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

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YOU? sim. Our aim throughout the pest four years has been to gain an education that will help us to leed---he-ppy, profltsble and useful lives. This education hss provided us with the assurance and given us the opportunity to dove lop the strength of character so essential to the young men and women going forvurd into the world. Education is much more important in securing Q position to-dey than it wus Q few years ago. The employer of to dey is choosing the person who can fill the position most efficiently. He prefers the student who has attained a high stunderd of work during his progress of study. The new life we are entering is dependent upon machine- ry. Machine power is necessary to produce the food we cet, the clothes we wear, ell of our methods of transport- ation, our home end everything that we have. Even the government of the world is classed as a huge machine. Rendering justice and regulating the material needs of all May I for the moment picture us as a part of this huge machine. New we too must play s great pert, not only in this vast production but also in working for the welfare. of others. This requires unity of thought, strength of character and need of cooperation not cxpress in the self- ish warring countries of Europe. There is no restoration for loss of life or destruction of property. So let us co- operate that we may make this great machine run smoothly enough to produce something that vc cun be proud of. Our education has helped us to do this. Ve wish to thank our parents, teechcrs, the board of cd- ucution and our friens for the many vuys thut they hsve helped us throughout the pest four years. he extend our thanks to our parents for their encouruge- ment and support during these four years. We are thankful to the board of cducition for the effic- ient way that it has managed this school. We also wish to express our thanks to our tenchers for their interest and guidlnc throughout our high school course. Now, in behalf of the class of 1940, I bid you all fero- well. Edward Fromm: -4- -4- -s- -4- -s- -s- Here is H list of towns with odd names, vhich, with- tht state included muke intercsting combinations: Asn, Kwong Carpet, Tex.: Ogoo, Gu.3 Odeer, No.3 Skeleton, Ky.5 Shoo, Fld.5 Kay, O5 deudy, Miss.3 Fivon, Tenn.