hours of the present. A poorly selected lane means a retracing and a new start for you. A well chosen pathway across life’s sea means a speedy and safe arrival at ports of call. The world bestows its prizes upon those who know enough to keep on the highways of the right. Such traveled highways mean careers worthy of emulation. Choose wisely; choose well. Face life like the explorers of old, fearlessly and honestly. I feel you will do this—I feel confident you will go far on life’s highways and finally arrive at the port of success. Faithfully yours, Principal Nineteen

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TO MAIN HIGH’S SENIOR CLASS » not over-emphasize the value of what is commonly called liberal education cJlJ as a means of succeeding in the world of occupation. A good education received in high school or college is abundantly worthwhile, however, because of its contributions 1o personal culture and the higher enjoyments of life, and because of increased opportunities for good citizenship, quite apart from its possible contributions to vocational success. The final measure of vocational success is that it contributes not merely to the enrichment of a man following it, but also to the general well-being of his fellows that make up society. One of the advantages of a liberal education is that it enables you to do your work in relation to that of all others. It enables you to “serve intelligently and efficiently.” Eighteen

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Dkar Students: Socrates taught that one of the fundamental principles of life was to “Know thyself.” Whether or not we agree with this great Greek philosopher, 1 am sure that we are all willing to admit that he at least challenges our thinking. How well do you know yourself- your ability-to learn; your ability to measure up to the standards of your ambitions; and above all, your ability to co-operate with other people? It is true that we here in Main Avenue High School can, to a limited degree, assist you to know yourself. You alone, however, arc the final judge in this serious business of introspection. If you misjudge yourself, either by over-estimating or under-estimating your capabilities, you will be a misfit' in our social order and w’ll probably be unhappy. And so, as this school year closes and as you lay your plans for further achievement, pause for a moment to reflect upon this bit of philosophy- “ Know thyself.” Faithfully yours, Twenty