Venice High School - Gondolier Yearbook (Venice, CA)

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7QAf7:57Z.lZu.f4gZ-Ff4fnf-4.4 To the Students of Venice High School: 'That a wave of patriotic rejoicing is sweep' ing over the Nation is evident. Our citizens are saying: Kilt is true that there are many crudities in our lives and shortfcomings in our government but with all that can be said against it-our America is at this moment the most peaceful and the most prosperous of all the nations of the earth. To our own songs in praise of uAmerica the Beautiful, thousands of exiles from the warring OLD World, add their hymns of ref joicing: K'Even if we find it hard to make a living we are at least safe from the cannon and the bombing plane. We in California are especially blessed. We have almost perennial sun, ever fruitful trees and rains abundant enough to insure another rich harvest. HAMLIN GARLAND.

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, ,a Y q-,., Y IN MEMORIAM Just one week before his death, Venice High School received the photograph and inspirational message found on this page from Hamlin Garland, internationally ac- claimed literary historian of the Middle- west and life on the wind-swept prairies. This section will serve not only as a dedi- cation to this noted author but as an ln Memoriam to one to whom the world owes a deep debt of gratitude.

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Principal Raymond E. Pollich PHESENTINE MH. PULLIIIH No institution in America, educational or oth- erwise, could possibly select a more appropriate theme for guidance at this time than America the Beautiful. ln contrast with the strife and suffering rampant throughout the world today, America in its beauty and its worthiness stands out as a glowing beacon of the acme in modern civilization. To have even a slight understand- ing of the plight of other peoples of the world tends to clarify our vision, remove confusion from our minds, and present a true picture of America the beautiful and Americanism - the desirable. To maintain America as the beautiful, as the desirable, its citizens must adhere closely to the principles and practices of Americanism as made manifest in the pages of this publication. American democracy functions through insti- tutions such as the home, the courts, the schools, l6 political parties, community organizations churches, and the like. The principles, activities, and accomplishments of these and many such in- stitutions constitute what is known as American- ism. Consequently, the preservation and progress of Americanism are based on the American- like manner by which each of these institutions functions. As an American institution, and hence an in- tegral factor in this great institutional scheme that constitutes Americanism, Venice High School has its part to play. We-students, par- ents, teachers - along with other institutions, have before us continuously the challenge to think, act, and accomplish in a manner by which Venice High School will make an ever greater and greater contribution toward the maintenance and improvement of America the Beautiful. 1