Marshall High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 1Aristocracy El ■ I()Sh of us who were brought up on E lthc old Latin and Greek will recall that the Greek word, aristas, means the best. The real aristocrat is one who excels in character and in personality. Such aristocracy is not achieved overnight. It comes only as a result of consecrated service to and practice in those activities that contribute to the best in men and women. The calendar is no measure of growth. Some people grow, and others simply swell. As one grows older, one actually may become smaller, less consecrated, and more selfish. Gray hairs in themselves are no mark of distinction. Only when they belong to a life of service do they justify affection and respect. Some old people are devils; some are saints; and most of us range between the two extremes. Nathan Hale believed that it is sweet to die for one's country. Can not we regard it as noble to grow weary and old in a great consecration? Too often we stand close to real aristocracy and fail to recognize it. Ross N. Young.