Washington High School - Lens Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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R W N D N A 6 I E INURING the next few years your free- dom of action will be somewhat re- stricted. Paradoxically this very restric- tion will open new educational opportun- ities to many of you; others will receive business and occupational training far be- yond our normal experiences; you will form associations as lasting as time itself. We trust that your training at Wash- ington will have given you the ability to utilize its opportunities to your benefit and that of your country. M S S 0 H M E R T kJ ANY CHANGES have taken place ” since this class entered high school. The plans of many of you are changing. Our former graduates have left their places in college or in the field of their choice and are now scattered throughout the nation and the world. A service flag with hundreds of stars reminds us of the work they are doing. Nations which have seemed far distant have suddenly become our neighbors. We are receiving inspira- tion from such nations as China to whom you are dedicating this Lens. May the loyalty to principle and the perseverance which the Chinese and our other allies are showing continue to be an inspiration. This class will have an important place in the post war planning. There will be need for loyalty, perseverance and right thinking in the days ahead of you. The lessons learned in high school are but a beginning. In the tremendous task ahead you have our greatest confidence and bes wishes.

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 A S EACH term approachesyjts inevitable end, the moment arrives when once again old ties must be broken. One class must leave to make way for another, younger group. Do not think that because you are so quickly replaced you are as quickly forgotten. Each one of you leaves something of himself—perhaps your name engraved on the Activity Cup, perhaps engraved on our memory, perhaps only carved on top of your reg. room desk—but something which helps to make the school what it is— much good, a little not so good—but something to remember always as be- longing to the happiest most carefree period of your life. P R N C P A L Those of us who remain here after you, wish you well. We realize that on you and on all young people rest the responsibilities of a very complex world. We have faith in you and believe that these years with us have not been wasted. Stephen E. Smith

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MISS SYKES MRS. RICE 0 F HARDLY a day goes by that the services of Miss Sykes and Mrs. Rice are not £ required to solve some problem or give advice. The innumerable tasks they perform are often taken for granted. So we, the students, wish to extend our thanks to them both for their services. $ 1 1 1