02.17.1942 thru 01.26.1945.pdf - The Lowell

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Ff?/qNCISCO'S OLDEST HIGH SCHOO
San Francisco. California, Friday. January 26,1045
New Student Officers to be Announced Todky
Lowell at
A Glance
My Noel Kelly
An thc last few grains of sand
left In the upper portion of the gl- j
Knnlic hour glaxn representing the •
fall term slowly nhouldcr their way [
thruugh the minute opening lead-1
Inir to the lower half, the average!
ntudcnt'i* mind turns tr elections,!
graduation, the senior prom, final**, i
and all of the other seemingly In- j
nurmountublc obstacles standlngbe- 1
twLfn them and the new term. I
01 Father Time gctn ready to|
vlwc the cover on the Iwok "Fall j
Term, '41," and OK he lay* downhi*
Kcythv, trie ICO seniors who are
about to be iilielvt.il in aome inconsp'-cuoiw
crypt pause in their hurried
tracks ard look around them I
lo sec just what they arc leaving'
I-ehliid. To nome people, graduation
mean* only the termination of
four y«at* of work unc not much
inure; yet to u LowcIHto who
proudly hangs the title "Alumnus"
around hin neck, it mt-ans quite a
hit more. '
Let'* picture u nceiie maybe fifty
year* from now, A nameless'
creature sits meditatively in u
large comfortable chair and only
ihu shingle bearing the title
"Alumnus" that hangs around hid
neck partially covered by a gentle
flow of while beard identifies him.
nit ftomeonc we might be interested
in. An the gentle whir of a rocket
.ihip is heard (They're promising,
almost anything In this post-war
W'jrld). a slncwv and aged hand
reaches for a vlfghtly moldy volume,
which, after u few years' nc-'
cumulation of dust Is blown off of
it, bears the '''*'•! "itsd and White."
A imile «precJi uvcr thc old one's
countenance tut ho recalls a very
ACCOLADE
(Dedicated (o the graduating claw by Mar>* KHcn Leonard)
Warriors, we, of a new generation;
With new«forgcit weapons we utand.
Waiting our accolade here,
E'er that we march to new battles.
Armored In faith ami with hands trained to wield
Not the cold steel that drawn hlood—
llut knowledge and (kill that preserve,
Ilctlvr, enhance all that iit Lest In ' l :rworld.
Who are our fues then? Nut m< •.
Hut the force* that move men U Vrifi',
111M thrt beset human life and a ml
Greed, cold and brutal. orgcttlno unrrcujtitm;
Intolfroticc. Kelfish and unjust, o.:d blind;
Fear, liorn of ami Iwaring all hatreds;
Poverty, ignorance, pain,
.Myriad our foes but our wcapiimt art strong.
Faith In the Go" ° f Mr -. KneE "- P ? r " ^
: brave,, and papoose, have chipped «n,phn.i. nnd ceremony, the grad-
5113.000 off that already. : uat« will enter from the side, pro-
„ , _ . . M«I up the tide aislet and then
, Next Monday. Tuesday nnd- mo down lh(] „„,,,,. ,„ thj Bla
Wedneiulay have been declared where tney will take their places.
, -llomber Days » Their purpose Is • Oncml selections, among them
'large con>oratlon bonds could be, "£"";» f."^ 1 ""*" In L « fa ' K«i.a. natal Iialt\nnH tn tlin Till^flip I.I V . n, , ,
me Uck ,! nnwR
j and will be called-upon, to assume
of oi Candida; candids; an almost inaudible |
hkl
lfl ° mcmiwr oi ram me IKR Drumchuckle
escapes between his color- Wf and the Seroll and L and relefs
ling as he thinks how rldicu- eclved hm Mock for action on the
I'tun those cashmeres and hobby- (varsity Imscbnll nnd football teams.
