St James High School - Saintonian Yearbook (St James, MN)

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OUR ADMINISTRATION As Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote: ”A man’s mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions” so we in St. James High School help all students to absorb the new knowledge that leads to new concepts and thereby keep each student's education well for- ever flowing with knowledge and enlighten- ment by an intelligent leadership, a spiritual motivation, a participating citizenry, economic stability and strength, and strong civic muscles. From our doors will emerge leaders to choose the future in view of the changing pat- terns of our everyday living. Because the world has need today of the services which educated men and women can give, we hope our students will be continually stirred by a kind of creative unrest until their capabilities and achievements are equal to their responsibilities and oppor- tunities. May the class of 1959 be so stirred! Sincerely, A. J. Cole All good work done in any high school stems essentially from an incentive. That in- centive may be a unified spirit or mood, a high goal or a yearning for success. There are many definitions for success, but I believe the true definition and its achievement must always be answered by this poem ’’The Man In the Glass.” The author is unknown. When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world make you king for a day, Just go to a mirror and look at yourself, And see what the man has to say. For it isn't your father or mother or wife, Whose judgment upon you must pass, The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass. You may be like Jack Horner and chisel a plum And think you're a wonderful guy, But the man in the glass says you're only a bum If you can't look him straight in the eye. You may fool the whole world down the path- ways of years And get pats on the back as you pass, But your final reward will be heartache and tears If you've cheated the man in the glass. R. T. Madson 4

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SCHOOL BOARD, SECRETARIES, School Board--L. to R.: Edgar Anderson, T. Iver Egge, Fred Behrends, Richard Bolin, A. J. Buhl, Everett Westman. J. Cole. Office Sec.: Marge Sternberg, Carol Stenzel, Pat Olseth. What is the actual purpose of a school board? The school system is really a big business, and the school board sees that it is functioning prop- erly. School policy and curriculum also are its business as well as the usual administrative details that come up in any other business. Plans for the new school seem to be taking up most of the board's time at present. Edgar Anderson serves as president; Tom Buhl, clerk; and Richard Bolin, treasurer. Secretaries—what would we have done with- out them? St. James High School employs three full time secretaries. They worked hard to help run our school in a smooth, orderly way. Your attention, please, said Marge, before she let us in on the latest news of the day over the P.A. system. We all have used their services when we report to the office for tardy or pass slips. Teachers and students alike appreciate our efficient office force.