Robert Louis Stevenson High School - Spyglass Yearbook (Pebble Beach, CA)

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Presidents Message This morning T. J. Day, '66, stopped by for a visit about his plans for graduate work, and, after we had concluded these important discussions, we took time for a little tour of the campus. Like all of the alumni who return to RLS after being away for several years, he was properly- impressed with the mag- nificent new facilities which have been added under the Forward Program-the Si.F.B. Morse Fine Arts Center, the Lindsley Science Center, the new Library, the Academic Building, and Alumni Field-and he made the statement uttered by so many other of our old boys, Gee, I came to Stevenson four years too soon! Certainly, we are Very p-roud of these fine new buildings which provide greater oportunities for learn- ing, and we are grateful for the generous support of so many people who have made them possible. They provide a great inspiration for all who live and work on this splendid campus. However, the real R.L.S. School springs not so much from the stone, the mortar, the timber, and the spacious lawns as it does from the hearts and the minds of the people involved. I remember so well the small assembly of eighteen boys and four teachers in front of the big fireplace in Douglas Hall on the eve of the opening of the School in September, 1952. We were discussing our p-lans for the morrow and our hopes for the future and I remarked, We are all starting out on a great adventure in learning, and, surely, we will creep along at a slow and unsteady pace for a while. However, I pledge 'to you that one day you will all be very proud of the fact that you were the initial participants in a great Schoolff This dream is being realized because the Slchool has always stood for the greatest values-duty, responsibility, un- selfishness, consideration for others, loyalty, courage, and a determination to overcome every obstacle. I have often told my favorite story about Robert Louis Stevenson, and I would like to conclude this message withiuone more time, if I may. Late in the fall of 1894, Stevenson was sitting on the wide veranda of his beloved home, Vailima,,' on the low slopes of Mt. Vaea near Apia in Western Samoa. It was but a few weeks before his death, and his thoughts were mellow with the setting sun. He said to his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne, who was with him, Lloyd, the people of the world have been very kind to me and have often said that I have a great genius for writing. This is not true. If I have any genius at all, it is the genius for hard work. Robert U. Ricklefs

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-ai Farewell to Seniors My hope for you is that you will have the courage in your lives to see with your eyes, to hear with your ears, and to understand with your heart. Anon. You have shown resilience and understanding as you have studied under two headmasters. In athletics you have enjoyed success, remarkably so in soccer, water polo, tennis and golf. Your publications have been characterized by taste and originalityg you have met the challenge of freedom by taking increased responsi- bility for your actions. Academically you have more than held your own with Stevenson classes of the past. I have, of course, an especially warm-hearted feeling toward you for your thoughtful efforts to help me through my prep year. I never failed to receive the most courteous and understanding responses from you whenever I called upon you for help. I find it difiicult to let you go. I warn you against being spectators You may remember the quote of C. P. Snow: There is great dignity in being a spectator and if you do it long enough you are dead inside. The education you have had and will have, should lead you -to shun the sidelines. Gordon D. Davis

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Board of Advisers The Board of Advisors is composed of many distinguished leaders from all walks of life. They give valuable assistance in de- ciding the policies of the school. The Board of Advisors provides an important pool of knowledge and experience from which the school draws in order to make sound decisions. Board of Trustees XVhen a large organization as important as the Robert Louis Stevenson School searches for guidance, it looks toward its Board of Trustees. The vast experience of our Trustees has given us the leadership necessary to achieve the success which We now possess. As parents teach their children the essentials of life, so the Board of Trustees has prepared us for the future.