>ox wetc; and those dirty cords' The vice-presidential candidates
and luvfs, and khakis—my, ray.
now things have changed. And
look at these. Scroll and Shield
hats, why theyjlook Just like ;Wg
lolIynopK. And; they'll all remember
Statner's and Mehdy'a and
The Chief"— and the "Mark" on
a Friday night, and Kczar on a
lun-Urenched Saturday afternoon
, (or a raln*drenchcil Saturday aft-
, ernonn)—and coffcu and donuts at
»••* J ^f n ?, l , l '*r- or ninny rospo
lo have won-! —.
dono
M»n Simmon* as yell leader arcfitl lent- ...
Noel Kelly and Jerry O'Lcnry. t though the contest Is far from
Noel in now nxsfntant yell lender,; cloxed. According to 3Irs. Close, -
editor of Thc Lowell, a dramatics, Lowell has obtained over 2,400'
arc Ann Bart let t and Xortna El<
fttar, and n member of the Scroll i donors since March 15. thc goal be-
klngton. Ann Is nn active memand
L. He was low-3 president; Ing to obtain at least one donor
ber of thc Big Sinter croun and
and nnrtlciouted on tho swimming] for every student.
wns girls' yell leader. In her hlgh-3
year, she wan vice-president of her
claim. ,
Xorma works In tho office, for
which service she was made a
member of tho Shield She Is btso
n Big SU'.er.
Running for secretary, Jim Du-
the Koffcc- Kun.; varan* title and ilutloi. arc Bob
fa >fhey1l all remember how COOO Horshenow nnd Steve Marx. Bob
ile sat spellbound nt a night! In tho school's foremost saxophone
wtball game, nnd tho ear-split-: player and Is leader of thc dance
B,w-,=;tainult of 'The Axe." z j
P^The/11 ,all look with pleasnnt!
^retrospect at the court dances, a
g&ty.&EdyVbr-.u.v.Qf the Red
^ITen'i.hangouts.They'll now-for^
Etttyill the term plays and varied
ttlw,; Brut .double lunches. - Life at
^Lowell ;was;a whole lot more than i
g*^,K«ksy studying, and just plain'
a< driva ^ onfir Awatted Senior
eciate knoxvintr that Low--' Day Scheduled Sh Today
in all competition. al-J
h tt I f f
traditionally heavy
Day wffit ffit Sch Sh wndX d
calendar for today. - SporUnrr cos-
nnd nartlcioutcd on tho swimming
tumes, leddy bears.' roller tkatec,
team, earning his block for this
and other eueh refralla, the Mnlors
The Shield _and,L'cnierffed vie-
sport.
will rtiipt thltlll I
torioujTovor" the" Scroll "nnd"l, Tnj rach rth^a
Jerry is active on the traffic Its contort for blood donor,. Al-; fj? »hlch thoj?
ftnuad and plnys basketball. He
has served as assistant yell leader donateil bloodtteShrcldwaiked
for the past term.
away with nil honors, securing
Unopposed for office are George thlrtv*ono nctuat donors, to the
Salinger for the iob of cafeteria ScroU's thirteen.
manager, Harian KesscI for editor) Tho« xtudenut of Lowell who
of Thc Lowell, and Nanev Lowo forj havo donated blood themselves In-,
editor of the Red nnd White. AH. dude John Carvln, Bob Hershothreo
have been artive In the fields now. Paula Moffitt, Ernie Cowoll,
which they will now head. Jackie N'oweli.- Bob Ronsuhoff. Va-
— ^-[lorift Walker,. Jerrie Blanchanl,
.'I was a brief, there'll be a now building, new stu-. m*;LoflW30it : Amonir Uie events of 'the 'day
are
the Block L L rally rally; the the histori historic oric sen ssen
ior-faculty- baseball gamj).'/and.:> .
complete freedom from clauses for
the seniors, with thc wfcoiV after-.',
noon to dance.;.. " .yiMi'tir'i^l'.
work, IJfo at LouVI
-Undsaj;;Wlls«n,'
moment of sunlight In in a lonB day!dents.