Mountain View Union High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Mountain View, CA)

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Qaomlhe WMQW X l My X me A Qfjimg Z Www The Eagle us a large burd of excellenf vusuon grea+ sfrengfh and us a champuon flghfer among olher anumals ll has marvelous powers of flughf soarung very hugh on apparenlly moluonless wungs The Eagle males for lufe and us a proud and dulugenl par enl lf somefumes reaches a greal' age I+ may be found locally all over +he conlunenl near sfreams lalues and seacoasfs If us a handsome burd wulh blaclu plumage slrealced wufh whule and havung a whule head neclu and fall Sunce ancuenf fumes 1'he Eagle has been a symbol of royal power and malesfy ll was lhe symbol of Jove and represen+ed flue sun un varuous myfhs lf us fhe emblem of lhe Unufed Sfales lf us quufe flfhng fha? such a greal crealure as fhe Eagle should be fhe emblem of our hugh school Mounfaun Vuew us an example of beaufy and leadershup among hugh schools as fhe Eagle us among burds Roberfa Parry 'Trl xx ful KO ll X V ullluj full u 2 w Q Q X .fuxgj ff .u fy r ii if if

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DEDICATION To lhose who have dedncaled 'rhelr hme fo 'Phe leaching of foday s you+h THE TEACHERS OF AMERICA They have guven +helr besl efforfs fowards +he goal of mshllmg fhey mlghf help prepare us for our fufures as responsible, adulf CIllZ6f1S I+ vs our desure +o see +ha+ 'fheur efforfs have no+ been an vaun The Edlfor and Slalif knowledge in our minds. Unselfishly have 'rhey worked in The hope l'ha+

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Mr C Crooke Our Principal I see our school one of fhe mos+ beauhful spols PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE . . . Your edifor Roberla has asked me fo wrife a special arhcle for your Blue and Gray. I say special because she specified she wanfed ihe arficle wrnHen as if I were an Eagle high in fhe air or on some mounfain 'lop overlooking fhis valley. I am fo de- scribe whaf I observe from fhal vanfage ponnl' looking down upon our school. I am sure I lhink I am sure fhai her requesl was mofivafed 'by fhe facl thai Ihe Eagle is emblemaiic of our school and ifs acfivilies and noi because 'lhe BALD Eagle is +he symbol of our greal counfry Websfer says an Eagle is a bird of prey I don I like fhal so we shall move on +o ofher defim hons lhe Eagle has greaf sirengfh excellenf vision and dwells in hugh places Le+ us assume for fhe purpose of fhns arhcle and whale I am an Eagle 'lhaf I have excellenl' vision Whaf do I see? I believe fhal' l have seen almosl every beauhful spof In our greaf America I am now gazing a+ Ihe Sanfa Clara Valley I lhmk ii is one of +he mos? beauhful spofs in all America ll IS also my home In 'lhe whole valley wrlh 'Finely consfrucled and well kepl' buildings yards and gardens fhal' are unexcelled because of +heir symme'I'ry and beauly lawns shrubs and blooming flowers Even 'lhe smallesl organlzahon an exls+ence musf have some guiding hand back of rl as has 'lhls whole universe wrlh rls Mlghly Hand dlrechng nfs deshny I see a Board of Trusfees mfensely lnferes'l'ed in 'lhe welfare of our school else we would noi' have rl I see a capable 'faculfy carefully framed and selecled so you may have lhe besf lnslruchon possible I see mamlenance men and office personnel dillg nlly and efficrenlly applying 'lhemselves so lhaf you may have a more beauhful and eFficuen+ school I see lasf buf cerfamly noi Ieasf almosf fwelve hundred youfhs God s greafesf gnfl io humamfy and 'lhe sole hope for 'lhe fulure of America and cuvnllzahon Pray God 'lhaf you 'lake advanfage of 'lhe heruiage and oppor+um+ues fhal are yours I+ IS 'lor you 'lhal' 'lhe Mounfaln View Union High School exrsls Be worfhy of 'lhe opporlunnhes +ha+ are yours and assume your responslbnluhes I do noi luke lhese hugh places 'lor long May I now flulfer down from my hugh and somehmes cold nesf and loin you where everylhmg IS so much warmer 'friendlier and human? The day is done and fhe darkness And 'lhe mghi shall be filled wrlh music Falls from fhe wings of mghf And +he cares fha? mfesf fhe day As a feafher is waffed downward Shall fold lheur lenls like Arabs From an eagle in nfs flighl And as sulenfly sleal away BOARD OF TRUSTEES Qt. aff' Mr Simmonds Dr Hopkins Mrs Cheeseman Mr A all Mr Spangler X J X I I I I I I ll II Il ll . I I n , - I , , I . . lx X 0 l Q 4 I I ' o Q . o c I . . I I - I I I I ' , . . .. 9 . . a l I I a I I I . . , I I I I I I I I I D X . 1' , , , ' -L g Q I . IL VA F I - ' ' J E' .. , v - A A Y ' , I, X . 4 . ,v . ' If F gs , .5 K g- f A D ..' r -..,.-.