Brady High School - Bulldog / Spotlight Yearbook (Brady, MT)

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Physical Well-Being In our society, physical well-being has become an item of national as well as personal concern. This has been brought to light by such activities as the Pres- ident's Council on Youth Fitness and the sudden surge of the two-mile jog. This concern is well founded in that physical well-being affects the produc- tive capacity of an individual. Both physical and mental productivity may be impaired because a person cannot maintain top mental ability and alertness if his body is run down or wracked by disease. During his high school years, a student is given .access to facilities that may be used to improve his physical condition. Such facilities as track, football, and basketball offer a wide range of physical as well as mental activity to boys and girls alike. 8

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Who is the leader? Perhaps the best explanation is a description of the ac- tions of a leader. A leader must put the interests of the group ahead of his own. He must accept the desires of his follow- ers; he must get back of them, not back at them. The leader must learn to obey those over him, the dictates of his con- science and the rules of our society. But the leader cannot be so involved in his own convictions that he does not recog- nize another’s right to differ. This is not leadership; rather, it is prejudice in its rawest form. Obedience is the most im- portant and possibly the most difficult to follow. The leader cannot expect anything from his followers that he will not do himself. Who is the leader? We must first look at ourselves to find the answer. Personal Leadership 7

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The word culture has different meanings for different people. For the bacteri- ologist, there is one meaning; for the anthropologist, there is another meaning; and for the average person, there is yet another meaning. Culture encompasses much more than the narrow specialized meaning which any group associates with it. Culture may be defined as the training, disciplining or refining of the moral and intellectual nature of man. Culture is refinement in manners and taste. Ad- herence to the mores of society is an example of culture, so is the appreciation of the works of men and nature with appeal to our senses. More examples could be cited, but applications of the definition will point out many more for the person who takes the time to do so. Cultural advancement--This is one area which cannot be presented by a teacher. An instructor may present the basic ideas, but the in- dividual must apply them to his daily life. Only through personal experience can the individual advance to greater understanding and appreciation of the world he lives in. Cultural A dvancement 9