Ness City High School - Eagle Yearbook (Ness City, KS)

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SALUTATORI AN’S SPEECH Welcome to the commencement exercises of the Senior Class of 1966. It seems odd that we should use the word commencement to designate the day which marks the end of our twelfth year of schooling in this system. One would think com- pletion to be a more appropriate term. But that would not be life, for in this world everything that marks an end, also marks a begin- ning. The end of our school work merely means the commencement of those experiences which will put to the test the principles we have learned. Up to this time our work has been made easy by teachers who take great pains to explain so that we may understand, and by parents who constantly encourage us to study. From now on we must rely more and more on our own efforts. The benefits we derive from our future endeavors will depend entirely on how willing we are to work, not merely to please others, but to satisfy our own aims. The success we achieve in our life's work will likewise be due to our own initiative. We are so well acquainted with learning today that we sometimes fail to appreciate how fortunate we are. In the past ages, to achieve a formal education was an accomplishment of which few men could boast. Even today a number of nations do not provide universal schooling for their citizens. Whether or not we have derived all the advantages of the training we have just finished is a matter to be settled in our own consciences. Now is the time to reminisce and enjoy the memories of our school years. The study and training was by no means always pleasant. They were sometimes very tedious and toilsome. But, as a whole, the years of making ready were pleasurable indeed. To the teachers, parents, administrators, and friends who have helped us prepare for life, we wish to extend a sincere thank you. 15

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1966 VALEDICTORIAN GLENNA BROOKS VALEDICTORIAN’S SPEECH This is such a happy and exciting night. To- night, May 24, 1966, marks not only the ending of one phase of my life, but also the exciting beginning of another. For me, as well as for most of my fellow classmates, this graduation night means the accomplishment of a goal. This goal has been an accumulative process made possible by many people. It has been the result of effective teamwork. The team being comprised of the school, the community, our family and friends. To all of these we give our deepest thanks for making this goal successful--for making ours a winning team. Many times during my grade school and high school years I have made numerous goals for my- self. At times it seemed that some of these would be impossible to achieve. For my own strength and abilities were simply not great enough to meet the challenge. At those times there was discourage- ment and disappointment when I found myself unable to succeed. Then I would think back on my favorite verse of scripture which has taken me through high school and its many problems. It says-- Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm 37:4 And do you know what? He did! I found myself able to say over and over again, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13 His strength and love have guided me through these years and tonight I find myself on the door- step of the future. Shortly, I will be graduated. I will not graduate myself, but I will be graduated by those who are my superiors. I am not the subject of this action; rather, I am the object. I have not fully earned this, and neither has any senior, for not one of us knows all that we have been taught. It is true that we have only a small part of the total treasury of learning that has been open to us. Thus, I cannot claim the honor of being graduated. I can only humbly receive it with gratitude — gratitude to my teachers, to my school, to my community, and to my God. Here, tonight, are many friends, teachers, and relatives—each one caring about us graduates. But even more important than all of these interested people is the most important person--God. And He really cares. That is why I want to be in Him as I graduate. Why do I want God at my graduation? Because without Him this graduation would not be as meaningful to me. There would be knowledge, yes, but no guiding Light. He has given me a purpose and that is why I want God at my graduation. Somehow, in spite of the inefficiencies of a Senior's vocabulary, I want Him to know I am grateful. My prayer then is this: Make me worthy of that which has been given to me. Make me strong and able to produce that which will be re- quired of me. And if this can be so, that we can in these few days move from the world of the cared for to the world of the responsible, it will be because He was in our graduation. Thank you.

