San Jose High School - Bell Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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X ,pl ' 1 SM H i 4 5451559 ---- - '- -12:1 fgbf at 'fi i'- - '-I - --Q4 -' X ,, 'I f. . I. 7 - - ' -- V -m J is J' i :zu i QQ-.1 --...-- -...az -.2-if -.- . , cy- --A Ip, -.11---J ,f:..f CLAJI Just inside Port Graduation Stands a staunch, sea-worthy vessel, Largo it is, and strong, and noble As it rides the capped waves proudly. In the winds a golden banner lNaves abroad its lofty purpose. Long has been the vessels building, Very careful its construction: Now 't has left the parent ship-yard, Left the hands of its constructors, Stands alone upon the billoxvsg XVitl1out fear oerlooks the ocean Spreading broad and wide before it. Eager is the gallant vessel To go forth and wrestle with it, And at last to be the victor. Eagerly the blue old ocean, XVaits the coming of the vessel, And the testing of its fitness. 1 have said 'twas long in building, Very careful its construction, But I'll add from eartlrs wide corners Came material for its building. All its builders were experienced Knew just how to make such vessels, 30

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Q -H sl ,,f,3 A,,,, ..,, ral, .a- ,Q 'Q -ff - -- V5 r - - - .--.-----, l is fr 1,c-.a -,- .-ac- - fi if dr qtcr - '- 'A . ' favoring winds over a tranquil sea. The natives with acclamations of joy waded out to greet the newcomers. The commander, clothed in rich and flowing robes, and bearing his gorgeous banner, went ashore and took possession of the land in the name of the sovereigns of Spain. Those who followed after him pressed southward and westward in search of gold, enslaving the natives and leaving destruction in their wake. Then came the Jesuits. They planted towns and cities. and laid the foun- dation of that spirit of freedom which resulted in the overthrow of Span- ish dominion and in the formation of governments similar to ourrown. Eventually several states united under the United States of Colombia. Our government at once recognized their independence. Then came the Holy Alliance of Russia, Prussia and Austria, which, according to rumor, intended the reconquest of Spanish-America. James Monroe, the Presi- dent of the United States, announced that the American continents were no longer open to European colonization, and that any attempt to inter- fere with the affairs of the Spanish-American Republics would be con- sidered by the United States as an unfriendly act. This doctrine has been respected by the powers, and thus Spanish-America has been developing' along the ideals of our own founders. Now that with the opening of the Panama Canal we guard the gates of two continents, we are confronted with the question of our policy. President Wfilson has said: One of the chief objects of my administration will be to cultivate the friendship and deserve the confidence of our sister Republics of Central and South America, and to promote in ev- ery proper and honorable way the interests which are common to the peoples of the two continents. Comprehension must be the soil in which shall grow the fruits of friendship: and there is a reason and a compulsion ly- ing behind all this which is dearer than anything else to the thoughtful men of America. l mean the development of consti- tutional liberty in the world. Human rights. national integrity. and opportunity, as against material interests, is the issue which we now have to face. Have we as a nation applied these principles. and in any way solved the problem of the policy outlined by President l.Vilson? Yes. Canada and the United States have held the peace for a hundred years, and be- tween them stretches four thousand miles of boundary with never a fort- ress, never a sentinel on guard. They have established a mutual under- standing founded upon friendship and national honor. So Pan-America, or All-America, united by the American ideal of freedom. justice and equality, is a dream that promises to become a re- ality. Pan-Americanism means a mutual understanding. founded on honor and friendship: it means fair play and the abolishing of a lack of discrimination in thought and deed. lt means the healthy and abiding re- lationship of the future, founded on mutual respect and inter-reliance, nation with nation. Out of such a constituent relationship, a real Pan- Americanism will grow, founded on proved advantages, not uttered as a doctrine by the strongest, but subscribed to as a policy by all alike.

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as ' J Q a-,.. ..,. sf bd - md-N..-. J 5 Einrj A 1 L rsqes- r- ------. 1 ' 1 . Le-in F ,4 J.4ft p o p , rim-' -' HL- T27 POE Here and there a little pounding, Here and there a little moulding, Sometimes casting olf entirely Substance detrimental to it. ,Til today the Hnished product Stands before you in its beauty, In its knowledge it has gathered, ln the strength of its ambition, Eager to ride upon lifes ocean, Do the good for which 'twas builded. Youthful strength, undaunted courage, ls the cargo of the vessel, Conquering faith, high hopes, ambition, Are the riches which it carries. So out through Port Graduation Sails the gallant ship, Class 15. Sails to meet, at times, life's billows W'ashing high against its bowsprits, Sails to conquer all disasters, That shall ever dare assail it. Not long pausing i11 calm waters, Greatly tempted though to do so, And at length by constant striving, Reach the goal of its ambition. MARTHA J O H NSON. 31