Scholarship means a commitment to learning.  A student is willing to spend hours in reading and study, knowing the lasting benefit of a cultivated mind.  We should continue to learn even when formal education has ended, for education ends only with life.  Knowledge is one great element in life, which leads to the highest success, and it can only be acquired in one way – through diligence and effort.  Learning furnishes the lamp, which illuminates the future.  Candidates have the charge to continually expand their world through opportunities inherent in scholarship.

My office is service.  Service can be described in various ways.  In the routine of the day’s work, many opportunities arise to help others.  Willingness to work for the benefit of those in need, without monetary compensation or without recognition, is the quality we seek in our membership. We are committed to the idea of volunteering our time and abilities to the creation of a better tomorrow.

 Character is the force within each individual, which distinguishes that person from others.  It gives each one individuality and personality.  It is that without which no one can respect oneself, nor hope to attain the respect of others.  It is this force of character, which guides one through life and, when once developed, grows steadily.  Character is achieved and not received.  It is the product of constant action, daily striving to make the right choice.  The problem of character is the problem of self-control.  We must be in reality what we wish to appear to others.  By demonstrating such qualities as reliability, honesty, and sincerity, we may hope to prove by example that we value character.

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