Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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DEDICATION To Alaska, land of beauty and riches, We, the Class of lune, l94l, dedicate our Lens. Purchased for the comparatively small sum of EE7,2UO,UUO, Alaska has returned several hundred times that purchase price. Fishing, mining, furs and lumber all contribute to her Worth. Alaska has often been called Uncle Sam's Attic, but What a valuable attic she has become! Although the old days of goldrush, boom towns and un- charted Wilderness are fast vanishing, a new era of airplanes, railroads and industry is dawning. Throughout it all remains the same spirit of adventure and independence as of old. lt is to this brave pioneer spirit that We dedicate this Lens. ln View of the fact that it Was only through the very Willing assistance of friends who have offered their time and experi- ence that We have successfully completed this issue of the Lens, We take this opportunity to extend our sincere apprecia- tion for their services. Our advisors, Miss Oberg and Mr. Tolvstad, we thank for their untiring efforts in our behalf. A great deal of the success of the term's activities is due to the conscientious and under- standing manner in which they sacrificed their time for the class. To Mrs. Hansen, Miss Yager and Mr. Green, literary, art and financial supervisors respectively, for their invaluable aid as advisors in preparing this book, We express our gratitude. Without the technical advice of the photographer, the en- graver and the printer, this task would have been almost in- surmountable. We have enjoyed Working with them and ap- preciate their cooperation.