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SUSAN ELAINE ADOLPH Majors: Eng. , Home Ec. Minors: Soc. Sci. , Nat. Sci. , Commerce, P. E. , Library. Activities: Class Sec. 3; N-ettes 2,3,4; Kayettes 2,3,4; Stuco Rep. 4; People to People 4; Int'l. People to People 4; Jr. -Sr. Play; Eagles Observer Staff 3,4; Eagle Staff 4; Lib. Ass't. 2,3,4; Office Ass't. 4; WKEA and State Schol- arship 3,4; FTA Scholarship. GLENNA MARIE BROOKS Majors: Eng. , Nat. Sci. , Foreign Lang. Minors: Math. , Soc. Sci. , P. E. Activities: Band 1,2,3; Clarinet Choir 1,2,3; Woodwind Choir 1,2,3; Clari- net Quartet 1,2,3; Percussion Ensemble 1,2,3; Pep Band 1,2,3; Band Council (Sec. -Treas. 2); Choir 1,2, 3,4; Girls Glee 1,2,3,4; Vocal Ensembles 1,2,4; N- ettes 3,4 (Sec. 4); Kayettes 1,2,3 (Hist. 1; Sec. 2; Pres. 3); STUCO 1; N.H.S. 2, 3,4 (Sec. 3; Pres. 4); Sci. Cl. 4 (Sec. 4); Fr. Cl. 2,3,4 (Sec. 3,4); Thes- pians 2,3,4; One Act Play 2,3,4; Jr. , Sr. Play; Eagles Observer 3; Eagle Staff 3; Off. Ass't. 4; W. K. E. A. and State Scholarship 1,2, 3,4; V. I. P. --Best Dressed Girl; Valedictorian, National Honor Society. JOHN H. AUSTIN Majors: Eng. , Soc. Sci. , Ind. Arts. Minors: Nat. Sci. , Mech Dr. , Vocal Music, P. E. Activities: Choir 1,2, 3,4; Boys Glee 1,2,3,4; Athletic Mgr. 2,3,4; Football Trainer 2,3,4; Basketball Trainer 2,3,4; Tennis Trainer 2; Track Trainer 2; Golf Trainer 2; Jr. Play; Eagles Observer Staff 3,4; Eagle Staff 4. KENNETH BURDITT Majors: Eng. , Ind. Arts. Minors: Soc. Sci. , Nat. Sci. , P. E. Activities: Jr. , Sr. Play (Stage Crew); Eagles Observer Staff 3. STEPHANIE BAER Majors: Eng. , Math, Nat. Sci. , Commerce. Minors: Soc. Sci. , P. E. , Vocal Music, Inst. Music. Activi- ties: Class Treas. 1; Student Director 3; Brass Choir 1, 2,3; Brass Sextet 1,2; Instru. Solos 1,2,3; Dance Band 1,2,3; Pep Band 1,2,3; Vocal Ensembles 1,2,4; Modern Choir 2; WKEA and State Scholarship 1,3,4; Accompanist 3,4; Debate 3; N.F.L. 3,4; N-ettes 2, 3,4; STUCO 2,3,4; (Sec. 3, vice-pres. 4), People to People 2,3,4; Thespians 3,4; Jr. Play; Eagle Staff 2; Eagles Observer 3; Girls State 3; V. I. P. --Most Likely to Succeed. ROBERT JESSE CLOUSTON Majors: Eng. , Math. , Nat. Sci. , Soc. Sci. , Ind. Arts. Minors: P. E. Activities: Class Pres. 2; Class Sec. 4; Football 1,2,3,4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Tennis 2,3,4; Track 1,2; Golf 2,3; STUCO 2; Thespians 4; Yearbook King Candidate 4; Jr. , Sr. Play; Thespian Play; Eagles Observer 3,4; Eagle Staff 4; W. K.E.A. and State Scholarship Contest 4; V. I. P. --Best All- Around Boy. JIM BINDER Majors: Eng. , Soc. Sci. , Ind. Arts. Minors: Math. , Nat. Sci. , P. E. , Mech. Dr. Activities: Band 1; Boys Glee 1; Football 1,2; Track 1,2, 3,4; W. K.E.A. and State Scholarship Contest 2,3,4. RAMONA CRANSTON Majors: Eng. , Math. , Foreign Lang. Minors: Soc. Sci. , Nat. Sci. , Commerce, P. E. Activities: Choir 1,2; Girls Glee 1,2; N-ettes 1,2,3, 4; Kayettes 1,2, 3,4; People to People 3,4; Fr. Cl. 3,4; Eagles Ob- server Staff 3; Off. Ass't. 4; W. K.E.A. and State Scholarship Contest 2,3,4, American Legion Auxil- iary Scholarship. compliments of MODERN CLEANERS