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

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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

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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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To Make a Better Man On the preceding pages, we have asked, What is the purpose of an education and attempted to show some of the qualities or building blocks of a true education. Our ques- tion might best be answered by the maxim, to make a better man. Who Is this better man? The efforts of the individual who wishes to become truly educated will develop a person who has learned to inspect the ideas and opinions of his fellow men; one who recognizes the fundamental worth and dignity of all men: one who can truly recognize the achievements of others. He is able to become a dynamic member of society. He learns to lead as well as to follow; he is able to formulate ideas and effectively judge the ideas of others; he learns to pass judgement in the light of all available evidence. Aswe have stated before, formal educational processes arc not the only manner which a person may use in the develop- ment of the betterman,1 although this method is often the catalyst. All life is a series of sit- uations from which a person may profit. Taking advantage of all these opportunities will devel- op a man who is a better member of society. Why do we need this better man? To build to- morrow. 10