West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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WEST’S ROLE It has been a long time since the first caravan of mules hauled the mortar to build a brand new school on the site of an old deserted skating rink. Bricks, glass, wood, and labor shaped the building; morals and ideals, developed by a surging intellectual curiosity, shaped the minds of the students. But the most important thing is what these youths did with their knowledge and ability. And it has been no small contribution that the students of West have brought to their community, their city, and their country. Looking back on a West High Who's Who would disclose many of the greats of our city; people who, in their own way, have achieved personal success with their own type of mortar and bricks. But now it has come to us; the duties and obligations which have been created by former generations will be our responsibilities. We must meet the challenge of those who say our American educational system has failed in its purpose; we must prove our worth. The future of our country belongs to us. We would be doing little enough to respect and nourish this future. Wo would be doing little enough for West to be the best possible representatives of our most cherished ideals. 7