Maple Avenue Evening High School - Progress Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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ARTHUR GOULD Assistant Sup't. of Schools This school, being an Evening High School, has been under the super- vision of Mr. Arthur Gould, who is supervisor of all High Schools in the Los Angeles district. ' Mr. Gould's sympathetic understanding and cooperation has been Very helpful. He has always kept in close touch with the Work of this school and never failed to do everything possible to procure for us the things we needed from time to timeg His guidance and advice, many times sought and always freely given, has been both valuable and encouraging. A We feel truly grateful for this and take this opportunity to express our appreciation of Mr. Gould's 'attitude and efforts. Page Sixty-five 1

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here, she was active in civic, club and industrial affairs. One of the things Mrs. Houck most persistently advocated, particularly among the workers in the garment industry with whom she was directly connected in an official manner, was a system of training 'and better education both in trade operations and in the understanding of and loyalty to American institutions and the American flag and also a universal knowledge of the English language. 1 i 4 A F It was Mrs. Houck who made arrangements and secured class rooms and equipment for the first school classes held in the Labor Temple build- ing. From these classes sprung what later developed, through the recog- nition and favorable attitude of the school authorities into the present Maple Avenue High School. Early in the history of this school two classes in power machine oper- ation were inaugurated and they were carried on in two of the large local factories during the day. In this department Mrs. Houck's expert knowledge of power machine operation coupled with a wide and friendly acquaintanceship with the manufacturers, proved of value. She became certificated as a teacher and had charge of one of the classes during all the time they were under jurisdiction of this school. Miss Adele Sterling, also an expert power machine operator, taught the other class. The factory owners generously donated the use of machines for the classes and the space in which to house them. More than that-they donated material which was made by the classes into clothes for inmates of the County Hospital and Charities Department of the County, Mrs. Houck having held a conference with the head of those departments and made negotiations for doing this. e Naturally this service was highly appreciated by the heads of the County institutions as well as by those who got the new uniforms to wear, This practice is, we believe, still followed by the power machine depart- ments of the schools. Page Sixty-four

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Respect the Flag When you see the Stars and Stripes displayed, son, stand up and take off your hat. Somebodymay titter. It is in the blood of some to deride all expression of noble sentiment. You may blaspheme in the street and stagger drunken in public places, and the bystanders will not pay much attention to you, but if you should get down on your knees and pray to Almighty God, or if you should stand bareheaded while a company of old soldiers marches by withflags to the breeze, most people will think you are showing off. But don't you mind! When Old Glory comes along, salute, and let them think what they please! When the band plays The Star Spangled Banner in a restaurant or hotel dining room, get up, even if you rise alone, stand there, and don't be ashamed of it, either. Don't be ashamed when your throat chokes and the tears come when you see the flag flying from the masts of our ships on the great seas or floating from every flagstaff of the Republic. You will never have a worthier emotion. For of all the signs and symbols since the world- began there-is none so full of meaning as the flag of this country. Other flags mean a glorious past, this flag means a glorious future. It is not so much the flag of our fathers as it is the flag of our children, and of countless children yet unborn. It is the flag of tomorrow, the signal of the good time coming. It is not the flag of your king, it is the flag of yourself and your neighbors. Your flag stands for humanity, for an equal opportunity to all the sons of men. Of course, we have not yet arrived at that goal, injustice still dwells among usg senseless and cruel customs of the past still cling to us, but the flag leads the way to righting the wrongs of men. Our flag is the world's symbol of liberty. That piece of red, white, and blue bunting means five thousand years of struggle upwards. It is the full-grown flower of generations fighting for liberty. It is the century plant of human hope in bloom.-Alvin M. Owsley, of Texas, National Di- rector, Americanism Commission, American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana. Page Sixty-six A