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MAh Of J rf] £ Y£Ak If wo, somewhat after tho fashion of Diogenos, took a lantorn and rront out to look for a man to bo head of N. H, S., wo would search for one who was fair and ronsonablo, one who could distinguish botweon tho important and unimportant, ono who appreciated what was bost in us, and ono who could show disapproval of whr.t was worst in us without loaving a sting, Wo would nood our lant rn no noro whon we found Mr, Skillstad. After finishing high school in Newman Grovo, Mr, Skillstad attendod tho Univorsity of Nobraska and there roceivod on A. B, dogree. At Fronont, Mr, Skillstad taught social scioncos, and thon came to Norfolk whoro ho has boon for fourteen yoars. First ho was tho problons toachor, thon assistant principal, and nozt was promoted to his prosont position. Going to school in tho summer is nothing now to him for during this soason of tho year ho has attondod Columbia Univorsity whero ho ro coivod his U, A., Crolghton University, tho Univorsity of Minnesota, and tho Univorsity of Nebraska. Mr. Skillstad has hold all the offices of tho district Nebraska State Toachor's Association; this last yoar he has sorvod tho district as presidont. Auong othor organizations ho bolongs to are; Alpha Kappa Psi, an honorary national businoss adninistration fraternity, and Phi Dolta Kappa, an honorary national educational fratornity. Us need no crystal ball to tell the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors that Skilly as he is affectionately called,does a difficult job in a nice way. Although he has two little girls at home, he treats all the Norfolk High School world as if it were his family too. And so, aftor briefly retelling the woll-known facts about our faithful and popular principal, wo can soo by tho light of Diogenos lantorn and through tho force of student opinion that Mr. Skillstad is tho Ban of tho year, Tho 1942 Milostono is respectfully dodicatod to Mr. Skillstad, our principal.
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Sear Students: If I were to attempt to discuss all of the problems of youth in a world at war, it would be -necessary for me to write more words than you would care to read. Tour immediate task is to help in every way possible to win the war. That is no small assignment. You must labor assiduously and unceasingly in an attempt to bring the war to an early, and, for us, victorious end. You should equip yourself now in such a way that you will be able to earn a living after the war is over. As important as is the matter of choosing a life work, there is something more important; that is the matter of developing yourself so that you will become a well-rounded, well-balanced individual. There are certain traits or characteristics which you must possess if you are to live happily and efficiently in either a world at war or a world at peace. You must, first of all, possess a good, strong, clean character. One which will cause your actions to be such that you can live at peace with the world and with yourself. The right kind of character is the foundation of success. Don't let your intelligence outrun your character. Always remember that it’s smart to be good.” A second trait or quality which you must possess and develop is tho a-bility to take it. You must be able to tako hard work, disappointments, sickness, and disillusionment. Life is no bed of roses. It's full of hard knocks and challenges. You must bo ablo to toko it to such on extent that you con say with Hobort Louis Stevenson, I am bigger than anything that can happen to mo. A third trait you must possess is tho ability to live together proporly with others; the art of understanding tho othor person's point of viow. In other words, look for good in those around you; try to soo their side of the story; put yourself in your neighbor's place so that you will understand his actions and his thinking. Tho Biblical character Ezekiol onco said it this way. I sat whoro they sat. Ho had loarned tho secrot. The fourth trait or characteristic, and one which is exceedingly import- ant, is this, you must possess faith in the Eternal and in tho ultimate triuep.. of tho purposes of God. Civilization, if it is to survive, can never be divorced from religion. An individual cannot bo thoroughly adjusted to life unless he possesses faith in the Eternal and unless he feels a real assurance that the purposes of God will triumph ultimately, That I have tried to say is that, oven in the face of present world conditions, life, largely, is still an individual problem. Your task is to develop your own personality and your own character, so that you will be ablo to live successfully and happily in any kind of a world. Good luck to each of you.
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