West Seattle High School - Kimtah Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Jfmwmd lt was lo many suns ago that iorebear- ers oi our tribe drove a sturdy stake into teeming ground and draped buckskins tautly over rugged supports in erecting the first tepee to which young braves and maidens came to hear words oi the wise ones. Each moon when the leaves turn yel- low and moon of the first warm wind , saw those oi bewildered countenance step into the light of the council tire while, with knowledge in their eyes, others withdrew. And so, a tepee grew into a lodge while braves developed into warriors. The forest around the lodge looks dit- ierent now, faces oi chieitains and their sons have passed from range. Yet, no power has beset the lofty purpose, ideals or pride which conceived the Spirit ot West Seattle. Friendly, proud and ready as were their lndian iorebearers, stands our tribe as the sun casts its rays upon l945. it

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Let's get this war over with as soon as possible. We've got a job to do but we want to get back home as soon as we can. ln those two guotations, we catch the feeling of G. l. loe. l-le has dedi- cated himself to PEACE. He is ready to surrender his personal liberty and his life, if needed, to secure peace. loe has done for us a lot more than we shall ever realize. At the least, we need to ask the guestion, What can we do to make the proper home- coming for foe? Rather pitiful, isn't it, to think of G. l. loe dying or being maimed, in order that Bill or Mary, here at home, may flunk courses, skip classes, or waste opportunity? For- tunately, most of us here in West 6 Seattle High realize that our first obligation to G. l. Ioe is to do our best on the school job. We know also that loe isn't giving up comfort and life for us as individuals. l-le's mak- ing his sacrifice for society-for democratic society. ln repayment, we must prepare our minds to pre- serve and improve that same demo- cratic society. The trouble is that too often we put that responsibility off on some- one else. ln a vague way, we know we have an obligation, but we think that it won't matter too much if we fall down on the job. Someone else will meet the need. And there is a tremendous mistake. No one can pay your debt to G. l. Ioe-except YGU. As you read these words, some- thing must happen in your thinking or else our effort is lost. Take an honest look at yourself. See what you are capable of doing. Make yourself do more than your share. Make many sacrifices for the sake of the American way of life. Are your grades the best you can make them? Are you fair and honest? lf everyone of us will delicate himself Bi to the task of making ,W ' ,Q the most of himself, gl we shall be repay- ing our debt to G. l. l oe and we shall be 3141? laying the finest 'EW foundations for the lf?-'Q qv' days of peace. What TQ, l are you doing about A I the matter? R -REED r'ULroN. 4 if l 1 t