San Fernando High School - Orange Blossom Yearbook (San Fernando, CA)

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THE ORANGE BLOSSOM 'ZBHE CPRINCIPADS MESSAGE cg believe that the present senior class will make Hne citizens and that thev will give back to the world in service what they have gained from their four years' contact with the faculty, the students, and the spirit of good-will and service found in the San Fernando High School, remarked Harry E. Gross, who came to San Fernando High School last September, 1925, to take the place of Mrs. Ellie C. Ingham, principal for twenty-two years. Mr. Gross, who is ambitious for the high school and for each student, feels confi- dent that the institution, as it grows with the town, can develop a spirit best expressed in the school motto, 'fHonor is the reward of excellence, and a self-governing student body in which each member will so conduct himself that no control from the outside will be necessary. In 1910 Mr. Gross was graduated from the College of the City of New York. He immediately entered the service of the Federal Government as special agent of the Census of Manufactures of Mines, later becoming the chief special agent. From 1911 to 1916 our principal became wholesale piano merchant representative for the Sohmer Co., piano makers, covering the states of Iowa and Wisconsin. Becoming interested in the teaching profession, Mr. Gross accepted the position of mathematics instructor in the Hanford Union High School, California, during 1917-18. Then he entered the Los Angeles city system, instructing in mathematics and band work in the Los Angeles High School from 1918-21. Mr. Gross, who plays the violin with a fine technique, had conducted several bands and orchestras in the East before coming to California. ln 1921. Mr. Gross became head of the mathematics department in Jefferson High School, Los Angeles, where he stayed until he came to San Fernando as the high school's new principal. Concluding his remarks, Mr. Gross stated: I wish especially to commend the two honor scholarship societies, the Philomathean and the Ergon Kalon, for in those societies we find the students who best exemplify the prime purpose of any school, namely the maintenance of a high scholarship standard. lt isnlt the gold, silver, or bronze pin worn by the honor student that distinguishes him, it is the effort that he has expended during his four years that places him in the foremost rank. The self- disciplined training, the development of perseverance and proficiency mean character building that stands a student in good stead when he enters his chosen career. The great men of the world like Roosevelt and Taft were honor students. When business men write to me for recommendations after a student is graduated, the questions they ask are, Is he capable in his studies? and What has he done for his school? What initiative does he possess? I cannot place too much emphasis on the two aims of the best student, self-improvement and xerfvicef' . HONOR is THE REWARD OF EXCELLENCE.

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fx, f THE ORANGE BLOSSOM - 'M f' FACULTY HARRY E. CRROSS - ft74..L7'f7J' ' ORERT L. FRAISHER FAITH ROBERTS - - Www W 1..AR,x WALKER Qfllffl RL7T'I'l M. HOL1X'1ES fANAIS j. AI,I.EN - - EVELYN BURGESS BRYANT - LEROY J. ANDERSON - LAVONIA H. BECKER NIAREL DUNCAN - NINA WESCOTT FERGUSON - THOMAS B. CELASS - - NANCY GLASS - - V1OLA HAMILTON VEZZETTI FRANCES HAWKINSON - - Principal Vice-Principal - Registrar Text Book Clerl' - - Secretary - English, Arithmetic - English, Journalism Practical Arts, Auto Shop Physical Education fGirlsj - Spanish, French - - English - English, Latin - Domestic flrts - llistory, Economics Music, Senior Orchestra RUTH HENIJRICK - llistory, Civics, Social Problems AGNES HUTCTHINSON ---- Domestic Arts E81