Great Falls High School - Roundup Yearbook (Great Falls, MT)

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Top Row: Elinor Hoppin, Robert Gillis, Junior Engel, Wilson NicoU, Miss Euckmaster. Second Row: Mary Jane West, Marjorie Chapman, Ivlargarel Buchman, Betty Bross, Margaret Maberry, Lois Carlson. Seated: Marcia Ann Lee, Barbara Rubens, Virginia Fleming, Georg Babbe, Mary Helen Mathieson, Elaine Browning. Not Pictured: Carolyn Meisel, Carol Miller, Frank Murphy, Harold Patterson, Jessie Teague. OFFICE BOTH SEMESTERS President ..--., GEORG BABBE Vice-President .......... MARY HELEN MATHIESON Secretary-Treasurer . . . . VIRGINIA FLEMING Sponsor MISS BUCKMASTER The Great Falls chapter of the National Honor Society received its charter May 14, 1924. There were 25 charter members. Since that time 668 members have been elected of whom about two-thirds have gone to college. The National Honor Society is the largest interscholastic organization in the United States, probably. To be elected to membership in this organization is one of the highest distinctions which a high school student can attain since it means that those selected hove reached most nearly the objectives for which a high school exists. Members are selected by the faculty on the basis of service, character, leadership, and scholarship. National rules require the selection to be made from those who rank in the upper third of the class in scholarship. Only fifteen per cent of any class may be selected. Five per cent may be chosen at the close of the junior year and the ten per cent are elected in the senior year. The National Honor Society is an attempt to recognize the student who has made good socially and morally as well as intellectually. Its purpose is To create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character. The emblem of the society is the Keystone and flaming torch. At its base, the Keystone bears the letters S. L. C. and S. which stand for the cardinal principles of the or- ganization. The flaming torch is symbolic of the purpose of the society To bear forward the light of truth .... and to lead that others may follow. The ten per cent elected from the senior year were not chosen when The Roundup went to press. [24 J

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SENIOR SPONSORS We feel that we owe much of our class ' success to our able and efficient sponsors, Mrs. Parsons and Mr. Parker. Mrs. Parsons has spent many hours work- ing and planning for the success of the class of ' 41. Her patient guidance has been a constant source of inspiration to the students, and she has the happy capacity for making friends among the student body. We shall always remember her for her ability to make things that were good, just a little bit better. We hope our friendship will continue to grow after graduation. Vitality and ability have made Mr. Parker a prominent leader in school affairs. Be- sides his work with the class of ' 41, he spon- sored the Scriveners ' Club which published the Jack Pot. His willing cooperation with the students was one of the most important factors which made the Junior Prom a grand success. He has done a great deal for our school and we were sorry to lose him when he was called to the Army. With the departure of Mr. Parker, Mr. Savage assumed the duties of co-sponsor, and we were extremely glad to secure his helpful guidance. MRS. PARSONS LIEUTENANT PARKER [23]

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS , o?. l TUOf ' ROBERT HEXIMER President h %cre ' MARGARET BUCHMAN Vice-president Gffl. ' ' ' £m ' ' °su ° Mac,c As the first class under Mr. Jahr ' s guidance an entire four years, we, thie seniors of ' 41, have willingly accepted and carried out the responsibilities which a democratic school places upon its students. In all activities about the school we have participated whole-heartedly. Although we spent half of our freshman day in the junior high school building, we helped to further high school activities by building the G. F. on Hill 57, its present location. In our junior year, we gave the most profitable Junior Prom ever held in the history of our school, and our Senior Ball had the distinction of being more elaborate than any previous one. In our senior year, the first girl president of the Student Association in the history of the Great Falls High School was elected from our class. Along with this honor, the girls have received many high positions: The Roundup editor, both Iniwa editors, and three of our class officers were senior girls. As a farewell gesture, the Senior Class of 1941 left the school a :much needed three-faced clock for the second floor hall. This presentation was made while we were still in school so that we, too, could enjoy it instead of leaving the pleasure only to students of the future. [2S 1