Climax High School - Viking Yearbook (Climax, MN)

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dependence of humanity. We have been made to understan in no uncertain way that the old query hdm I my eros thers keopcru is a tnfoughly legitimate and resonsble one, and also that it is one to which a satisfact- ory answer must be sent echweing down the ages. Since America, then, is to be the soul of this great movement, to the american youth must come the frcost ' and fullest developement of the rose tinted dreams of the ages. It therefore becomes the manifest duty of every man and woman, who has reached years of deseretion to de all in his cr her power to develop every youn Amerw lean into that indeal entity known as a good citizen. A good citizen, whort words and familiar ones, yet how deep and wide their significance. On the good citizens of every nation must depend it stability and pronresssm The country which possesses only a minority of good citizens must be dashed to pieces on rocks of andre chy and riot as in the ease of Russia. Or it must be led to bow beneath a libertyhthrottling tyranny as is clearly illustrated in Germany. what constitutes good citizenship. A question which has been answered differently in different stages ef the worldfs osistonce. A good citizen, while obeying the laws of his nation, state or village must be will- ing to cooperate with his fellow mon to secure the good of the whole. Ono plan for encouraging the growth of good citizen- ship is to teach the biographical side of history. The practice of keeping Waahinton, Lincoln and Cola umbus days is well but short stories of other great persons should be told at frequent intervals thereby giving the youth a taste of stories that are true and cultivating his admiration for high and noble charact- oristics. he the young people of today have a great barrier to break through, that ef the lack of sufficient funds to complete an education, but as every thing we do that is worth while takes hard work and uaselfish view point of life we must follow through until we reached our dos tinatien. ' But if we have the cooperation of parents and friends and teachers, I believe that we can reach our goal no matter how difficult it may bo. Betty Ewing: VALQUICTOHY To-night we meet for the last time as the class of 1910 O'n'rr n'ln!1Q 'mnh'l1n nl xrrvn 'hnvr-. hr..-.nA -in UA-iw. Inn-.-1. f,-...A hnnfl