Monrovia High School - Monrovian Yearbook (Monrovia, CA)

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J 'J 1 X' .ll , X, r ' i X L, ,Y I-WJ i ,I ? - I Y, I 1 el f . X V X . .., On one occasion Aristotle was asked how much educated men were superior to those uneducated: As much, said he, as the living are to the dead.

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J. WAIQIQEN AVEIQ Superinlenclcnl dv LLJQMM HE THEME chosen for the i933 Monrovian is indeed intriguing. lt suggests orderly change, adaptation, and systematic development. With no straining of the figure of speech, the lives of people, nations, civiliza- tions, and of the world itself, may be likened in their several phases to the changing seasons of the year. Most individuals as well as most nations aspire toward maturity, but having approached that stage, face the danger of autumnal decline and wintry numbness. To reach real maturity and to avoid as long as possible mental and emotional decline should be the aim of every thoughtful person. The ability to adjust oneself in an orderly and dignified manner to changing conditions and to new environments is the chief purpose of educa- tion and the prime necessity for growth. While we would not minimize the importance of mastery of the fundamental processes and content of the subjects studied in our schools, we feel sure that growth and adaptation- what you become-will be vitally more important to you and to the world than what you acquire. We congratulate the graduating class upon the completion of their work with us and of the rest of the students upon the successful conclusion of another school term. May the successive seasons bring to all of us stimulat- ing variety of experience, orderly growth, and the ability to adjust ourselves in a constructive way to our environment. l. WARREN AYER. 8