Blackfoot High School - Bronco Yearbook (Blackfoot, ID)

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'pie4 me t prances »» ns low to“ Tvis gallon V Richie 'ng i ■i D.ula 'Wavn he Pa“'f. leaver p-r s D v,d %inh er ssv- Reesc Winterbottom Joyce Wiser Terence Wolfley Priscilla Wood Sandra W'oods Pat Murphy Danny Roberts Ferris Wright Loa Jean Yancey Sharon Yancey Sharon Martin 1 r J PIto w MB ' s h THE FRESHMAN STORY Now that we have finally had the experience of being freshmen, to our dismay a portion of the glory which we knew on registration day has been lost. We were the so-called “wheels” at Junior High; now for nine months we have been looked upon as the “scum of the earth.” But we became accustomed to the pattern of high school life and we liked it. The fine array of different classes has made us realize the importance of four years of training. With the convenience of a modern school, a well-rounded faculty, and exciting activities our enthusiasm is high, as we look forward to our Sophomore year. 27

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I SPEAK FOR DEMOCRACY By Jack Leonard I speak for a philosophy based upon the worth and importance of the individual. A philosophy which believes that man must remain free to develop in himself the highest destiny. I speak for an America that has been harassed and oppressed in a constant struggle to hold her piecious gift of freedom. But it has been worth it. For America has prospered under democracy. Democracy has given America a freedom under which great minds can think great thoughts; and a humble man may rise to his greatest aspirations. Democracy can be compared to a perennial flower. Each year the flower drops seeds that must be cared for if the beauty of the flower is to live on. So it is with democracy. Democracy’s tiny seeds must be cared for by each succeeding generation if it is to survive. Democracy can be compared to a perennial flower in that it must have water and nourish- ment, a regular trimming, and be protected. The flower of democracy must have the water of life given through sacrifices on battlefield, in the home, and by the whole nation. Democracy must have the strength and nourishment of new minds and ideas. It is of transcendent impor- tance that the flower have a regular trimming to keep off the fungi of socialism, the pests and worms of hate, greed, and indecency. It is important to us to see that the flower is protected by eternal vigilance to keep out blight and locusts of tyranny and oppression. As the father of our country said, “the price of peace is eternal vigilance.” Now democracy is faced with a new adversary, the noxious weed of Communism. The weed, finding a foothold in the soil of men’s minds, has sent its groping, grasping runners of atheism and intolerance into the very roots of democracy. What can we do? How can we stop it? We must fight the runner of atheism with a firm belief in God and our will to do right; the runner of intolerance, with tolerance. If democracy is to survive in this struggle she must be at her best in every community. This means we must strive not only for liberty but for efficiency in government. Shall the flower of democracy continue to bloom in its magnificent gran- deur for our posterity? The answer is, “Yes.” For I speak for a democ- racy whose spirit is as strong in us as it was in our forefathers; and we shall not stop in the course we have set for ourselves until we have established throughout the world the right of free men to remain free. 28