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I knew him as Mr. Downs and to this day it's hard to refer to him as Jim, though he'd likely insist. I took history courses from Jim. He was a standout among an outstanding faculty at Vista High School and was infamous for letting us know at the beginning of the semester what our final examination topic would be; for example, "Discuss the long-range and intermediate causes of the Spanish-American War." And you know what? It wouldn't take much of a brush up for me to be able to discuss that...
Ron George, VHS Class of '65
October 11, 2022