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THE YEAR AT L. A. S. N. S. During tlif faf l!)ljl. wc i ' tin- 1.. A. Normal school, have been strenuously engragt ' il in inakiiii; histoi ' v. The year has been one of innovations ami awakened activity. At last, the students have oi-ganized themselves into a iKKly | olitie, and. as such, have hroufrht almut a closer union of interests among the students and a stronger and truer school s|)irit. As a ri ' sult of this new interest and enthusiasm, we have the Outlook, a widi ' -awake little newsijai)er. which started out with the determination to make things happen in Normal and is succeeeding admirably in its purpose. Pei-haps the most significant advance made by the Associated Students, this year is the great movement for student self-government. The idea of a self-governing student body is in dii ' ect accord with the |ii ' incii)les for which our school stands, and. under the direc- tion of the students, who now have it in charge, it will surely develop into a strong helpful organization. So fai ' and fast luive we i»-ogressed. that our lioard of Trustees have, at last, rhosen for us the .site foi- a new home. which will be bettei- adajited to the re iuirements of a school of oui ' size and high standai ' d. Situated in the beautiful north- west section of oui- city, with an outlook of foothills ami green iilleys. this site is almost ideal. It offers exctdlent advantages for the gardens and athletic courts, which the pi ' csent crowded conditions nuike impossible. The new home foi- the Los Angel- es State Normal school, no longei ' a dream of ' manyana, will be the |)eer of any in oui ' country in beauty and adapta- bilit.v to till- needs of its students and another witness to the glory of our great stale. SCHOOL SPIRIT We hear a i|uantity of talk about that all-powerful genie, •■ school spii-it. We are assured that it is the fii ' st essential of a live school, and in the same br-ea1h. we ai ' e likidv to be told that its existence in our own Normal school is lamentably lacking. A trite i)hrase, no spirit in .Normal, has become the prevailing fashion among certain of our students and it is to the credit of none of us that we have not long since risen in our wrath and shown them the error of their ways. The heart of the ti-ouble is that most of us have very vague ideas concerning the meaning of school spirit. First of all, let us know that school s|)irit is not noise. It is something more real and abiding than tin- occasional bursts of enthusi- asm and good will, which lead one to root for the team, flutter a |)eunant wildly and go home with a sore throat. How- ever, for the benefit of those energetic Nornuilites who feel the necessity of exercising their lungs, we may suggest that they need only start the Senior cowbell tinkling and wait for tilings to hajipen. Surely those persons whose throats and eai ' drums have survived the noisy .joys of a Capitola Ijuncheon will not be niimliered among those who doubt the .-diility of L. A. S. N. S. to make herself heard. The truest school spirit, however, like the noblest patriot- ism, is an everyday affair and it is so often iiuule manifest to us that we grow unseeing. Near the end of our two-years ' course we may come to realize that the many kind and joyful things which come our way during each day are but mani- festations of a s])irit which is beautiful and true. Then if we are honest with ourselves, we shall know the true s|)iril of our school as the helpful comradeship which makes our pla.v hours .ioyous ami sunny, the fine justice which places each girl upon her own worth, and ibove all. Ilie earnest and steady endeavor which aims for thai inner resource of power by which we may front the problems of life earnestl.x- ami with greater compre- hension. Xf who are lea ing Ibis summer ran give no firmer jiledge of faith than that of loyalty to ideals of truth, service, aiiti friendship — to the spirit of the Los Angeles Stale Normal School.
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It is a haiii)y custom of sc-hool publications to laud the manifold virtues of their latest production over all other edi- tions, past and to come. We trust, however, that the Expnn- ent of 1912, will speak for itself, and we take this opportunity to recall a few notable achievements of the past in the develop- ment of the book. One who undertakes the pleasant task of becoming ac- quainted with past editions of the Exjjonent. is impressed, tirst of all. with the fact that the book has progressed steadily with the growth of the school. During the early years of it.s exist- ence, it was a modest representative of The Webster Club, by which organization it was founded in 1894. However, in 1896, a few enterprising Seniors conceived the brilliant idea of transforming the r|uiet little journal into a mighty class book, which should be publislu-d annuall.v by the Senior idass, as a worthy memento of their triumphs. It was not long before the Exponent, with renewed life and vigor, had become the foremost of the school ' s organizations. The ambition of latter- day editors has been to broaden the scope of the book so that it might be as far as possible a fitting representative of the entire Student Hody. The constant addition of new contribu- tions from all the classes has materially aided the book, both in its broadened aims and in the (juality and style of its productions. With the innovation of the story contests, in this, our Summit ' 12 Exponent, and the insistent invitations for contri- butions to the art work, we feel assured that opportunity has been given eveiy student, geiiius and otherwise. to make this edition indicative of the best literary and artistic ability the school has to offer. After a period of earnest and strenuous labor, lightened l).y the kindest co-operation and assistance from friends of the faculty and the Student Body, the staff presents the Annual of 1912, in the hope that it is trul.y an ex- ponent of the interests and activities of the students, and of the spirit and ideals of the school.
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