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

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 You are expecting:, I know, to win “big:” success when your boyhood is past, your education finished, and your grown-up life-work begrun. The four corner-stones which you must lay for such future success are vigorous health, a fair measure of intellect, .a reliable moral character, and habitual energy. These furnish the essential foundation. To build on them a highly successful career in this crowded and competitive age, you must possess and utilize a thoroughly trained mind and a winning personality. Both of these are essential to big success and abounding happiness. Both of them must be acquired in your youth, when both mind and personal character are still in the plastic and formative stage. The costly machinery of our school system, working through your parents, teachers, textbooks, and school buildings, are all devoted to giving you that highly valuable mind-training which we call your education. The opportunity to get valuable life training has been offered you in Main, and we hope that you have taken advantage of it. Faithfully yours, Vice-Principal. Page

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 Dear Students: That great American, Theodore Roosevelt, once said: “Greatness comes only to those who seek not to avoid obstacles, but to overcome them.’’ I have come to believe that the idea that the student should not be required to do much of anyhing he doesn’t like is all wrong. This idea emphasizes one’s likes and dislikes instead of emphasizing work. Rig things in the world are accomplished by work. Actual work is done through determination to finish the job. Some people are under the impression that an education enables one to go through the world without work. One of the fundamentals of an education is to teach boys and girls not only to work but to work hard, intelligently and cheerfully. Main Avenue High School has endeavored to teach you the fundamental work habits necessary for success in life. It is now up to you individually to go out in the world and write your names upon the tablets of time. I feel sure you will accomplish great deeds. Yours truly, Principal, Page 28

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 Dear Students: To you, members of the Class of 1020, I extend congratulations for your past accomplishments and offer my best wishes for the future. It is my hope that the knowledge you have acquired and the experiences you have had in high school may serve as a firm foundation upon which you may build securely as the years go by. Life out of school you will find very similar to life in school. Success will be attained only when interest and energy are put forth. Though you may change vour aim from time to time, may you always keep a steady purpose before you. And may you have the ability, the energy, and the courage to accomplish all that your hearts desire. Sincerely yours, 2 Dean of Girls. I’nge 25