Billings Senior High School - Kyote Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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I 1 The process of educatlon ts natural Ch1ldren rmttate thetr parents and assocrates and take over from them the arts habxts and technlques Whlch make up socral culture as contrasted to rnstmcts Included rn thrs IS the process of learnrng through mdrvldual expertence Progress has been made and as a consequence educatton ts no longer conttned to the general process of learnmg by unalded experrence or by 1m1tat1o'1 from casual unplanned con tacts Th1s process rs asststed by the spectttc and tntenttonal select1on ot we'll eguxpped adults to teach a plan to lncrease the economy of the learnlng process and the guahty and srgnttrcance of what 15 learned Th1s progress IS due to the extent to wh1ch we have subsututed deslgn and control tor drrtt and undrrected ctrcumstance To the matter ot fact l1I11ShE-d To the creattve m1nded 1mag1nat1ve and asprrxng the process has Just begun The former assumes that there are no Irelds of human organrza t1on where we may not properly strtve to master to control to subltmate the natural and untamea ways ot nature The latter group assumes that there 1S no need ot stoppmg wlth the br1ll1ant fragments ot mastery already achreved Iorn the latter group formulate a purpose to achtevrng a more rnclusrve synthesls ot socra' and economtc poss1b1l1t1es et about realtzxng that arm W'1th delrberate pat ent cautxon no l1m1t need be set on your hopes S D RICE PRINCIPAL , I I I I I I 1 I A I - achievement is taken as a matter ot course and the process seems to be nearly . 6 I , . . . ' ' r ' A ' ' -Us ' ' ' .

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CHEATIVITY When the sun nses I ao to work When the sun qoes down I take my rest I dtq the Well from Whlch I drlnk I farm the so11 that y1elds my food I share creat1on krnqs can do no more An old Chmese folk poem 2500 B C That verse must have come from the heart and ltps of a Countryman of the famous Confuclus Obv1ously he was a happy and successful c1t1zen he was one who had tasted the pl asures that come wtth the completton ot tasks that have value both to self and others The Publlc Schools of Btlhnqs are ever hooeful that more of the thousands who attend da1ly W1ll beqm to feel the thr1ll of plannmq followmq through and completmq a SIQHIIICGHI proJect In other words t is hoped that each may share tn creatlon of somethmq of Worth We salute those who are to be graduated tlns year tn that measure to whlch they have been creators of those thmqs that ha e qone to make thts school a better preparauon for IIVIHQ M C GALLAGHER SUPERINTENDENT I 1 1 1 1 I , . 2 , . . . , . . v . . f 9 I 1 . , I I . J - . . ,

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Q. , FRED T DAYLIS OPAL LEONARD Asslstant Pr1nc1pal Dean of Grrls ln var1ous parts of the World blackouts ar common We IH Amerlca are fortunate not to be acqualnted w1th the true s1gn1t1car1ce of the modern black out We trust you w1ll never lmpose upon yourself any prolonged penod of darkness You are v1tal members of soclety SOCIETY expects from you a common Contr1but1on of llght to contrnually plerce the lmmlnent darkness May your successes be domlnant and your fC11lLlI'GS ISCSSSIVG FRED T DAYLIS The World 1nto whrch you the class of 1940 are belng graduated may not be a hopeful peaceful slmple world but lt 1S one that IS full of challenge you have establxshed a worthy rdeal and adopted a code of behavror that has proved to be pracucal and above all rlght you are eady and able to meet that challenge and to assume your share of respons1b1l1ty tn preservmg the Amerlcan way of llfe Graduanon marks the commencement ot your actrvfhes rn 'th larger more complex less sheltered World but you nave acqu1red skxlls developed Gb1l1ll9S and establlshed hablts whxch w1ll enable you to step from the days of your preparahon 1nto the days of your maturlty Wllh clear eyed mtellxgent courage OPP L LEONARD . 9 1 . . It you have the ability to think clearly, deeply, and-above all-honestyg if . . . I . . .