Minot High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Minot, ND)

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Principal J. H. Colton NORTH DAKOTA'S INDUSTRIES IN NATIONAL DEFENSE-OFFENSE-AND VICTORY I Along with the other states in our Union, North Dakota through its industries is playing its part in national defense looking toward ultimate victory. The staff of our Searchlight does well to stress the place which North Dakota occupies in helping in 1942 to preserve our American Way of Life, And that place is a large one. Our contribution will be chiefly through agriculture. North Dakota's broad fields of golden grain at harvest time make our state indeed the breadbasket of the Nation. This year, with increased acreage of corn, flax, and soy beans to aug- ment oil production, agriculture takes on an added importance. Diversi- fied farming-its stock and cattle raising-makes another contribution. Then, too, our ceramic clays demand attention and our mineral de- posits, including sodium sulphate with all its chemical possibilities. provide yet another industry in the common defense. Lignite coal, chief among our mineral deposits, is here in countless tons. In addition to its fuel value, there are its by-products-ammonia, nitrates, and explosives which hold limitless defense possibilities. Who knows but that some student, boy or girl, trained in our own high school laboratories, may pioneer a project to provide through our coal deposits a definite element in national offense. So, Searchlight 1942, your theme is a challenge. Our industries, di- rected by a citizenry trained in the fields of agriculture and mineralogy, can make of North Dakota's resources definite units of front line defense ever widening contributions toward Americas offense and prove con- vincing factors in the world victory-and peace-that is to come. So may it be! J. H. COLTON, Principal Page Ten Joyce Severson Secretary to the Principal

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Board of Education Mr. Franklin Mr. Piper Supt. White Mr, Liningtnn Mr. Thomas Mr. Lund. Soc. Mr. Gran, Pres. Golly, I feel like a new man! It just goes to show what a little paint can do for a fella. Here I was, just as drab as last year's Easter bonnet, and then-l bingo !-came the revolution. My walls are sparkling with new paint and my halls have brand new acoustical tile ceilings. Fresh as a daisy-'at's me! That, as you may have guessed, was the voice of dear ol' Minot Hi. He was speaking in appreciation of the various 'reanimation' jobs which have been carried on throughout our school under the super, supervision of the Board of Education during the past year. Surely every High School student has noticed the increased beauty of our building, but few realize the policy, effort, money, and general teamwork that stand behind such improvements. Every second Tuesday of every month this group of seven mighty men meet. During their meetings of the 1941-1942 school year they have worked unfailingly to improve the school buildings and grounds of Minot. The budget for this year is 3185,000, just 55,000 more than last year. With this money they have carried on the many odd jobs necessary to the well- being of Minot schools as well as those main projects which are the dreams of every principal. The policy behind this work has been a simple American war policy to make the most of what we have. Not only have the schools been beautified through this plan but they have been strengthened and made more lasting. At the present time it is only too evident how imperative such action is. Young American citizens need sturdy American schools in which to learn the American Way of Life. We are proud to say that Minot has such schools! The policy and effort of the Board of Education has seen and will see to that. Page Nine

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ggkxtf 'X 35 Lois Kittilson Secretary to the Superintendent Superintendent L. A. White AGRICULTURE AND DEFENSE Military men ha.ve always known that an army travels on its stomach -a statement meaning that, while guns and ammunition are highly important, after all, the food of the soldier is his most essential equipment. In modern warfare it is not the soldiers alone who are in the war as in ancient times. The men who work at essential industries prepar- ing munitions and supplies and foods that soldiers need are definitely in the war, too. And so every farm that produces good food supplies is a factory for the war. And every one who helps produce agricultural products is in a keenly important defense activity. So here in our own state where we are essentially agricultural, producing tremendous quantities of the finest of wheat and other grains, of livestock and poultry, surely we must recognize that we can have and must have a vital part in this terrific world struggle. But back of every farmer and every producer, stand the rest of us- students, teachers, business men-who, like the farmer, must in fullest measure do our part, for in a less visible way we, too, are producers. It is we, with countless thousands like us, who as citizens, help cre- ate the most important product of all-good will, morale, good citizenship! L. A. WHITE Page Eleven