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

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Cnunsellar Treasure this Nautilus. It is a record of student life in the war year of 1943. It shows a phase in liuman life which ma} ' never occur again in the United States. Those of us who work with you students know what a small part for Victory these activity pictures rep- resent. The heartening, enduring signs for a better world order come to the surface in the thoughtful cour- age of our impi)rtant decisions — decisions which weigh an education against quick money ; decisions which make you stick to this job instead of following the tugs to go out and do something ; decisions which lift your eyes to the vision of your important part as an informed person in universal peace. ETHEL M. RDBIIVSDIV Counsellor Dean of Girls Each year we think that the graduating class has a greater problem to face than any previous one. Surely you of 1943 have a tremendous one before you. On youth rests the burden of Victory — victory in the War and victor ' in the Peace. We believe you are ready to do your part. The Sincerity, Manliness, Honor, and Service of our school motto are qualities that will bring victory over personal problems and make you of value in national progress toward the Victory for which we work and pray. MARILYIV HOLMES Dean of Girls

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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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] Iiss Chnrlottc B. Suits, Chairman ; ] Iiss rerona JJeijerer; ] Iiss Mae M. AIc- Gregor, Sponsor Penpushers ' Club; Miss Gertrude B. JJ ' yvian. Thrift Drive, Red Cross Drive; Dr. Edmund E. Evans, Drama, Stac e Creiv; Mr. Earl J. Clahby, Sponsor Radio JJ orkshop; JMiss Mary J . Boyd ; Mrs. Mildred Jf ' ilhar, Co-sponsor Delians; JMrs. J. Kenner Agneic, A divisor Samohi ; ]Mr. John B. Kennedy, Advisor Samohi. - S Club; Miss Olive C. IMorris; J Iiss Fern Hester, Spelling Club; AIiss Marr aret Jackson, Librarian , Co-sponsor Delians; Miss Nettie B. Rice, Sponsor Junior Red Cross I irst Aid. Private J. Kenner Agneic — United States Army Air Corps English FACULTY