Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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Bl'llZ.EIli3lllP .gn Me efaistoom Students voice opinions, express intelligent ideas, and are directed along lines of democratic thinking. Our school a government? Yes. lt is an organization with democratic thinkers at its head who are preparing the students for their jobs as peacemakers and honest, upright citizens. Good citizens must be able to read, write, and think. When we become of age at twenty-one, We are given the right to vote. Along with this right comes a trust which We must fulfill to the best of our ability. We must be able to read our ballots, to mark them, and to decide who is the best quali- fied man for an office. We must support our government by paying taxes, by be- ing loyal, and by respecting our public officials. The foundation laid in the classroom makes a great im- pression upon the mind of the student. Ideas formulated in high school are usually dominant all through life. The training here is invaluable to the citizen later. The foundation for citizenship is being laid in our class- rooms now. --Marion Eberly. Page Seven

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DELEGATES AT OUR OWN CONFERENCE TABLE By Iohn William Selk.man ln foreign countries the ideas ot our vast public school system are unheard oi, espe- cially in totalitarian countries Where youth education is suppressed. Only those things that train the youth mentally and physically to perpetuate Warfare and to become vassals - ot the state are taught. John c. Rundeii, President We, therefore, should be proud as Amer- icans ot our excellent school system. We should realize what a privilege it is to be able to obtain an education which equips us to think and act in an intelli- gent manner. We should make a conscientious effort to obtain all the knowledge that our instructors have disseminated. Because of the present war We should realize more than ever the importance ot education. The tive men who compose the board of education are worthy of our recognition. They are, indeed, the servants ot education. By con- vening at regular intervals they discuss imminent problems and meth- ods ot teaching. They attempt to settle ditticulties that are brought to their attention and are invaluable aids to our schools. We take this opportunity to show them our appreciation. Theater Manager Dr. E. A. Bechtel. Dr. Gilbert C. Ely. Dr. I.. H. Loghry, Iohn C. Rundell, Cecil Prosser Page Eight