Westwood High School - Chipmunk Yearbook (Westwood, CA)

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‘Dedication LOUISE ALLEN In recognition of her faithful service and in appreciation for her friendship, we use this means of saying Gracias to Miss Allen. Her cheerful personality has made our schooling more pleasant than it would have been had we not known her. We like her for her interest in each student, for her humor and charm, and for the kind of instruction that always seems to hold our interest. Her contributions to us as a student body have made our school a better place. She was directly responsible for the organization of the local Pan-American club which has grown to be one of the largest clubs in our school. Because she had dedicated herself to us, we dedicate the 1954 Chipmunk to Miss Allen.

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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.