McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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SOCRATECIAN Socrotecion Scholarship, leadership, character and service are the four cardinal principles of the Socratecian Chapter of the National Honor Society, which was organized in 1937 at McKinley Senior High School. High scholarship is the first requirement for admission into this Honor Society, as only those in the upper fourth of their class are eligible. Leadership, to lead others intelligently and thoughtfully and service to others are also necessary re- quirements, but these would not be com- plete without good character, All four principles are considered equally impor- tant for a rounded personality which ex- emplihes the best pupils. The flaming torch is the emblem of the Honor Society 'lto bear forward the searching light of truth, to lead that oth- ers may follow, to keep burning' in our school a high ambition or the enduring values of life and to serve. Five percent of the class is chosen in Twenty-four Honor Society 1lA, tive more when the class is in 12B, and five more in IZA, so that fifteen per- cent of the graduating seniors are mem- bers. The officers for the fall semester were: President, Charles Dozoisq Secretary, Paul Perdue: anl Treasurer, Maribel Pratt. The officers for the spring semester were: President, Dean Nemecek, Secretary, Rob- erta Owensg anl Treasurer, Margaret Hawkins. The 12A members are as follows: Dean Nemecek, Darlene Owen, Arda Mae Cox, Norma Sorensen, Harriet Dauchy, Leone Spryncl, Pauline Halverson, Emil Christle, Roberta Owens, Barbara Carrithers, and Margaret Hawkins. The 12B members are Frances Kaccr- ovsky. Ray Scholl, Ortha Berger, anrl Charles Briggs. Those chosen from the 11A class are Bill Trunccek, Frances Marshall, Leora Zahorik, and ,lim NVestCot.