South Pasadena High School - Copa de Oro Yearbook (South Pasadena, CA)

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a of aggression in their work. But rather they wished to take rightful charge of those functions lawfully theirs and in their performance of those functions so conduct themselves as to deepen the already mutual respect between th em and the remainder of the school. As Seniors this policy has been strictly adherred to. During the Redpath Lecture Course their only effort was to perform their duty wisely and efficiently that they might live up to the best of the school’s precedents and not that they should set new or unusual ones. By seizing the opportunity they have not striven to accomplish the unusual or to set new examples but rather they have constantly tried to live up to the best things the school stands for; and in their own policies to reflect all that is noble and idealistic in their surroundings. They seized the opportunities the school had to offer and hoped that they had left them unsullied by all that was common and spectacular and that they themselves had gained much in true nobility of purpose. Military Craining HE advisability of establishing, in the schools of the United States, a mili- tary training system is one of the foremost questions before the minds of the American people at this time. Many movements are being made along this line already. President Wilson, in his address to the West Point graduates, says that the chief thing holding many people back from enthusiasm for any form of prepared- ness is the fear of militarism. He also gives us this definition for militarism, “Militarism does not consist in the existence of an army. Militarism is a spirit, a point of view, a purpose. The purpose of militarism is the use of armies for aggression. The spirit of militarism is the opposite of the citizen spirit. In a country where militarism prevails the military man looks down upon the civilian, regarding him as an inferior and as long as America is America that spirit and point of view is impossible to us.” Colonial Cimes E have often wondered what the old Atlantic coast was like along about the time of 1776. Some of us have even said that we would like to have lived during the period when Paul Revere rode to Lexington and announced the approach of the Red Coats. Although that time has faded away, we love to read the history of those times, see books, pictures and documents, that were used by our forefathers, and along with that, imagine how they looked, dressed, and acted. So that is the reason the Class of 1917 decided to use the Colonial idea. We are endeavoring to submit to you modern welfare in antique fashion. Page Eleven

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all The 1917 “Copa de Orn” HE 1917 “Copa de Oro” greets you. Tis with a glad heart that we say this, yet ‘tis with a tear for we are on the threshold of life. South Pasa- dena High School, with all its splendid environments, has given to us knowledge, efficiency, and spirit for four years and our time has come to depart. So with this frail volume of the “Copa de Oro” we greet you and at the same time say farewell. But a word about the book. First and foremost we must extend our apprecia- tion to our advisor, Miss Agnes F. Murdoch, for her ever willing and helping counsel in the compilation of this book. To the Art Staff and Mrs. Emma M. Bartlett we wish to express our gratitude. We are proud of their work and further mention of this department will be made in later pages. Then the Busi- ness Manager who so successfully financed the whole affair, we thank with all our hearts. And to Mr. Kinney, our loyal Principal, the Class of 1917 wishes to extend their appreciation and gratitude for his help in both a literary and a busi- ness way. In this edition of the “Copa de Oro” the staff has endeavored to present hap- penings of all kinds that will be of interest to those who glance at it in the years to come. So we'll tarry no longer on this note of introduction and farewell; with heart, mind, soul and body, and in the grand old spirit of 1776, judge the contents for yourself. Carpe Diem EIZE the opportunity—so these words have been translated freely; but the application and interpretation must be entirely personal. Do we make our own opportunities as we are so often advised, or do we seize those which present themselves to us? After all, opportunity is not a tangible thing to be accepted by some and passed along by others. Rather, it has its personal appeal to the individual just so far as it has any relation to his work, It exists in the separate mind amenable to each need, and useful only as a stepping stone for a particular line of endeavor. So, when the class, as Juniors, adopted the motto they had no feeling that they should lay siege to every school activity; or that they should adopt a policy Page Ten

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H. W. HUNTZINGER G. W. LAWYER Clerk President E. E. THOMPSON EC; WSie! Trustee Supt. Schools Moard of Lducation A group of men whom South Pasadenans should love, re- spect, and admire. The High School appreciates their untiring efforts to make this the greatest High School in the world. Page Twelve