University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Moccasin Yearbook (Morris, MN)

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q ’ 2 ems rr eee eer wor ne eee eee See An international service organization to which I belong has for its administrative theme these words, ‘“‘Citizenship Re- sponsibility, the Price of Liberty.’’ In these very grave times it seems that the liberties of individuals as citizens are being shoved aside throughout the world. We here in the United States enjoy material blessings far beyond those of citizens of other countries. More important than these material blessings are those liberties conferred upon us as citizens. We have freedom of speech, the right to worship as we see fit; our news- papers are allowed to express their honest convictions, and our system of education is not compelled to be a propaganda disseminating agency. Such liberties are not something to be taken lightly in these troubled times. Other people have sacrificed in order that we might enjoy them. You and I must not make the mistake of thinking that they are ours to keep without some responsibility on our part. Citizenship responsibility is indeed the price of liberty. As members of the West Central School of Agricul- ture student body, you have had certain responsibilities as citizens of the school community. As you take your respective places in the world of today and tomorrow, these responsi- bilities will increase. Will you accept them and do your share as citizens to preserve the democratic ideals upon which this nation is built? My hope for each of you as a member of the class of 1941 is that your school life has better fitted you to accept these re- sponsibilities and that as the years go by, you can honestly say, ‘I have paid the price of liberty by fulfilling my citizen- ship responsibilities.” lee Student Assembly

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Earl H. Pederson, loving husband and father, friend and teacher, has been removed from our midst here at West Central. It is not for us as mortal men to understand fully life and death. We but know that we have parted for a time with one whom we had learned to love and respect as a man of high ideals, unquestioned integrity and possessed of great ambition and energy to carry forward his purposes in life. Students knew him as an able teacher. His good nature, coupled with the faculty of demanding the best in everyone, won for him the cooperation of all in his classes. As a precep- tor in Junior Hall, he was more than a supervisor in charge; he was a big brother and friend to all. He did his regular job faithfully and well, and he took his full share in the extra tasks called for from the faculty. Hundreds of years ago, these words were written, ‘‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.”” We who knew Earl Pederson knew that he lived life cheerfully and vigorously. He kept the faith with his family, his friends and his Creator. He has finished the course in one sense, but in another, his memory will ever re- main to encourage and inspire those who knew him. ‘To you, his wife Eleanor, his son Bruce, and his daughter, Diane Kay, we extend our sincere thank you for having shared him with us during these past two and three quarter years. May his memory be a guiding force in the lives of all of us in the years Chad CGEeSecertectawhi

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JOHN ANDERSON divides his time between Music Hall and Agricultural Hall, where he teaches chemistry, botany and gives music lessons on various instruments. Among his many hobbies is photography ..... ROY BRIDGFORD, agronomist, keeps us posted on what to expect of the weather man ..... LUCILE COX is head of the Business Department and spends her spare moments befriending homeless cats and dogs. Many students seek aid in solving their problems from ALLEN W. EDSON, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, and instructor of farm management and related subjects... . Jovial JULIUS FELT presides over the carpentry shop, where he spends his afternoons in- structing freshman boys ..... DORIS GAHLON of Alexandria instructs aspiring organists and also teaches Freshman English. =e @SeeSSSGEetSeeeseseeeecSeeeSeeeEceecEeseeceaeeceeaeaaaeeeagetBece.: