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Page 19 text:
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To the Graduates of 1943: JJ e are a1 war. Tliere is little that I can say that will brinj this thought nearer to you. At the end of this school year, you, as Seniors, will move from this high school to your appropriate place in the service of your country. You will, I feel sure, do your duty as true alumni of the Santa Monica High School. We must depend on you to help win this war in order that we may continue our way of life. Personal plans and ambitions which loom so large in our lives in ordinary times must be set aside for the common cause. When peace returns you will find America what she wanted to be and what she was becoming before the war. We will be governed basically by the same sort of aspira- tions, hopes, and desires. It should be a better nation because the fear which gripped us prior to the war will be removed when you return and we will be able to resume the occupations of peace. We have been preparing youth for the emergency which confronts them, but we hope too that we have been building the foundations of tomorrow — happy days of peace for the youth after the conHict is over. We sincerely hope that we have not forgotten during our war service program to emphasize the importance in our school work of solid foun- dation materials, such as: character, purpose, industry, and mastery. May good fortune attend you in your future work. Sincerely yours, W. F. Barni ' M, Principal. W. F. Barnum, Principal THIS WAS HIS MESSAGE BEFORE HE LEFT YOU ON MAY 10th, 1943
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Page 20 text:
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VICE PRIlVCIPAl 1943 N autilus Sometime ago in a previous year book, I wrote that we must prepare and instill in the minds of our students the will to defend our nation in any emergency. Many of them have alread ' become the defenders of America throughout the world. They are the best engineers, the best mechanics, the best pilots and the best fighters education and skilled training can produce. We can depend on them. Today, more than ever, all students, especially the boys, are thinking about and planning the part each is to take in this war. The draft age has been lowered to age 18. All are studying various newly established and modernized courses, related to the war effort, such as fundamentals in avia- tion, the Morse Code, practical science and mathematics, electrical engineering, nursing. First Aid, Red Cross Activities, Meal-craft and many others. The Army and Navy departments have made clear the opportunities in the many branches of service. Each student is selecting the spot for which he is best fitted. In this nation-wide preparation to deliver the knockout blows to the axis powers, Samohi students will be ready and in the thick of the fight. This is a tough scrap and the kind he likes. He will come back victorious because he has directed his efforts consistently and intelligently toward that goal. A. R. VEEIVKER Vice-Principal
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