Polytechnic High School - Polytechnic Student Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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49 QD GBQQGBCED Q9 The value of the serv1ee wh1ch Mr Franc1s l1as been to los Angeles cannot be estlmated Fortunate lndeed are we 1n hav1ng w1tl1 us a man wlth a broad v1s1on sy1r1patl1et1c under standmg and fearless heart fortunate ID hav1ng as an 1deal1st leader and educator a man who has aroused ln us a des1re for the best 1n llfe po1nted the way to our 1deal and taught us to see beauty 1n common th1n s by the qu1eken1ng ot all our senses Through the polytechme sys tem oi edueatlon that he mtroduced 1nto Los Angeles has eome the real1zat1on tl1at behool IS not a preparat1on tor hte It 1S hte lt lS natural tl1en tl1at Polyteehmc teels that Xlr Franc1s the man that gave l1e1 hfe IS now a part oi her hte and tl1at w1tl1out h1111 the school experlenoes a sense ot 1ncon1pleteness Wherever he goes wherever he stays there 15 newer held he stays w1tl1 us l1v1ng 1n our hearts torever as a man ever glad to glve not to get glad to plant the seeds ot deslre lOl better thxngs glad to nour1sl1 the plant that grows from the t1ny seed glad to d1rect It 1n ts growth so that when lt has leached matur1ty It no longer needs h1s support a man who teaches I,,..I L.,.I I.,,..I 4,1 QD I,-I hd I,.J GD 15,-I I,.L Ig,-I IN,-I Q9 L.,-A I,.I II,-I G57 I,-I tif. L,-J by the example of l11S own l1v1ng tl1e lesson wlnch l1e would have us learn lie strong be generous be klndly but nrst ot all be ot SBIVICB QD Illia' I.: I4 QEMBGDGBQ W -- llkful gf-J I-,,.l I,.L L,,..I L,,.I II,.l I..,.J r-I. bfi 4,-I I I I I g - - . - - - - - a --- I I I I I I I l I . .' , . . . . Y . . . . - . . , - . 1 S . 1 1 g 7 I , 1 . . U . . I 5 I I I , . ' Q . . ' I ' . ' 41 1 - . . , ., '. . ., ,, , , . - I - . ' l I 7 7 A . , I . , 5 , . ., . . I I 7 . , . ' ' 1 'V 7 I' ' Polytechmc, and althougl1 he leaves to pass to a -fl 7 J 1 S w ' ' ' - A ,. - ' . 5 . I A V . . 5 . . . 1 - ' ' r 4 1 1 - ' ' I . . 5 l 7 . I I 2 1 - I I , I I , I I .- I - - - - - - IQ I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I all . ,.

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T gg Q-57a'Q57a'ce5'e E E Q9 I.-,,.1 tj g,..l Q57 L..,..I lQ,.l EDITORIAL Vvllllalil Shakespeare hke the 9V91'11I1g star that shmes 111 smgle befmutv 111 the tw1l1ght skv 1llu1111nates 1n unchsputed supremacv the hter ary irmament As the star mounts the dark en111g heavens to find ltself at mghtfall 1111 equaled by 1tS m1ll1o11 r1vals so We ind Shake speare on th1s h1s tercentenarv unshadoued by all poets and dramat1sts who sparklmg mome11t'1r1ly 111 the great blue field have faded L.,-I I-,,.L Q9 L-,-I 2,1 G? 1-,,.1 L,,-l K-,fl LRF! Q9 II.,-J l..,,.J L,,..l L,,.l qulckly from s1z,ht We who would h1teh our Wagon to a star have chosen to make our book Worthv of h1m for as Shakespeare gave to the vsorld the BXDYGSSIOH of the h1ghest and best that was w1th1n h1s conceptlou so would We g'1VP As Shakespeare Wrote of the thoughts mot1ves and act1o11s of those 111 the World about hun so would We Wr1te of the hopes 1ovs and ac eompl1shme11ts of those m the 11 orld about us as Shakespeare loved art so WW011ld vse love art and as Shakespeare wrote of the 1est 1111 seen mserutable 1nv1s1ble 'ls '1 nose on '1 man s face or a weather cock on a steeple so YSO'L1ld We Wr1te If we but catch and lefleet a gleam from afar our book 19 a worthw tr1bute QES7 Ga CEQGBQDQGQ M 1-.fl L,,-I LS,-A LN,-3 lx,-I lsr-1 I.,,.A LW.: I,,..I 4,4 g,.1 LN,.4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l 1 ., c l . t , I I ' I ' - I I . I , I I 4 - U N I ' I I , , , - . . V l I y 7 .fr ' I I I r ' ' L I I I ' C ' ' ' ' ' I I . .U I ' I CC ' , , ?7 1 c , V - I I ' , I I A I 1 r . , , , , AIA Cm V y I L,.,.- to the World the best that We have within us. I 1 - 1 v 1 , I, I , I ' 7 - - ' ' f 'Ka , - y ' I K f Y Q I . , , '7 7 , I 5 , 1 ,,,, H - . f. , . f, I 'b,. 1,15 K. I C , , 7, y , . , , . - I I II ' ' 1' I 1 I ll I , . , ', , V . ,, - I - . - . - Q l - - Q I I I lx I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I h I I I - I I

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' axis 1' ivan :YQ in 2 tl? ' lPl7 'P.'7 Clv w.c w.tr 1nv.1r 'v.21:v , TOUCHSTONES FROM MR FRANCIS SPEECHES Do the best that you can and 1t u1ll approach per fect1on Be t1ue be honest and I'61'11Ql11l3GI alvs avs that It IS men and wx omen to the eore that n1ake the World what It 1S and that It X1 1ll be men and ww omen to the core that x11ll make the S1 orld wx hat 1t 1S to be a great deal bette1 han It 1S today Play the game square , square to X our self and square o the other fellow VX sh 1xo1k Halt uln The moral hb1e of a man IS strengthened ww hen he can flnlsh h1s yn 011 A man s success 1n llfe 19 meas uled by h1s ablllty to flmsh the Job Any pe1so11 can The wx orld 1S ouls 1f ne onlv knon how to get pleasure out of eve1yth1ng Be square to you1self The 1dea of today IS not what you can get out of llfe, but What you can put 111to lt 1t 1s not to get but o g1ve The keynote of todas 1S serx 1ce Tl11S 113121011 IS fEtC111g' the gleatost danger 1n lts h1sto1y Not the sh1ps of fo1e1gn fleets no1 mternal labol troubles not even the hquor quest1on a1e to be feared as the hosts 1n the commg gene1at1on mth too much unoccupled t1111e The g1eatest C0l1lZI1lJl1lZ1011 that you can make to the future of anv boy and gnl IS to g1VG h11n a chance f01 h1S own self dlscovery and self devel opment - -1 i ,,,i14:.,,.:E'as ,a:F' i'4n Am avg Jiaxu, 0 at ly at it LT T 5.5 ' ag: 151 E15 1 5 T 1 1 1 it? ll YW 1 Q52 ,Q A