Ada High School - We Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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Sophomore Class 1918 Colors: Green and White. Motto: Labor has its reward in success. CLASS OFFICERS Bernard Abt, President Lucille Shuster, Vice-President Zona Clark, Secretary Sanford Jameson, Treasurer and Editor Ralph Oberlin Dorothy Friedly George Sleesman Ruth Wilson Paul W of ley Rosa Boutwell Lester Lee Dorothy Mertz Paul McWilliams Marie Loutzenhiser Lester McWilliams Hazel Cooney Russell Storer Gertrude Beery Raymond Johnson Mildred Wollam Mae Slusser Blanche Spusley William Snyder Verena Law Justin Brewer, Jr. Mildred Lowman Paul Shank Mildred Klingler Albert Smith Mildred Hullinger Luther Adam Lavonne Augsberger Walter Matheny Agnes Klingler Thomas Derringer, Jr. Zeresh Hayden Lynn Young Isabelle Cunningham Bernard Abt Golda Nau Sanford Jameson Margaret Baker Amos Klingler Eva Wells Day Ludwig Cleo Cantrell Zona Clark Olive Ridgeway Ruby Shadley Opal Welker Lucille Shuster Marie Ramer Page Thirty-one

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I History of Class of 1920 By Zona Clark. Oirj N a bright sunny morning in September, 1916, we entered the Ada High lyr School as Freshmen. We numbered more than seventy students. Our first morning was slightly dampened by the fact that the greater majority of our class did not know the ways of the fashionable elite—the Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes. But disregarding this, we soon began to learn that “the ways of the lowly are righteous,” and soon prominently established our class in the hearts of the Faculty. Our first class meeting will long be remembered by the whole class, for after it’s close, William Snyder first realized the burdens of the presidency of the Freshman class; and at the same time wondered why he felt so important. But when Justin Brewer beheld himself as vice-president, he rushed joyfully out, proclaiming to his comrades his good luck, and beseechingly entreated them to look upon him in the future as a candidate for vice-president of the United States. At the same meeting, we chose green and white for our class colors,—symbols of innocence and purity. Sadly stamped on our memories is the fact, that in our first I. C. C. we lost the coveted goal; but we determined not to be daunted by this, but to look forward to our future success. The days passed swiftly, and when school closed, we went home,—Freshmen no longer, but Sophomores. We had taken one long step in our career. Vacation passed, and we once more entered school, happier than when we entered as Freshmen for our embarrassment of beginning A. H. S. was passed. One grief alone now followed us, being the fact that our class had decreased from seventy to fifty-two. For our president in 1917-18, we chose Bernard Abt, well qualified for the position; and for vice-president, Lucille Shuster. We did not change our class colors, as we determined to stand by them, and let them carry us gallantly forward. Through the joint efforts of the high school faculty, a literary society was established in the high school course. Through this society, we have found our class to contain two famous debaters who are destined to win fame in their future days. In our course up to the present time, nothing of great consequence has happened, except that from the time we learned the three fortunate ones—Unity, Coherence, and Emphasis, we have reached a goal, where we hope, by the term’s close, to be within two golden steps of St. Peter’s portal. For such a place we now think that Stage must be. Page Thirty-two