Manual Arts High School - Artisan Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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12 T H E A R T I S A N W 36 THE FUTURISTS, THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW By Sam Borevitz In times of social and economic changes, disturbance and distress, it is necessary that there be leaders to meet the contemporary problems. The leaders who succeed are those who are best able to turn their achievements into human improvement. Almost everything we do or use is an invention which was created sometime or other by our leaders. In a broad sense, leadership includes inventing, discovering, prophesying, organizing and directing social forces. Let us consider some of the qualities or requirements of leadership and see how they are obtained. Leadership in most cases arises from one ' s personality and his initiative to use and develop it. However there are many different types of leaders as every person possesses by birth some characteristics which distinguish him from every one else. It is this margin of uniqueness which makes each individual a potential leader. This margin gives every person a field of development and activity in which no one else can com- pete with him. In this non-competitive phase of personality there is un- limited room for self-expression, invention, and leadership. Out of this margin individuality develops. Thus every person builds up a point of view which is distinctly his own, which sets him off from his fellows, and which is the essence of originality, a quality of leadership. The successful leader must also possess the ability of having faith in his own powers. He must be a master of himself before he can main- tain the esteem and loyalty of others. He who enjoys this loyalty from society commands .social ])ower. Under all conditions the most effective and successful leader is the one who is best able to solve our problems so that they will meet the needs of society. Society, however, must provide each generation with an environment in which problem-solving ability may have ample opportunities for unfolding. During the three years while at Manual, the Futurists have enjoyed an environment which any leader can be proud of. Having taken advantage of this environment, the Futurists, will enter this complex world of ours with the confidence and determination necessary to solve our social and economic jjroblems.