Bridger High School - Scout Yearbook (Bridger, MT)

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 If one of the purposes of education is to guide young people in developing appreciation and understanding of the complex world in which they live and participate, then the extent to which the schools succeed in accomplishing this purpose will determine in no small part the future of civilization. Even from a purely selfish standpoint, every individual is personally affected by the education afforded children. The schools de- termine, in no small measure, the character of the community in which the individual lives. Each man's welfare is thus dependent, to a large extent, upon the schooling given his neighbor's children. May we,—the school, the students, and the citizens of Bridger,—dedicate ourselves to pro- viding a better education for the pupils of to- day, THE CITIZENS OF TOMADD™-'