Venice High School - Gondolier Yearbook (Venice, CA)

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PrIncIp I Clernentma de Fore t Graff n charts out courses for students FLIGHT REPORT FROM CHIEF PILOT GRIFFIN EARLY ONE MORNING I adlusted a parachute clImbed Into a plane In the seat back of the Instructor and took off Slowly we cIImbed hIgher and hIgher to 3 500 or more feet and then wIth a warnIng Don t be fnghtened the Instructor throttled the motor and poInted the nose of the plane upward Suspended for a tense moment In whIrlIng round and round I was experIenc Ing my IIFSI spIns RestraInIng a womanly shrIek I closed my eyes and grabbed the suspenders on the Instructor s chute At about I 500 feet we leveled off opened the throttle and agaIn flew upward After thIs procedure had been followed several tImes I found It possIble to keep my eyes open and to follow through wIth the stIck lo l belIeve that the thrIll of those fIrst splns was greater than my fIrst solo though I must admIt It was an awesome and sol emn moment for me when durnng a lesson a few weeks later the Instructor cllmbed out and announced C-ood luck you re off aone It was lIterally a case of do or Ie ence these same thrIlIs wIthIn the next few years When you are In the skIes alone you wIIl have need of self relIance Independent and clear thInkIng alertness and self dlSCI plIne I trust that durIng your hIgh school years you have developed and strengthened such traIts Wherever you may be and whatever your vocatIon my wIsh for each and every one of you IS Happy LandIng I ' 'a . ' 5 I . . ' d' mid-air, we suddenly shot downward and, Many of you boys and girls will experi- f

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THE MIRACLE OF WINGS FTER MANY months of hard work an aurplane was ready to be tested' lt was December l7 l903 A general lnvltatuon was sent to the Inna to come and watch the fllers Only fnve were wnlllng to face the cold December wund to see a fly Ing machine that would not fly The machine was made ready The engine bullt by Orvllle and Wilbur Wright was started Orvllle got un And then a miracle' The alrplane ro e st yed the a r twelve seconds and landed safely' ple beglnnungs we have seen man fly across the ocean and by plane cnrcumnavlgate the earth At last man has nothnng for whnch to envy the blrds for he can fly faster than any lnvlng blrd I5 . , . ' s , a in i people of Kitty Hawk, North Caro- Twelve secondsl From such sim-

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LIFE IS GIVEN to each of us to make the most of. To accomplish anything we must plan and carefully think out what we hope to do. A pilot starting a flight across a track- less ocean has a chart He keeps a close watch on his chart and his instruments it si lifes co rse lt is an venture into the unknown No one else has ever experienced your particular ad venture Each must chart his own course This requires a knowledge of self and an understanding of the world You have been gaining knowledge and understanding during your time in school Graduation brings you to the take off Survey the whole picture Decide where you want to go and with the courage of the pilot who takes his plane into the sky face bravely whatever situations you meet Always your friend MAMIE L SALLEE Girls Vice Principal NIAMIE L SALLEE CO PILOTS SALLEE AND SHAW REPORTING THIS IS an appropriate time to congratu late you on your cooperation and Splen did spirit You have whole heartedly gotten behind our various drives and realized that the good of Venice High School is to be desired above personal convenience This spirit the true spirit of democracy is something of which we may all be proud The Nation is facing a future of great possibilities for both good and evil Our times are times of change lf you can continue in this attitude of willingly ac cepting new ideas and working together for the benefit of all we may feel as sured that the future of our country is in safe hands You are worthy to carry on the ideals of our forefathers RAY B SHAW Boys Vice Principal RAY B SHAW