Santa Monica High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Santa Monica, CA)

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M mae ala FRIENDS Today as never before the Youth of America must be on the alert, wk Destructive forces are secretly and per' sistently at work attempting to break down the very things that form our gov' ernmental structure. For the past one hundred and fifty years our traditional rights have been guaranteed by the American Way of doing things. That Way is now being seriously chal lenged. Youth must answer with intel- ligence and foresight if American de mocracy is to be preserved. f if Q A. R. viliimiqnri -A' 'A' -k -A' 'lr if -lr -A' The high school youth of today through his initiative, his feeling of ref sponsibility for the welfare of his fel low citizens, and his urge to cooperate for the common good has the opportunf ity to uphold and retain the principles laid down by the founders of our def mocracy. f wk wk The various organizations and def partments of the school give to every student the opportunity for living the American Way now. wk lt is the sincere Wish of the Girls' Vicefprincipal that the members of the class of l939 will continue to express themselves in loy alty and service in larger fields. if if if ETHEL M. ROBINSON

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.N-.P ln tlie years to come tlie nation will be wliat tlie liidli :acliool yoiitli ot today makes it wk As a nation the United States ot America liar: gone on tlie principle ot providing as mucli education as any one capable and willing to work tor. -k Tlie American Way miinzt keep alive the tradition ot representative democracy. Tliifx means tlie :still ing ol personal government. f 'l'lie quality and not tlie quantity ol our people, ol our education, sliould pe our tuture developiiieiit 'kivk lt is our liope that tlie Santa Monica Higli Scliool liazz given In ttiv Class ol l939 an opportunity during tlie past tliree years to develop your bodies, your minds, and your emotions in the direction ot ii dia: ciplined and lawfabiding freedom. wk We liope tlie tliinqfn you have experienced in tliis liiqli scliool will lielp you to adiust yoiirmelves to your environment and will lielp you to make your lives :ziiccfviziatiil and liappy. Q We know tliis is tlie American Way. -k Our best wishes go witli you as you leave tliis scliool. wk -k wk W. F. BARNUM, Principal,

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