Thomas Starr King Middle School - Echoes Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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new X H navns 'mists o - CITIZENB i FIN 'rms new nissan. on au PENCIL THI I oun SCHDLHHSHIP Pm S Z arena Q ' lk t 9 9 if .., fir as u R8 OUR lNSPlRATlON Our school has striven to uphold the high ideals of Thomas Starr King, the man who made men listen-and think. From the very birth of his reason he practised an inspiring moral code. He radiated Truth and expounded, in his simple, sincere way, the Principles of Life that have been the goal of every civilized religion. The beauty and purity of his soul was beheld with wonder wherever he went and its abundance of simple goodness fell from his lips in great fluency. His presence was felt and each word he spoke was remembered. His face, of a simple mold, shone with a beautiful light born of a fairness of mind and an open heart. His thoughts were free and he had nothing to hide. Such a remarkable composition of virtue is seldom found in men, but Starr King had every essential of an adamant character. It is said, In Him Eloquence, Strength and Virtue were devoted with Fearless Courage to Truth, Country and His Fellowmenf' Surely, such a man should be an inspiration. A poet pictured him as a musician and his work as a beautiful melody and in the second verse he asks, But who shall finish the unfinished strain? That is it, who shall? We have accepted the challenge. We must, as pupils of this school, perpetuate these moral lows, that the work of Starr King may not be wasted and forgotten. U We, who are on the threshold of maturity and are the coming generation, must resolve to carry on in honor the teachings of this man who gave eternal hope, who warmed the depths of human hearts and who conquered. all with Truth. Edmund F. Shanahan, A9 A ik: 155 skf ali is ff AR: vhs X X f- .i 'H x ' rf it - 1 A f f 'L'iZ' - fi 'K' '4 Xb 42 44fK ft-' 9 4 'i- A-1:11-:'1f-ft-We-+5-Sas-?a-:Siva-I-a+-we k.f.4:lthi,:i' f-I-5' Ati-Ist Rmrr-' ff my Nj aw? 'f N Y f X cgi f....'.- X..'...i. ...-.i--.- Twenty-seven

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HOW WE MADE OUR CREED During the first year, after the opening of our school, the pupils decided that they would like to have a school creed. Each home room group helped in formulating this. The pupils, with the help of the teachers, thought of all the ideals that the children should live up to and study. These suggestions were sent to the office and a representative pupil committee decided upon the best. Then they were sent back to the home rooms to be discussed. The final selections were made attractive by printing them on little green cards and each child was given one. This was known as our Creed. But,-why do we have a school Creed? A school Creed is a statement of ideals which the pupils of the school try to follow as a standard for every-day life. Better things are done when we follow a creed. As our school is named after Thomas Starr King, we wanted to know how our creed compared with his. Some pupils and teachers read collections of Starr King's articles and sermons and found that Thomas Starr King's ideals for living were very closely allied, in meaning, to many of the ideals expressed in our creed. To quote some: Our Creed: To seek knowledge. Thomas Starr King's: To learn to see, is one of the chief objects of education and life. Try to push the line of darkness a little farther on Success is measured by the Wisdom that is gained. Our Creed: To appreciate the beautiful Thomas Starr Kiny's: Beauty is as real a thing as a Hower Our Creed: To discover the work through which I may contribute most. Timmins Starr Kinfs: Different callings, are provided for by inborn tastes. The destiny is sealed within, not Without. In the selection of your life work, follow your bent. Aptitudes are to be respected and obeyed. Wliere a man's deepest interest is, there is his life. Our Creed: To be thrifty with my time, materials, and money. Thomas Starr Kingfv: And the years are profitably used to the extent that habits of thrift are formed. Our Creed: To be a Worthy, working member of my home. Thomas Starr Kingiv: Your homes-if you make them winningly help- ful, your houses, are sacredg they are a part of the landscape, of the kingdom of heaven. Our Creed: To respect and revere the Wisdom and ideals of the past. Thomas Starr Kingk: There are always enough with a delicate appe- tite for old wisdom to give the best authors of the past an appreciative audience and continually renew their dress in modern form. Our Creed: To respect and reverence all manifestations of God Thomas Starr Kingfv: Love of nature has its root in wonder and veneration, and its issues in many forms of practical good. In the following pages we offer the creed by which we try to liveg those ideals of Thomas Starr King and of ours which teach us to keep the lofty places of our spiritual estates as peaks of vision for frequent visits. Elizabeth Lubofvisley, B8 Jewel W illard, B8 Twenfy-nine