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

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Out Where the West Begins Out where the handclasp's a little stronger, Out where the smile dwells a little longer, That's where the West begins, Out where the sun is a little brighter, Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter, And the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter, That's where the West begins, Out where the skies are 'a little bluer, Out where friendship's a little truer, That's where the West begins, Out where a fresher breeze is blowing, Where there's laughter in every streamlet flowing, Where there's more of reaping and less of sowing. That's where the West begins, Out where the world is in the making, Where fewer hearts grow weary with aching, That's where the West begins, Where there's more of singing and less of sighing, Where there's more of giving and less of vying, And a man makes friends without half trying- That's where the West begins, -Arthur Chapman

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PROG .. 1923 L ANNUAL Issued by THE MAPLE AVENUE EVENING HIGH SCHOOL Los Angeles, California May - 1923.

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oreworb 0 THE- SPIRIT OF PROGRESS in the Arts and Crafts-the effort and ambition of those who are called upon to do the world's work to become thoroughly proficient in their chosen calling and acquire a greater degree of culture-this volume is dedicated. Skill and Culture is the motto of the Maple Avenue High School and Service is its aim. At' the end of nearly six years of arduous labor, pioneering rand planning and striving to accomplish often under rather trying and dif- ficult circumstances the service rendered has finally received a measure of recognition. Our principal has been promoted to a position the requirements of which call for the highest type of coordinating, organizing and direct- ing ability and the scope of the work of the school is to be expanded to include a system of day classes in regular trade extension work. This was recommended only after numerous representative men in the industries had expressed unqualified approval of the work of the school. - While those directly connected with the school have, through obser- vation and report, always known that a worthy service was being render- ed, the great mass of citizens are absolutely ignorant of what is going on just as they lack information on the actual workings and accomplish- ments of the great school system of the city which directs the activities of nearly 5000 teachers and cares for the educational needs of 200,000 pupils. It was the desire to awaken a greater interest, to acquaint more of these people with what is being done here and elsewhere along the lines of trade education and to encourage -and inspire the faculty and students of the school with a still greater interest and loyalty, that prompted the publication of this Annual. We have endeavored to truthfully portray, both in word and illustra- tion, the actual work carried on and at the same time to make the book as interesting as possible. Expressions of opinion have been obtained from representative people in the various activities of educational and industrial life and we have tried to gather such data as is pertinent and valuable. We hope you will like our little book and that you will bear in mind when inspecting it, that we are all working people, engaged in our regular occupations during the day and in school work in the evenings and that we have neither the time, opportunity nor facilities for getting out a large or elaborate Annual.