Blackduck High School - Quill Yearbook (Blackduck, MN)

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Upper Right: David Palmer, Ann McNeil, and Janis Thorbrogger were elected to the Society in their Junior year, 1962- 65. Center Right: Jim Goltz, Lee Simmons, Christy Anderson, and Judy Shingler were elected in their Senior year, 1965-64« Lower Right: Juniors elected in the I965-64 school year were Jean Costello, Donovan Graham, Helen Gladen, and Diane Goodwin. We salute these students who have dis- tinguished themselves in the eyes of their fellowmen. May they ever live up to the four ideals - Character, Scholar- ship, Leadership, and Service - for which they were recognized in high school through election to membership in the National Honor Society

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Seated: Costello, Shingler, Goodwin, Gladen, Anderson, Standing: Simmons, McNeil, Palmer, Goltz, Thorbrogger, Graham IDEALS OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Membership in the National Honor Society has become recognized nationally as one of the high- est honors that can be bestowed upon a high-school student. Membership is, however, more then an honor; it carries with it a responsibility and should be considered the beginning of an obligation, not merely the successful culmination of an effort to achieve recognition and honor. Once selected for membership, a student is singled out. He should not only continue to de- monstrate those outstanding qualities which brought about his selection, but he should also exert a new influence to improve conditions about him and promote those qualities, Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service, for which the National Honor Society stands. Character: Good character, perhaps the most important prerequisite of an intelligent, well- rounded citizen, may be defined as the combination of qualities favorably distinquishing any particular individual. In other words, how one acts as well as feels, on such issues as mor- als and honesty determine, to a very large extent, one's character. Strength of character has a great influence over the weaker-willed, and those who have this quality are not adverse to criticism, but to the contrary, welcome it as an opportunity to overcome their own faults. Character is the quality that makes great men famous, because in the end they are judged by what they are more than what they should have done. Scholarship: Scholarship is the love of learning, the search for truth. Mixed with wisdom and understanding it is one path leading toward world peace. Nothing so much as an earnest endeavor to learn opens the way to the knowledge and wisdom of others, to an understanding appreciation of the efforts, the mistakes, the joys, and the sorrows of mankind. Scholarship is within the reach of everyone, but he who desires it must earn it by putting forth hard and tireless effort. But the time and money spent in obtaining an education v ill return with manifold blessings. Leadership: Leadership, in order to benefit mankind, must preceed from unselfish motives, from strong character, and from a self-informed mind. It requires constant denial of self, a genuine affection for mankind, and an abiding trust in God. The peace and prosperity of the world, and the salvation of mankind from itself, are in the leader's hands. In, youth, the leaders of our own world today, lies the hope of the world's tomorrow along the Pathway to Peace. Service: In traveling down this last pathway toward our goal of peace, it becomes necessary to give a part of oneself in Service. To live the fullest life we cannot live for ourselves alone. Good Scholarship, fine Character, and inspiring Leadership may each find itself lack- ing in some small part if Service is not added to them. Nov is the time when we need men and women who can rise above everyday matters and serve both God and man unselfishly.

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 Seated: Shaw, Falk, C. Lossing, Rockensock, Anderson, Pater, Adv. Peterson, Row Is Jensen, Grundmeier, Engberg, Kilde, Randell, Bergren, Nord, Bixby, L« Lossing, Jacobson, Spindler, Prickett, K Burk, Theisen, Ltenson, Row 2: G Tjepkes, E Seitz, Lucy, A. Reisch, D. Week, Cross, D. Reisch, J. Baazard, Murray, L. Miller, J. Burk, D. Tjepkes, Ranso, Bertram, Row J: Cauchon, Wallin, Freyholtz, Nagel, Beighley, Bradseth, R« Miller, Kallinen, Schmidt, Dexter, Newall, Krueger, 3aazard, Gripp, V . Seitz, Row 4: Bauer, Tislond, Gilstad, Warrington, Dufseth, Brambrink, L. Week, Field