Beaverhead County High School - Beaver Yearbook (Dillon, MT)

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MARTIN C. AAHL Administration, Social Science, Mathe- matics. B.S., North Dakota State Normal In- dustrial. M.E., University of Montana. Graduate work: University of North Dakota. University of California. Oregon State College. TO THE SENIORS: We are taught that the building blocks of civilization are taught as the seven cardinal virtues; wisdom, courage, temperance, justice, faith, hope and love. The last three Christian virtues are not easy to practice amidst the violence of the world today, but throughout the centuries they have gained in importance. The student working out his emotional and personal problems may do well to accept the tried and proven experiences of the past. May these virtues bring a golden era of peace to the world. Let each one of us gather most out of the good of the past and make the fullest use of it in the present. I am confident that the class of 1951 will carry on the fine work that it has done in Beaverhead Countv High School. May you forever hold high the standards that you have attained in your high school work.

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Administration This photograph is the original of the gallows on which the notorious outlaw sheriff, Henry Plummer, and his deputies, Ned Ray and Buck Stinson, were hanged by the Vigilantes on Jan- uary 10, 1864. The negative is in the files of the Beaverhead County Museum. Plummer’s grave has never been marked; it had gradually become obliterated by the elements until no one but a few of the oldest townsmen could point to its exact location. The fame of the Vigilantes and Henry Plummer’s Innocents, which had their beginning at Bannack during the early gold rush days, is drawing tourists in ever - increasing numbers. A .little help in directing them to this ghost town when pass- ing through Beaverhead County will cause them to pause longer. 7

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TO THE SENIORS In an unsettled world a trained mind, a sound body, an understanding heart will enable one to adjust himself to circumstances which as yet, are not clearly foreseen. These are the qualifications which this high school, together with the other schools and colleges of the land, are endeavoring to help each one of you acquire. Your parents, the people of Beaverhead County, who have provided you with this opportunity for study, and the faculty who have assisted in guiding you during these four years of growth, will continue an eager interest in your future. Lenore T. McCollum Assistant Principal TO THE SENIORS Your time spent in Beaverhead County High School was not only a preparation for life; it was life. Through Education we gain courage to meet the uncertainties, confident that the best days are yet to come. The world with all its confusion, is playing for ever higher stakes in education, health, comfort, and decency for all, and its tomor- row can be a golden age, hut it requires our best efforts. Hard work can be pleasant, neglect none of your opportunities, lest you regret it later. Each individual makes his own record. You are rewarded as you deserve. I hope that you will always look upon vour four years in Beav- erhead County High School as good years, years you will remember. May I wish you happiness, good luck, and prosperity. W. J. Bierrum, Assistant Principal 9