Westwood High School - Chipmunk Yearbook (Westwood, CA)

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'P'Uocifial 4 7 te44aye ROBERT P. LOCKHART Principal In this laboratory of human experiences you have performed many experi- ments. Some of these experiments you have found worthy and some you have rejected. Facets of your character have been formed by the discretion you have used in weighing the values of your experiments. While struggling toward adulthood you have been taught that responsibility is an inner part of maturity, that responsibility is the honored trust which others place in you, the practice of which establishes your own integrity. You may be able to impress others with your outward manner, but the true feeling in your hearts should be your greatest concern. Through the development of good study habits, co-operation with your teach- ers, friendliness toward your fellow students, a passion foe self-improvement, and a love of God you will have grown in those inner graces which lead to finer lives. My wish is that you will continue to grow in strength of character, in loyalty to family and country, and in personal worth.

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Sccfcesiiate icte tt '4 JOHN C. LUCAS Superintendent To The Graduating Seniors: An intense struggle is being waged today in a world divided between those who believe in the concept of democracy and those totalitarian states believing in state supremacy. Such a conflict was unthought of a few years ago; to all students of history, it then seemed that man's progress toward individual free- dom was assured for many years to come. History, however, also teaches us that continued progress can only be secured through trial and struggle. Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and Rome each became great, then complacent and decadent, and each then lost its position of leadership and supremacy. Thus, just as gold is refined in acid and fire, so today our American concept of democracy faces its test in the world laboratory of political, moral and spiritual ideology. Our fitness to survive in this divided world is dependent upon our faith in and wise and intense extension of those ideals of democracy dedicated to in- dividual freedom, human dignity, and political integrity. There is no room in America today for chauvinism, complacency, or isolationism in our thinking. We must formulate the goals of our free society in terms consistent with the past and extend our interests and sympathies world-wide. If we reject the position of world leadership into which we have been projected, we reject our past tra- ditions, our past history, and the very ideals of our democracy. We can be both intensely American and yet international-minded, both loyal to the unique mani- festations of democracy in the United States and staunch friends of free societies of all types wherever they may be found. Indeed we must be both. Your next assignment is on the battle front in this struggle. Good luck, soldier.

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AMY BANGLE District Secretary ALICE FLOREZ Stenographer JACK SCHAEFER BILL LYMAN Maintenance PEARL WILLIAMS HENRIETTA DERR Cooks